article thumbnail

Nonprofit Crisis Response Tip-a-Day-DO-Dah!

Clairification

During the 2008-09 worldwide recession, many charities cut back on fundraising and marketing. And, most importantly, they are ready for a frank conversation about what is required of them. Ready for your five timely tips? We know from past experience this won’t end well. Some of them still haven’t recovered.

article thumbnail

Are Solid-State Drives Ready for Primetime?

Tech Soup

In early 2008, both Apple and Dell started shipping high-end laptops with SSDs only; others have followed suit since then. SSDs have been around in various forms for a long time , but only in recent years have manufacturers started seriously marketing them to consumers as an alternative to traditional hard drives.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Is the Diminishing Number of Donors an Issue for Fundraisers?

Penelope Burk

Looking at annual results over that forty-year period, giving was up in thirty-seven of those years, declining only three times [2] , and none of those declines can be blamed on fundraisers (1987 stock market crash, 2008 sub-prime mortgage debacle and associated crash into a recession; 2009 continuing recession.)

article thumbnail

Are you ready to age while working in academia?

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

And the 2008 financial collapse saw the devastation of stable middle class jobs in favor of part-time, low wage work ( McCallum , 2020). The post Are you ready to age while working in academia? Americans work more than their French, German, and Japanese counterparts ( International Labor Organization ).

article thumbnail

Results Of The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving

Tech Soup

For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S.

Grants 55
article thumbnail

3 Areas to Improve Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Results

Double the Donation

If you need more ideas or an extra set of hands for your peer-to-peer fundraising events or campaigns, the Cathexis Partners team is ready to help. Contact Cathexis Partners today.

article thumbnail

The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving and Akhtar Badshah of Microsoft on How To Get Corporate Grants

Tech Soup

For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S.

Grants 44