No, I'm not talking about the card game (though my grandma would be thrilled to be there if it was!) I'm talking about the 2008 Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference taking place at the Washington Hilton from July 23-25 next month.

From them:

Want to give your fundraising an extra boost? Attend the 2008 Bridge Conference, July 23-25 in Washington, DC. Attendance to this very popular and well respected event is in part driven by the large concentration of high profile fundraisers, non-profits, associations, political organizations and direct marketers that make the Washington, DC area their headquarters.

• Read more

NOZA, a searchable database of charitable donation records, has a new search feature that allows anyone to sort through a database containing almost 700,000 990-Private Foundation tax returns from over 100,000 foundations.

According to NOZA's site, the tax returns include information such as “the total value of assets, investments, grants paid to nonprofits during the tax year and grants approved for future payment, as well as lists contact information, officers, directors, trustees, managers and contractors.”

Do you need help managing donors? Network for Good is supporting a series of call-in seminars on donor databases through its Nonprofit 911 free training series.

The first seminar already took place, but three remain. All seminars are from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT:

Telosa is hosting a free Webinar for nonprofits and public libraries in the U.S. and Canada who want to learn more about its Exceed! Basic donor management software.

If your organization has outgrown its homegrown system to keep track of donors and gifts, the Webinar is a great first step to learning how to be more productive in your fundraising. Then, come back to TechSoup Stock next Wednesday, March 26, to save 70 percent when you request Exceed! Basic software.

Sign up for a free webinar at Telosa, offered on several dates throughout March.

The Webinar will show how Exceed! Basic can help your organization:

On November 1, NTEN will offer a free, lunchtime Product Spotlight Webinar on Telosa Exceed! Premier with Telosa's own CEO and founder Susan Packard Orr.

The Webinar will provide an overview of the donor-database software and how nonprofits can use it to organize donor data, maximize fundraising efforts, and cultivate relationships with donors, propsects, and other constituents.