Free pizza event today backs charity seeking Pepsi grant

Just one example of how Charities are promoting themselves in Pepsi Refresh.

Free pizza event today backs charity seeking Pepsi grant: "Volunteers will be at Tour de Pizza, 212 37th Ave N., St Petersburg, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today. Anyone who comes in and votes for Hannah's Hope via cell phone or laptop will receive a free slice of pizza, courtesy of owner Matt McClellan.

If Hannah's Hope wins the Pepsi Challenge, the money will fund a clinical trial for treatment for GAN."

IoF rewrites outdated electronic media code of practice - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

IoF rewrites outdated electronic media code of practice - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: "The Institute of Fundraising is forming a working party to revise and expand its electronic media code of practice by summer 2011, ten years after its first draft.
The working party will comprise experienced fundraisers “at the cutting edge of new technology in their areas” and will expand the code to “ensure that it applies to all types of fundraising through electronic media”."

eBay microdonation scheme raises �2.5m so far - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

eBay microdonation scheme raises �2.5m so far - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: "eBay’s ‘Give at Checkout’ scheme, which gives buyers the option to add a small charitable donation when making purchases, has raised �2.54m since it was launched in November 2008.

The website has revealed that up to May 2010 the functionality, which allows users to add a donation of �1, �2 or �5 to their order, has benefited 533 charities, 57 of which have received more than �10,000 each."

Paul Rubin: Ten Fallacies About Web Privacy - WSJ.com

Paul Rubin: Ten Fallacies About Web Privacy - WSJ.com

Networks direct volunteers to micro gigs

Networks direct volunteers to micro gigs: "hrough its online network, thousands of volunteers used their downtime to sift through media and amateur photographs of the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake aftermath and compared them with images of missing people. The volunteers helped find 24 missing persons."

How Non-Profits are Exploring Augmented Reality Tech

How Non-Profits are Exploring Augmented Reality Tech: "Augmented reality promises a new level of interaction between people and data. Now, even the newest for-profit applications can turn heads by utilizing this new advanced technology.

The non-profit sector has started to experiment with augmented reality. One of Sunlight Labs’ early entries is their Recovery.gov mashup. Another example is Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson Museum, which highlights virtual reconstructions of Satricum and the Forum Romanum. But while there are early leaders, non-profits generally lag behind in market experimentation."

In computers we trust?

In computers we trust?: "It happens all the time. You're feeling good — your funders are onboard; the programs you've been struggling with are finally in place — it seems you've got it under control. But then your colleague's nephew — you know the one, the computer geek everyone refers to as the 'whiz kid'— leaves town for a couple of months. All of a sudden the core of your operations has lost its footing, usurping your sense of confidence along with it."