Online Fundraising
Resources for Fundraising Online
(http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/misc/990804olfr.html)
Compiled by Putnam Barber, of the Internet Nonprofit
Center, this comprehensive list includes annotated links to a
wide range of online fundraising sites.
Nonprofit Charitable Orgs' Donate Online
(http://nonprofit.about.com/business/nonprofit/msubdonl.htm)
A list of online fundraising Web sites provided by Stan
Hutton, the About.com guide for Nonprofit Charitable Orgs.
Hutton's related list, Fundraising on the Web (http://nonprofit.about.com/business/nonprofit/msubonl.htm),
includes articles and relevant online resources for those
interested in learning more about the subject.
Online Fundraising Resources Center
(http://www.fund-online.com/)
Offers a sampling of chapters from the book Fundraising
and Friend-Raising on the Web, with updates and a good set
of successful Web site examples.
Internet Nonprofit Center's "How Can We Use the Internet for Fundraising?"
(http://www.nonprofits.org/misc/981027em.html)
A comprehensive 1998 report by Eric Mercer designed to
provide "an introduction and a classification scheme to
help readers learn to effectively evaluate alternative
methods of online fundraising."
National Federation of Nonprofits' "Nonprofits and the Internet"
(http://www.federationofnonprofits.org/net.htm)
Provides links to several full-text reports
covering online fundraising regulation and related issues.
Better Business Bureau's "Tips for Online Contributors"
(http://www.bbb.org/alerts/internetappeals.html)
Brief common sense guidelines for online donors (and useful
for charities interested in utilizing e-philanthropy
sites). The Better Business Bureau also offers Charities
on the Internet (http://www.bbb.org/reports/giveex1.html),
a brief article covering some of the online issues that
are now being faced by charities and contributors.
CMSi Study of Socially Engaged Internet Users
(http://www.craveronline.com/)
Conducted by the Mellman Group for Craver, Matthews, Smith,
& Company, this 1999 study explores the
potential for growth in online fundraising. According to
the report, nearly 50 million Americans over the age of 18 have
Internet access and currently donate their time and/or
money to charitable causes. Of these, however, most have
never visited the Web site of a charity, and only 3.5
million say they have given online.
Online Fundraising Mailing List
(http://www.gilbert.org/fundraising/)
The Gilbert Center's mailing list for online fundraising provides a learning environment for fundraisers at all levels of experience.
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