Warsaw, Poland - Have you ever experienced that dreamy, hungry look on the face of non-profit staff when you say: “I have experience in fundraising”? No matter whom you speak to, be it directors or campaigners, the chances are good that you’ll grab their attention. Better yet, if you offer to help their fundraising efforts as a volunteer, they will veer between the wish to hug you and the attempt not to seem too enthusiastic. But once you go into detail, talking about fundraising strategies, possible financial sources and so forth, this lovely atmosphere might be replaced by misunderstanding. Are European non-profits stuck in the Dark Ages of online fundraising?

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This year's going to be different! Tackle 2009 head on by putting these five basic resolutions into practice and kiss your non-profit office headaches of 2008 goodbye.

"New Year's Resolutions" Original Photo by Flickr user Ian Turton, CC Licensed

1) I will back up my computer every two weeks.