by CivicMeter Staff | Feb 28, 2020 | Nonprofit Management
Three years after 23 state charity regulators filed a lawsuit, Paypal caved in and has agreed to provide more information to donors who use the Paypal Charitable Gift Fund to make donations to nonprofits. According to the terms of the settlement, Paypal will also have...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 25, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
There is a technological arms race going on in the anti-fraud space. Would-be fraudsters are constantly deploying new tools and devising new schemes to part people from their money. Anti-fraud professionals fight back with new technologies and new strategies to foil...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 23, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
Allocating scarce resources is a test many nonprofits face every day. These are decisions that make or break organizations. Mark Albertson filed this report for Silicon Angle: “…instead of spending that money to improve IT operations, what if the same amount could be...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 23, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
Understanding the past helps you plan for the future. That’s nothing new, although many nonprofits are still in the dark about the efficacy of previous fundraising campaigns. Navigating the Unknown, a 2019 fundraising report from NTEN and Care2, found that an...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 22, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
Nonprofits used to rely on perimeter defenses to wall off their networks from malign actors. But such perimeter defenses have been rendered obsolete by advancing technology. With much of their data on the cloud and accessible through mobile means, defenses must be...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 22, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
The University of Chicago will begin to offer a free, two-year certificate in nonprofit management program later this year. The new program is aimed at helping nonprofit professionals working in Chicago neighborhoods operate more effectively. Here is an excerpt from a...