Today’s NYTimes.com includes a telling breakdown of  today’s top paid CEO’s and their salaries from 2007 and 2008.  The chart also  includes the companies reported revenues from the same two years. Not surprisingly, many of the top CEOs salaries…
Read moreThe 46th International Conference on Fundraising was held last week in New Orleans. Here’s what they reported: Less than half of charities raised more money in 2008 than in 2007. Even more significantly, fundraising gains…
Read moreIf you missed it, you should definitely check out this super article on the NYTimes.comabout the Hebrew Free Burial Association, a New York based organization who’s great work goes all the way back to…
Read moreWith jobs few and far between these days and more and more people on the hunt for a job, now’s a great time to get *networked* on the all the social media sites (that…
Read morePassover is quickly approaching.  And with it, the Jewish Direct Mail Season. You know what that means: Fundraising letters coming soon to a mailbox near you! But we’re often so busy making sure our direct…
Read moreI just put the finishing touches on a “join our networks” button for the NegevDirect.com website and also for this blog (with much needed help from our trusty web designer… thanks Jamie)! With just a few…
Read more“Given the developments of 2008, it’s clear that nonprofits will, increasingly, leverage the power of relationships (through social media, e-mail, in-person requests, text messaging and more) to spark action around issues using new technologies.…
Read moreI get a lot of emails asking me to donate money. Most of them are for decent causes. But to be honest, I rarely have the patience to read through the whole letter. Who…
Read moreScholz & Friends: “Dramatic shift in marketing reality” – aka “A short history of marketing” … from Michael Reissinger on Vimeo.
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