Network for Good has published a new (free) 40-page email outreach guide on 7 steps to better email fundraising and communications. It includes strategy, tips, and templates to create email campaigns. (Read more...)

WANGO's initiative to rebuild the earthquake destroyed village of Ngelepen in Indonesia was recently the focus of a cover story in the June issue of Concrete International. (Read more...)

NGOs have embraced social networks like Facebook and Twitter as a panacea for their causes. However, a report in the Chronicle of Philanthropy notes that a recent survey of nonprofit officials indicated few groups have attracted many supporters or raised much money via such means. (Read more...)

Jeff Skoll, the first president of eBay, has donated $100 million to start a new foundation to address urgent threats like water shortages, pandemics and the Middle East conflict. The Skoll Urgent Threats Fund joins the Skoll Foundation as two philanthropic organizations created by Jeff Skoll. (Read more...)

Convened on the theme "Values & Ethics in Development," the 3rd NGO Forum was held May 10-11 in Cairo. Unveiled at the event was a draft Code of Ethics and Conduct for Egyptian NGOs, designed to help guide Egyptian civil society organizations. (Read more...)