Videos have become key weapon for groups to illuminate causes | ScrippsNews

Videos have become key weapon for groups to illuminate causes | ScrippsNews: "The visceral reaction that moving images can provoke is a reason why videos have become a key weapon of nonprofit and activist groups to illuminate causes.

And those videos can reach a much wider audience now because of the Internet.

The undercover Westland/Hallmark video has generated nearly half-a-million views since the Humane Society posted it on its Web site and on YouTube in late January."

OLPC Searches for a New CEO, Reorganizes - washingtonpost.com

OLPC Searches for a New CEO, Reorganizes - washingtonpost.com: "The One Laptop Per Child Project wants to be as efficient as a commercial organization, and to that end is searching for a new CEO and reorganizing departments, the nonprofit organization's chairman said on Wednesday.

The need for a CEO and improved efficiency stem from OLPC operating 'almost like a terrorist group, doing almost impossible things,' and the need to be managed 'more like Microsoft,' Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said in aninterviewwith BusinessWeek."

Flickr giving away 10K pro memberships (to nonprofits) - News - Internet Applications Software

Flickr giving away 10K pro memberships (to nonprofits) - News - Internet Applications Software: "Flickr is giving away pro accounts to nonprofits and public libraries to showcase their efforts.

Yahoo owned photo community Flickr has launched a new program called Flickr for Good. The site will be a place for nonprofits or other photojournalists to pool together their photography."

Charity events get eBay boost | News | TechRadar.com

Charity events get eBay boost | News | TechRadar.com: "People who sell tickets to charity events on eBay will have to donate 20 per cent of the proceeds to charity."