Applebee's starts Web site to benefit nonprofits | The Dispatch | Davidson County's News Source | Lexington, NC

Applebee's starts Web site to benefit nonprofits | The Dispatch | Davidson County's News Source | Lexington, NC: "This program allows nonprofits to host flapjack breakfasts at their local Applebee's facilities to raise funds for their cause. To support this fundraiser program, Applebee's has launched its new Web site, www.AGGrestaurants.com. Through this Web site, nonprofit groups can easily set up a Flapjack Fundraiser, print tickets, flyers and other materials to help promote their event."

Red Kettle, a longtime symbol of giving, goes online - EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

Red Kettle, a longtime symbol of giving, goes online - EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA: "According to the Salvation Army Web site, individuals, groups and businesses can raise money for the organization by creating an online red kettle. To set up an online kettle, visit www.salvationarmyusa.org or through a virtual red kettle on any number of corporate or individual Web sites and Facebook pages.

Online red kettles can be personalized with photos or graphics and linked to other Web sites and also can be visited and donated to by family, friends and customers."

Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages - WSJ.com

Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages - WSJ.com: "Wikipedia.org is the fifth-most-popular Web site in the world, with roughly 325 million monthly visitors. But unprecedented numbers of the millions of online volunteers who write, edit and police it are quitting.

That could have significant implications for the brand of democratization that Wikipedia helped to unleash over the Internet -- the empowerment of the amateur."

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story-Social Media: What are you afraid of?

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "As the interview begins, James Topham apologizes and takes a moment to read and respond to an urgent tweet. Another typical day for the communications and marketing director of War Child Canada, where tweeting and Facebook updates are as commonplace as checking one's email. With social media the buzzword of late, some nonprofits are taking the plunge, hoping these newfangled modes of outreach will help them reach their goals. But how useful is social media, really? And how can one ensure it's being used effectively instead of needlessly tying up already limited resources?"

The Wired Campus - Tweckling Twitterfolk: Chronicle Readers React to the New World of Twitter Conference Humiliation - The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Wired Campus - Tweckling Twitterfolk: Chronicle Readers React to the New World of Twitter Conference Humiliation - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "A Chronicle story today about the abuse of Twitter at conferences is touching off an online debate among readers. Dozens of them are arguing about a new trend in academic life: how audience members now “tweckle” speakers by heckling them on the micro-blogging service Twitter."

Mapping the Crisis

Mapping the Crisis: "Ushahidi is just one of many nonprofits, governmental agencies, and human rights lobbying agencies using maps for humanitarian work. Unfortunately, these organizations are notoriously bad at sharing data, according to Patrick Meier. To solve this problem, Meier recently started the International Network of Crisis Mappers (INCM), which aims to connect people and organizations using maps for good."