What is an Online Content Manager?

What is an Online Content Manager?: "What is an Online Content Manager?
By Marisa Peacock | Published Sep 16, 2010

When it comes to content strategy, no matter how many times we define it, redefine it or outline it, we can mostly agree that it involves applying, creating and writing content to achieve business goals."

Lifeplayer, the MP3 Radio for the World's Most Forgotten | Fast Company

Lifeplayer, the MP3 Radio for the World's Most Forgotten | Fast Company: "Lifeplayer, the MP3 Radio for the World's Most Forgotten
BY Jenara NerenbergToday
An alternative to school and formal education, the Lifeplayer could democratize education in Africa."

5 Trends Shaping the Future of Social Good

5 Trends Shaping the Future of Social Good: "ocial media has had a profound effect on the way social good organizations approach global problems. From the Red Cross, which used text messages to raise $5 million in relief funds for Haiti, to organizations like micro-lender Kiva, which wouldn’t even exist without the concept of social networking, altruistic organizations and individuals are finding new ways to embrace social media."

In Canada, Online Giving Reigns - Press - AFP

In Canada, Online Giving Reigns - Press - AFP: "In Canada, Online Giving Reigns

(Sept. 14, 2010) Online giving has surpassed traditional modes of transacting gifts among all Canadian donors under the age of 65, reports fundraising consultant Penelope Burk from her recent survey of more than 7,000 Canadian donors. However, nonprofits continue to underestimate young donors as a source of significant funds."

How the New Twitter.com Gives Your Favorite App a Run for Its Money | Fast Company

How the New Twitter.com Gives Your Favorite App a Run for Its Money | Fast Company: "Forget your favorite Twitter app: the newly-redesigned Twitter.com's two panel layout adds rich media, keyboard shortcuts, infinite scrolling, and conversations to what used to be a plain old web site. The redesign's rollout began tonight. Here's a preview of the new features it gives you, in your browser--no app required."

Opening the Doors to Technology for Older Donors : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success

Opening the Doors to Technology for Older Donors : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "As you know, my in-laws and their contemporaries are who many nonprofits have depended upon as their core supporter base for years: older peopleOpens in a new window with a concern for the causes and a little disposable income. The demographic sands are shifting — there will be an increasing number of older donors with more disposable income as the baby boomerOpens in a new window generation matures, and those donors are going to have to use technology to support their nonprofit organizations of choice. With the likely long-term demise of checksOpens in a new window as a method of payment, nonprofits are going to need to make sure their technology is incredibly easy to use so anyone can utilize it."

How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits?� - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits?� - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "No matter where you look, social media is on everyone’s radar. The big question nonprofits ask is, how useful is social media? In an attempt to help nonprofits answer that question, Idealware, in partnership with NOI, recently released 'The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide.'

According to Idealware’s survey of over 750 nonprofit staffers:"

Microsoft to Issue Blanket License to NGOs - PCWorld Business Center

Microsoft to Issue Blanket License to NGOs - PCWorld Business Center: "Microsoft will issue a blanket software license to nonprofit groups and journalist groups outside the U.S. after the New York Times reported that Russian police have used software copyright raids to seize computers of activist groups."

New website aims to make register of charities more accessible - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

New website aims to make register of charities more accessible - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: "New website aims to make register of charities more accessible
Finance | Gareth Jones | 14 Sep 2010
Topics: Accountability and transparency | Websites

A new website has been launched which is attempting to make the Charity Commission’s register of charities available in a clearer and more accessible way.

OpenCharities has used screen-scraping techniques to extract details of 150,422 charities from the online register, circumnavigating the Commission’s limit of 500 results per search."

Nonprofit Blog Exchange

Nonprofit Blog Exchange: "The Nonprofit Blog Exchange has been around for 5 years! It was started in August 2005 on Blogger. This blog/project has grown alot over the 5 years and it was time to move to WordPress.

The new url is http://nonprofitblogexchange.wordpress.com and the new rss feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/npblogexchange."

QR Codes: Are You Ready For Paper-Based Hyperlinks?

QR Codes: Are You Ready For Paper-Based Hyperlinks?: "# The Nonprofit Technology Network used QR codes to conduct a scavenger hunt at the recent NTEN conference.
# Google is using QR codes to highlight “Favorite Places” in search results."

The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media | Fast Company

The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media | Fast Company: "In this excerpt from his new book UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging. author Scott Stratten shows the profane acts users of Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn commit. How many are you guilty of?"