# Even US charity suppliers are slow to embrace Internet

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1995/09/10/even-us-charity-suppliers-are-slow-embrace-internet/
- Published: 1995-09-10T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

76 pages of supplier listings and not a single e-mail, Web or gopher address to 
be seen.
In January this year the Chronicle of Philanthropy published its Management
and Leadership Resource Guide as a supplement to its fortnightly paper. In the 76
pages of listings and advertisements there was not a single e-mail, Web or even 
gopher address to be seen. Suppliers to fundraisers have not yet woken up to the
need to communicate online with their clients.

 

 

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In contrast, the accompanying 12 January 1995 issue of the Chronicle fatured a front-
page leading story entitled “Fund Raising by Computer: the Next Frontier?”. It reported
that “charities see on-line solicitations as a cheaper, easier alternative to traditional
methods.” It’s time for the for-profit suppliers to catch up with their use of the
Internet.

 

 

 

 * **[Free statistics online on top 5000 UK charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/1995/11/03/free-statistics-online-top-5000-uk-charities/)**(
   3 November 1995)
 * **[VOIS hosts UK charity sites](https://fundraising.co.uk/1995/12/06/vois-hosts-uk-charity-sites/)**(
   6 December 1995)
 * **[AM&M launch directory of charities' Web sites](https://fundraising.co.uk/1996/04/09/amampm-launch-directory-charities039-web-sites/)**(
   9 April 1996)