The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: No vaccine available yet for virulent Mouse Rage: "According to a study of 2,500 Web users, released Tuesday, these symptoms affect all Internet users sooner or later.
The primary cause of Mouse Rage is 'badly designed and hosted Web sites,' the research center said. That includes slow-loading pages, layouts that are difficult to navigate, pesky pop-ups and unnecessary ads, including banners."
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Friday, December 22, 2006
New Communications Review » Blog Archive » University Admissions Blogging Best Practice Video Series - Part 1 - Rob Pongsajapan
New Communications Review » Blog Archive » University Admissions Blogging Best Practice Video Series - Part 1 - Rob Pongsajapan: "The 2005-2006 academic year saw many institutions launch blogging efforts as a way of recruiting new students. Many of them hired students to do the blogging - in effect, using blogging as a student-to-student recruiting tool.
In the coming days, I'll be publishing four interviews connected to the Society for New Communications Research (SNCR) university admissions blogging best practice study I've been running with Rob Pongsajapan of Georgetown University. Rob was an early observer and commentator on university admissions blogging, and we're thrilled that he's agreed to help with this study."
In the coming days, I'll be publishing four interviews connected to the Society for New Communications Research (SNCR) university admissions blogging best practice study I've been running with Rob Pongsajapan of Georgetown University. Rob was an early observer and commentator on university admissions blogging, and we're thrilled that he's agreed to help with this study."
Thursday, December 21, 2006
KC nonprofit stops selling Internet services - Kansas City Business Journal:
KC nonprofit stops selling Internet services - Kansas City Business Journal:: "KC nonprofit stops selling Internet services
Kansas City Business Journal - 9:17 AM CST Thursday
Community Resource Network, a nonprofit organization set up a dozen years ago to provide discounted Internet services to Kansas City's nonprofit community, no longer will sell Internet access and Web-hosting after this year.
CRN is exiting those business lines to focus on software development, Executive Director Ken Ortbals said Wednesday. To smooth the transition for the 250 nonprofits CRN serves, Kansas City-based Computers & Tele-Comm Inc. took all 13 of CRN's computer servers on Dec. 8 and already has started serving its customers."
Kansas City Business Journal - 9:17 AM CST Thursday
Community Resource Network, a nonprofit organization set up a dozen years ago to provide discounted Internet services to Kansas City's nonprofit community, no longer will sell Internet access and Web-hosting after this year.
CRN is exiting those business lines to focus on software development, Executive Director Ken Ortbals said Wednesday. To smooth the transition for the 250 nonprofits CRN serves, Kansas City-based Computers & Tele-Comm Inc. took all 13 of CRN's computer servers on Dec. 8 and already has started serving its customers."
Wired News: Bloggers Shrink the Planet
Wired News: Bloggers Shrink the Planet: "Exciting things happen when dedicated bloggers from around the world meet for the first time. For Briton Rachel Rawlins, being introduced to Tunisian exile Sami Ben Gharbia was the chance to meet a personal hero.
Gharbia is the creator of the Tunisian Prison Map -- an idea inspired by a New York Times interactive map charting murder locations in New York City. Gharbia turned the concept on its head: Instead of showing government figures on crime, he'd display where his former government was behaving criminally, imprisoning political dissidents for daring to speak out."
Gharbia is the creator of the Tunisian Prison Map -- an idea inspired by a New York Times interactive map charting murder locations in New York City. Gharbia turned the concept on its head: Instead of showing government figures on crime, he'd display where his former government was behaving criminally, imprisoning political dissidents for daring to speak out."
Monday, December 18, 2006
Tithing at ATM kiosks offers nebulous rewards (Page 1 of 3)
Tithing at ATM kiosks offers nebulous rewards (Page 1 of 3): "Tithing at ATM kiosks offers nebulous rewards
By Kay Bell • Bankrate.com
Even those with just a passing familiarity of the Bible know that 'for everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.'
Few, however, would have foreseen the opening verse of Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes as a premonition of ATMs in churches.
Marty Baker, lead pastor at Stevens Creek Community Church was among that small group keeping an eye on possible changes in how worshipers financially support their faiths. Three years ago, Baker decided it was the appropriate time for Stevens Creek to embrace electronic giving, and he created a company to produce ATM-like kiosks where congregants can use plastic to tithe."
By Kay Bell • Bankrate.com
Even those with just a passing familiarity of the Bible know that 'for everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.'
Few, however, would have foreseen the opening verse of Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes as a premonition of ATMs in churches.
Marty Baker, lead pastor at Stevens Creek Community Church was among that small group keeping an eye on possible changes in how worshipers financially support their faiths. Three years ago, Baker decided it was the appropriate time for Stevens Creek to embrace electronic giving, and he created a company to produce ATM-like kiosks where congregants can use plastic to tithe."
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GoodSearch com A Good Search Alternative
GoodSearch com A Good Search Alternative: "In the spirit of the season, one search engine deserves some special consideration. For every query made through GoodSearch.com, a small donation will be made to (more or less) the charity of your choice.
Potential Grinches need not worry about the quality of search results. Because GoodSearch is powered by Yahoo, Yahoo users will feel right at home. And if you use Google, Ask, or something else, well . . . give this a try, anyway."
Potential Grinches need not worry about the quality of search results. Because GoodSearch is powered by Yahoo, Yahoo users will feel right at home. And if you use Google, Ask, or something else, well . . . give this a try, anyway."
What is the Open Publishing Edition of NGO-in-a-box? | Open Publishing NGO-in-a-box
What is the Open Publishing Edition of NGO-in-a-box? | Open Publishing NGO-in-a-box: "he Open Publishing Edition of NGO-in-a-box is a toolkit of Free and Open Source software, tutorials and guides for producing, publishing and distributing content. The Edition, produced by Tactical Tech in collaboration with iCommons, is aimed at small to medium sized non-profits, independent media organisations, free culture creators and grassroots journalists with a particular emphasis on those in developing and transition countries."
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Techworld.nl-Grameen outsources open-source development to India
Techworld.nl: "Grameen outsources open-source development to India
Door: John Ribeiro
The Grameen Foundation has outsourced to Aditi Technologies Pvt. Ltd. the development of open-source software to meet the automation needs of microfinance agencies worldwide.
A nonprofit organization in Washington D.C., the Grameen Foundation was established in 1997 to replicate elsewhere the success of the Grameen Bank in promoting development in Bangladesh through microfinance. The foundation was co-founded by Professor Muhammad Yunus, the bank's founder and managing director, who also won this year's Nobel Peace Prize."
Door: John Ribeiro
The Grameen Foundation has outsourced to Aditi Technologies Pvt. Ltd. the development of open-source software to meet the automation needs of microfinance agencies worldwide.
A nonprofit organization in Washington D.C., the Grameen Foundation was established in 1997 to replicate elsewhere the success of the Grameen Bank in promoting development in Bangladesh through microfinance. The foundation was co-founded by Professor Muhammad Yunus, the bank's founder and managing director, who also won this year's Nobel Peace Prize."
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Nonprofits Share Their Wiki Success Stories
Nonprofits Share Their Wiki Success Stories: "Nonprofits Share Their Wiki Success Stories
How two orgs have built and maintained active, vibrant wikis
By: Brian Satterfield
December 8, 2006
As emerging Web 2.0 technologies continue to spread across the Internet, more people are becoming exposed to wikis, collaborative Web sites that allow users to create and edit online content without requiring extensive technical skills.
In early November, TechSoup hosted an online wiki event, where nonprofit techies came together to pool their knowledge and trade tips about using this new technology. Throughout this three-day event, a number of organizations shared stories about how their nonprofits are using wikis to work and communicate more effectively."
How two orgs have built and maintained active, vibrant wikis
By: Brian Satterfield
December 8, 2006
As emerging Web 2.0 technologies continue to spread across the Internet, more people are becoming exposed to wikis, collaborative Web sites that allow users to create and edit online content without requiring extensive technical skills.
In early November, TechSoup hosted an online wiki event, where nonprofit techies came together to pool their knowledge and trade tips about using this new technology. Throughout this three-day event, a number of organizations shared stories about how their nonprofits are using wikis to work and communicate more effectively."
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
NWAnews.com ::Bloggers connect donors, charities
NWAnews.com :: Northwest Arkansas' News Source: "Hoping to tap into a new source of donations this Christmas season, Heifer International is reaching out to bloggers like Erin McKean, a dictionary editor with a zeal for dresses with stories to tell.
The editor-in-chief of The New Oxford American Dictionary is among about 100 bloggers raising money in a new campaign rolled out by Heifer, the Little Rock charity famous for supplying livestock to families in the world’s neediest places."
The editor-in-chief of The New Oxford American Dictionary is among about 100 bloggers raising money in a new campaign rolled out by Heifer, the Little Rock charity famous for supplying livestock to families in the world’s neediest places."
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Using Technology to Communicate More Effectively :: PNNOnline ::
Using Technology to Communicate More Effectively :: PNNOnline ::: "Using Technology to Communicate More Effectively
Posted by: laurakujawski on Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Topic Expert Opinion
Is your nonprofit technology savvy? Do you wonder how you can communicate your mission to your stakeholders more clearly than you do now? And, while you think about adding new technologies to communicate, can you afford to do so? In today’s “Expert Opinion”, Christine Litch suggests some low and no cost ways to increase your ability to communicate with others.
In the business world, technology is used for its competitive edge, to increase efficiency and cut costs. Although nonprofits do not have stockholders or owners to satisfy, they do have a “bottom line” to consider. If a nonprofit doesn’t meet its guidelines, stock will not plummet, but programs and services – and the populations they serve -- may suffer. Unlike their business counterparts, however, nonprofits have been slow to adopt new technologies, one of the biggest reasons being the perception that investment in technology is an unnecessary use of money."
Posted by: laurakujawski on Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Topic Expert Opinion
Is your nonprofit technology savvy? Do you wonder how you can communicate your mission to your stakeholders more clearly than you do now? And, while you think about adding new technologies to communicate, can you afford to do so? In today’s “Expert Opinion”, Christine Litch suggests some low and no cost ways to increase your ability to communicate with others.
In the business world, technology is used for its competitive edge, to increase efficiency and cut costs. Although nonprofits do not have stockholders or owners to satisfy, they do have a “bottom line” to consider. If a nonprofit doesn’t meet its guidelines, stock will not plummet, but programs and services – and the populations they serve -- may suffer. Unlike their business counterparts, however, nonprofits have been slow to adopt new technologies, one of the biggest reasons being the perception that investment in technology is an unnecessary use of money."
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Thursday, December 07, 2006
Local nonprofits tap the power of YouTube
California Coastal Commission,City Council,Malibu Beaches: "Launched in late 2005 with an initial investment of $3.5 million, and recently purchased by the Internet giant, Google, for $1.65 billion, YouTube has afforded under-funded video artists and citizen journalists the opportunity to post their 'home videos' to a potential market of hundreds of millions of users.
And now, two local nonprofits have launched web campaigns on YouTube: the California Wildlife Center and the anti-LNG activists with Coastal Advocates.
Victoria Harris, spokeswoman for the California Wildlife Center, said the decision to tap YouTube was a function of economics: 'We are funded purely on private donations and YouTube is free.'"
And now, two local nonprofits have launched web campaigns on YouTube: the California Wildlife Center and the anti-LNG activists with Coastal Advocates.
Victoria Harris, spokeswoman for the California Wildlife Center, said the decision to tap YouTube was a function of economics: 'We are funded purely on private donations and YouTube is free.'"
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
How to Use MySpace to Raise Awareness
How to Use MySpace to Raise Awareness: "By: Eileen Cruz Coleman
November 27, 2006
Raising awareness is vital to the survival of most social benefit organizations. Your organization may be doing important and valuable work — but if no one knows you exist, you are missing out on the opportunity to meet, engage, and motivate others to take action on your behalf.
Unfortunately, because nonprofits have limited resources, they can face significant challenges when deciding how to get their message out to large numbers of people. They must continually answer the all-important question, 'How can we reach the most number of people in the most cost-effective way?'
Enter MySpace, one of the most popular social networks on the Web today."
November 27, 2006
Raising awareness is vital to the survival of most social benefit organizations. Your organization may be doing important and valuable work — but if no one knows you exist, you are missing out on the opportunity to meet, engage, and motivate others to take action on your behalf.
Unfortunately, because nonprofits have limited resources, they can face significant challenges when deciding how to get their message out to large numbers of people. They must continually answer the all-important question, 'How can we reach the most number of people in the most cost-effective way?'
Enter MySpace, one of the most popular social networks on the Web today."
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Monday, November 20, 2006
Online caring clicks along
Online caring clicks along: "The nonprofit organization in Westbrook uses the Internet to create support networks for people with life-threatening illnesses. At no cost to the Blanchards, eHope helped friends, neighbors and relatives form a support group that could meet the couple's needs -- from cooking meals to running errands -- in an organized way that got the tasks done efficiently but also respected the couple's pride and independence."
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Friday, November 17, 2006
Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey: Salaries, IT Investments, and An Organizational Digital Divide | N-TEN: The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network
Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey: Salaries, IT Investments, and An Organizational Digital Divide | N-TEN: The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network: "Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey: Salaries, IT Investments, and An Organizational Digital Divide
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Technology has the potential to change the way nonprofits works and make the world a better place. But smart IT requires smart management and staff. We wanted to know what that really means: The first-ever Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey analyzes data on nonprofit IT salaries for different job functions, IT budgets and expenditures, satisfaction in IT staffing, and level and areas of IT outsourcing in more than 1,000 U.S. nonprofits. Read the full report.
Key Findings
> IT Investments: Large nonprofits and early technology adopters invest significantly more in IT. Self-described non-tech savvy nonprofits have a median IT budget of $667 per employee, compared to $2,500 for their more high-tech counterparts"
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Technology has the potential to change the way nonprofits works and make the world a better place. But smart IT requires smart management and staff. We wanted to know what that really means: The first-ever Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey analyzes data on nonprofit IT salaries for different job functions, IT budgets and expenditures, satisfaction in IT staffing, and level and areas of IT outsourcing in more than 1,000 U.S. nonprofits. Read the full report.
Key Findings
> IT Investments: Large nonprofits and early technology adopters invest significantly more in IT. Self-described non-tech savvy nonprofits have a median IT budget of $667 per employee, compared to $2,500 for their more high-tech counterparts"
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Marketplace: Click, click, donate
Marketplace: Click, click, donate: "Click, click, donate
The Internet is offering philanthropists broader latitude in how they give to charitable causes — including more control over how their money's spent. Alex Goldmark reports.
