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February
2005
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In This Issue...
The Millennium Project
Online Giving Trends
Grassroots.org goes Blogging
Grants.gov - Access to Federal Government Grant Opportunities
Discussion Forums
Free Legal Consulting
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Your Feedback
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The Millennium Project
The United Nation's Millennium Project
( http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/html/about.shtm ) is an attempt to help erase
many global social problems by the year 2015, including poverty,
hunger, disease, gender discrimination, and the lack of infrastructure
and shelter. Many of the goals will depend on the work of nonprofit
organizations around the world to accomplish these goals. For more
information also see these two pages:
- 10 Key Recommendations ( http://unmp.forumone.com/eng_html_07.html )
- International Actions ( http://unmp.forumone.com/eng_html_10.html )
Online Giving Trends
The recent tsunamis is
South Asia showed an increasing reliance on Internet fundraising by
relief agencies around the world. Rather than having to conduct
massive mailings or purchase advertising in newspapers, television or
radio these agencies were able to get the word out and collect money
using the Internet. This allowed the organizations to collect money
more quickly and to run their operations more effectively and
efficiently. This article
( http://www.getactive.com/news__events/press-releases/tsunami-relief-011405.html )
highlights some of the recent trends that have emerged out of
this recent crisis.
Grassroots.org goes Blogging
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well as Grassroots.org itself. However, there are times when we would like to be able to
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Grants.gov - Access to Federal Government Grant Opportunities
If your organization's fundraising includes grant seeking, you will want to
check out Grants.gov. The site is a clearinghouse for federal grant opportunities and
provides access to information on more than 900 grant programs from 26
different agencies.
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