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Inspiration

The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy & Design

By Marty Neumeier: Jul 2, 2008

Examples of the Good and the Bad in Online Fundraising Appeals

By Katya Andresen: Jun 4, 2008

It doesn't feel good to look at something that should reflect you and not see yourself. My alma mater, Haverford College, earlier this year sent me a bad email appeal. I lamented this poorly led, "all about us" missive. Here's what it said:

January 1 is New Year's Day, according to the Gregorian calendar.

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Fads, Trends and Preparing the Faith-based Organization for the Future: Interview with Jay Gary

By Chris Forbes: Apr 9, 2008

Recently, I caught up with Jay Gary, author, futurist and now assistant professor at Regent University in their School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship. For years Gary has conducted "Future Proof Your Ministry" workshops. I was curious to what he had to say.

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The Seven Things Everyone Wants: What Freud and Buddha Understood (and We're Forgetting) about Online Outreach

By Katya Andresen and Mark Rovner: Mar 26, 2008

Special thanks to Britt Bravo for taking such great notes of Katya and Mark's presentation at NTEN NTC08! Check out her full blog entry on the Have Fun - Do Good blog.

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America's Giving Challenge - $500,000 in Grants to be Awarded!

By Network for Good: Dec 18, 2007

Take the Giving Challenge.

This is your chance to get $50,000 for your charity!

The Case Foundation and Network for Good are awarding a total of $500,000 in charitable grants through the America's Giving Challenge presented by Parade magazine.

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Holiday Fundraising Buttons

By Jono Smith: Dec 12, 2007

Add some holiday spirit to your website or fundraising emails this month. Network for Good has designed three buttons which are free for the taking! The buttons are available in large or small, JPG or GIF. You can download them all at once in the attached ZIP file.

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Sarah Bunting Shows Us All That Personal Fundraising Works!

By Beth Kanter: Nov 28, 2007

Last year, Sarah Bunting, who writes the blog Tomato Nation, a culture and humor blog, offered to shave her head if her blog readers donated to DonorsChoose.org, a site that allows donors to purchase school supplies for needy classrooms. Her readers responded, raising approximately $30,000 in a few days.

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My Life as a Failure

By Katya Andresen: Nov 28, 2007

I hate to fail, but through the cozy, comfortable viewpoint of hindsight, I can say that my failures are among the great moments in my life because they make me stretch.

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Last-Minute Giving

By Katya Andresen: Nov 28, 2007

The last week of the year - in between Christmas and New Years - is the single best time to ask for donations online.

At Network for Good, we see our giving spike to incredible levels in the last week of every year. That's because online giving is perfectly suited to philanthropic procrastinators who want to get in their donations by the end of the tax year.

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The Kiwi’s Fleeting Flight

By Katya Andresen: Nov 28, 2007

Kiwi, which can be seen on YouTube right here, is one of the most popular videos of the last year, with more than 12 million views to date.

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