350.org

350.org: "TODAY, the 24 October, people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history. At over 5200 events around the world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis."

Edward Norton signs up to Twitter for Maasai charity | ENTERTAINMENT News

Edward Norton signs up to Twitter for Maasai charity | ENTERTAINMENT News: "Despite his web worries, Norton has agreed to sign up to Twitter to help raise money for his favourite charity, the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust.

'It's a good example of a way that you can turn that platform into something where you actually can accomplish something good."

Facebook's Gift Shop Sings A New Tune - washingtonpost.com

Facebook's Gift Shop Sings A New Tune - washingtonpost.com: "While you can currently purchase gifts from non-profits, like Kiva, Project Red, TOMS Shoes, Charity Water and the World Wildlife Fund, Facebook is now also including gifts via the Causes application. So you can make donations to a cause as a gift for your friends for pretty much any cause supported through the app."

New Study Reveals Nonprofits Still Need to Adapt Online Communications Best Practices - frogloop Home~Care2's blog for nonprofits - frogloop

New Study Reveals Nonprofits Still Need to Adapt Online Communications Best Practices - frogloop Home~Care2's blog for nonprofits - frogloop: "After studying over 50 international nonprofit organization's email lists and response rates, the 2009 eCampaigning Review Study revealed that 60% of nonprofits present a compelling argument for supporters to take action, yet close to 70% of the organizations did not send a follow up email within one month. 37% of nonprofits did not even bother to send a thank you email. This surprised members of the nonprofit community because both thanking supporters and updating them after taking an action online is part of Online Advocacy 101. Both email strategies should be a part of any online communications"

Philanthropy 1.0 And The Megaphone Of Social Media - On The Scene With Shira - CBS News

Philanthropy 1.0 And The Megaphone Of Social Media - On The Scene With Shira - CBS News: "Last week, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel at the Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas. The topic was: Online Locally, Act Globally.

What does this mean exactly?"

Akhtar Badshah: Seven Ways Technology Can Change the World

Akhtar Badshah: Seven Ways Technology Can Change the World: "Every day I am privileged to see how the power of software technology can accelerate change and help to solve some of our society's most pressing issues. Technology is a key tool for social and economic development. It can help people get a better education, learn new skills to earn a living wage, or start a business. It also can enable organizations, NGOs in particular, to better meet community needs. Many nonprofits already embrace technology, improving their productivity and easing their constant struggle to do more with less."

Online cancer-fighting inititive sets Guinness record | Webware - CNET

Online cancer-fighting inititive sets Guinness record | Webware - CNET: "BeatCancer, a charitable campaign that launched at the BlogWorld & New Media Expo, started making its way around the social Web last week. The goal was to set a new Guinness World Record for the most social mentions in a 24-hour period while raising cash for cancer organizations. Users were asked to include the #BeatCancer hash tag in tweets, Facebook status updates, and blog posts."

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dBusinessNews :: Daily Business News Delivered to Your Desktop: "The Minnesota Community Foundation and other key nonprofit leaders in Minnesota created GiveMN to take advantage of the many benefits offered by online giving for both donors and nonprofits. While the median nonprofit raises less than 1 percent of its funds online today, e-philanthropy is far less expensive for nonprofits than traditional fundraising methods, such as direct mail or grant writing.

'Minnesotans have long led the nation in charitable giving and civic innovation, but we aren't fulfilling the great potential of online philanthropy,' said Dana Nelson, executive director of GiveMN. 'We believe GiveMN will help advance charitable giving in the Internet age. It will offer people a one-stop shop to explore and support their favorite causes.'"

29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter « Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter
2009 October 19
tags: Blogging, Twitter
by nonprofitorgs

Last week I asked the followers of @NonprofitOrgs to nominate their favorite nonprofit bloggers. The list below is the result of that “Tweet Out”. Some on the list are very known in the nonprofit sector, and others are completely under the radar and providing some very valuable resources to the nonprofit sector."

Group to aid nonprofits - BostonHerald.com

Group to aid nonprofits - BostonHerald.com: "Calling all nonprofits: There’s a new group in town that wants to help charities that promote entrepreneurship and innovation programs for young people.

It’s called TUGG, which stands for Technology Underwriting Greater Good, and it’s made up of professionals who already understand the worlds of finance and technology.

Now they’re looking to lay the foundation for the next generation of technologically minded charitable groups in Boston."

Twitter to squeeze the wine business for charity | Webware - CNET

Twitter to squeeze the wine business for charity | Webware - CNET: "n an attempt to boost literacy rates around the world, Twitter has launched a wine label with San Francisco-based winery Crushpad.

The label is dubbed Fledgling Wine. In addition to its Web site, the self-described 'social winemaking venture' has a Twitter page too that just kicked in minutes ago"