In This Issue: Effective Web Sites Joining a Board Fundraising Regulation GuideStar UK Stat of the Month Question of the Month         April Question of the Month What professional or nonprofit information sources do you regularly read or consult? Send us your answer Last Month's Results     Connecting Nonprofit Professionals Worldwide

Is Your Web Site Effective? A recent survey revealed a disconnect between what nonprofits think donors want from the Internet and what the donors are actually looking for. Find out if your Web site is giving people what they want. back to top Joining a Nonprofit Board in a Post-Enron World There's more to a nonprofit board than might meet the eye. GuideStar offers some practical advice for board members and those thinking about becoming board members. back to top To Regulate or Not to Regulate March's Question of the Month asked newsletter readers if they felt professional fundraisers needed to be regulated. Read why 71% of respondents say they favor regulation. back to top Introducing GuideStar UK March 20th marked the launch of GuideStar UK, a new British charity developed in collaboration with and modeled on its U.S. namesake, funded by a £2,885,000 grant from the British Treasury's Invest to Save budget. The grant is equivalent to $4.75 million in U.S. currency. Officials in other countries have already asked Buzz Schmidt, chairman and founder of GuideStar in the United States, to explore development of GuideStar information systems for their charitable sectors. back to top Stat of the Month Number of times GuideStar was mentioned in the media last year: 976 back to top

Readers Write What do you think? Check out GuideStar's forum for your opinions.   GuideStar in the News "Like no other techno- logical development before it, GuideStar has spurred philanthropic accountability." Mark O'Keefe Newhouse News Service   GuideStar Newsletters are powered by: LocalVoice helps nonprofits easily manage donor relations and communication.

Volume 3, Issue 4, April 2003

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