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NEDRA Industry News Blog

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.


  • Giving Donors Data on a Charity’s Impact Doesn’t Always Lead to More Gifts

    Fri, April 25, 2014 12:52 PM | Laura Parshall
    Providing data on a charity’s impact doesn’t necessarily translate into more gifts from prior donors, says a new report.

  • 6 Reasons Why Real Estate Matters to the Savvy Prospect Researcher

    Fri, April 25, 2014 12:43 PM | Laura Parshall
    Helen Brown provides some excellent reasoning behind including real estate in capacity evaluations.

  • Charitable Giving in the U.S. vs the U.K.

    Fri, April 25, 2014 12:21 PM | Laura Parshall
    This informative infographic compares giving in these two countries, both in quantitative and qualitative terms.

  • Indexes Are the New Infographics

    Fri, April 25, 2014 12:20 PM | Laura Parshall
    This blog post provides some interesting ideas about how nonprofits can leverage data.

  • Nonprofits Seeking New Funding Models, Sources, Survey Finds

    Fri, April 25, 2014 12:09 PM | Laura Parshall
    With the economic recovery providing little relief to the nonprofit sector, many nonprofits are looking to new models and sources of funding to meet growing demand.

  • Nonprofits' Online Revenue Up 14 Percent in 2013, Study Finds

    Fri, April 25, 2014 12:01 PM | Laura Parshall
    Nonprofit online revenue grew at a median rate of 14 percent in 2013, while response rates to e-mail appeals fell 11 percent.

  • New Combined Federal Campaign Rules Will Reduce Giving, Charities Say

    Fri, April 25, 2014 11:58 AM | Laura Parshall
    Charities and lawmakers are expressing concern that new rules designed to streamline the Combined Federal Campaign, the federal government's annual charity drive, will further reduce donations.

  • Who's Getting the Big Bucks for Data Science? And Why?

    Fri, April 25, 2014 11:35 AM | Laura Parshall
    Data science is scorching hot right now, in headlines, board rooms, university plans, and yes, philanthropy. At least five schools have scored multi-million-dollar grants for data science initiatives just in the past year. Here’s where the funding is going.

  • The Rise of Spend-Down Philanthropy

    Fri, April 25, 2014 11:18 AM | Laura Parshall
    More philanthropists are giving away their foundations' assets in their lifetimes.

  • Eight (No, Nine!) Problems With Big Data

    Fri, April 25, 2014 11:16 AM | Laura Parshall
    Big data is big in our profession, but it has its shortcomings.

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