WEBSITE: Donors Choose
TEXT OF STORY
MARK AUSTIN THOMAS: Get out your checkbook. Today is National Philanthropy day hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Of course not everyone makes their charitable donations by check. More and more online options like PayPal accounts are being offered, but the Web isn't just raising more money it's also opening up new ways to donate. Alex Goldmark has more."
The Internet is offering philanthropists broader latitude in how they give to charitable causes — including more control over how their money's spent. Alex Goldmark reports.
WEBSITE: Donors Choose
TEXT OF STORY
MARK AUSTIN THOMAS: Get out your checkbook. Today is National Philanthropy day hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Of course not everyone makes their charitable donations by check. More and more online options like PayPal accounts are being offered, but the Web isn't just raising more money it's also opening up new ways to donate. Alex Goldmark has more."
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CUES CEO Network: Online Philanthropy
CUES CEO Network: Online Philanthropy: "CUES CEO Network: Online Philanthropy
Posted by Trey Reeme on November 15
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When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit last year, credit unions responded. In fact the National Credit Union Foundation raised and distributed more than $3 million in the wake of Katrina alone.
So I was surprised to hear during today’s session on online philanthropy that virtually none of that $3 million was raised via the Internet.
The NCUF, through sponsoring a new website called cuaid.coop, is working to change that.
I’m very encouraged that this conversation is taking place before the next disaster occurs. I do believe the online philanthropy space is growing more competitive with products like ChipIn, but credit unions can and should leverage the power of the network (you know, the inherent not-for-profit, cooperative aspect that ties all credit unions together)."
Posted by Trey Reeme on November 15
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When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit last year, credit unions responded. In fact the National Credit Union Foundation raised and distributed more than $3 million in the wake of Katrina alone.
So I was surprised to hear during today’s session on online philanthropy that virtually none of that $3 million was raised via the Internet.
The NCUF, through sponsoring a new website called cuaid.coop, is working to change that.
I’m very encouraged that this conversation is taking place before the next disaster occurs. I do believe the online philanthropy space is growing more competitive with products like ChipIn, but credit unions can and should leverage the power of the network (you know, the inherent not-for-profit, cooperative aspect that ties all credit unions together)."
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Monday, November 13, 2006
The Daily, Friday, November 10, 2006. Study: Our lives in digital times
The Daily, Friday, November 10, 2006. Study: Our lives in digital times: "Study: Our lives in digital times
Digital technology did not create 'the paperless society' that many had predicted, at least not yet, but it does have people communicating more than ever, according to a new assessment of the impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs).
The study, published today in the Connectedness Series, examines some of the expected outcomes expressed about the widespread use of ICTs in everyday life when these technologies were introduced, and shows that some of them have so far not materialized.
It finds that some of the key outcomes of ICTs are manifested in shifting behavioural patterns, including communication and spending. For example, patterns of communication are changing and people are talking on the phone and using email more than they ever have."
Digital technology did not create 'the paperless society' that many had predicted, at least not yet, but it does have people communicating more than ever, according to a new assessment of the impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs).
The study, published today in the Connectedness Series, examines some of the expected outcomes expressed about the widespread use of ICTs in everyday life when these technologies were introduced, and shows that some of them have so far not materialized.
It finds that some of the key outcomes of ICTs are manifested in shifting behavioural patterns, including communication and spending. For example, patterns of communication are changing and people are talking on the phone and using email more than they ever have."
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Nonprofits turn to the blogosphere to attract new donors, raise awareness - Examiner.com
Nonprofits turn to the blogosphere to attract new donors, raise awareness - Examiner.com: "Nonprofits turn to the blogosphere to attract new donors, raise awareness
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Katie Wilmeth, The Examiner
Nov 13, 2006 5:00 AM (5 hrs ago)
Current rank: # 95 of 6,028 articles
WASHINGTON - Although somewhat behind the curve, many local nonprofits are clueing in to the use of blogs as a way to reach out to younger donors and volunteers.
“It’s all been very recent,” said Marjorie Sims, vice president of programs and operations at The Women’s Foundation, a D.C.-based nonprofit working to increase the number of women that donate to charities.
The organization launched a redesigned Web site just last month that included a section for blogging. The page has already become the most popular one on the site, Sims said. Board members and Women’s Foundation staff blog about the organization’s fundraising efforts and female-focused issues, a strategy Sims hopes will bring unlikely donors to the table."
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Katie Wilmeth, The Examiner
Nov 13, 2006 5:00 AM (5 hrs ago)
Current rank: # 95 of 6,028 articles
WASHINGTON - Although somewhat behind the curve, many local nonprofits are clueing in to the use of blogs as a way to reach out to younger donors and volunteers.
“It’s all been very recent,” said Marjorie Sims, vice president of programs and operations at The Women’s Foundation, a D.C.-based nonprofit working to increase the number of women that donate to charities.
The organization launched a redesigned Web site just last month that included a section for blogging. The page has already become the most popular one on the site, Sims said. Board members and Women’s Foundation staff blog about the organization’s fundraising efforts and female-focused issues, a strategy Sims hopes will bring unlikely donors to the table."
Welcome to BtoBOnline.com-The unseen blogosphere: Internal blogs
Welcome to BtoBOnline.com: "The unseen blogosphere: Internal blogs
Paul Gillin
Nov 13, 2006
As the population of bloggers expands, one question comes up repeatedly: Why aren't more corporations blogging?
The truth is that they are, you just don't see it. Internal blogs are gaining popularity because their speed, ease of use and low cost make them a superior alternative to e-mail for all kinds of communications."
Paul Gillin
Nov 13, 2006
As the population of bloggers expands, one question comes up repeatedly: Why aren't more corporations blogging?
The truth is that they are, you just don't see it. Internal blogs are gaining popularity because their speed, ease of use and low cost make them a superior alternative to e-mail for all kinds of communications."
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
The Tartan Online : Students bring tech support to third world countries
The Tartan Online : Students bring tech support to third world countries:
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"The initiative began the previous fall as a single class for students interested in bringing technology to underdeveloped nations. It was first taught by Dias and Rahul Tongia, a senior systems scientist in computer science and engineering and public policy. The class is now titled Technology for Developing Communities and has been joined by several other classes and an independent study program for graduate students. Dias and Tongia still teach the class."
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"The initiative began the previous fall as a single class for students interested in bringing technology to underdeveloped nations. It was first taught by Dias and Rahul Tongia, a senior systems scientist in computer science and engineering and public policy. The class is now titled Technology for Developing Communities and has been joined by several other classes and an independent study program for graduate students. Dias and Tongia still teach the class."
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Live Discussions: A New Twist on Equal Opportunity
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Live Discussions: A New Twist on Equal Opportunity: "A New Twist on Equal Opportunity
Monday, November 13, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time
In an era when people around the world interact with one another through Web sites, chat rooms, cellphones, iPods, and other gadgets and gizmos, nonprofit leaders must adapt to a new mind-set, argues Allison H. Fine in her new book, Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age."
Monday, November 13, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time
In an era when people around the world interact with one another through Web sites, chat rooms, cellphones, iPods, and other gadgets and gizmos, nonprofit leaders must adapt to a new mind-set, argues Allison H. Fine in her new book, Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age."
Thursday, November 02, 2006
onPhilanthropy: Six Considerations for Strengthening Information Security
onPhilanthropy: Six Considerations for Strengthening Information Security: "Six Considerations for Strengthening Information Security
By: Dr. David Crooke, 11/02/06
Individuals in today’s workplace, whether nonprofit or for-profit, often make two common errors when thinking about privacy and information security.
First, people tend to think of information security as a technology problem — making it all about firewalls and encryption. Designing a truly secure information handling system instead requires a holistic approach that uses technology components, but first must address business processes, policies and most importantly, people. Many serious and successful hacking attempts begin with what hackers refer to as “social engineering” — they compromise the human components of the information system rather than the electronic ones."
By: Dr. David Crooke, 11/02/06
Individuals in today’s workplace, whether nonprofit or for-profit, often make two common errors when thinking about privacy and information security.
First, people tend to think of information security as a technology problem — making it all about firewalls and encryption. Designing a truly secure information handling system instead requires a holistic approach that uses technology components, but first must address business processes, policies and most importantly, people. Many serious and successful hacking attempts begin with what hackers refer to as “social engineering” — they compromise the human components of the information system rather than the electronic ones."
Intel Chair Plans Philanthropy in India: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Intel Chair Plans Philanthropy in India: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "ntel Chair Plans Philanthropy in India
Thursday November 2, 5:19 am ET
Intel Chairman Craig Barrett in India to Discuss Philanthropy, Business Expansion
BARAMATI, India (AP) -- Intel Chairman Craig Barrett was touring a small town in western India Thursday to explore how the U.S. chipmaker could help in advancing efforts to empower unemployed youth and farmers with the help of information technology.
Barrett was spending the day in Baramati, a town in Maharashtra state known for innovative adoption of new technologies."
Thursday November 2, 5:19 am ET
Intel Chairman Craig Barrett in India to Discuss Philanthropy, Business Expansion
BARAMATI, India (AP) -- Intel Chairman Craig Barrett was touring a small town in western India Thursday to explore how the U.S. chipmaker could help in advancing efforts to empower unemployed youth and farmers with the help of information technology.
Barrett was spending the day in Baramati, a town in Maharashtra state known for innovative adoption of new technologies."
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Junior Seau Foundation Receives $900,000 in Technology and Services :: PNNOnline ::
Junior Seau Foundation Receives $900,000 in Technology and Services :: PNNOnline ::: "unior Seau Foundation Receives $900,000 in Technology and Services
Posted by: PNNOnline on Monday, October 30, 2006
Topic Human Services
The Junior Seau Foundation, founded by NFL All-Pro Linebacker Junior Seau, today announced that it is the recipient of $900,000 in Fujitsu technology and services. The products are part of a $30 million technology grant program designed to benefit and serve the technological needs of community-based and non-profit organizations nationwide that are selected by a third party consulting firm.
'I am honored and humbled that the Foundation has been selected as a beneficiary of this technology grant program and that it will receive nearly $1,000,000 in Fujitsu products and services,' stated Junior Seau. 'This demonstration of confidence in my organization's ability to deploy the technology grant through our network affirms my belief that corporations and individuals can support the Junior Seau Foundation and be assured that their generosity is used wisely to benefit the youth and community of San Diego.'
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Posted by: PNNOnline on Monday, October 30, 2006
Topic Human Services
The Junior Seau Foundation, founded by NFL All-Pro Linebacker Junior Seau, today announced that it is the recipient of $900,000 in Fujitsu technology and services. The products are part of a $30 million technology grant program designed to benefit and serve the technological needs of community-based and non-profit organizations nationwide that are selected by a third party consulting firm.
'I am honored and humbled that the Foundation has been selected as a beneficiary of this technology grant program and that it will receive nearly $1,000,000 in Fujitsu products and services,' stated Junior Seau. 'This demonstration of confidence in my organization's ability to deploy the technology grant through our network affirms my belief that corporations and individuals can support the Junior Seau Foundation and be assured that their generosity is used wisely to benefit the youth and community of San Diego.'
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Examining the Changing Role of Technology for Nonprofits :: PNNOnline ::
Examining the Changing Role of Technology for Nonprofits :: PNNOnline ::: "Examining the Changing Role of Technology for Nonprofits
Posted by: PNNOnline on Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Topic Conferences and Events
Blackbaud, Inc. hosted more than 1,100 leaders of the nonprofit sector at its seventh annual Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits on October 22-25. The Conference was centered around 120 educational sessions focusing on hot topics in the Internet, executive management, financial management, technology, development, and prospect research.
Tim Kobosko, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association's vice president of information services, attended the conference for his fourth time. 'Each year it gets better,' he said. 'I can't imagine spending three days anywhere else where we'd get this much valuable insight into products and what's ahead-and to be able to spend one-on-one time with Blackbaud employees.'
The Conference, which had a sellout crowd for a second year in a row, also provided Blackbaud clients with an opportunity to network with peers, preview the latest technologies, and meet Blackbaud employees-including the company's chief executive officer, Marc Chardon.
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Posted by: PNNOnline on Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Topic Conferences and Events
Blackbaud, Inc. hosted more than 1,100 leaders of the nonprofit sector at its seventh annual Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits on October 22-25. The Conference was centered around 120 educational sessions focusing on hot topics in the Internet, executive management, financial management, technology, development, and prospect research.
Tim Kobosko, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association's vice president of information services, attended the conference for his fourth time. 'Each year it gets better,' he said. 'I can't imagine spending three days anywhere else where we'd get this much valuable insight into products and what's ahead-and to be able to spend one-on-one time with Blackbaud employees.'
The Conference, which had a sellout crowd for a second year in a row, also provided Blackbaud clients with an opportunity to network with peers, preview the latest technologies, and meet Blackbaud employees-including the company's chief executive officer, Marc Chardon.
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Monday, October 30, 2006
Blancco Donates Data Erasure Software to Nonprofits Through TechSoup
Blancco Donates Data Erasure Software to Nonprofits Through TechSoup: "Press Release
Blancco Donates Data Erasure Software to Nonprofits Through TechSoup
Posted on : Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:24:00 GMT | Author : Blancco Ltd
News Category : PressRelease
Like commercial enterprises, nonprofits face a critical challenge when they want to recycle, resell, or reuse obsolete computers: the data remaining on the hard drives need to be professionally wiped in order to maximize data security and prevent data leaks or identity theft. Thanks to Blancco and TechSoup, nonprofits will now be empowered with the right technology to sanitize hard drives and to securely dispose of computers."
Blancco Donates Data Erasure Software to Nonprofits Through TechSoup
Posted on : Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:24:00 GMT | Author : Blancco Ltd
News Category : PressRelease
Like commercial enterprises, nonprofits face a critical challenge when they want to recycle, resell, or reuse obsolete computers: the data remaining on the hard drives need to be professionally wiped in order to maximize data security and prevent data leaks or identity theft. Thanks to Blancco and TechSoup, nonprofits will now be empowered with the right technology to sanitize hard drives and to securely dispose of computers."
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Friday, October 27, 2006
RWJF - Newsroom - Features - RWJF Launches "Pioneering Ideas" Blog
RWJF - Newsroom - Features - RWJF Launches "Pioneering Ideas" Blog: "WJF Launches 'Pioneering Ideas' Blog
The blog aims to support the work of the Pioneer Portfolio and stimulate new thinking and lively discussions
The Pioneer Portfolio has launched Pioneering Ideas, a blog for RWJF staff, grantees and other innovators to share breakthrough ideas for health and health care.
'Our doors are wide open to the critical exchange of ideas and the opportunity to interact with a broad community of thinkers and doers,' wrote Bob Hughes, RWJF's chief learning officer, in an introductory post."
