Thursday, May 19, 2005

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Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change - newsarticle: "Giving online: Part 3


Workplace contributions, technology donations flow.
05.19.2005 -

By Todd Cohen
Two days after the waves hit, Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Va., decided to launch a special workplace drive, and sent two email messages over one week to its 16,000 employees saying it would partially match their gifts.
The appeals generated over 1,100 employee contributions totaling more than $200,000, a total expected to grow by another $30,000 to $50,000, in addition to a $50,000 corporate match, says Joseph Suarez, director of community relations.
Don Sodo, president of America's Charities, which has 30 clients that use its online system for workplace campaigns, including Booz Allen and six others that used it for tsunami fundraising, says online giving has undergone a 'revolution' because technology lets charities reach donors quickly with appeals, and provide content about needs and real-time feedback about "

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