What are the online giving trends for 2010, and beyond? What will be the technology, culture, and needs? In this post, I created a graphic description of the history of online giving, and offer five trends that I see in the coming year.

Proving that social media can be used to raise significant funds for nonprofits is "the brass ring" that every nonprofit utilizing social media wants to reach. On the other hand, social network fundraising is growing: both by adoption, use and acceptance. This post explores the existing challenges facing social network fundraising - and brainstorming ideas to overcome the barriers.