Cisco, nonprofit launch community network projects in northern Ohio - Computerworld

Cisco, nonprofit launch community network projects in northern Ohio - Computerworld: "n a videoconference and Webcast presentation organized by Cisco, OneCommunity CEO Scot Rourke said the Cisco partnership will allow an expansion of telemedicine programs between hospitals and patients, using a $13 million federal grant, and free public Internet access for job training centers in low-income areas. There will also be programs for refurbishing old computers and training in the use of Webex conferencing to improve interactions between groups, he said."

Tanja Aitamurto: Nonprofits: Open Up Your Data, Become a Platform Organization

Tanja Aitamurto: Nonprofits: Open Up Your Data, Become a Platform Organization: "Traditionally, nonprofits are closed organizations that function as a middleman between donors and beneficiaries. The organizations allocate the funds to the destinations that they decide to, and the donors support the organization, rather than a specific project. The beneficiaries and the donors are at the other ends of the chain - there is hardly any contact between those two ends."

Online Fundraising Best�Practices - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Online Fundraising Best�Practices - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "Did You Know?

* 300 billion was raised in 2008 (Giving USA);

* $15 billion was raised online in 2008 – a 44% increase over 2007) (Blackbaud);

* $21 million has been raised by Causes since its launch three years ago;

* 30% of online giving happens in December. (2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Collaborative Benchmarking Analysis);

* The average online gift was $144.72, according to BlackBaud though M&R’s benchmark study noted that the average one time online gift was $81."

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massnonprofit.org ::: "Database Available to Help Mass. Nonprofits Build Their Capacity

July 20, 2010 — The Massachusetts Nonprofit Database, an online tool that provides comprehensive information that nonprofits can use to build their capacity, the first of its kind in the state, is now available.

A collaboration of The Boston Foundation and the Urban Institute's National Center for Charitable Statistics, the database is available by clicking here."

BBC News - Making sense of the web during a crisis

BBC News - Making sense of the web during a crisis: "One year on, Mr Gosier and the not-for-profit groups Ushahidi are about to release SwiftRiver, a suite of tools that can intelligently crunch, process, filter, and verify the torrent of real-time news that spills on to the web on a daily basis and peaks during a crisis.

The ultimate goal is to mesh together thousands of pieces of information and spit out a single, unified and useful feed."

Where Social Media Meets Strategy - Forbes.com

Where Social Media Meets Strategy - Forbes.com: "Sure, Twitter might have helped millions of victims of natural disasters, from fires to hurricanes to the recent Haiti earthquake, but some executives may ask what that has to do with employees. (Some say that Hurricane Katrina would have ended differently if it hadn't occurred 'BSM' or 'Before Social Media.')"