The blog aims to support the work of the Pioneer Portfolio and stimulate new thinking and lively discussions
The Pioneer Portfolio has launched Pioneering Ideas, a blog for RWJF staff, grantees and other innovators to share breakthrough ideas for health and health care.
'Our doors are wide open to the critical exchange of ideas and the opportunity to interact with a broad community of thinkers and doers,' wrote Bob Hughes, RWJF's chief learning officer, in an introductory post."
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Technology Review: Google provides tools for tailor-made search engines
Technology Review: Google provides tools for tailor-made search engines:
snip snip>>(Just a reminder that we post revelvant snippets not necessarily the beginning of the article)
"In return for providing a tailor-made search index, Google will display short, text-based ads tied to the search requests entered at participating Web sites.
The revenue generated from those ads will be shared with the Web site owners -- the same approach that has enabled Google to build the Internet's biggest advertising network and establish itself among the world's most valuable companies with a market value of nearly $150 billion (euro119.46 billion) after just eight years in business.
Web sites run by government agencies, universities and nonprofit groups will be permitted to deploy the custom search tools without being forced to run Google's ads."
snip snip>>(Just a reminder that we post revelvant snippets not necessarily the beginning of the article)
"In return for providing a tailor-made search index, Google will display short, text-based ads tied to the search requests entered at participating Web sites.
The revenue generated from those ads will be shared with the Web site owners -- the same approach that has enabled Google to build the Internet's biggest advertising network and establish itself among the world's most valuable companies with a market value of nearly $150 billion (euro119.46 billion) after just eight years in business.
Web sites run by government agencies, universities and nonprofit groups will be permitted to deploy the custom search tools without being forced to run Google's ads."
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Hot New Oversight Databases Go Live | Personal Democracy Forum
Hot New Oversight Databases Go Live | Personal Democracy Forum: "Hot New Oversight Databases Go Live
By Micah L. Sifry, 10/10/2006 - 5:15pm
Want to know exactly how the federal government spends your money, or which contractors get the bulk of government deals, or what percentage of those contracts are bid competitively? Or, would you like to find out how much your Member of Congress is worth, or how many Members own stock in specific companies? Feel like checking out who's taken the most trips sponsored by private groups?
Three new databases, one built by OMB Watch and two built by the Center for Responsive Politics, have just gone live, and judging by the intense press interest in the launch, I think there's going to be a lot of new and interesting stories appearing soon. (Full disclosure: I am a consultant to the Sunlight Foundation, which funded these new databases, and helped with this launch.)"
By Micah L. Sifry, 10/10/2006 - 5:15pm
Want to know exactly how the federal government spends your money, or which contractors get the bulk of government deals, or what percentage of those contracts are bid competitively? Or, would you like to find out how much your Member of Congress is worth, or how many Members own stock in specific companies? Feel like checking out who's taken the most trips sponsored by private groups?
Three new databases, one built by OMB Watch and two built by the Center for Responsive Politics, have just gone live, and judging by the intense press interest in the launch, I think there's going to be a lot of new and interesting stories appearing soon. (Full disclosure: I am a consultant to the Sunlight Foundation, which funded these new databases, and helped with this launch.)"
Wikipedia co-founder plans 'expert' rival | CNET News.com
Wikipedia co-founder plans 'expert' rival | CNET News.com: "Wikipedia co-founder plans 'expert' rival
By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: October 16, 2006, 6:45 PM PDT
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One of Wikipedia's founders and closest critics is launching an alternative to the free online encyclopedia this week.
Larry Sanger, a co-founder of Wikipedia and the site's former editor-in-chief, is launching a rival site called Citizendium. It will include user registration and editorial controls to govern user-submitted articles, unlike the free-for-all submission process that reigns on Wikipedia. With 'gentle' controls in place, Sanger said Citizendium will naturally weed out so-called trolls from posting obscenities or biased information.
'Wikipedia is amazing. It has grown in breadth and depth, and the articles are remarkably good given the system that is in place. I merely think that we can do better,' Sanger said. 'There are a number of problems with the system that can be solved, and by solving those we can end up with an even better massive encyclopedia.'"
By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: October 16, 2006, 6:45 PM PDT
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One of Wikipedia's founders and closest critics is launching an alternative to the free online encyclopedia this week.
Larry Sanger, a co-founder of Wikipedia and the site's former editor-in-chief, is launching a rival site called Citizendium. It will include user registration and editorial controls to govern user-submitted articles, unlike the free-for-all submission process that reigns on Wikipedia. With 'gentle' controls in place, Sanger said Citizendium will naturally weed out so-called trolls from posting obscenities or biased information.
'Wikipedia is amazing. It has grown in breadth and depth, and the articles are remarkably good given the system that is in place. I merely think that we can do better,' Sanger said. 'There are a number of problems with the system that can be solved, and by solving those we can end up with an even better massive encyclopedia.'"
Online charities and Web 2.0 - interview with Dean Russell | Internet Marketing News and Blog | E-consultancy.com
Online charities and Web 2.0 - interview with Dean Russell | Internet Marketing News and Blog | E-consultancy.com: "Online charities and Web 2.0 - interview with Dean Russell
In summer 2006 E-consultancy published a report called Online Charity Benchmarks, which was compiled by iConcertina, a London-based new media agency with a focus on the charity sector.
We talked to iConcertina's Dean Russell to further investigate the study and the drivers behind it...
1. Why wasn't accessibility the focus of the report?"
In summer 2006 E-consultancy published a report called Online Charity Benchmarks, which was compiled by iConcertina, a London-based new media agency with a focus on the charity sector.
We talked to iConcertina's Dean Russell to further investigate the study and the drivers behind it...
1. Why wasn't accessibility the focus of the report?"
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Stanford Social Innovation Review : Opinion Blog : All They Want Is Money (October 10, 2006)
Stanford Social Innovation Review : Opinion Blog : All They Want Is Money (October 10, 2006): "t a recent conference, I did an informal survey of nonprofit professionals to see how many people visited nonprofit websites, other than for work, in the past 3 months (lots of hands)and how many planned to go back to those sites (very, very few). I asked, “Why don’t you go back to those sites?” “Because all they do is ask that I donate,” one guy said.
That is the state of most nonprofit websites--most engage users on only a superficial level. They rely on an information dump that ignores what the user wants to do and learn. A big “Donate” button on your homepage does not address the question of how to get that user motivated.
There are a couple of nonprofit sites that have woken up to this and really stand out for trying to spark intellectual and emotional engagement."
That is the state of most nonprofit websites--most engage users on only a superficial level. They rely on an information dump that ignores what the user wants to do and learn. A big “Donate” button on your homepage does not address the question of how to get that user motivated.
There are a couple of nonprofit sites that have woken up to this and really stand out for trying to spark intellectual and emotional engagement."
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Colin Powell urges philanthropy, inspiring leadership | CNET News.com
Colin Powell urges philanthropy, inspiring leadership | CNET News.com: "SAN FRANCISCO--Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State, called on corporate America on Tuesday to dig deep and set up sustainable philanthropy programs.
Powell made his call to action during a keynote speech at Salesforce.com's user conference here. Marc Benioff, CEO of the hosted software company, noted in his introduction to the speech that Powell was an early inspiration for Salesforce's own philanthropy program."
Powell made his call to action during a keynote speech at Salesforce.com's user conference here. Marc Benioff, CEO of the hosted software company, noted in his introduction to the speech that Powell was an early inspiration for Salesforce's own philanthropy program."
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
eGov monitor |-"Virtually essential: Why Voluntary and Community groups must embrace the internet
eGov monitor |: "Virtually essential: Why Voluntary and Community groups must embrace the internet
Source: Economic & Social Research Council
Published Thursday, 5 October, 2006 - 07:00
Ignoring the Internet is no longer an option for voluntary and community organisations, according to a new booklet ‘ICT, Social Capital and Voluntary Action’ published today by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
It warns that failing to embrace information and communications technology (ICT) risks having their work overshadowed by those who do draw on this new source of ‘social capital’ – the reserve of goodwill generated when people interact. And though local ICT initiatives are taking place, the booklet says that the smaller online communities they create need ongoing technical and funding support if they are to survive."
Source: Economic & Social Research Council
Published Thursday, 5 October, 2006 - 07:00
Ignoring the Internet is no longer an option for voluntary and community organisations, according to a new booklet ‘ICT, Social Capital and Voluntary Action’ published today by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
It warns that failing to embrace information and communications technology (ICT) risks having their work overshadowed by those who do draw on this new source of ‘social capital’ – the reserve of goodwill generated when people interact. And though local ICT initiatives are taking place, the booklet says that the smaller online communities they create need ongoing technical and funding support if they are to survive."
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006
OMB Welcomes Help From Anti-Pork Bloggers - washingtonpost.com
OMB Welcomes Help From Anti-Pork Bloggers - washingtonpost.com: "OMB Welcomes Help From Anti-Pork Bloggers
By Elizabeth Williamson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 4, 2006; Page A23
Call it the Office of Management and Blog-it.
The Office of Management and Budget is turning to bloggers for help in pushing the OMB's government reform plans after last week's success of its pet project, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, also known as the Coburn-Obama bill."
By Elizabeth Williamson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 4, 2006; Page A23
Call it the Office of Management and Blog-it.
The Office of Management and Budget is turning to bloggers for help in pushing the OMB's government reform plans after last week's success of its pet project, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, also known as the Coburn-Obama bill."
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Stillwater NewsPress - Foundation launches new website to relate to younger demographic
Stillwater NewsPress - Foundation launches new website to relate to younger demographic: "Foundation launches new website to relate to younger demographic
Sean Hubbard
Stillwater NewsPress
Shortly after the Oklahoma State University Foundation announced a record-breaking year for fundraising, improvements were made to allow for even more contributions from OSU supporters.
The Foundation launched its new Web site, OSUgiving.com, Thursday afternoon in front of nearly 100 students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends. Even with the record year by the Foundation, the proceeds did not, in any way, lead to the new development."
Sean Hubbard
Stillwater NewsPress
Shortly after the Oklahoma State University Foundation announced a record-breaking year for fundraising, improvements were made to allow for even more contributions from OSU supporters.
The Foundation launched its new Web site, OSUgiving.com, Thursday afternoon in front of nearly 100 students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends. Even with the record year by the Foundation, the proceeds did not, in any way, lead to the new development."
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Thursday, September 21, 2006
Image and Data Manager-"Australia’s First Online DoorKnock!
Image and Data Manager: "Australia’s First Online DoorKnock!
September 21, 2006: The traditional role of the ‘DoorKnock’ is challenged with the launch of the Heart Foundation’s online campaign
The campaign realises the potential of ‘virtual communities’ in uniting friends and family around the world. By targeting the mail boxes of virtual neighbourhoods, volunteers can ‘knock’ on the inboxes of their family and friends.
“Our neighbourhoods have expanded across the world through the internet and email,” says Tony Thirlwell, Heart Foundation CEO – NSW Division. “We have developed our annual appeal to include these communities.”"
September 21, 2006: The traditional role of the ‘DoorKnock’ is challenged with the launch of the Heart Foundation’s online campaign
The campaign realises the potential of ‘virtual communities’ in uniting friends and family around the world. By targeting the mail boxes of virtual neighbourhoods, volunteers can ‘knock’ on the inboxes of their family and friends.
“Our neighbourhoods have expanded across the world through the internet and email,” says Tony Thirlwell, Heart Foundation CEO – NSW Division. “We have developed our annual appeal to include these communities.”"
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Thursday, September 14, 2006
Independent Audubons of Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island Put Fujitsu Technology to Work for the Environment: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
PRESS RELEASE
Independent Audubons of Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island Put Fujitsu Technology to Work for the Environment: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "ress Release Source: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
Independent Audubons of Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island Put Fujitsu Technology to Work for the Environment
Thursday September 14, 9:00 am ET
Connecticut Audubon Society, New Jersey Audubon Society and Audubon Society of Rhode Island Will Share in $3 Million Worth of Fujitsu Technology -- Will Enhance Child and Adult Education Programs, Data Collection, Research, Collaboration, Conservation, Stewardship and Advocacy Initiatives in All Three States
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and FAIRFIELD, Conn., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The three statewide independent Audubon organizations of Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island -- which work to foster environmental conservation and stewardship by focusing on birds and other wildlife and providing citizens of all ages with opportunities to learn about and experience nature firsthand -- announced today that they will receive a total of $3 million worth of Fujitsu products and services. The products are part of a $30 million technology grant program designed to benefit and serve the technological needs of community-based and non-profit organizations nationwide that are selected by a third party consulting firm."
Independent Audubons of Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island Put Fujitsu Technology to Work for the Environment: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "ress Release Source: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
Independent Audubons of Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island Put Fujitsu Technology to Work for the Environment
Thursday September 14, 9:00 am ET
Connecticut Audubon Society, New Jersey Audubon Society and Audubon Society of Rhode Island Will Share in $3 Million Worth of Fujitsu Technology -- Will Enhance Child and Adult Education Programs, Data Collection, Research, Collaboration, Conservation, Stewardship and Advocacy Initiatives in All Three States
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and FAIRFIELD, Conn., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The three statewide independent Audubon organizations of Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island -- which work to foster environmental conservation and stewardship by focusing on birds and other wildlife and providing citizens of all ages with opportunities to learn about and experience nature firsthand -- announced today that they will receive a total of $3 million worth of Fujitsu products and services. The products are part of a $30 million technology grant program designed to benefit and serve the technological needs of community-based and non-profit organizations nationwide that are selected by a third party consulting firm."
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Macs and Grant Site Just Don't Click - washingtonpost.com
Macs and Grant Site Just Don't Click - washingtonpost.com: "acs and Grant Site Just Don't Click
By Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 13, 2006; Page A15
Scientists, scholars and others planning to use their Macintosh computers to submit grant proposals to the federal government in the months ahead should be prepared for a rocky, or at least error-message-littered, road ahead.
Luckily, Mac users are used to it."
By Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 13, 2006; Page A15
Scientists, scholars and others planning to use their Macintosh computers to submit grant proposals to the federal government in the months ahead should be prepared for a rocky, or at least error-message-littered, road ahead.
Luckily, Mac users are used to it."
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Principled Innovation LLC » A great opportunity for small associations
Principled Innovation LLC » A great opportunity for small associations: "great opportunity for small associations
August 28th, 2006
Today, Google unveiled an integrated package of services that should be quite beneficial for small associations. Presented under the less-than-exciting name, Google Apps for Your Domain, organizations enrolled in this program can use Google’s excellent e-mail, instant messaging and calendar tools on a private label basis, as well as Google Page Creator, which is a WYSIWYG website design tool. Google is making these tools available for free, a price that certainly is hard to beat."
