The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving, a broad-based fundraising index that reports overall giving trends of 1,301 US-based nonprofit organizations representing $2.59 billion in yearly giving on a monthly basis, today reported that charitable giving rose 1.8% for the three months ending December 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving, comprised of actual revenue data from 1895 nonprofits representing $419 million in yearly online giving, reported that online giving rose 12.9% for the three months ending December 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Read more...

Giving increasingly is going digital and many non-profits are plugging in. At the forefront of digital donation is Nadanu, a customizable online and mobile platform for non-profits. Read more...

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Nonprofit vendor Blackbaud is considering the establishment of a CPA program. While the company is not ready to provide details of a proposed plan, it has begun bringing one firm on board in the new effort. The company is also likely to begin recruiting resellers after a lapse of several years. Read more...