Friday, December 03, 2010
Hollywood's 'Digital Death' Campaign DOA | TheWrap.com
Hollywood's 'Digital Death' Campaign DOA | TheWrap.com: "It appears the organizers of a Hollywood campaign to raise money for AIDS in Africa either overestimated the popularity of the celebrities they used -- or what their fans would be willing to donate to get them back on Facebook and Twitter."
Gowalla Turns the Tables, Integrates With Foursquare
Gowalla Turns the Tables, Integrates With Foursquare: "t is the company’s decision to integrate Gowalla with Foursquare (foursquare), its rival in geolocation, that will capture all of the headlines, though. The Foursquare integration has two key components. First, Gowalla now lets you broadcast your checkins on not only its app, but Twitter (Twitter), Tumblr (Tumblr), Facebook Places and Foursquare as well. Gowalla even lets you earn Foursquare badges and Facebook Deals through the iPhone app. As an added bonus, Gowalla also pulls in Foursquare Tips whenever you check in."
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Jumo Launch Overloads Servers -- InformationWeek
Jumo Launch Overloads Servers -- InformationWeek: "Jumo, a social network that connects charities with donors, was officially launched in beta on Tuesday, but the site founded by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes didn't open for business smoothly.
The unexpectedly high number of people trying to access the site on its first day caused 'load-related issues' that caused delays for people signing up for the first time or trying to log in. Users also experienced slowdowns once logged in to the site."
The unexpectedly high number of people trying to access the site on its first day caused 'load-related issues' that caused delays for people signing up for the first time or trying to log in. Users also experienced slowdowns once logged in to the site."
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Text-to-donate a huge success
Text-to-donate a huge success: "Misty Harris, Postmedia News � Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010
Text-to-give campaigns are one of the biggest philanthropic success stories of 2010, with mobile relief efforts having raised tens of millions in micro-donations across North America -- more than $750,000 of which came from Canadian phones."
Text-to-give campaigns are one of the biggest philanthropic success stories of 2010, with mobile relief efforts having raised tens of millions in micro-donations across North America -- more than $750,000 of which came from Canadian phones."
Engaging Constituents Using Mobile Technology
Engaging Constituents Using Mobile Technology: "Engaging Constituents Using Mobile Technology
By: Laura S. Quinn
November 30, 2010
This article is courtesy of Idealware, which provides candid information to help nonprofits choose effective software. For more articles and reviews, go to www.idealware.org. This research was funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The findings and conclusions are Idealware's and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the foundation.
The era of phone booths and answering services is gone. Mobile phones are so ubiquitous that a year ago, 88 percent of households had them—and that number's only on the rise."
By: Laura S. Quinn
November 30, 2010
This article is courtesy of Idealware, which provides candid information to help nonprofits choose effective software. For more articles and reviews, go to www.idealware.org. This research was funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The findings and conclusions are Idealware's and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the foundation.
The era of phone booths and answering services is gone. Mobile phones are so ubiquitous that a year ago, 88 percent of households had them—and that number's only on the rise."
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Yale School of Management
Yale School of Management: "Conference to Focus on Philanthropy as Catalyst for Social Change
Posted on: November 29, 2010
The sixth annual Yale School of Management Philanthropy Conference will be held December 3 at the New Haven Lawn Club."
Posted on: November 29, 2010
The sixth annual Yale School of Management Philanthropy Conference will be held December 3 at the New Haven Lawn Club."
Facebook Vet Launches Jumo, a Social Hub for Do-Gooders | Fast Company
Facebook Vet Launches Jumo, a Social Hub for Do-Gooders | Fast Company: "There’s Causecast, Causes, Razoo,” he says, pulling up sites to compare and contrast. “There’s Firstgiving and Justgiving, and they’re all doing great things.” He points to the cacophony of donate buttons and explains where he hopes Jumo will be different. “We’re trying to avoid the classic feeling that a lot of people have when they start talking to a non-profit or NGO,” says Hughes. “I"
Jumo, From a Facebook Founder, to Focus on Charities - NYTimes.com
Jumo, From a Facebook Founder, to Focus on Charities - NYTimes.com: "Chris Hughes, one of the founders of Facebook and the chief digital organizer for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, knows a thing or two about building online communities.
Now he is applying his expertise to a new venture called Jumo, which aims to connect people with nonprofits and charitable organizations.
The site, which is being unveiled on Tuesday, aims to “do what Yelp did for restaurants,” Mr. Hughes said, indexing charities “to help people find and evaluate them.”"
Now he is applying his expertise to a new venture called Jumo, which aims to connect people with nonprofits and charitable organizations.
The site, which is being unveiled on Tuesday, aims to “do what Yelp did for restaurants,” Mr. Hughes said, indexing charities “to help people find and evaluate them.”"
Monday, November 29, 2010
Three new mobile giving platforms launched in one week - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits
Three new mobile giving platforms launched in one week - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: "The launch of the Charities Aid Foundation’s SMS donation service on Monday has been followed by two announcements of new services and best value from new SMS specialists Txtlocal and new app ‘giveonthemobile’."
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