November 2005: The Technology Issue
Australia’s online e-volution
What are Australian not-for-profits experiencing in the online arena and how are they adapting? Four organisations share their story. | more...
Brave new world for The Fred Hollows Foundation
Many not-for-profits that threw up a website as their initial attempt to meet the new online world are taking the next steps of a more sophisticated approach to online marketing and fundraising. | more...
Through the looking glass
John O’Donnell takes a peek at some North American trends that are likely to find their way to our shores. | more...
New technology pushes out DM boundaries
Recent developments in technology are providing direct marketers with new and exciting creative possibilities, writes Malcolm Auld. | more...
Web spins new donor management system
Web-based donor management systems are still relatively new to Australian not-for-profits, but as Hamilton Smith found, the benefits have already proved worthwhile for Bible Society NSW. | more...
Been getting any lately? Text that is.
Many will remember the cheeky Vodafone ads promoting SMS with lines like the one above. | more...
Don’t get caught in the web
Is your site a sight for sore eyes or does it belong on a reality TV show called “Website Renovation”. | more...
Practising fundraising to a standard
FIA has embarked on an ambitious project to develop standards for fundraising practise for Australian fundraisers. This project is about to commence and will run for two years, involving hundreds of fundraisers in various stages of consultation. | more...
World Vision’s online world
World Vision is one of the leading exponents of technology in the not-for-profit sector, and two separate campaigns are helping them maintain their edge. | more...
It’s official! Australia is becoming more generous
One of the key findings in the recently released Giving Australia research project is that more Australian individuals and businesses are giving than ever before, and at higher levels. | more...
Start small, think big
Ros Casey explains how a corporate partnership between an energy company and an environmental not-for-profit demonstrates the value of starting small and thinking big. | more...
Opportunity everywhere
2005 is the UN Year of Microcredit, and one of the top three global leaders in the provision of micro-finance services to the world’s poor is an Australian not-for-profit. | more...
Blind get new vision
All eyes will be on Vision Australia over the next few months and years as four legacy organisations forge a new identity together. Graeme Bradshaw takes a look at some of the hoped-for outcomes and challenges ahead. | more...
What’s it take to make the perfect match?
Like peaches and cream, or black and white, some things are just meant to go together. Citigroup’s Gabrielle Crittenden offers a corporate sector take on how to make a heavenly corporate-community match. | more...
Bill’s giving palette
William Bowmore is almost as rare as the art he collects. Acknowledged as possibly Australia’s greatest private art collector and benefactor, he has given away artwork and donations totalling more than $100 million. | more...
Boeing brings Australia Online
In 2005 The Boeing Company made its “Cybergrants” program available in Australia for the first time. | more...
