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As the fall chill closes in, most nonprofits are beginning preparations for year-end fundrasing campaigns. That's why we've designated September as a month to talk about fundraising and fundraising technology.

Beyond the webinars and blog posts, we've been lurking in fundraising conversations in the social spaces, as well. In no particular order, here is a compilation of some of the NTEN community's favorite fundraising resources that surfaced throughout September.

Katrin VerclasNTEN's very own Executive Director, Katrin Verclas, filmed a short spot with ABC a few weeks ago addressing how nonprofits are making use of some cool technologies to further their missions.  Check out the Video Clip!

For the year-end carnival and round-up of the best of the best in the NTEN/NPTech blogosphere, submit your favorite posts on all things tech for social change!

We will:
1. Feature you on the NTEN Blog Carnival (that is, here!)
2. Feature you on the Netsquared blog
3. and send the winning posts out to thousands on the NTEN year-end-amazing-community celebration newsletter.

Who can stand this much fame?

So:

Tag your post(s) with nptech+yearend

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Where is your domain name registered? What email address is set to receive updates from the registrar? How long is registered for? These are all things that you should know about your domain name. Our friends at Public Interest Registry, who manage the .org domains, have launched a new public service campaign, Protectyour.org. You can view or download 5 simple things that you should do to make sure that you retain ownership of your domain name. Pass it on!

If you are a CTC, you should know about the CTCNet program, Connections For All. They are sponsoring a number of Accessibility Institutes around the country for CTCs to learn how to make their centers and program accessible for people with a broad range of abilities. Good work for a good cause.

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
David Hall

Since launching an online communications strategy in April, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) has raised $63,000 in online donations. Much of this success comes from growing our email list from 3,000 to 23,000 people over the past seven months. Online donations of major gifts this year show more individuals giving "large" ($1,000 or more) gifts. We've also seen a big increase in our $1,000+ (Patriot Circle) gifts, receiving

Covenant House California
Esti Iturralde

There are an estimated 1 million homeless youth in the United States - thousands of them living in abandoned buildings, inside dumpsters, in parks and alleyways, trying to survive on the streets. Since 1998, Covenant House California (CHC) has been serving homeless and at-risk youth ages 13 to 24 in the Bay Area.

We launched online messaging, advocacy, fundraising, events, and community-building tools in June 2006, and

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
Ted Kohnen

With the busiest fundraising month quickly approaching, I remember spending last December glued to my computer during the last four days in December, constantly refreshing our donation report pages. We were concerned that Katrina-related donations might diminish December fundraising. The response to Katrina had been phenomenal: $230,000 in online donations in September alone. But December 2005 remained strong. In fact, PPFA saw an 18%

Dottie Schindlinger, Verve Internet Solutions
"Given that the vast majority of nonprofits are very small organizations with few (if any) staff members, all nonprofits can reap great rewards by investing in technology. For example, online hosted solutions can allow groups of volunteers to manage processes in a decentralized, organized way. Fundraising campaigns can be run less expensively and have greater reach. The problem is that, historically, few funders have been willing to invest in nonprofit infrastructures and

Tanya Zumach, Metropolitan Group

"I think [online fundraising is] definitely coming into its maturity. Organizations aren't asking "should we have a website and accept donations online" but how best to do it. And those who started a long time ago are really maximizing it. There are now many low-cost tools available for even the smallest organizations to equip their sites to take online donations.

Of course, fundraising is about trust and relationships. So even the most amazing