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DATA MINE Sept. 20, 1999 Giving It Away Online People are starting to spend money online, but not many are using the Internet to give away money yet. A new survey by the Mellman Group for CMS Interactive says the Internet remains an untapped vehicle for philanthropy. Percent of "socially involved" U.S. Internet users who have: Visited the site of a public interest group 44% E-mailed a public official 33% Received e-mail from a public interest group 22% Made a donation online 7% DATA: Mellman Group for CMS Interactive _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS The Most Popular Hangouts on the Web What's hot and what's not in cyberspace is constantly changing The Tech IPO Market Keeps Chugging Underwriters took 195 technology companies public in the first half of the year Why Consumers Switch Online services should pay better attention to the basics The Difference between E-Leaders and E-Followers How many companies are on the e-biz cutting edge? The Mother Lode Collected nuggets from Data Mine