Social media and charity: philanthropy or crass opportunism? | Feeds | ZDNet.com

Social media and charity: philanthropy or crass opportunism? | Feeds | ZDNet.com: "Social media and charity: philanthropy or crass opportunism?"

Volunteers show a generous face - The National Newspaper

Volunteers show a generous face - The National Newspaper: "When Lola Lopez founded Aid in Motion, a Dubai-based NGO, last year to collect and donate clothes to poor rural communities in Kenya, Myanmar and Pakistan, she needed help. She turned to Facebook, where she created a group called Volunteer in Dubai, hoping to get a handful of interested people. Before she knew it, 3,000 volunteers had joined in the first month, and Ms Lopez collected 100,000kg of clothes for her organisation"

Mobile companies waive fees for SMS donations to Comic Relief | UK Fundraising

Mobile companies waive fees for SMS donations to Comic Relief | UK Fundraising: "This year the public can, for the first time, text a £5 or a £1 donation to Comic Relief knowing that every penny will go to the charity."

Civil Society IT

Civil Society IT: "A Prince’s Trust team has developed a golf game on Facebook as part of its Million Makers fundraising push that aims to raise £1m for disadvantaged young people."

AFP > Resource Center | Resource tools > Tapping Into Social Networks—Raise Funds, Build Community

This link provides easier access to the underlying stories.

AFP > Resource Center | Resource tools > Tapping Into Social Networks—Raise Funds, Build Community: "Tapping Into Social Networks—Raise Funds, Build Community

(March 9, 2009) This week AFP featured social networking/web 2.0 tools in its newsletter, eWire Skill Builder. Here is our full coverage of the topic. AFP members receive eWire weekly in their email inbox. Not a member of AFP? Join today!"

AFP > Resource Center | Resource tools > Welcome to Web 2.0: Where Community Comes First, Then Fundraising

One of several articles re WEB 2.0 from AFP's skill builder this week.
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AFP > Resource Center | Resource tools > Welcome to Web 2.0: Where Community Comes First, Then Fundraising: "Welcome to Web 2.0: Where Community Comes First, Then Fundraising

(March 9, 2009) Think you can simply add a page to Facebook and like a spark watch it build into a roaring fire of support? Think again. But Jono Smith, vice president of Network for Good, says a lot of good can come to those who follow a"

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "The virtues of going virtual
Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf By Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf
March 9, 2009



There was a time - scarcely 20 years ago - when telling someone you were part of a 'virtual' organization, run entirely on something called 'the Internet,' would have caused them to stare vacantly at you while awaiting further explanation.

Today, for-profit and nonprofit institutions alike harvest the power of online communications and exposure for their own purposes, whether it's for selling widgets or promoting research into medical science. Still, most of these also operate traditionally in buildings with offices, cubicles, equipment, and rental overhead."