August 28th, 2006
Today, Google unveiled an integrated package of services that should be quite beneficial for small associations. Presented under the less-than-exciting name, Google Apps for Your Domain, organizations enrolled in this program can use Google’s excellent e-mail, instant messaging and calendar tools on a private label basis, as well as Google Page Creator, which is a WYSIWYG website design tool. Google is making these tools available for free, a price that certainly is hard to beat."
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Monday, August 28, 2006
CharityVillage® Research: Communications: Content is king online
CharityVillage® Research: Communications: Content is king online: "Content is king online
Pattie LaCroixBy Pattie LaCroix
August 28, 2006
You remember the days when flash movies on a web site were all the rage? Remember having to wait through long loading times just to view the same flash movie over and over again every time you came to the same web site?
Those were the days when technology with all its bells and whistles actually were:
* paramount,
* more important than usability,
* more important than what the end user wanted, and
* more important...way more important than content."
Pattie LaCroixBy Pattie LaCroix
August 28, 2006
You remember the days when flash movies on a web site were all the rage? Remember having to wait through long loading times just to view the same flash movie over and over again every time you came to the same web site?
Those were the days when technology with all its bells and whistles actually were:
* paramount,
* more important than usability,
* more important than what the end user wanted, and
* more important...way more important than content."
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Thursday, August 24, 2006
N-TEN Connect: > Quick Tech Tips
N-TEN Connect: > Quick Tech Tips: "Quick Tech Tips
Who doesn’t want a few fast tips on how they can better use technology? I’ve been at the ASAE and the Center’s conference for the past few days, and one particularly fun session consisted simply of an expert panel giving tech tips. Here are the ones I found most useful."
Who doesn’t want a few fast tips on how they can better use technology? I’ve been at the ASAE and the Center’s conference for the past few days, and one particularly fun session consisted simply of an expert panel giving tech tips. Here are the ones I found most useful."
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
WAVE 3 TV Louisville, KY :: Families Linked To Web Thanks To Computer-Giveaway Program
WAVE 3 TV Louisville, KY :: Families Linked To Web Thanks To Computer-Giveaway Program: "Families Linked To Web Thanks To Computer-Giveaway Program
Aug 16, 2006 12:13 PM
(LOUISVILLE) -- Erica Blevins used to spend hours at a public library in eastern Kentucky to complete school research assignments that required access to a computer.
Now she can click onto the World Wide Web from her Johnson County home.
Blevins received a donated computer as an eighth-grader earlier this year, thanks to an initiative called 'No Child Left Offline,' which is aimed at closing the technology gap for tens of thousands of Kentucky students without home computers."
Aug 16, 2006 12:13 PM
(LOUISVILLE) -- Erica Blevins used to spend hours at a public library in eastern Kentucky to complete school research assignments that required access to a computer.
Now she can click onto the World Wide Web from her Johnson County home.
Blevins received a donated computer as an eighth-grader earlier this year, thanks to an initiative called 'No Child Left Offline,' which is aimed at closing the technology gap for tens of thousands of Kentucky students without home computers."
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
onPhilanthropy: 10 Ways to Use Web 2.0 to Change the World
onPhilanthropy: 10 Ways to Use Web 2.0 to Change the World: "10 Ways to Use Web 2.0 to Change the World
By: Marnie Webb, 08/09/06
Here’s the thing: when nonprofit staff start thinking about using web-based tools, they often think about doing it themselves. About starting a blog. About making a section of their site dedicated to photos. About creating something where there was nothing.
That’s not really necessary. Sure, you can start a blog or put up a wiki and invite your volunteers to start editing your outreach materials. But there are a lot of things that you can do to tweak what you are already doing and use social tools to push you further along the rode of achieving your mission.
This is presented in order. I think of it as a progression. By the time you get to the end, the items will make more sense."
By: Marnie Webb, 08/09/06
Here’s the thing: when nonprofit staff start thinking about using web-based tools, they often think about doing it themselves. About starting a blog. About making a section of their site dedicated to photos. About creating something where there was nothing.
That’s not really necessary. Sure, you can start a blog or put up a wiki and invite your volunteers to start editing your outreach materials. But there are a lot of things that you can do to tweak what you are already doing and use social tools to push you further along the rode of achieving your mission.
This is presented in order. I think of it as a progression. By the time you get to the end, the items will make more sense."
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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Interview with Terrance Gainer director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington
Interview with Terrance Gainer director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington: "Survival Guide: Perspectives from the field
Interview with Terrance Gainer, director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington
When it comes to emergency preparedness, Terrance Gainer wants to get everyone on the same page. A key part of his job as director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington is to get non-profit organizations, such as hospitals, schools, charities and advocacy groups, in the Washington region working with local government. If another catastrophic incident such as Sept. 11, 2001, hits the region, the public and private sectors need to bring a synchronized, coordinated response.
"
Interview with Terrance Gainer, director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington
When it comes to emergency preparedness, Terrance Gainer wants to get everyone on the same page. A key part of his job as director of emergency preparedness for the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington is to get non-profit organizations, such as hospitals, schools, charities and advocacy groups, in the Washington region working with local government. If another catastrophic incident such as Sept. 11, 2001, hits the region, the public and private sectors need to bring a synchronized, coordinated response.
"
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
Tallahassee Democrat - www.tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL.-Web site helping to raise money for local nonprofits
Tallahassee Democrat - www.tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL.: "Web site helping to raise money for local nonprofits
By TaMaryn Waters
DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER
Forget the car washes and bake sales. Raising money for your favorite charity is as easy as clicking your mouse.
That's the case for seven local nonprofit organizations that are innovating their approaches by using an increasingly popular Web site called GoodSearch. The Yahoo-powered search engine, which has attracted national attention from CNN, The Wall Street Journal and others, allows schools and charities to collect a penny every time someone designates them and then accesses the Internet through that site."
By TaMaryn Waters
DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER
Forget the car washes and bake sales. Raising money for your favorite charity is as easy as clicking your mouse.
That's the case for seven local nonprofit organizations that are innovating their approaches by using an increasingly popular Web site called GoodSearch. The Yahoo-powered search engine, which has attracted national attention from CNN, The Wall Street Journal and others, allows schools and charities to collect a penny every time someone designates them and then accesses the Internet through that site."
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Monday, July 31, 2006
Who Gives What and Why: Noza Knows
Who Gives What and Why: Noza Knows: "Who Gives What and Why: Noza Knows
by Barbara Quint
July 31, 2006 — Behind most of society’s happier moments, you will find the contributions of the generous. Funds from donors provide the resources that empower more than a million nonprofit organizations. To help these organizations find their power connections, a new database and search engine from Noza, LLC (http://www.nozasearch.com) offers more than 12 million separate records of charitable contributions and donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Craig Harris, CEO and founder of Noza, expects heavy use from established prospect researchers serving the 500,000 heavy hitter nonprofits, but he mainly hopes to serve the million smaller nonprofits needing prospects. Charges for the database operate on a declining scale with partial records available for free. All of the data in the system comes from open Web sources, according to Harris. “As of now,” Noza inputs no print data nor does it tap proprietary databases. However, the six resellers of Noza’s files do carry access to a range of proprietary files."
by Barbara Quint
July 31, 2006 — Behind most of society’s happier moments, you will find the contributions of the generous. Funds from donors provide the resources that empower more than a million nonprofit organizations. To help these organizations find their power connections, a new database and search engine from Noza, LLC (http://www.nozasearch.com) offers more than 12 million separate records of charitable contributions and donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Craig Harris, CEO and founder of Noza, expects heavy use from established prospect researchers serving the 500,000 heavy hitter nonprofits, but he mainly hopes to serve the million smaller nonprofits needing prospects. Charges for the database operate on a declining scale with partial records available for free. All of the data in the system comes from open Web sources, according to Harris. “As of now,” Noza inputs no print data nor does it tap proprietary databases. However, the six resellers of Noza’s files do carry access to a range of proprietary files."
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Thursday, July 27, 2006
UK Fundraising | News | Why charities need to protect their data
UK Fundraising | News | Why charities need to protect their data: "Why charities need to protect their data
by Jason Ashley, Senior Partner BEW Global
27 Jul 2006
Jason Ashley, Senior Partner at IT security company BEW Global, explains why charities need to focus even more on protecting their data. He offers suggestions on how to protect data in motion and data at rest.
The rise in data security breaches and trade secret piracy over the past year is a wake-up call for executives - network security is not enough for charities. Incredibly, 1 in 400 messages leaving a company contains confidential data, and one in 50 files on open share (a folder where anyone on the network can add, delete or change files, without needing a username and password) is exposed.
I believe that the threat poised internally is just as great as at the perimeter."
by Jason Ashley, Senior Partner BEW Global
27 Jul 2006
Jason Ashley, Senior Partner at IT security company BEW Global, explains why charities need to focus even more on protecting their data. He offers suggestions on how to protect data in motion and data at rest.
The rise in data security breaches and trade secret piracy over the past year is a wake-up call for executives - network security is not enough for charities. Incredibly, 1 in 400 messages leaving a company contains confidential data, and one in 50 files on open share (a folder where anyone on the network can add, delete or change files, without needing a username and password) is exposed.
I believe that the threat poised internally is just as great as at the perimeter."
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onPhilanthropy: Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds
onPhilanthropy: Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds: "Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds
By: Tom Watson, 07/26/06
Soaring mountains, shimmering seas, futuristic buildings, strange vehicles flying in the air. And throughout the fantastic landscape, three-dimensional avatars walk and fly and talk - and spend a new and very real form of currency. Welcome to Second Life, a fast-growing virtual reality community where users from around the world gather to live out their fantasies and assume personas they never could in the terrestrial world. The virtual world was created by a real-world company, Linden Labs, in 2003 and now numbers some 200,000 members who spend hundreds of thousands a day in 'Linden dollars,' the game's currency. They buy land and buildings (all virtual of course), clothing and accessories, movies, vehicles, and music.
And more and more, they give money away. Real money to real charities."
By: Tom Watson, 07/26/06
Soaring mountains, shimmering seas, futuristic buildings, strange vehicles flying in the air. And throughout the fantastic landscape, three-dimensional avatars walk and fly and talk - and spend a new and very real form of currency. Welcome to Second Life, a fast-growing virtual reality community where users from around the world gather to live out their fantasies and assume personas they never could in the terrestrial world. The virtual world was created by a real-world company, Linden Labs, in 2003 and now numbers some 200,000 members who spend hundreds of thousands a day in 'Linden dollars,' the game's currency. They buy land and buildings (all virtual of course), clothing and accessories, movies, vehicles, and music.
And more and more, they give money away. Real money to real charities."
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Building a Web Site
Building a Web Site: "BUILDING A WEB SITE
Start with the basics, take it in stages, work up to the complex
Development of a web site is a logical process, which should work through from such basic questions as who’s in charge/who’s paying/what is the nature of the audience/how do we attract the audience to the site, to complex questions of adding some of the 'tomorrow' elements of technology ... after all the ducks are neatly in their row.
So says Marden Paul, Director of Strategic Computing, Office of the Vice-President and Provost, University of Toronto. And he should know, being in charge of one of the web’s more interesting and complex sites, which recently had a makeover.
Speaking to Fundraising Day of the Greater Toronto Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Paul notes that having got the who-are-we and who-are-we-talking-to questions out of the way, the next step is to develop a set of principles to guide the design and architecture of the site – how its information is to be organized and what information is to be included/excluded."
Start with the basics, take it in stages, work up to the complex
Development of a web site is a logical process, which should work through from such basic questions as who’s in charge/who’s paying/what is the nature of the audience/how do we attract the audience to the site, to complex questions of adding some of the 'tomorrow' elements of technology ... after all the ducks are neatly in their row.
So says Marden Paul, Director of Strategic Computing, Office of the Vice-President and Provost, University of Toronto. And he should know, being in charge of one of the web’s more interesting and complex sites, which recently had a makeover.
Speaking to Fundraising Day of the Greater Toronto Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Paul notes that having got the who-are-we and who-are-we-talking-to questions out of the way, the next step is to develop a set of principles to guide the design and architecture of the site – how its information is to be organized and what information is to be included/excluded."
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Monday, July 17, 2006
Today @ PC World - Geeks for a Good Cause
Today @ PC World - Geeks for a Good Cause: "Does helping to create a Wi-Fi antenna from a water bottle, wire mesh and a motorcycle tire valve stem sound like a great way to spend a few months away from work? How about working on a Linux-based PC that runs off a car battery and solar power?
If so, you may be a natural for Geekcorps, a hard-working nonprofit that trains people in the developing world to use technology. Geekcorps volunteers typically spend at least four months in countries like Lebanon, Mali, Ghana and Nigeria, working intensively with local people who want to use technology to accomplish some goal, like creating a network of regional markets to share prices of staples such as potatoes and pawpaw in African nations. Geekcorps pays the volunteers' travel expenses, housing, meals and other incidental expenses in return for their expertise."
If so, you may be a natural for Geekcorps, a hard-working nonprofit that trains people in the developing world to use technology. Geekcorps volunteers typically spend at least four months in countries like Lebanon, Mali, Ghana and Nigeria, working intensively with local people who want to use technology to accomplish some goal, like creating a network of regional markets to share prices of staples such as potatoes and pawpaw in African nations. Geekcorps pays the volunteers' travel expenses, housing, meals and other incidental expenses in return for their expertise."
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Convio Unveils Latest Tools for Nonprofit Communications
Convio Unveils Latest Tools for Nonprofit Communications: "Convio Unveils Latest Tools for Nonprofit Communications
By Nicole Smith
July 11th, 2006
Convio, a provider of on-demand software and services for nonprofits, announced new tools that can help schools use the Internet to communicate more effectively with alumni and donors while driving increased giving.
The Austin, TX-based Convio is offering online constituent relationship management solutions to schools and related organizations. Through it, the institutions can use e-mail communications to learn more and better understand their alumni and donors.
Also, the organizations can do this by learning if they are connected to a specific school, program, class year, sport program or research project. They can then use this information to shape future communications that appeal to the targeted affinities."
By Nicole Smith
July 11th, 2006
Convio, a provider of on-demand software and services for nonprofits, announced new tools that can help schools use the Internet to communicate more effectively with alumni and donors while driving increased giving.
The Austin, TX-based Convio is offering online constituent relationship management solutions to schools and related organizations. Through it, the institutions can use e-mail communications to learn more and better understand their alumni and donors.
Also, the organizations can do this by learning if they are connected to a specific school, program, class year, sport program or research project. They can then use this information to shape future communications that appeal to the targeted affinities."
