Charities fear new EU rules on website cookies will deter users | Third Sector: Website operators will have to get permission from users before putting cookies on computer systems
Charities are concerned about what new EU cookie laws will mean in practice and how they should comply.
From 26 May, all website operators must gain the consent of web users before putting cookies on their computer systems.
The rule stems from an EU directive that was passed in May last year, but UK operators were given a year’s grace to comply.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Goodbye QR Codes, Hello Near Field Communication? � Engage365
Goodbye QR Codes, Hello Near Field Communication? � Engage365: nother day, another technology being called “THE” thing to have this year. Discussion around Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in smartphones has been bubbling for months if not years, coming to a head recently with Google’s official support of NFC and their dropping of QR code support in the Google Places service.
Crowdfunding raised $1.5 billion worldwide last year
Crowdfunding raised $1.5 billion worldwide last year: Almost US$1.5 billion was raised in 2011 by crowdfunding platforms around the world, according to an industry report released Tuesday by Massolution, the research group of industry body Crowdsourcing.
There were almost 350 crowdfunding platforms, or online fundraising platforms that generally accept small donations, at the end of 2011, the report found, up by more than 50 percent from the beginning of the year. The platforms hosted roughly a million campaigns, it said.
There were almost 350 crowdfunding platforms, or online fundraising platforms that generally accept small donations, at the end of 2011, the report found, up by more than 50 percent from the beginning of the year. The platforms hosted roughly a million campaigns, it said.
MediaPost Publications Mobile To Become Top Email Platform 05/02/2012
MediaPost Publications Mobile To Become Top Email Platform 05/02/2012: Return Path projects that mobile will overtake Webmail and the desktop PC to become the leading platform for e-mail by year’s end. Email readership on mobile devices accounts for 30% of all opens, up from 10% a few years ago, according to a new study by the email certification and reputation monitoring company,
Thursday, May 10, 2012
What will the Blackbaud-Convio Merger Mean? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.
What will the Blackbaud-Convio Merger Mean? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.: One of the most significant mergers in the realm of nonprofit technology in recent years is now in the books. This week, Blackbaud and Convio began operating as one entity in the wake of a merger in which the former acquired the latter for $325 million. Blackbaud specializes in software and services that increase efficiency for nonprofit organizations, and Convio is “a leading provider of constituent engagement solutions that enable nonprofit organizations to maximize the value of every relationship,” according to its website.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
12,000 ATMs to include charitable donations this summer - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits
12,000 ATMs to include charitable donations this summer - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: All of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s cash machines will include charitable donations this summer to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympics
12,000 ATMs to include charitable donations this summer - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits
12,000 ATMs to include charitable donations this summer - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: All of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s cash machines will include charitable donations this summer to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympics
Monday, May 07, 2012
Blackbaud Completes Acquisition of Convio : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success
Blackbaud Completes Acquisition of Convio : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: harleston, S.C. (May 7, 2012) - BlackbaudOpens in a new window today announced that it has completed its acquisition of ConvioOpens in a new window, a leading provider of on-demand constituent engagement solutions. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Blackbaud paid an aggregate purchase price of approximately $325 million. Blackbaud financed the deal through a combination of cash and borrowings from its credit facility.
The verdict: is blogging or tweeting about research papers worth it? | Impact of Social Sciences
The verdict: is blogging or tweeting about research papers worth it? | Impact of Social Sciences: n October 2011 I began a project to make all of my 26 articles published in refereed journals available via UCL’s Open Access Repository – “Discovery“. I decided that as well as putting them in the institutional repository, I would write a blog post about each research project, and tweet the papers for download. Would this affect how much my research was read, known, discussed, distributed?
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