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Welcome to NEDRA's Industry News blog, where we feature news articles and other items of interest to the research community, curated by the NEDRA News Editor-In-Chief. We hope these selections will be of interest to you - and encourage you to share your thoughts and comments here!

NOTE: Please note that any content or opinions expressed within this page represent the opinions and viewpoint of the original author, and do not necessarily reflect or represent the opinions, endorsement, or viewpoint of NEDRA.


  • BLOG: "Raising awareness" is one of the weakest fundraising offers around

    Tue, November 20, 2012 12:11 PM | Tara McMullen-King

    Most charities have "raising awareness" as part of their mission.


    http://www.futurefundraisingnow.com/future-fundraising/2012/11/raising-awareness-is-one-of-the-weakest-fundraising-offers-around.html

  • BLOG: Big Data And Fundraising

    Tue, November 20, 2012 12:10 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    ..."Time to re-assess your organization’s commitment to donor data."

    www.theagitator.net/communications/big-data-and-fundraising/

  • Getting Into a Benefactor’s Head

    Mon, November 19, 2012 5:52 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    ...Ms. Shang, who bills herself as the only philanthropic psychologist in the world, recently advised a religious organization to tinker with a direct-mail fund-raising solicitation, to encourage potential donors to pray before deciding to give

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/giving/understanding-donor-behavior-to-increase-contributions.html

  • Charity’s Role in America, and Its Limits

    Wed, November 14, 2012 2:50 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    The outpouring of support highlights how central a role charity plays in our social contract undefined we Americans view ourselves as generous, yet we mistrust the government to help those in need. Our trust in charity is uniquely American. We pay less tax as a share of our income than citizens of virtually every other rich economy in the world. But we contribute more to charity than citizens of any other country.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/business/charitys-role-in-america-and-its-limits.html?ref=business&pagewanted=all&_r=0

  • An Inside Look At The Millions Mitt Romney Has Given Away

    Wed, November 07, 2012 6:12 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    ...Mitt Romney amassed a fortune now worth an estimated $230 million during his career with Bain Capital. He would be wealthier still had he not set aside a trust for his five children in 1995, worth $100 million today. Also making a considerable dent in the former governor’s fortune has been his consistent charitable giving.

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/edwindurgy/2012/05/17/an-inside-look-at-the-millions-mitt-romney-has-given-away/

  • Did Moammar Gadhafi Die The Richest Man In The World?

    Wed, November 07, 2012 6:11 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    The Los Angeles Times reported over the weekend that deceased Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi had “secretly salted away more than $200 billion in bank accounts, real estate and corporate investments around the world before he was killed.”

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/edwindurgy/2011/10/25/did-moammar-gadhafi-die-the-richest-man-in-the-world/

  • Former Billionaire Declares Personal Bankruptcy

    Wed, November 07, 2012 6:10 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Once Ireland’s richest man with a personal fortune of $6 billion, Sean Quinn applied for voluntary bankruptcy in Belfast this morning.

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/edwindurgy/2011/11/11/former-billionaire-declares-personal-bankruptcy/

  • The 8 Most Overpaid & Underpaid Jobs

    Fri, November 02, 2012 4:29 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    How many times have you come home from a rough day at work and thought to yourself, "I don’t get paid enough to do this stuff!" On the other hand, how many times have you had a really great day at work and thought, "I get paid for this? Seriously?"

    http://www.salary.com/the-8-most-overpaid-underpaid-jobs/

  • Jeffrey Epstein: Science Philanthropy Is on the Rise

    Thu, November 01, 2012 6:07 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    There is a growing trend of philanthropic giving in support of scientific research - a trend that has won the attention of science activist Jeffrey Epstein.

    http://www.crowdsourcing.org/document/jeffrey-epstein-science-philanthropy-is-on-the-rise-/20900

  • Philanthropy: The Next Generation

    Thu, November 01, 2012 6:06 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Bob Hope once said, “If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.”

    http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/November-2012/Philanthropy-The-Next-Generation/

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