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Nature Stories Podcast and Audio Downloads - Podcasting of nature stories for audio download - podcast on environment, outdoors, conservation
Nature Stories Podcast and Audio Downloads - Podcasting of nature stories for audio download - podcast on environment, outdoors, conservation: "Nature Stories Podcast
Audio Downloads of Great Stories and Great Places
The Nature Conservancy is proud to present the Nature Stories audio podcast. Each week, Nature Stories will bring you interesting and unexpected tales of people's connections with the natural world in a high-quality audio download."
Audio Downloads of Great Stories and Great Places
The Nature Conservancy is proud to present the Nature Stories audio podcast. Each week, Nature Stories will bring you interesting and unexpected tales of people's connections with the natural world in a high-quality audio download."
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Catholic Charities keeps track of homeless with iSeries
Catholic Charities keeps track of homeless with iSeries: "Catholic Charities keeps track of homeless with iSeries
By Mark Fontecchio, News Writer
27 Jun 2006 | Search400.com
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A five person IT staff with five iSeries [recently renamed System i] boxes help Catholic Charities in St. Paul and Minneapolis serve 1.1 million meals to the hungry each year and provide 1,000 beds per night for the homeless.
Catholic Charities' IT department supports a CommunityCard program, using Lotus running on an iSeries. The program helps identify and keep track of the thousands of homeless that Catholic Charities serves each year. Each time a homeless person steps through its doors, they either show their identification card or, if they haven't been there before, are issued one."
By Mark Fontecchio, News Writer
27 Jun 2006 | Search400.com
SOUND OFF!Post your comments
A five person IT staff with five iSeries [recently renamed System i] boxes help Catholic Charities in St. Paul and Minneapolis serve 1.1 million meals to the hungry each year and provide 1,000 beds per night for the homeless.
Catholic Charities' IT department supports a CommunityCard program, using Lotus running on an iSeries. The program helps identify and keep track of the thousands of homeless that Catholic Charities serves each year. Each time a homeless person steps through its doors, they either show their identification card or, if they haven't been there before, are issued one."
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Friday, June 23, 2006
Scripps Howard News Service-Non-voice way to communicate popular with young people
Scripps Howard News Service: "Text messaging has evolved into a powerful non-voice form of communication for cell phone users, especially younger subscribers who love to trade short notes and updates. The practice has grown in just a few years to the point where more than one-third of cell phone users regularly send and receive text messages, most of them personal.
Now businesses, governments and nonprofit groups are increasingly finding it handy to provide a wide array of services and information.
In the process they are finding out that text messaging can reach an unusually large audience, is easy to use and offers an immediacy not found in voice calls, e-mail or instant messaging."
Now businesses, governments and nonprofit groups are increasingly finding it handy to provide a wide array of services and information.
In the process they are finding out that text messaging can reach an unusually large audience, is easy to use and offers an immediacy not found in voice calls, e-mail or instant messaging."
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United eWay Announces Launch of Mobile Tools @ SYS-CON Media
Press Release
United eWay Announces Launch of Mobile Tools @ SYS-CON Media: "NASHVILLE, Tenn., United eWay Conference, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking a leadership role in the move to incorporate mobile technology into the world of philanthropy, United eWay, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Way of America, announced it will launch a new suite of advanced mobile communication and fundraising products to compliment its existing technology offerings. To power its mobile platform, United eWay has partnered with Denver based Mobile Accord, Inc., the premier provider of mobile technology to the non-profit sector.
United eWay is the first major non-profit in the United States to embrace the mobile channel by providing corporate philanthropic initiatives, its parent organization, and third party non-profit clients with innovative ways of interacting with their donors and volunteers through mobile messaging."
United eWay Announces Launch of Mobile Tools @ SYS-CON Media: "NASHVILLE, Tenn., United eWay Conference, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking a leadership role in the move to incorporate mobile technology into the world of philanthropy, United eWay, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Way of America, announced it will launch a new suite of advanced mobile communication and fundraising products to compliment its existing technology offerings. To power its mobile platform, United eWay has partnered with Denver based Mobile Accord, Inc., the premier provider of mobile technology to the non-profit sector.
United eWay is the first major non-profit in the United States to embrace the mobile channel by providing corporate philanthropic initiatives, its parent organization, and third party non-profit clients with innovative ways of interacting with their donors and volunteers through mobile messaging."
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Friday, June 16, 2006
The Chronicle, 6/15/2006: Charities Make Faster Connections
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The Chronicle, 6/15/2006: Charities Make Faster Connections: "Charities Make Faster Connections
Fund raising for disaster relief helped lift online totals in 2005
By Nicole Wallace
Online giving to the nation's largest charities continued its steep climb in 2005, according to The Chronicle's seventh annual survey of online fund raising.
Electronic gifts to the 167 organizations that provided data for this year's survey topped $911.9- million in 2005.
Donations to the 162 groups that provided figures for 2004 and 2005 were up 148.1 percent, from $366.1-million to $908.4-million last year. Online gifts more than doubled at 55 of these charities, and 90 groups achieved increases of more than 50 percent"
The Chronicle, 6/15/2006: Charities Make Faster Connections: "Charities Make Faster Connections
Fund raising for disaster relief helped lift online totals in 2005
By Nicole Wallace
Online giving to the nation's largest charities continued its steep climb in 2005, according to The Chronicle's seventh annual survey of online fund raising.
Electronic gifts to the 167 organizations that provided data for this year's survey topped $911.9- million in 2005.
Donations to the 162 groups that provided figures for 2004 and 2005 were up 148.1 percent, from $366.1-million to $908.4-million last year. Online gifts more than doubled at 55 of these charities, and 90 groups achieved increases of more than 50 percent"
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Thursday, June 08, 2006
Idealware: Creating the Relationship-Centric Organization: Nonprofit CRM
Idealware: Creating the Relationship-Centric Organization: Nonprofit CRM: "Creating the Relationship-Centric Organization: Nonprofit CRM
By Paul Hagen
Are you having problems managing information about your organization’s donors, supporters, members, volunteers, and other constituents?
If so, you’re not alone. Many organizations struggle with the volume of information they’d like to track and the number of methods they use to track it. In a soon-to-be published survey by dotOrganize, over half the small- to medium-sized nonprofits who responded said they store information about contacts in more than four different places. In fact, 20% said they store it in more than ten places! Many of them use solutions that make it hard for the whole staff to access it – 58% used Excel, 52% used a personal contact manager like Outlook, and an alarming 55% reported using slips of paper."
By Paul Hagen
Are you having problems managing information about your organization’s donors, supporters, members, volunteers, and other constituents?
If so, you’re not alone. Many organizations struggle with the volume of information they’d like to track and the number of methods they use to track it. In a soon-to-be published survey by dotOrganize, over half the small- to medium-sized nonprofits who responded said they store information about contacts in more than four different places. In fact, 20% said they store it in more than ten places! Many of them use solutions that make it hard for the whole staff to access it – 58% used Excel, 52% used a personal contact manager like Outlook, and an alarming 55% reported using slips of paper."
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Q&A: A (charitable) foundation support
Q&A: A (charitable) foundation support: "&A: A (charitable) foundation support
June 06, 2006 (Computerworld) -- Historically, only the Rockefellers and Carnegies of the world launched charitable foundations. That's partly because you needed a lot of money to pay a staff to run a foundation and provide the necessary back-office support to collect and monitor charitable donations.
But Daniel M. Schley saw the Internet as an opportunity to help families and other organizations with more moderate means to establish charitable funds. In 2000, Schley helped launch Foundation Source , a Fairfield, Conn.-based provider of support services for private foundations, including back-office systems and online assistance.
Computerworld's Thomas Hoffman spoke with Schley about Foundation Source's charter and current market conditions."
June 06, 2006 (Computerworld) -- Historically, only the Rockefellers and Carnegies of the world launched charitable foundations. That's partly because you needed a lot of money to pay a staff to run a foundation and provide the necessary back-office support to collect and monitor charitable donations.
But Daniel M. Schley saw the Internet as an opportunity to help families and other organizations with more moderate means to establish charitable funds. In 2000, Schley helped launch Foundation Source , a Fairfield, Conn.-based provider of support services for private foundations, including back-office systems and online assistance.
Computerworld's Thomas Hoffman spoke with Schley about Foundation Source's charter and current market conditions."
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006
DDN Articles - Exploring the World of Wikis
DDN Articles - Exploring the World of Wikis: "Exploring the World of Wikis
Author: Brian Satterfield, Tech Soup | June 6th, 2006
Communities: Cool Tools
From http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articles/webbuilding/page4563.cfm?rss=1
Never Again International, a nonprofit network dedicated to promoting peace and preventing genocide, has members throughout the world, with chapters in Rwanda, Burundi, America, Canada, the United Kingdom, and China. With so many people dispersed around the globe, the organization needed a way to communicate, centralize information, and ease collaboration.
'Because we are scattered,' said Never Again's Communications Coordinator Clare-Marie White, 'it is very difficult to know what [members] don't know, so we really need ways of sharing knowledge when people travel.'"
Author: Brian Satterfield, Tech Soup | June 6th, 2006
Communities: Cool Tools
From http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articles/webbuilding/page4563.cfm?rss=1
Never Again International, a nonprofit network dedicated to promoting peace and preventing genocide, has members throughout the world, with chapters in Rwanda, Burundi, America, Canada, the United Kingdom, and China. With so many people dispersed around the globe, the organization needed a way to communicate, centralize information, and ease collaboration.
'Because we are scattered,' said Never Again's Communications Coordinator Clare-Marie White, 'it is very difficult to know what [members] don't know, so we really need ways of sharing knowledge when people travel.'"
Monday, June 05, 2006
Expanding Online Communities Internationally | ConsultantCommons.org (beta)
Expanding Online Communities Internationally | ConsultantCommons.org (beta): "Expanding Online Communities Internationally
Submitted by smokinggoat on Fri, 2006-06-02 16:54. Online Communities | Org Development
A dump of notes from the Online Community Camp. (Along with the text version of this file).
What are basic dos and dont's of expanding community website internationally?
"
Submitted by smokinggoat on Fri, 2006-06-02 16:54. Online Communities | Org Development
A dump of notes from the Online Community Camp. (Along with the text version of this file).
What are basic dos and dont's of expanding community website internationally?
"
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Brentmark Software Inc. — The Kugler Estate Analyzer — Financial Planning Practice (The CPA Technology Advisor)
Brentmark Software Inc. — The Kugler Estate Analyzer — Financial Planning Practice (The CPA Technology Advisor): "Brentmark Software Inc. — The Kugler Estate Analyzer
800-879-6665
www.brentmark.com
Register here!
From the June/July 2006 Review of Estate Planning Systems
For smaller offices, or those with a limited estate planning practice, the Kugler Estate Analyzer provides the essentials in an easy-to-use product that gets the job done with a minimum of fuss. The latest version features a nice library of planning techniques that utilize a building block approach so that estate planning techniques can be stacked on top of each other to show the incremental effect of each technique."
800-879-6665
www.brentmark.com
Register here!
From the June/July 2006 Review of Estate Planning Systems
For smaller offices, or those with a limited estate planning practice, the Kugler Estate Analyzer provides the essentials in an easy-to-use product that gets the job done with a minimum of fuss. The latest version features a nice library of planning techniques that utilize a building block approach so that estate planning techniques can be stacked on top of each other to show the incremental effect of each technique."
Monday, May 22, 2006
CMPnetAsia.com-Grab and hoard
CMPnetAsia.com: "Chase Phillips used to spend up to 100 hours a week writing code for the Firefox browser. Bruce Momjian, a former teacher, manages the e-mail list for contributors to the PostgreSQL database. Brian McCallister spends evenings and weekends working on projects for the Apache Software Foundation. Swedish engineer Peter Lundblad labors over Subversion, a change management system for distributed development, at night 'when the children are sleeping and my wife watches TV.'
This spirit of volunteerism is alive and well in the world of open source software. Thousands of people donate their time and expertise to the benefit of all. But not everyone is giving as much as they're getting. Large companies, those with the greatest wherewithal to help, are surprisingly minor players in the roll-up-your-sleeves work of open source development. "
This spirit of volunteerism is alive and well in the world of open source software. Thousands of people donate their time and expertise to the benefit of all. But not everyone is giving as much as they're getting. Large companies, those with the greatest wherewithal to help, are surprisingly minor players in the roll-up-your-sleeves work of open source development. "
Friday, May 19, 2006
Gates Foundation gives St. Louis libraries $150,000 grant - St. Louis Business Journal:
Gates Foundation gives St. Louis libraries $150,000 grant - St. Louis Business Journal:: "Gates Foundation gives St. Louis libraries $150,000 grant
St. Louis Business Journal - 2:28 PM CDT Thursday
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the St. Louis Public Library a $150,000 grant to be used on upgrading computers previously granted by the foundation, the library said Thursday.
The two-year grant will allow the library to continue offering free access to computers and the Internet."
St. Louis Business Journal - 2:28 PM CDT Thursday
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the St. Louis Public Library a $150,000 grant to be used on upgrading computers previously granted by the foundation, the library said Thursday.
The two-year grant will allow the library to continue offering free access to computers and the Internet."
The Verizon Foundation Expands Its Free, Professional Development Web Site for Charitable Organizations: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
PRESS RELEASE
The Verizon Foundation Expands Its Free, Professional Development Web Site for Charitable Organizations: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "The Verizon Foundation Expands Its Free, Professional Development Web Site for Charitable Organizations
Thursday May 18, 3:54 pm ET
Foundation's Resource Center Marks First Anniversary by Presenting New Offerings to Nonprofits, Awarding More Training Grants, Free Hardware and Software
NEW YORK, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit organizations in the tri-state area will join the Verizon Foundation Friday (May 19) to launch an expansion of the foundation's Resource Center, a package of free, Web-based professional development courses and resources that help nonprofits better manage their business operations."
The Verizon Foundation Expands Its Free, Professional Development Web Site for Charitable Organizations: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "The Verizon Foundation Expands Its Free, Professional Development Web Site for Charitable Organizations
Thursday May 18, 3:54 pm ET
Foundation's Resource Center Marks First Anniversary by Presenting New Offerings to Nonprofits, Awarding More Training Grants, Free Hardware and Software
NEW YORK, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit organizations in the tri-state area will join the Verizon Foundation Friday (May 19) to launch an expansion of the foundation's Resource Center, a package of free, Web-based professional development courses and resources that help nonprofits better manage their business operations."
Business - The Idaho Statesman - Always Idaho-Boise Art Museum receives Hewlett-Packard grant
Business - The Idaho Statesman - Always Idaho: "Boise Art Museum has been selected as one of 104 nonprofit organizations in the United States and Puerto Rico to receive a Hewlett-Packard Technology for Community grant valued at $17,000 in HP wireless technology."
