What's Your Strategy for IT and Globalization? | SMART ENTERPRISE INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR THE CIO

What's Your Strategy for IT and Globalization? | SMART ENTERPRISE INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR THE CIO: "PRABHASH SHRESTHA | CIO
The Association of Fundraising Professionals

Globalization, for us, means two different things. First, our association serves members in close to 40 countries, so we have to be able to serve our members directly all over the world in different time zones, with different currencies, local laws and shipping practices. Second, we have 197 local chapters, each with its own administration and offices. So our global focus is on several projects that will help the member experience by improving the way our chapters do business and receive and disseminate information."

Metro - Charities feeling the pinch in tough times

Metro - Charities feeling the pinch in tough times: "The Mustard Seed is accordingly redesigning its website, to make charitable giving easier. And it's looking at other ways to improve its marketing strategy."

Can the Internet have a heart?

Can the Internet have a heart?: "October 1, 2008 (Computerworld) What if there were a way for you to directly help the neediest families in your community and the world — or for help to find you, after a fire, flood or some personal tragedy — without the involvement of a government agency, nonprofit organization or church? What if assistance could flow seamlessly, based on information routinely collected and resources instantly deployed online?"

Are you a Facebook fan? - News

Are you a Facebook fan? - News: "Although the College is more than 250 years old, administrators are trying to keep as up-to-date as possible with the latest networking trends.

As part of this push, the College developed a Facebook page last spring."

AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Resources: Fundraising Blogs from the AFP Community

From the AFP ewire

AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Resources: Fundraising Blogs from the AFP Community: "Resources: Fundraising Blogs from the AFP Community

(Sept. 29, 2008) They have been down the road you’re on, and their expertise is just a hop, skip and a blog away.

Some seasoned fundraisers and nonprofit leaders are finding self-published online columns and articles (a.k.a. blogs) to be a great way to share their wisdom and add to best practices in the field."

Learn and Serve America > Press Release - Detail

Learn and Serve America > Press Release - Detail: "Washington D.C. – Aiming to tap the skyrocketing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to promote social good, the Corporation for National and Community Service today announced $2.3 million in grants to use social media to engage college students in service to meet community needs.

The grants provide seed funding to six organizations to develop the next generation of technology innovations to support college student service. The grant program, the first of its kind by a federal agency, capitalizes on two emerging trends: the strong civic attitudes of today’s millennials and college students, and the explosion in use of social networking sites."