E-Philanthropy: is it a fundraiser's dream? - written on the web

Matrix: The Magazine for Leaders in Education, April, 2001 by Odvard Egil Dyrli

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest University Giving Opportunities
(www.wfu.edu/alumni/giving)

The Wake Forest site opens with links to a variety of gift opportunities that include annual fund contributions, six major gift clubs such as the Society of 1834 that requires a commitment of $25,000 per year for five years, gifts of stocks or real property, and planned giving such as annuities.

It also accepts online pledges and gifts by credit card and provides instructions for making gifts via bank drafts. In addition, the site offers links to WFU clubs in most states, information on reunions and campus events, a home page for alumni, and free online services for registered graduates, parents, and friends.

RELATED ARTICLE: Consultants, companies and organizations that provide online fundraising products and services for higher education.

* 7talents (www.7talents.com)

* Advantage (www.advantageconsulting.com)

* American Association of Fundraising Counsel (www.aafrc.org)

* American Fundraising Institute (www.afri.org)

* Association of Fundraising Professionals (www.afpnet.org)

* Bentz Whaley Flessner (www.bwf.com)

* Connectys (www.connectys.com)

* DirectLine Technologies Inc. (www.directline-tech.com)

* Directory of Higher Education Consultants (www.universitybusiness.com/consult/atoi.html)

* donordigital.com (donordigital.com)

* eContributor.com (www.econtributor.com)

* ETapestry.com (www.etapestry.com)

* Fund-Raising and Management Counsel, Inc. (www.frmc-inc.com)

* GiftLegacy (www.giftlegacy.com)

* Helping.org (www.helping.org)

* Mal Warwick & Associates, Inc. (www.malwarwick.com)

* OCM (www.cfrnj.com)

* Sonic 9 Marketing (www.sonic9.com)

* SunGard BSR Inc. (www.bsr.com)

RELATED ARTICLE: Online Fundraising References

* The Chronicle of Philanthropy (www.philanthropy.com)

* Fundraising on the Net (www.volresource.org.uk/services/serv_fr.htm)

* Fundraising on the Web (www.nonprofit.about.com/careers/ nonprofit/cs/webfundraising)

* Fund Raising Resources on the Internet (www.iugm.org/dev-trak/links.html)

* A Guide to Website Design for Fundraising (www.hitdonate.net)

* Internet Nonprofit Center (www.nonprofits.org)

* Online Fundraising Resources Center (www.fund-online.com)

* Philanthropy News Network Online (pnnonline.org)

* Resources for Fundraising Online (www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/misc/990804olfr.html)