So I take this new study as very good news for Indiana nonprofits. Hoosiers expressed modest levels of trust in community businesses and corporations, and in state and local government, the survey found. Findings of the survey are published in a new report, "Are Nonprofits Trustworthy?"by Trust. They are strained. go to [link].

Survey: Funding, marketing greatest challenges for Indiana nonprofits Report provides strategies for meeting organizations' needs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2007 INDIANAPOLIS -- A statewide survey identifies Indiana nonprofits' greatest challenges in capacity building and technical assistance, along with key strategies for meeting their needs.

To learn more about state laws regarding charitable solicitations, please see the attached report written and researched at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Did you know that over 40 states require nonprofits conducting online fundraising campaigns to register with their state?

While this report focuses on Indiana's nonprofits, the training materials at MainStreetNonprofitTraining.com are designed for any nonprofit in the U.S. Many Indiana nonprofits also have low revenues, with one half of organizations reporting revenues of $40,000 or less and expenses of $39,000 or less. It is described online at [link].

So I was fascinated by a new study that I ran across during a two-day visit this week to Indiana's Ball State University. Text messaging has overtaken e-mail and instant messaging as the main form of communication among students surveyed, with 97 percent of students sending/receiving text messages as compared to 30 percent for e-mail.

She’d done some research, and among the most sought-after needs among her grantees was “marketing and public relations.” We ended with an evaluation survey of the grantees’ satisfaction. 100 percent of the respondents said yes -- not surprising, since we built the course based on the survey of their needs! What’s it cost?

A technology writer named Danny O’Brien created the term “life hack” after surveying a group of productive geeks on their work methods. O'Brien shared his research in a report called "Life Hacks: Tech Secrets of Overprolific Alpha Geeks." Monday, The Journal Gazette published an article on "life hacking." link].

New research points to shifting attiitudes among working women that could work to the advantage of savvy nonprofit employers Women make up a large part of the nonprofit workforce, so new data on the preferences of working women may interest you. The survey was conducted by telephone among a national sample of 2,020 adults. link].

The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University surveyed nearly 1,000 American respondents who have household incomes greater than $200,000 and/or a net worth of at least $1 million. The respondents were located by randomly survey more than 30,000 households in high income neighborhoods across the country. percent).".

Young adults are among the most contagious carriers when it comes to understanding how viral videos propagate online," said Mary Madden, Senior Research Specialist at the Project and lead author of the report. The Project is an initiative of the Pew Research Center. Young adults are the most active participants in this realm. link].