E-Philanthropy

August 26, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — Charley Miller has a twofold mission for his new business: Raise money for charity and reduce the stigma around online dating.

August 24, 2009 — South Carolina teachers searching for ways to pay for extra books, classroom supplies and field trips can get in touch with thousands of potential donors, thanks to a new Web site.

NEW YORK, August 19, 2009 — Emerging media has revolutionized the way people interact and empowered a culture of information sharing and collaboration — and with the right approach, nonprofit organizations can put technology to work to personally connect with donors. Graham-Pelton Consulting Inc.’s newly released white paper, “Next Steps for Your Online Fundraising Success” gives nonprofit organizations practical tools for e-philanthropy success.

August 14, 2009, DM News — Online fundraising offers nonprofits the opportunity to reach new audiences while building stronger relationships with existing constituents who are spending more time on the Internet. For organizations used to communicating via direct mail and telemarketing, embarking on a digital strategy presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Here, Pamela Barden, VP and group director, Russ Reid; Debbi Barber, president, Grizzard Communications Group; Vinay Bhagat, chief strategy officer, Convio; and Angie C. Moore, SVP and GM, fundraising services group at Merkle offer their Dos and Don'ts when it comes to online fundraising.

New York, August 12, 2009 — Interactive One, LLC The Digital Connection for Black America and the digital division of Radio One, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROIAK and ROIA), the largest African American multimedia company, today announced the launch of BlackPlanet Rising (www.blackplanetrising.com), the first comprehensive platform to provide tools, information and connections for African Americans to give back their time and resources to the community.  Interactive One will seek to activate African Americans through a broad cross-platform outreach program leveraging the Radio One stations, and its own robust online platform which reaches more than nine million monthly unique visitors and includes the original social networking site, BlackPlanet.com.

August 6, 2009, The Washington Post — Since the early days of the Facebook Platform, Causes has been one of the most popular apps. It's also big on MySpace, and the company behind it recently announced that they had raised some $10,000,000 for various causes in two years. It makes sense; it's using the social aspect of these platforms to spread the word on good initiatives. A new startup, TwitCause, wants to extend that idea to Twitter.

NEW YORK, August 6, 2009 — Groupable, an online marketplace that allows social groups to connect with potential sponsors, is partnering with Grassroots.org, an organization that provides free Web services to non-profits.  Through this partnership, Groupable will offer Grassroots.org members access to sponsorship and donation management and marketing tools.

Chicago, July 30, 2009 — GiveForward is a Chicago-based social venture committed to helping individuals and non-profits raise money for good causes. Founded in 2008, the website provides easy-to-use personal fundraising pages that make it simple for individuals and organizations to raise money from friends and family from all over the world.

New York, NY, July, 2009 — As a result of the declining economy, individuals are looking for innovative and free ways to help their favorite charities, knowing that because of a national drop in donations, these causes need help more than ever!

Detroit, July 29, 2009 — The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, in partnership with the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan, announced today the list of 75 arts and culture nonprofit organizations in southeast Michigan participating in the online giving program “Community Foundation Challenge – Arts & Culture” on Aug. 18.