Press Releases - Orange Leap's Guru Helps Nonprofits Analyze Data

Press Releases - Orange Leap's Guru Helps Nonprofits Analyze Data: "Orange Leap (formerly MPower) today announced availability of The Guru, which enables nonprofits to easily create sophisticated reports for analyzing their data in real time –- a key step for taking organizational performance to the next level and beyond."

Is the Internet Stupefying Students?

Is the Internet Stupefying Students?: "By the professor’s rule, students in the English classes of Dr. Mark Bauerlein at Emory University must take notes by hand. Laptops must be turned off, he says, to ensure students focus on what’s happening in the room, rather than on what’s floating around cyberspace.



“In half of those screens, they’re on Facebook,” Bauerlein says of the situation in other college classrooms. “They’re not taking notes, they’re doing e-mail.”"

Recession meets charity: 'To buy is to give' - Faith & Reason

Recession meets charity: 'To buy is to give' - Faith & Reason: "It's the watchword of the Christian Values Network. It donates 1% to 7% of every purchase made by members who shop through their web site to the shopper's chosen Christian ministry, church or charity."

How to Build a Personal and Business Following on Twitter | eMarketing & Commerce (eM+C)

How to Build a Personal and Business Following on Twitter | eMarketing & Commerce (eM+C): "If you're not already familiar with it, Twitter is an interesting microblogging application that allows you to send small messages — called 'tweets' — to people's cell phones and Twitter homepages. These messages are limited to 140 characters, the maximum length of an SMS text message."

Online Giving vs. Online Fundraising : By Philip King : FundRaising Success

Online Giving vs. Online Fundraising : By Philip King : FundRaising Success: "This month’s topic — understanding the difference between online giving and online fundraising — is one of my favorite subjects! If I ever meet you at dinner party, don’t get me started …"

Stimulus Applications Could Overwhelm Grants.gov | 44 | washingtonpost.com

Stimulus Applications Could Overwhelm Grants.gov | 44 | washingtonpost.com: "Stimulus Applications Could Overwhelm Grants.gov

By Sarah Cohen
The first federal casualty of the stimulus bill was identified by the Office of Management and Budget this week when OMB director Peter Orszag told agency heads to plan for a possible meltdown of the government's main grantmaking portal."

Tips for Creating Cause Ambassadors : By Abny Santicola : FundRaising Success

Tips for Creating Cause Ambassadors : By Abny Santicola : FundRaising Success: "The ASPCA recently unveiled a new online network where supporters across the country can sign up as ambassadors for the organization, and register to organize and host events in their own communities."

At SXSW, attendees confront Twitter saturation | Webware - CNET

At SXSW, attendees confront Twitter saturation | Webware - CNET: "AUSTIN, Texas--By now, the story of how Twitter exploded onto the scene at the 2007 South by Southwest festival is legend in technology circles.

But here at SXSW 2009, the notion of the perfect match among community, service, and event seems flipped on its head. Many people are discovering that a monumental oversaturation of tweets is reversing the value that Twitter offered at SXSW 2007 and SXSW 2008 for finding friends and great parties."