Crafting a fundraising plan got a little easier for nonprofits with the help of a Phoenix-based software company's newest tool. The Fundraising Plan from Heritage Designs is a free tool designed to enable nonprofits to easily create a fundraising plan that will serve as a guide for an organization's fundraising activities.

'Tis the season for bell ringers with red buckets asking for donations - but giving-on-the-go this year is no longer limited to just the change in your pocket. At the forefront of digital donations is Nadanu, an online and mobile fundraising service. The digital platform makes giving simple, inspiring and extremely accessible for the 90 percent of Americans who plan to donate to charity this holiday season, according to a new survey from the American Red Cross.

The Foundation Center, the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide, has launched a custom web portal to serve as a hub of information and resources for funders working around the world to improve water access, sanitation, and hygiene - commonly referred to as "WASH." The new site,WASHfunders.org, addresses a critical challenge in philanthropy - knowing who is funding what, and where - so that the community of funders can more effectively, and collectively, meet global challenges.