Saturday, June 18, 2011

IRS 501(c)(3) Revocation and Your TechSoup Account - The TechSoup Blog - Welcome to the TechSoup Community - TechSoup

IRS 501(c)(3) Revocation and Your TechSoup Account - The TechSoup Blog - Welcome to the TechSoup Community - TechSoup: "What This Means for Your TechSoup Account

As a result of this development, TechSoup is reviewing the list of organizations whose 501(c)(3) status has been revoked, and is comparing it against our own database. As part of our agreement with our donor partners, only qualified 501(c)(3) organizations can request donations from TechSoup. If your 501(c)(3) status has been revoked, your organization's TechSoup status will be updated to 'disqualified' and pending donation requests will be cancelled. Your organization will be able to request product donations again if your 501(c)(3) status is reinstated by the IRS.

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The Top 10 Fund-Raising Tweets - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

The Top 10 Fund-Raising Tweets - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "The Top 10 Fund-Raising Tweets

June 16, 2011, 4:27 pm

By Raymund Flandez

At Fundraising Day in New York last week, Margaret Holman, a fund-raising consultant offered a light-hearted punch by offering a made-up list of her favorite fund-raising tweets at the event’s lunch.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

6 Tips For A Successful Software Demo - TheNonProfitTimes

6 Tips For A Successful Software Demo - TheNonProfitTimes: "If your organization is trying to choose from among several different software packages, you might ask the vendors to demo them before you plunk down the money for one. But don't get trapped by the sales pitch, since most demos highlight the tools' strengths while glossing over weaknesses.

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PopCap Charity Auction eBay Store About My Store

PopCap Charity Auction eBay Store About My Store: "Here's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get your hands on unique pieces of PopCap art here on eBay while supporting one of two very worthy nonprofit organizations. This exclusive PopCap art is available now through July 12 in a series of weekly auctions that begin today.

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Monday, June 13, 2011

4 Globally Oriented Tips on Using Social Media - WorldWise - The Chronicle of Higher Education

4 Globally Oriented Tips on Using Social Media - WorldWise - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "4 Globally Oriented Tips on Using Social Media

June 9, 2011, 11:28 am

By David Wheeler

Over the past year, I’ve given talks or moderated sessions on social media in a strange set of cities: Adelaide, Sydney, and Doha. Preparation for those events was often done in the margins of my professional life: In my favorite airplane seat (aisle, exit row), on my laptop at home as I tried to multitask with family time (bad idea), or early in the morning. I’ve scanned more “Ten Tips for Twitter” than I care to think about, read my Chronicle colleagues’ excellent stories, and talked to communications and marketing administrators at universities, including many outside of the United States. Now I’d like to take revenge on all those other tip writers with my own, globally oriented version of four social media do’s and don’ts. Think of these as collected wisdom, not advice."

Awesome use of QR codes in a conference book — SocialFish

Awesome use of QR codes in a conference book — SocialFish: "Had to write up a quick blog post about the QR codes in the conference book for the Association Media & Publishing conference which took place last week. Check these out. Go on, try scanning them and see what happens! Awesomesauce. I love QR codes!"