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Smart Mobs: Omidyar Network launches $50K team-based funding project
Smart Mobs: Omidyar Network launches $50K team-based funding project: "Omidyar Network launches $50K team-based funding project
Sharing Economies, Technologies of Cooperation
Posted by Howard at 09:31 AM
Omidyar Network continues in its effort to reinvent philanthropy as a network enterprise. The online community, Omidyar.net, experimented with community-based funding last year, which led to a rich, passionate, and contentious online discussion. Having evaluated that experience and redesigned the process, O/Net has announced a new round of team-based funding, with a new process:"
Sharing Economies, Technologies of Cooperation
Posted by Howard at 09:31 AM
Omidyar Network continues in its effort to reinvent philanthropy as a network enterprise. The online community, Omidyar.net, experimented with community-based funding last year, which led to a rich, passionate, and contentious online discussion. Having evaluated that experience and redesigned the process, O/Net has announced a new round of team-based funding, with a new process:"
Monday, May 15, 2006
e-Strategy Guide|Home-"e-Strategy Guide for your nonprofit organisation
e-Strategy Guide|Home: "e-Strategy Guide for your nonprofit organisation
Welcome to the e-strategy guide website. It is designed to help your organisation create its own useful presence on the web and make the most of ICT (information and communications technology).
An organisation's 'e-journey' begins by simply going online. Once there, you find possibilities for online business: promoting, fund-raising, transacting online."
Welcome to the e-strategy guide website. It is designed to help your organisation create its own useful presence on the web and make the most of ICT (information and communications technology).
An organisation's 'e-journey' begins by simply going online. Once there, you find possibilities for online business: promoting, fund-raising, transacting online."
Web site helps Oregonians put good intentions to work - The Portland Business Journal:
Web site helps Oregonians put good intentions to work - The Portland Business Journal:: "Web site helps Oregonians put good intentions to work
The Portland Business Journal - 11:06 AM PDT Monday
The Oregon Community Foundation and Technical Assistance for Community Services have launched OregonInvolved.org, a Web site to help Oregonians connect to their local nonprofits in order to volunteer or donate.
From animal rescue to cancer research, the Web site allows Oregonians to research nonprofits throughout the state."
The Portland Business Journal - 11:06 AM PDT Monday
The Oregon Community Foundation and Technical Assistance for Community Services have launched OregonInvolved.org, a Web site to help Oregonians connect to their local nonprofits in order to volunteer or donate.
From animal rescue to cancer research, the Web site allows Oregonians to research nonprofits throughout the state."
BSU students provide assistance to nonprofits with computer needs | The Star Press - www.thestarpress.com - Muncie, IN
BSU students provide assistance to nonprofits with computer needs | The Star Press - www.thestarpress.com - Muncie, IN: "SU students provide assistance to nonprofits with computer needs
MUNCIE -- After seven years and 30,000 hours of work provided by graduate students at Ball State University, dozens of local nonprofit agencies have upgraded computer systems.
Under the direction of Steve Jones, an information and communication sciences professor, students from the Center for Information and Communication Sciences (CICS) assist nonprofit organizations upgrade their computer systems."
MUNCIE -- After seven years and 30,000 hours of work provided by graduate students at Ball State University, dozens of local nonprofit agencies have upgraded computer systems.
Under the direction of Steve Jones, an information and communication sciences professor, students from the Center for Information and Communication Sciences (CICS) assist nonprofit organizations upgrade their computer systems."
Partnership Platform - Call for Nominations: Showcase Ontario Voluntary Sector IT Awards
Partnership Platform - Call for Nominations: Showcase Ontario Voluntary Sector IT Awards: "Call for Nominations: Showcase Ontario Voluntary Sector IT Awards
Call for Nominations: Showcase Ontario Voluntary Sector IT Awards
Partnership Platform
Deadline – June 1, 2006
We are pleased to inform you of a great opportunity for organizations that are leading Internet-based projects to be recognized for their superb, innovative work.
The Showcase Ontario Awards will be given out in September 2006 at Showcase Ontario, a forum where expertise from all sectors is shared – engaging the public, private, and voluntary sectors in achieving the goal of optimising IT in the delivery of services."
Call for Nominations: Showcase Ontario Voluntary Sector IT Awards
Partnership Platform
Deadline – June 1, 2006
We are pleased to inform you of a great opportunity for organizations that are leading Internet-based projects to be recognized for their superb, innovative work.
The Showcase Ontario Awards will be given out in September 2006 at Showcase Ontario, a forum where expertise from all sectors is shared – engaging the public, private, and voluntary sectors in achieving the goal of optimising IT in the delivery of services."
Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story-Sector Connector: Creating a platform for technology partnership
Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "Sector Connector: Creating a platform for technology partnership
Elisa BirnbaumMay 15, 2006
By Elisa Birnbaum
When Shelternet - an online information resource for abused women and their children - won an Ontario Showcase Award for innovation and technology in 2004, the nonprofit received much more than recognition among its peers. The prize brought the small group to the attention of a creative and hardworking organization called Partnership Platform. And, as Shelternet's managing director Jan Richardson explains, the connections that followed were priceless."
Elisa BirnbaumMay 15, 2006
By Elisa Birnbaum
When Shelternet - an online information resource for abused women and their children - won an Ontario Showcase Award for innovation and technology in 2004, the nonprofit received much more than recognition among its peers. The prize brought the small group to the attention of a creative and hardworking organization called Partnership Platform. And, as Shelternet's managing director Jan Richardson explains, the connections that followed were priceless."
Monday, May 08, 2006
Nonprofits get with tech trends | www.azstarnet.com ®
Nonprofits get with tech trends | www.azstarnet.com ®: "Nonprofits get with tech trends
Local agencies incorporating tools such as specialized software, blogs
By Tiana Velez
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.08.2006
Nonprofits still struggle to find low-cost tech equipment and upgrades, but that isn't keeping them from pursuing the same technological trends adopted by for-profit operations.
Local nonprofits are incorporating tools such as donor-management software and blogs — Web-based diaries with articles written by the blog owner that include images, media and links to other Web pages."
Local agencies incorporating tools such as specialized software, blogs
By Tiana Velez
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.08.2006
Nonprofits still struggle to find low-cost tech equipment and upgrades, but that isn't keeping them from pursuing the same technological trends adopted by for-profit operations.
Local nonprofits are incorporating tools such as donor-management software and blogs — Web-based diaries with articles written by the blog owner that include images, media and links to other Web pages."
Friday, May 05, 2006
A Canadian technology assistance Manifesto | COMMUNITY BANDWIDTH
A Canadian technology assistance Manifesto | COMMUNITY BANDWIDTH: "A Canadian technology assistance Manifesto
After a year of writing several briefs and one, exceptionally large (by my standards), report for the Ministry of Citizenship — I can firmly say that I now know more than I ever dreamt I would know on the topic of successful non-profit technology initiatives. Add to that my own experience over the past few years and you've got a lot of blog posts. So here's the first...
Let's call it the Canadian non-profit technology assistance manifesto. And why does Canada need a manifesto for non-profit technology assistance? Simple: because successful, sustainable, long-term, and hands-on information technology support for most Canadian non-profits simple doesn't ex"
After a year of writing several briefs and one, exceptionally large (by my standards), report for the Ministry of Citizenship — I can firmly say that I now know more than I ever dreamt I would know on the topic of successful non-profit technology initiatives. Add to that my own experience over the past few years and you've got a lot of blog posts. So here's the first...
Let's call it the Canadian non-profit technology assistance manifesto. And why does Canada need a manifesto for non-profit technology assistance? Simple: because successful, sustainable, long-term, and hands-on information technology support for most Canadian non-profits simple doesn't ex"
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
No Charity Cases - Forbes.com
No Charity Cases - Forbes.com: "-
The nonprofit world gets little attention from the software industry, for understandable reasons: How much money can you make selling to these companies?"
The nonprofit world gets little attention from the software industry, for understandable reasons: How much money can you make selling to these companies?"
Monday, May 01, 2006
Christian Groups Hungry for Technology | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News
Christian Groups Hungry for Technology | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News: "Christian Groups Hungry for Technology
Monday, May. 1, 2006 Posted: 3:12:20PM EST
Faith-based organizations are growing bigger both in size and finances, giving more room for the religious groups to invest in expanding outreach to whole new levels. And many of them are investing with secular marketing agencies.
TeenMania, one of the largest Christian youth ministries in the nation, just came out of two newly launched stadium events that drew more than 60,000 teens in two major cities and is now headed toward the East Coast next weekend to reach thousands more. With the urgent need now greater than ever to reach the young generation for Christ, BattleCry – a “reverse rebellion” countering the MTV-impacted culture – kicked off in March on a new web platform.
"
Monday, May. 1, 2006 Posted: 3:12:20PM EST
Faith-based organizations are growing bigger both in size and finances, giving more room for the religious groups to invest in expanding outreach to whole new levels. And many of them are investing with secular marketing agencies.
TeenMania, one of the largest Christian youth ministries in the nation, just came out of two newly launched stadium events that drew more than 60,000 teens in two major cities and is now headed toward the East Coast next weekend to reach thousands more. With the urgent need now greater than ever to reach the young generation for Christ, BattleCry – a “reverse rebellion” countering the MTV-impacted culture – kicked off in March on a new web platform.
"
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
ICE First Offers Free Software to First Responders; Life-Saving Data for Those Who Save Lives
PRESS RELEASE
ICE First Offers Free Software to First Responders; Life-Saving Data for Those Who Save Lives: "ICE First Offers Free Software to First Responders; Life-Saving Data for Those Who Save Lives
DARIEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2006--The nation's local police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians now have an important new asset on their belt ... the mobile phone. ICE First, a software application that allows users to store and retrieve their medical, insurance and emergency contact information on mobile devices, is now being offered free to active first responders around the country.
'ICE First was developed with the help of first responders. They know the importance of having emergency medical and contact information readily available,' said Keith Buckley, president and CEO of Juke Systems Inc., the company that created ICE First. 'Now that ICE First is commercially available, we've decided to offer it free to first responders so they can help spread the word and encourage others to carry this potentially life-saving information on mobile phones.'"
ICE First Offers Free Software to First Responders; Life-Saving Data for Those Who Save Lives: "ICE First Offers Free Software to First Responders; Life-Saving Data for Those Who Save Lives
DARIEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2006--The nation's local police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians now have an important new asset on their belt ... the mobile phone. ICE First, a software application that allows users to store and retrieve their medical, insurance and emergency contact information on mobile devices, is now being offered free to active first responders around the country.
'ICE First was developed with the help of first responders. They know the importance of having emergency medical and contact information readily available,' said Keith Buckley, president and CEO of Juke Systems Inc., the company that created ICE First. 'Now that ICE First is commercially available, we've decided to offer it free to first responders so they can help spread the word and encourage others to carry this potentially life-saving information on mobile phones.'"
Monday, April 24, 2006
dBusinessNews :: New Tools to Power KC Philanthropy in 2006
dBusinessNews :: Daily Business News Delivered to Your Desktop: "Kansas City -
In an effort to grow philanthropy in Kansas City, the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation today unveiled a series of new tools designed to make its community of donors and DonorEdge® nonprofits, more powerful, effective, and accessible.
Beginning today, individuals — whether or not they have a fund at the Community Foundation — will be able to contribute directly to the nonprofits they support through credit card donations. This effort, part of a focus on 'public philanthropy,' should make it significantly easier for individuals to use the wealth of information available from DonorEdge® — detailed data on more than 600 area nonprofits — to gain the insight and intelligence they need to make the biggest impact with their charitable giving. Nonprofits also can link directly from their own Web sites to their DonorEdge® profile to enable interested donors to more easily research the organization and make donations online."
In an effort to grow philanthropy in Kansas City, the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation today unveiled a series of new tools designed to make its community of donors and DonorEdge® nonprofits, more powerful, effective, and accessible.
Beginning today, individuals — whether or not they have a fund at the Community Foundation — will be able to contribute directly to the nonprofits they support through credit card donations. This effort, part of a focus on 'public philanthropy,' should make it significantly easier for individuals to use the wealth of information available from DonorEdge® — detailed data on more than 600 area nonprofits — to gain the insight and intelligence they need to make the biggest impact with their charitable giving. Nonprofits also can link directly from their own Web sites to their DonorEdge® profile to enable interested donors to more easily research the organization and make donations online."
Friday, April 21, 2006
Gates to Give Japanese Groups Technology - New York Times
Gates to Give Japanese Groups Technology - New York Times: "Gates to Give Japanese Groups Technology
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 21, 2006
Filed at 8:26 a.m. ET
TOKYO (AP) -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates reaffirmed the U.S. software company's commitment to the Japanese market Friday as he kicked off a campaign here to offer some free technology help to nonprofit organizations.
Microsoft Corp. officials will travel to various regions in Japan to teach nonprofit groups ways to hook more easily with donors and let the public know about their services, he said"
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 21, 2006
Filed at 8:26 a.m. ET
TOKYO (AP) -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates reaffirmed the U.S. software company's commitment to the Japanese market Friday as he kicked off a campaign here to offer some free technology help to nonprofit organizations.
Microsoft Corp. officials will travel to various regions in Japan to teach nonprofit groups ways to hook more easily with donors and let the public know about their services, he said"
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Mobile Phones Could Soon Rival the PC As World’s Dominant Internet Platform
Mobile Phones Could Soon Rival the PC As World’s Dominant Internet Platform: "Mobile Phones Could Soon Rival the PC As World’s Dominant Internet Platform
Mobile Phones Poised To Overtake The PC As The Dominate Internet Platform In Some Markets, According To Ipsos Insight’s Latest The Face of the Web Study
April 18, 2006
Press Release
New York, NY – Today, the personal computer remains the dominant platform to access the Internet globally. However, Internet access via the mobile phone actually outpaces wireless access from a notebook PC in many of areas of the world – a statistic driven largely by the massive install base of mobile phones throughout the world as well as more developed wireless networks, according to The Face of the Web, the annual study of Internet trends by global market research firm Ipsos Insight."
Mobile Phones Poised To Overtake The PC As The Dominate Internet Platform In Some Markets, According To Ipsos Insight’s Latest The Face of the Web Study
April 18, 2006
Press Release
New York, NY – Today, the personal computer remains the dominant platform to access the Internet globally. However, Internet access via the mobile phone actually outpaces wireless access from a notebook PC in many of areas of the world – a statistic driven largely by the massive install base of mobile phones throughout the world as well as more developed wireless networks, according to The Face of the Web, the annual study of Internet trends by global market research firm Ipsos Insight."
The Chronicle, 4/20/2006: Web Site for Volunteers Focuses on Disaster Aid
The Chronicle, 4/20/2006: Web Site for Volunteers Focuses on Disaster Aid: "Web Site for Volunteers Focuses on Disaster Aid
By Leah Kerkman
Learning from the difficulties of coordinating the activities of volunteers following Hurricane Katrina, the Points of Light Foundation, in Washington, announced plans for a new Web site to match volunteers with appropriate tasks following national disasters."
