Technology, Games Changing Youth Awareness Engagement- The NonProfit Times Jan 12, 2011

Technology, Games Changing Youth Awareness Engagement- The NonProfit Times Jan 12, 2011: "The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has become involved in games in recent years. “The field of social impact games has shifted in the past couple of years. We’ve moved from trying to convince people that games are a viable tactic to showing them that they actually are,” said Jessica Goldfin, associate in the Knight Foundation’s Journalism Program.
In 2007, the first year of the Knight News Challenge, three grantees were related to games. Social networks like FourSquare and CouchSurfer use game mechanics to achieve their goals, said Goldfin. “People play games,” she said, pointing to the 76 million people who play Farmville on Facebook, which has a half-billion users worldwide."

SOCIAL MEDIA MAVENS - Association Bisnow - Washington

SOCIAL MEDIA MAVENS - Association Bisnow - Washington: "Social media manager is the newest position to pop up across organizations. We spoke to two such association and non-profit professionals about their roles."

Australians urged to donate online for flood relief - Networking - Technology - News - iTnews.com.au

Australians urged to donate online for flood relief - Networking - Technology - News - iTnews.com.au: "Data centre staff in for the long haul.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has urged Australians to use online channels or retail outlets to donate funds to the flood relief appeal, following a surge of phone calls into the state's Smart Service call centres."

Calif. nonprofit offers to store your data forever

Calif. nonprofit offers to store your data forever: "Backing up data to an online service can help avoid the issue of media breakdown, but relying on a company to keep files safe carries risks.

'They may promise they're going to do this for a long time, but it's not assured,' says Bill LeFurgy, who manages digital preservation projects for the Library of Congress.

Chronicle of Life claims to overcome this problem by working as a nonprofit. While companies can change their business models at will if they're not making money, Chronicle of Life by law must commit all the money it raises to its promised mission, Pommerenke says."

Crowdfunding draws crowds - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

Crowdfunding draws crowds - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety: "Anders, who has been making films for some 25 years, offered prizes for contributions that were a step up from public radio totebags: Her longtime connections came through with vinyl record-store gift certificates and Quentin Tarantino-curated swag.

In an arts funding environment where coin is still scarce and investors risk-averse, crowdfunding is gaining traction not only for film but also for legit projects."

Has Pepsi's Refresh Project Been Compromised By Cheaters? | Fast Company

Has Pepsi's Refresh Project Been Compromised By Cheaters? | Fast Company: "All is not well with the Pepsi Refresh Project, an online cause marketing campaign that allows participants to vote on where the company donates its cash. Nonprofit groups vying for funding from the campaign are now claiming that manipulated results have propelled recent winners to the top.

The Refresh Project has been a success by any measure--Pepsi has given away over $20 million dollars to organizations working on everything from seafood farms that help displaced Gulf Coast seafood workers to anti-cyberbullying campaigns. In return, Pepsi has received more positive PR than it ever could have by spending the same amount of money on advertising."