Nonprofit Org in TIME's Top 10 Websites of 2007 | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "2007
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Long-time NTEN member organization VolunteerMatch made it into TIME's list of Top 10 Websites for 2007. Congratulations! You can check out VolunteerMatch's spot on the list here."
Friday, December 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Nonprofits losing United Way money scramble to fill void
Nonprofits losing United Way money scramble to fill void: "The 21 charities that will lose their United Way financing are trawling for dollars. They are turning to longtime contributors and contacting possible new ones, posting pleas on their Web sites, and sending e-mail blasts to thousands of supporters.
The Girl Scouts of Central Texas recently sent an e-mail appeal to 6,500 people. But it could be months before charities know whether their efforts are working."
The Girl Scouts of Central Texas recently sent an e-mail appeal to 6,500 people. But it could be months before charities know whether their efforts are working."
1 in 8 U.S. homes rely strictly on cellphones
1 in 8 U.S. homes rely strictly on cellphones: "More than one in eight American households have cellphones but lack traditional landline telephones, according to a federal study released Monday that tracks the growing dependence on wireless phones in the United States."
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Colleges Are Reluctant to Adopt New Publication Venues - Chronicle.com
Colleges Are Reluctant to Adopt New Publication Venues - Chronicle.com: "Colleges Are Reluctant to Adopt New Publication Venues
Academe has been slow to accept new forms of scholarship like blogs, wikis, and video clips, according to a report released last week that examines emerging technology trends in higher education."
Academe has been slow to accept new forms of scholarship like blogs, wikis, and video clips, according to a report released last week that examines emerging technology trends in higher education."
Monday, December 17, 2007
What the Creative in 'Creative Commons' Really Means - News and Analysis by PC Magazine
What the Creative in 'Creative Commons' Really Means - News and Analysis by PC Magazine: "It gives creators who never went to law school the vocabulary they need to work through the copyright system,' says Vaidhyanathan. 'It lets creators understand that copyright is not one right; it's a bundle of rights. And that if you create a work, you have the ability to let the world use it in useful and beneficial ways.'
But the concept isn't all free love and file-sharing. Using Creative Commons licenses, content producers can release their work into the public domain, for anyone to cut up, mash up, or mark up. Or they can simply allow people to distribute it as a whole, without the ability to alter it. The other licenses fall somewhere in-between, but all require attribution, so creators get the credit they're due."
But the concept isn't all free love and file-sharing. Using Creative Commons licenses, content producers can release their work into the public domain, for anyone to cut up, mash up, or mark up. Or they can simply allow people to distribute it as a whole, without the ability to alter it. The other licenses fall somewhere in-between, but all require attribution, so creators get the credit they're due."
SunJournal.com - How Generation Wired is reinventing philanthropy
SunJournal.com - How Generation Wired is reinventing philanthropy: "Generation Wired - the Gen Xers, Gen Yers, and even the more techno-savvy of the baby boomers - are reinventing the rules of giving, using the Internet to reshape the traditional philanthropic map. Now, a crisis on the other side of the globe demands their charity as much as or more than a crisis in their hometown."
Social Networking for the Socially Minded - washingtonpost.com
Social Networking for the Socially Minded - washingtonpost.com: "Social Networking for the Socially Minded
District Firm Razoo Joins Other Web Site Builders Trying to Reinvent How People Give Money to Charity
By Zachary A. Goldfarb
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 17, 2007; Page D01
The office of Razoo on Connecticut Avenue blends two distinct cultures common in Washington.
It has the feeling of an Internet start-up, what with programmers clicking away, big flat screens, an espresso machine and funky green carpet. Yet the photos on the walls from Rwanda and other poor countries and the 11 employees, age 23 to 33, suggest it could just as easily be a nongovernmental organization."
District Firm Razoo Joins Other Web Site Builders Trying to Reinvent How People Give Money to Charity
By Zachary A. Goldfarb
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 17, 2007; Page D01
The office of Razoo on Connecticut Avenue blends two distinct cultures common in Washington.
It has the feeling of an Internet start-up, what with programmers clicking away, big flat screens, an espresso machine and funky green carpet. Yet the photos on the walls from Rwanda and other poor countries and the 11 employees, age 23 to 33, suggest it could just as easily be a nongovernmental organization."
Social Networking For Social Causes - WashBiz Blog
Social Networking For Social Causes - WashBiz Blog: "Social Networking For Social Causes
Can the world of Web 2.0 startups -- the jeans and t-shirts, the funky furniture, the social networking and viral marketing, the desire to make millions with the Next Great Idea -- transform the world of philanthropy?
That's a question we ask today in a story about a District startup called Razoo and other efforts."
Can the world of Web 2.0 startups -- the jeans and t-shirts, the funky furniture, the social networking and viral marketing, the desire to make millions with the Next Great Idea -- transform the world of philanthropy?
That's a question we ask today in a story about a District startup called Razoo and other efforts."
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