As reported in The Associated Press , though inflation did not move over the last two or three years, incomes that retirees depended upon to supplement their Social Security benefits collapsed over those same years. True, the COLA does not go in reverse, so falling prices do not mean smaller payments to retirees. percent. MORE >>

It was meant as another strand of a safety net first weaved with the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935 , also meant to help the elderly avoid falling destitute. The full report deals with changes in poverty levels among various demographic groups in the US. Click to Enlarge. percent decline from 2009. percent and is 7.1 percent MORE >>

was so excited to launch it and the fully-updated 2011 Nonprofit Tagline Report. Here are the five critical lessons I learned by falling into the rush-it-out marketing trap: 1) Ask audiences to execute a single, clear action , nothing more. Mea culpa. Mea culpa. They were confused, so didn’t act at all. MORE >>

This is the last session we will offer in 2012 , so if you want to take advantage of Tom Ahern’s expertise for your fall appeals and end of the year fundraising, you need to sign up now ! Kivi will be presenting two webinars over at CharityHowTo.com: August 21: How to Create a Nonprofit Annual Report People Will Actually Read. MORE >>

The contours of the findings of the Pew Internet and American Life Project report on ‘Generations and their Gadgets’ you probably already know: Younger Americans use more mobile devices than older Americans. Almost every piece of technology suffered in lower ownership rates between the fall of 2008 and the spring of 2010. MORE >>