By Leah Kerkman
Learning from the difficulties of coordinating the activities of volunteers following Hurricane Katrina, the Points of Light Foundation, in Washington, announced plans for a new Web site to match volunteers with appropriate tasks following national disasters."
RED HERRING | PBS Mulls Online Growth
RED HERRING | PBS Mulls Online Growth: "PBS Mulls Online Growth
Public television in the U.S. plans to join the growing rush of its commercial peers to the Internet.
April 18, 2006
The Public Broadcasting System said Tuesday it may make more of its content available on the Internet and on mobile devices such as MP3 players and cell phones.
PBS, a private, nonprofit media enterprise, has a fairly extensive online presence, particularly for children, but spokeswoman Lea Sloan said the company has begun talking about significantly extending its profile on the web.
The company, known for its educational and cultural programming, is hoping to make its signature shows such as Frontline, American Experience, NOVA, Nature, and American Masters available to the web’s global audience.
Public television in the U.S. plans to join the growing rush of its commercial peers to the Internet.
April 18, 2006
The Public Broadcasting System said Tuesday it may make more of its content available on the Internet and on mobile devices such as MP3 players and cell phones.
PBS, a private, nonprofit media enterprise, has a fairly extensive online presence, particularly for children, but spokeswoman Lea Sloan said the company has begun talking about significantly extending its profile on the web.
The company, known for its educational and cultural programming, is hoping to make its signature shows such as Frontline, American Experience, NOVA, Nature, and American Masters available to the web’s global audience.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Kids in developing nations need basic necessities not 100 dollars laptops : Culture : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
Kids in developing nations need basic necessities not 100 dollars laptops : Culture : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri): "Kids in developing nations need basic necessities not 100 dollars laptops
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Here's the vision. Take the best of current laptop technology, strip out the parts that add bloat and weight, develop some cool new alternatives to expensive components, combine it with free software, and wrap everything into a rugged yet handsome package costing around 100 dollars.
Then, when you are done, try to get it into the hands of 100 million or more children in developing countries. That is the dream of One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a nonprofit initiative launched by faculty members at the MIT Media Lab.
The goal: Create a fully functional laptop computer that is inexpensive enough to enable every child in the world to gain access to some of the best educational resources available."
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Here's the vision. Take the best of current laptop technology, strip out the parts that add bloat and weight, develop some cool new alternatives to expensive components, combine it with free software, and wrap everything into a rugged yet handsome package costing around 100 dollars.
Then, when you are done, try to get it into the hands of 100 million or more children in developing countries. That is the dream of One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a nonprofit initiative launched by faculty members at the MIT Media Lab.
The goal: Create a fully functional laptop computer that is inexpensive enough to enable every child in the world to gain access to some of the best educational resources available."
Network for Good growing - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change
Network for Good growing - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change: "Network for Good growing
Merges with Groundspring, plans new suite of online tools for nonprofits.
04.11.2006 -
By Todd Cohen
Network for Good in Bethesda, Md., and Groundspring in San Francisco merged in December to create a nonprofit technology group that plans this summer to release a suite of online fundraising and communications tools for nonprofits.
The combined organization, to be known as Network for Good, also will customize for nonprofit use the web-based database that San Francisco-based salesforce.com already provides for more than 400 nonprofit clients, said Bill Strathmann, CEO of Network for Good.
Before they agreed to merge, he said, Network for Good and Groundspring each was working independently with salesforce.com to integrate their products with its database."
Merges with Groundspring, plans new suite of online tools for nonprofits.
04.11.2006 -
By Todd Cohen
Network for Good in Bethesda, Md., and Groundspring in San Francisco merged in December to create a nonprofit technology group that plans this summer to release a suite of online fundraising and communications tools for nonprofits.
The combined organization, to be known as Network for Good, also will customize for nonprofit use the web-based database that San Francisco-based salesforce.com already provides for more than 400 nonprofit clients, said Bill Strathmann, CEO of Network for Good.
Before they agreed to merge, he said, Network for Good and Groundspring each was working independently with salesforce.com to integrate their products with its database."
Macworld: News: Group protests e-mails blocked by AOL
Macworld: News: Group protests e-mails blocked by AOL: "Group protests e-mails blocked by AOL
By Todd Weiss, Computerworld
Critics of America Online's proposed 'pay-to-send' e-mail program were angered late last week when e-mail messages containing their www.DearAOL.com Web page links were automatically bounced back to senders by AOL's antispam filters.
The nonprofit DearAOL.com Coalition was formed in February to protest what it called AOL's creation of an e-mail tax that would harm the free and open use of the Internet."
By Todd Weiss, Computerworld
Critics of America Online's proposed 'pay-to-send' e-mail program were angered late last week when e-mail messages containing their www.DearAOL.com Web page links were automatically bounced back to senders by AOL's antispam filters.
The nonprofit DearAOL.com Coalition was formed in February to protest what it called AOL's creation of an e-mail tax that would harm the free and open use of the Internet."
Friday, April 14, 2006
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Oracle donates database to UK Muslim charity - vnunet.com
Oracle donates database to UK Muslim charity - vnunet.com: "Oracle donates database to UK Muslim charity
System helps charity support helpline better
James Brown, Computing 13 Apr 2006
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The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) is using database software to improve its record keeping.
The charity provides culturally sensitive support services to young UK Muslims.
MYH director Shareefa Fulat says that before the Oracle database system was installed, the organisation used a paper filing system that was cumbersome and difficult to search."
System helps charity support helpline better
James Brown, Computing 13 Apr 2006
ADVERTISEMENT
The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) is using database software to improve its record keeping.
The charity provides culturally sensitive support services to young UK Muslims.
MYH director Shareefa Fulat says that before the Oracle database system was installed, the organisation used a paper filing system that was cumbersome and difficult to search."
Monday, April 10, 2006
UK Fundraising | News | MSN creates fundraising search engine to benefit NSPCC
UK Fundraising | News | MSN creates fundraising search engine to benefit NSPCC: "MSN creates fundraising search engine to benefit NSPCC
by Howard Lake
10 Apr 2006
Online search company MSN has set up a version of its web search facility which will generate income for children's charity NSPCC. The Clicks Count campaign will raise funds for every search carried out at clickscount.co.uk.
Simon Webbe, former member of boy band Blue, joined soap stars Sheree Murphy and Shobna Gulati and GMTV weather presenter Claire Nasir to launch the new service.
Elaine Dodds, the NSPCC's head of corporate fundraising, said: 'All the best fundraising ideas are simple and this one really couldn't be simpler."
by Howard Lake
10 Apr 2006
Online search company MSN has set up a version of its web search facility which will generate income for children's charity NSPCC. The Clicks Count campaign will raise funds for every search carried out at clickscount.co.uk.
Simon Webbe, former member of boy band Blue, joined soap stars Sheree Murphy and Shobna Gulati and GMTV weather presenter Claire Nasir to launch the new service.
Elaine Dodds, the NSPCC's head of corporate fundraising, said: 'All the best fundraising ideas are simple and this one really couldn't be simpler."
onPhilanthropy - Feed Your Inner Geek: Blogs Take on Philanthropy
Nice to see that one of the AFP Resource Center Blogs is on the list.
Recent news of note
onPhilanthropy - Feed Your Inner Geek: Blogs Take on Philanthropy: "Feed Your Inner Geek: Blogs Take on Philanthropy
By: Tom Watson, 04/10/06
It’s a question you hear more and more from development professionals: “what about blogs?”
Truth is, the incredible phenomenon of Weblogging hasn’t really made its impact on wired fundraising known. There are signs that user-created content, RSS feeds, and the open nature of blogs will be an important development in philanthropy – more and more nonprofits publish blogs, for instance – but it’s hard to see the connection between giving and blogging.
Yet.
That’s why I believe it’s vital for wired fundraisers to be blog-savvy these days. As the Web moves into its next phase of rapid development – what some are calling “Web 2.0” – successful online fundraising and cultivation efforts will no doubt require some knowledge of the latest tools and new networks of users."
Recent news of note
onPhilanthropy - Feed Your Inner Geek: Blogs Take on Philanthropy: "Feed Your Inner Geek: Blogs Take on Philanthropy
By: Tom Watson, 04/10/06
It’s a question you hear more and more from development professionals: “what about blogs?”
Truth is, the incredible phenomenon of Weblogging hasn’t really made its impact on wired fundraising known. There are signs that user-created content, RSS feeds, and the open nature of blogs will be an important development in philanthropy – more and more nonprofits publish blogs, for instance – but it’s hard to see the connection between giving and blogging.
Yet.
That’s why I believe it’s vital for wired fundraisers to be blog-savvy these days. As the Web moves into its next phase of rapid development – what some are calling “Web 2.0” – successful online fundraising and cultivation efforts will no doubt require some knowledge of the latest tools and new networks of users."
Lawmakers turn to IT for grant accountability
Lawmakers turn to IT for grant accountability: "Lawmakers turn to IT for grant accountability
Bill proposes a database to provide transparency in the grant-making process
Two House Republicans introduced a bill last week that would increase accountability and transparency in federal grant awards. H.R. 5060 would require that agencies post
House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) introduced legislation March 30 that would require agencies to post specific information about every federal grant award. The bill would require the Office of Management and Budget to work with the General Services Administration and other agencies to ensure that the information is publicly available on a central Web site within 30 days of a grant being awarded."
Bill proposes a database to provide transparency in the grant-making process
Two House Republicans introduced a bill last week that would increase accountability and transparency in federal grant awards. H.R. 5060 would require that agencies post
House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) introduced legislation March 30 that would require agencies to post specific information about every federal grant award. The bill would require the Office of Management and Budget to work with the General Services Administration and other agencies to ensure that the information is publicly available on a central Web site within 30 days of a grant being awarded."
Friday, April 07, 2006
Chron.com | (PZ) Eastern University Presents Nonprofit Excellence Award at Lecture
Chron.com | (PZ) Eastern University Presents Nonprofit Excellence Award at Lecture: "Eastern University Presents Nonprofit Excellence Award at Lecture
Louis Mayer Speaks on 'Assessing the Financial Viability of Nonprofits' During Nonprofit Lecture at Eastern University
© 2006 PRIMEZONE
ST. DAVIDS, Pa., April 6, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The SEI Investments Award for Nonprofit Excellence was presented during the nonprofit lecture series to Lisa Shulock, the Executive Director NPower PA. The award is given each year to a nonprofit organization that displays excellence in program innovation, strong leadership, evidence of measurable impacts upon the community, and strong financial management. The Award for Nonprofit Excellence is a $5,000 grant funded by the SEI Investments (www.seic.com) . This year, the $5,000 award was presented to NPower PA."
Louis Mayer Speaks on 'Assessing the Financial Viability of Nonprofits' During Nonprofit Lecture at Eastern University
© 2006 PRIMEZONE
ST. DAVIDS, Pa., April 6, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The SEI Investments Award for Nonprofit Excellence was presented during the nonprofit lecture series to Lisa Shulock, the Executive Director NPower PA. The award is given each year to a nonprofit organization that displays excellence in program innovation, strong leadership, evidence of measurable impacts upon the community, and strong financial management. The Award for Nonprofit Excellence is a $5,000 grant funded by the SEI Investments (www.seic.com) . This year, the $5,000 award was presented to NPower PA."
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Professor says plan to supply children with $100 lapstops is still on track: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Professor says plan to supply children with $100 lapstops is still on track: South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Professor says plan to supply children with $100 lapstops is still on track
By Brian Bergstein
The Associated Press
Posted April 5 2006
BOSTON · The Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who hopes to give $100 laptops to the world's children dismissed recent criticisms Tuesday and said his project could begin distributing the computers by early next year."
By Brian Bergstein
The Associated Press
Posted April 5 2006
BOSTON · The Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who hopes to give $100 laptops to the world's children dismissed recent criticisms Tuesday and said his project could begin distributing the computers by early next year."
Monday, April 03, 2006
PRESS RELEASE First Mobile-Compatible Site for Donor Databases Unveiled at AFP
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE First Mobile-Compatible Site for Donor Databases Unveiled at AFP: "First Mobile-Compatible Site for Donor Databases Unveiled at AFP
Nonprofits Can Easily Access Their eTapestry Database With Hand-Held Devices
ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/03/2006 -- Checking donor information is as easy with cell phones as it is with laptops or desktop computers for users of eTapestry, a Web-based fundraising system.
eTapestry Mobile is a new version of eTapestry, unveiled April 3 in Atlanta at the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference on Fundraising. eTapestry Mobile allows nonprofits to easily access their donor databases for the first time with their Web-enabled cell phones."
PRESS RELEASE First Mobile-Compatible Site for Donor Databases Unveiled at AFP: "First Mobile-Compatible Site for Donor Databases Unveiled at AFP
Nonprofits Can Easily Access Their eTapestry Database With Hand-Held Devices
ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/03/2006 -- Checking donor information is as easy with cell phones as it is with laptops or desktop computers for users of eTapestry, a Web-based fundraising system.
eTapestry Mobile is a new version of eTapestry, unveiled April 3 in Atlanta at the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference on Fundraising. eTapestry Mobile allows nonprofits to easily access their donor databases for the first time with their Web-enabled cell phones."
Friday, March 31, 2006
Innovations in Online Direct Response Fundraising Drive Results :: PNNOnline ::
Innovations in Online Direct Response Fundraising Drive Results :: PNNOnline ::: "Innovations in Online Direct Response Fundraising Drive Results
Posted by: taitchison on Friday, March 31, 2006
Topic Expert Opinion
As nonprofit organizations accumulate experience with planning and executing online programs, best practices are emerging — particularly in the area of online direct response fundraising. Likewise, technology advances in Internet marketing and fundraising are enabling more sophisticated approaches and, consequently, stronger results. Here’s a look at best practices and technologies that nonprofits can use to establish more effective direct response fundraising programs.
Building constituent email files
There is growing appreciation throughout the nonprofit sector for the importance of building constituent email files. Today's Internet savvy organizations realize that having a constituent's email address allows them to cultivate, motivate, mobilize and solicit constituents at nominal costs. They also realize that having an email address and communicating in an integrated fashion lifts donor value.
Posted by: taitchison on Friday, March 31, 2006
Topic Expert Opinion
As nonprofit organizations accumulate experience with planning and executing online programs, best practices are emerging — particularly in the area of online direct response fundraising. Likewise, technology advances in Internet marketing and fundraising are enabling more sophisticated approaches and, consequently, stronger results. Here’s a look at best practices and technologies that nonprofits can use to establish more effective direct response fundraising programs.
