Articles about using technology for fundraising, and managing development operations.

Covering Donor Databases, Prospect Tracking, Electronic Wealth Screenings, Email Campaigns, Online Communities, and managing Development Services.

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Finding the Perfect Fundraising Database in an Imperfect World, Grassroots Fundraising Journal, March 2008 (requires Acrobat Reader)

Top Issues Affecting Advancement Services, January 2007 (requires Acrobat Reader)

Ten Common Mistakes in Selecting Donor Databases (And How to Avoid Them), Idealware, February 2006

Analysis of the 2005 survey on the use of email fundraising appeals conducted by Robert Weiner and CASE. Council for the Advancement and Support of Education

The Right Gift From The Right Person at the Right Time: Tracking Your Prospects, from Advancement Services, Behind the Advancement Scene, published by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, April 2007 (requires Acrobat Reader)

Inexpensive Donor Databases, TechSoup

Analysis of the responses to the 2004 survey on the use of email fundraising appeals conducted by Robert Weiner and CASE. Council for the Advancement and Support of Education

Looking for Databases in All the Right Places , Nonprofit Quarterly, Fall 2004 (requires Acrobat Reader)

Review of "Data Mining for Fund Raisers" by Peter Wylie , CharityChannel, April 23, 2004

Choosing a Donor Database, AFP eWire, December 22, 2003

Why Building Your Own Database Should Be Your Last Resort, NTEN Forecast, October 14, 2003 (requires Acrobat Reader)

Database Outsourcing: When To Look For Help, and How To Do It, TechSoup, February 6, 2003

Resources for Developing Online Communities, published by the Interactive Applications Group (iapps).

Email Addresses: Collect The Whole Set, E-Philanthropy Review, May 13, 2002

Doing Your Homework (selecting a donor database vendor), E-Philanthropy Review, April 29, 2002

Email Campaigns - The Technical Side, E-Philanthropy Review, November 5, 2001

Buying and Implementing a Development System, from CASE Handbook of Institutional Advancement, published by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, June 2000 (requires Acrobat Reader)

Recipe for a Successful Conversion, CASE Currents, February 1999 (requires Acrobat Reader)