Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Are Blog Search Services Less Relevant Than Traditional Search

Are Blog Search Services Less Relevant Than Traditional Search

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AdWords-Style Widget Recommends Related Ways to Take Action - Social Actions

AdWords-Style Widget Recommends Related Ways to Take Action - Social Actions: "Social Actions is proud to announce the launch of a revolutionary widget that recommends to readers of your blog or website related ways to take action.

The widget automatically identifies the keywords on any page and lists social change campaigns related to the stuff you're writing about. These campaigns are gathered from social action platforms like Kiva, DonorsChoose, Change.org, GlobalGiving, Care2, Idealist.org, and fourteen others.

Find out what actions would be listed for your blog (or any website)"

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The NonProfit Times -"Stretching Laptop Run Time

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Stretching Laptop Run Time

By Ted Needleman
You have to wonder sometimes. As laptops get smaller and lighter, their run times often suffer due to fact that smaller laptops have smaller batteries. Improvements in battery technology and the development of power-sipping CPUs help somewhat, but it’s rare to find a laptop that can run much more than two-and-a-half to three hours without a recharge."

Monday, August 18, 2008

You Can' t Has My Cheezburger

Not per se nonprofit but still interesting read

You Can' t Has My Cheezburger: "Is anyone else going meme crazy these days? Maybe it’s just some strange conflation of meme-talk here at the Utne Reader office, but if I hear (or read or sniff) one more reference to a meme, I’m going to drink everyone’s milkshakes, and then make all the straws into my new bicycle."

Sunday, August 17, 2008

WWJ Newsradio 950 - Foundation Awards $125,000 to NEW for Outreach to Nonprofits

WWJ Newsradio 950 - Foundation Awards $125,000 to NEW for Outreach to Nonprofits: "The Nonprofit Enterprise at Work organization of Ann Arbor last week announced a two-year, $125,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.

The grant will support outreach and marketing to nonprofit organizations to increase delivery of NEW’s npServ and BoardConnect programs in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, St. Clair, Livingston, and Washtenaw counties."