Building constituent email files
There is growing appreciation throughout the nonprofit sector for the importance of building constituent email files. Today's Internet savvy organizations realize that having a constituent's email address allows them to cultivate, motivate, mobilize and solicit constituents at nominal costs. They also realize that having an email address and communicating in an integrated fashion lifts donor value.
Afternic.com Facilitates $200,000 Sale of Domain Name Donated for Philanthropic Cause
Afternic.com Facilitates $200,000 Sale of Domain Name Donated for Philanthropic Cause: "Entire Proceeds of Sale, Including Afternic.com Fee, Donated to the Boston Foundation
Leading domain-name exchange Afternic.com today announced facilitating a six-figure transaction in which the seller donated the entire proceeds to a major community foundation. The seller's philanthropic act, in turn, inspired Afternic.com to contribute its transaction fee to the foundation, as well.
In what is possibly a first-of-its-kind gift using an appreciated Internet moniker as currency, Tom Bird, a Massachusetts entrepreneur, donated the domain name Farm.com to The Boston Foundation, a 90-year old community foundation with $700 million in assets, after learning the value of the URL had soared since it was first registered in the 1990s."
Leading domain-name exchange Afternic.com today announced facilitating a six-figure transaction in which the seller donated the entire proceeds to a major community foundation. The seller's philanthropic act, in turn, inspired Afternic.com to contribute its transaction fee to the foundation, as well.
In what is possibly a first-of-its-kind gift using an appreciated Internet moniker as currency, Tom Bird, a Massachusetts entrepreneur, donated the domain name Farm.com to The Boston Foundation, a 90-year old community foundation with $700 million in assets, after learning the value of the URL had soared since it was first registered in the 1990s."
Thursday, March 30, 2006
NewsForge | Penguin Day Seattle employs FOSS for good works
NewsForge | Penguin Day Seattle employs FOSS for good works: "Free and open source software can help save the world. That was the point of Seattle's Penguin Day, which brought together nonprofits and FOSS advocates looking to support this other community.
The event, held last weekend, drew organizations from around the country and around the globe, including Maryland, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, D.C., Canada, the UK, and Turkey.
There was no shortage of give and take between open source advocates and nonprofit representatives looking for software that is less expensive, more flexible, and closer in line with their community ideology."
The event, held last weekend, drew organizations from around the country and around the globe, including Maryland, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, D.C., Canada, the UK, and Turkey.
There was no shortage of give and take between open source advocates and nonprofit representatives looking for software that is less expensive, more flexible, and closer in line with their community ideology."
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The gift of words - The Boston Globe
The gift of words - The Boston Globe: "The gift of words
Nonprofits can reap from sale of donated Internet addresses
By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff | March 29, 2006
When Tom Bird started receiving six-figure offers for his domain name, farm.com, the Massachusetts entrepreneur this month made an unlikely move: He donated the Internet address to the Boston Foundation."
Nonprofits can reap from sale of donated Internet addresses
By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff | March 29, 2006
When Tom Bird started receiving six-figure offers for his domain name, farm.com, the Massachusetts entrepreneur this month made an unlikely move: He donated the Internet address to the Boston Foundation."
Monday, March 27, 2006
Silicon money | CNET News.com-"Reversing long-held philosophies, the industry has doubled its spending on lobbying in six years,
Silicon money | CNET News.com: "Reversing long-held philosophies, the industry has doubled its spending on lobbying in six years, according to CNET News.com research. This special report chronicles the causes of the strategic change while highlighting the big spenders.
Companies shift strategy, take the offensive
Technology industry lobbying has become increasingly aggressive, raising questions about its tactics.
Chart: Federal lobbying expenditures
Chart: Political contributions
Nonprofits are true powerbrokers
Trade organizations have amassed more than $1 billion in fighting battles for the industry.
Chart: Nonprofit and trade association spending"
Companies shift strategy, take the offensive
Technology industry lobbying has become increasingly aggressive, raising questions about its tactics.
Chart: Federal lobbying expenditures
Chart: Political contributions
Nonprofits are true powerbrokers
Trade organizations have amassed more than $1 billion in fighting battles for the industry.
Chart: Nonprofit and trade association spending"
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Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet
Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet: "Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet
By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 25, 2006; Page A04
The Federal Election Commission last night released proposed new rules that leave almost all Internet political activity unregulated except for the purchase of campaign ads on Web sites.
'My key goal in this rule-making has been to make sure that the commission establish clear rules to exempt individuals who engage in online politics from campaign finance laws,' said Chairman Michael E. Toner, a Republican."
By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 25, 2006; Page A04
The Federal Election Commission last night released proposed new rules that leave almost all Internet political activity unregulated except for the purchase of campaign ads on Web sites.
'My key goal in this rule-making has been to make sure that the commission establish clear rules to exempt individuals who engage in online politics from campaign finance laws,' said Chairman Michael E. Toner, a Republican."
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Thursday, March 23, 2006
The Denver Business Journal: EPayments acquires eCashflow Systems - 2006-03-23
The Denver Business Journal: EPayments acquires eCashflow Systems - 2006-03-23: "EPayments acquires eCashflow Systems
The Denver Business Journal - 10:46 AM MST Thursday
EPayments Corp., a Denver electronic payment processing and support services company, has purchased the assets and customer base of eCashflow Systems, another Denver-based company specializing in insufficient funds electronic check collection services, ePayments said Thursday. The purchase price wasn't disclosed."
The Denver Business Journal - 10:46 AM MST Thursday
EPayments Corp., a Denver electronic payment processing and support services company, has purchased the assets and customer base of eCashflow Systems, another Denver-based company specializing in insufficient funds electronic check collection services, ePayments said Thursday. The purchase price wasn't disclosed."
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
BBC NEWS | Technology | Charity gets cash for web clicks
UK story
BBC NEWS | Technology | Charity gets cash for web clicks: "Charity gets cash for web clicks
Child
The NSPCC has fought to protect children for years
Computer users who want to donate as they use the web can now use a special NSPCC website that gives cash for every search they carry out.
The NSPCC, which campaigns to end child cruelty, will receive a donation every time users carry out an MSN search via www.clickscount.co.uk.
The charity hopes the site will raise substantial funds, and organisers hope to add other charities later this year."
BBC NEWS | Technology | Charity gets cash for web clicks: "Charity gets cash for web clicks
Child
The NSPCC has fought to protect children for years
Computer users who want to donate as they use the web can now use a special NSPCC website that gives cash for every search they carry out.
The NSPCC, which campaigns to end child cruelty, will receive a donation every time users carry out an MSN search via www.clickscount.co.uk.
The charity hopes the site will raise substantial funds, and organisers hope to add other charities later this year."
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CompuMentor Assumes Fiscal Sponsorship for CivicSpace
Untitled Document: "CompuMentor Assumes Fiscal Sponsorship for CivicSpace
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nonprofit assistance provider CompuMentor, Home of TechSoup (www.compumentor.org), today announced that it will act as a fiscal sponsor for community organizing software and services provider CivicSpace (http://civicspacelabs.org) , which will be splitting its operations into a nonprofit and a for-profit unit.
Under the agreement, CompuMentor will provide financial management services for the nonprofit division of CivicSpace, including payroll and benefits processing, as well as office space. By having a financial sponsor, Civic Space will be able to work through CompuMentor to apply for grants that are limited to 501(c)3 organizations. This step will allow Civic Space to focus on essential program development and fundraising activities without having to invest scarce resources into infrastructure development."
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nonprofit assistance provider CompuMentor, Home of TechSoup (www.compumentor.org), today announced that it will act as a fiscal sponsor for community organizing software and services provider CivicSpace (http://civicspacelabs.org) , which will be splitting its operations into a nonprofit and a for-profit unit.
Under the agreement, CompuMentor will provide financial management services for the nonprofit division of CivicSpace, including payroll and benefits processing, as well as office space. By having a financial sponsor, Civic Space will be able to work through CompuMentor to apply for grants that are limited to 501(c)3 organizations. This step will allow Civic Space to focus on essential program development and fundraising activities without having to invest scarce resources into infrastructure development."
Monday, March 20, 2006
Charity Village�NewsWeek: Cover Story-iCulture 101: Creative survival in the information age
Charity Village�NewsWeek: Cover Story: "iCulture 101: Creative survival in the information age
By Louise Chatterton Luchuk
March 20, 2006
We truly are living in the electronic age, with vast quantities of information available at our fingertips. As much as we sometimes feel inundated with all of the offerings, we have also come to expect this instant and broad access. The cultural sector is responding by finding new ways to stay relevant and engage audiences. It's no longer just about visiting a public library to borrow a book, or sitting in a concert hall to hear a symphony, or wandering through a museum to find out about a community's history. Cultural institutions are learning to broaden their understanding of who they are and what they do. "
By Louise Chatterton Luchuk
March 20, 2006
We truly are living in the electronic age, with vast quantities of information available at our fingertips. As much as we sometimes feel inundated with all of the offerings, we have also come to expect this instant and broad access. The cultural sector is responding by finding new ways to stay relevant and engage audiences. It's no longer just about visiting a public library to borrow a book, or sitting in a concert hall to hear a symphony, or wandering through a museum to find out about a community's history. Cultural institutions are learning to broaden their understanding of who they are and what they do. "
Preparing for Disaster: NPower Pennsylvania and 82 Volunteers Help Dozens of Local Nonprofits Prepare for the Worst - NPower PA
Press ReleasePreparing for Disaster: NPower Pennsylvania and 82 Volunteers Help Dozens of Local Nonprofits Prepare for the Worst - NPower PA: "Preparing for Disaster: NPower Pennsylvania and 82 Volunteers Help Dozens of Local Nonprofits Prepare for the Worst
(PRLEAP.COM) Philadelphia, PA - March 18, 2006 � On March 16 NPower Pennsylvania mobilized 12 companies and 82 information technology professionals from around the region in order to help 42 nonprofit organizations complete information technology disaster planning and recovery audits. From food, shelter and medical care to historic preservation and the arts, our region�s nonprofits provide vital services to our community. Unfortunately, many of these organizations lack the resources and technological expertise to create plans that help them ward off disaster."
(PRLEAP.COM) Philadelphia, PA - March 18, 2006 � On March 16 NPower Pennsylvania mobilized 12 companies and 82 information technology professionals from around the region in order to help 42 nonprofit organizations complete information technology disaster planning and recovery audits. From food, shelter and medical care to historic preservation and the arts, our region�s nonprofits provide vital services to our community. Unfortunately, many of these organizations lack the resources and technological expertise to create plans that help them ward off disaster."
Clustering Search Engine Technology is Free to Nonprofits
PRESS RELEASEClustering Search Engine Technology is Free to Nonprofits: "Clustering Search Engine Technology is Free to Nonprofits
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - (The Hosting News) - March 20, 2006 - Clustering search engine technology company, Vivisimo, has launched a free search service for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions named Clusty's Site Search Service.
The new peoduct provides the nonprofits with a free search box and clustered search results in a uniquely branded and dedicated search tab at Clusty.com.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - (The Hosting News) - March 20, 2006 - Clustering search engine technology company, Vivisimo, has launched a free search service for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions named Clusty's Site Search Service.
The new peoduct provides the nonprofits with a free search box and clustered search results in a uniquely branded and dedicated search tab at Clusty.com.
Fredericksburg.com - Site hoping to strengthen nonprofits
Fredericksburg.com - Site hoping to strengthen nonprofits: "One hundred denizens of cyberspace met face to face last week to launch a new Web site designed to strengthen nonprofit organizations on the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.
The network aims to connect charitable groups with one another, potential volunteers and information about events, issues, funding and training.
Since its beginning last year, nearly 200 nonprofits, churches, government agencies and businesses in the rural area have signed on to the project. About 500 people also have subscribed to an e-mail list, said Connect Rappahannock Coordinator Leslie A. Franklin."
The network aims to connect charitable groups with one another, potential volunteers and information about events, issues, funding and training.
Since its beginning last year, nearly 200 nonprofits, churches, government agencies and businesses in the rural area have signed on to the project. About 500 people also have subscribed to an e-mail list, said Connect Rappahannock Coordinator Leslie A. Franklin."
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Inside Bay Area - IBA - San Mateo County Times -AOL's 'e-mail tax' exclusionary, critics charge
Inside Bay Area - IBA - San Mateo County Times - Home: "AOL's 'e-mail tax' exclusionary, critics charge
By Steve Geissinger, SACRAMENTO BUREAU
SACRAMENTO � Within days, e-mail will never be the same.
A private 'e-mail tax' looms, critical state senators said Wednesday, as they announced creation of a new E-committee and plans for legislation regulating Internet changes.
Internet giant America Online, on the other hand, says the change they will implement by the end of the month is good for everyone. Under their certified e-mail system, customers will pay a fee per message for guaranteed delivery. "
By Steve Geissinger, SACRAMENTO BUREAU
SACRAMENTO � Within days, e-mail will never be the same.
A private 'e-mail tax' looms, critical state senators said Wednesday, as they announced creation of a new E-committee and plans for legislation regulating Internet changes.
Internet giant America Online, on the other hand, says the change they will implement by the end of the month is good for everyone. Under their certified e-mail system, customers will pay a fee per message for guaranteed delivery. "
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Scholarships for TechSoup NetSquared Conference Available;
Untitled Document: "Scholarships for TechSoup NetSquared Conference Available; W.K. Kellogg Foundation Sponsors Attendees
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- TechSoup, the nonprofit technology Web site, today announced that the Philanthropy and Volunteerism Program of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will provide scholarships to 20 attendees of the TechSoup NetSquared Conference on May 30 and 31, 2006 in San Jose. "
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- TechSoup, the nonprofit technology Web site, today announced that the Philanthropy and Volunteerism Program of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will provide scholarships to 20 attendees of the TechSoup NetSquared Conference on May 30 and 31, 2006 in San Jose. "
Monday, March 13, 2006
onPhilanthropy - Making Your Site Interactive
onPhilanthropy - Making Your Site Interactive: "Making Your Site Interactive
By: Eduardo Arias, 03/10/06
Oftentimes, the skepticism new technologies receive outweighs the excitement, especially when these new technologies are introduced to cash-strapped nonprofits. Questions such as �can this make my job easier?- or can this help me communicate more effectively with my constituents? are usually preceded by �how much does this cost? if they are asked at all. "
By: Eduardo Arias, 03/10/06
Oftentimes, the skepticism new technologies receive outweighs the excitement, especially when these new technologies are introduced to cash-strapped nonprofits. Questions such as �can this make my job easier?- or can this help me communicate more effectively with my constituents? are usually preceded by �how much does this cost? if they are asked at all. "
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