How can we cope with information overload? - CNN.com

How can we cope with information overload? - CNN.com: "If you worry you're missing interesting content, it's probably because you are.

The bad news is that there's no way to fix the problem: The amount of online content out there is simply too much to handle, and it's constantly growing.

But the good news is there's plenty of entrepreneurial energy going toward tools for helping us, if not eradicate the problem, at least deal with it a bit less ineffectively."

non-profits posts - The Social - CNET News

non-profits posts - The Social - CNET News: "As the event grew closer, we decided that we wanted some kind of innovative way for guests to donate to support Doctors Without Borders' relief efforts in Haiti. So after some brainstorming we thought about using Square, the new mobile-payment company co-founded by Twitter Chairman Jack Dorsey. The event's main co-hosts got in touch with one of Square's executives, who generously shipped us two of the little gadgets--which aren't on the market yet--on very short notice."

MediaPost Publications Little Trust In Text, But Donations Add Up 02/04/2010

MediaPost Publications Little Trust In Text, But Donations Add Up 02/04/2010: "An online consumer survey by Forrester Research that asked people if they thought money donated through texting actually went where it was supposed to, found only 16% (of 134 respondents said yes. Thirty-two percent said no, and 51% just weren't sure. Most felt that companies involved in the process, like phone carriers, would take a cut for administrative fees, and that they would be better off donating directly through the sites of organizations like the Red Cross."

Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports, Blogs, Photos, Videos - Kenyan mapping tool helps Haiti quake victims

Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports, Blogs, Photos, Videos - Kenyan mapping tool helps Haiti quake victims: "n online crisis mapping tool initiated and operated by Kenyans has been assisting families and friends locate missing persons, following the horrendous earthquake that hit the Haitian capital three weeks ago.

The online mapping tool — www.ushahidi.com — is also being used by international organisations to mobilise assistance for the Caribbean nation. These organisations include the United Nations Foundation, Plan International, Charity Water and the International Red Cross Society."

Technology for Good: Save the Children

Technology for Good: Save the Children: "After the initial quake, our Information Services (IT) team quickly mobilized to provide communication equipment and technical personnel. First responders carried in portable, battery- powered, satellite communication systems to provide Internet and telephone connectivity.

Armed with VHF radios and satellite phones, they could communicate with each other and back to headquarters, bypassing Haiti's devastated telecommunications systems."

Will Mobile Giving Take Off In The Jewish World?

Will Mobile Giving Take Off In The Jewish World?: "Over the course of the past year, a group of volunteers affiliated with The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) Next Gen initiative has been looking into launching a mobile giving campaign. When an earthquake devastated Haiti last month, suddenly the race was on to get it up and running immediately."

Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy-Pepsi's Online Contest Joins Growing Number of Corporate Efforts

Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "In the last few years, more corporations have been experimenting with ways to give consumers a chance to help direct their charitable money. Last May, the retail-company Target started an online campaign to let voting by its Facebook fans determine how big a share of $3-million various nonprofit groups should receive."

Washington Nonprofit Conference Roundup: Lively Q&A at Session on Mobile Fundraising : FundRaising Success

Washington Nonprofit Conference Roundup: Lively Q&A at Session on Mobile Fundraising : FundRaising Success: "Nonprofit organizations around the world are raising millions of dollars via mobile fundraising for disaster relief in Haiti. And their experiences might well turn out to be both proving and testing grounds for this still-new medium.

In the session “Mobile, Online, Offline” at the DMA Nonprofit Federation 2010 Washington Nonprofit Conference last week, the “mobile” part of the presentation — moderated by Mark Smith, fundraising director, Greenpeace — took center stage as attendees engaged with speakers in a lively Q&A portion.

Among the questions and answers:"

GUIDE TO MOBILE APPS - Association Bisnow - Washington

GUIDE TO MOBILE APPS - Association Bisnow - Washington: "Few associations and non-profits have launched mobile apps, but we predict they're going to be one of the hottest trends of the year. Here's a look at how some organizations are leading the way:"

CANADIAN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION | Mobile Giving for Haiti Earthquake Relief Raises $500,000 in Canada

CANADIAN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION | Mobile Giving for Haiti Earthquake Relief Raises $500,000 in Canada: "Mobile Giving for Haiti Earthquake Relief Raises $500,000 in Canada

Mobile Giving Foundation Canada Enables Leading National Non-Profit Organizations to Drive General Public Donations via Mobile Phones

OTTAWA, Feb. 2 /CNW Telbec/ - The Mobile Giving Foundation Canada (MGF Canada), a non profit organization and pioneer of mobile giving dedicated to helping other non-profits raise funds through the mobile channel in Canada, today announced that donations made via mobile phones for Haiti Earthquake Relief in Canada have surpassed $500,000 across all the short codes managed by the organization. Currently, MGF Canada has enabled mobile giving campaigns with some of Canada's largest national non-profit organizations (NPOs)."

5 tips on choosing your nonprofit URL - making it memorable

5 tips on choosing your nonprofit URL - making it memorable: "5 tips on choosing your nonprofit URL
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Q: Marc, I’m embarrassed to admit that we don’t yet have a website. But do you have any advice about choosing a domain name?"

Foundations Need To Be More Transparent | eJewish Philanthropy: The Jewish Philanthropy Blog

Foundations Need To Be More Transparent | eJewish Philanthropy: The Jewish Philanthropy Blog: "The Foundation Center has quietly launched a new project aimed at bringing transparency to the foundation world. Included, a new database aptly called Foundation Transparency 2.0, where you can locate – and link to – the social media tools being used by over 400 foundations!"

Helping Hands - destinationCRM.com

Helping Hands - destinationCRM.com: "The nonprofit sector needs CRM more than it knows, but its relationships are with donors, members, or activists—and technology is rarely a cause worth fighting for. Will the low cost of on-demand solutions finally allow nonprofits to embrace CRM?"

Globaltimes_Culture

Globaltimes_Culture: "An online charity campaign called Yangguang Gongyi (Sunshine Charity) held a year-end party yesterday in Beijing with more than 100 netizens from across the country in attendance.

A Hong Kong businessman surnamed Huang, who owns an Australian company, flew from Sydney to Beijing yesterday to attend the party."

Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Shortly after last's week's earthquake in Haiti, a group of students working in a laboratory in Colorado unveiled a project that makes it easier for victims and volunteers to tweet for help.

The lab, at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Atlas Institute, produced a guideline for a 'help specific' Twitter syntax that allows tweets requesting help to be easily processed by a computer program. The program organizes the messages by 'hashtags,' as code words used in Twitter are often called, that express need and location. Then the software can send the information to an organization providing relief."