SAN FRANCISCO: Global Survey Reveals Why NGOs Are Moving IT to the Cloud | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online

SAN FRANCISCO: Global Survey Reveals Why NGOs Are Moving IT to the Cloud | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online: AN FRANCISCO — TechSoup Global (www.techsoupglobal.org) announced today the results of its 2012 Global Cloud Computing Survey of 10,500 nonprofits, charities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 88 countries — the most extensive technology survey ever conducted of NGOs worldwide.

One-on-one relationships critical for successful social strategies | TMA Resources

One-on-one relationships critical for successful social strategies | TMA Resources: Yet the expansiveness of social media can also cause problems for organizations, as it is easy to focus so much on the sheer scope of the audience that firms lose sight of one of its most important components: the ability to connect with individuals on a one-on-one basis.

Chase Online Contest Draws Ire for Technical Glitches - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Chase Online Contest Draws Ire for Technical Glitches - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Chase Online Contest Draws Ire for Technical Glitches

September 10, 2012, 6:24 pm

By Cody Switzer

The prospect of winning a grant from the annual Chase Community Giving contest prompts many small nonprofits to aggressively encourage their supporters to vote in the online competition. Small charities that get the most votes from their online supporters are eligible to win up to $250,000, and a total of $5-million will be awarded through the competition.

Powerful Online Tool Will Highlight Local Nonprofits

Powerful Online Tool Will Highlight Local Nonprofits: TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept 10, 2012 – The Community Foundation of North Florida is excited about launching FindLearnGive.org, the community’s first comprehensive online database of local nonprofits. The website will connect the community with local charities and help donors and citizens research organizations and their needs. The Foundation encourages local nonprofits to complete their organization profile on FindLearnGive.org prior to the November launch.

Non-Profit Humour: Study says most “top ten” fundraising lists insanely obvious

Non-Profit Humour: Study says most “top ten” fundraising lists insanely obvious

What’s the Best Way to Measure Influence? DIY Not�Klout! - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media -

What’s the Best Way to Measure Influence? DIY Not�Klout! - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media -: As nonprofit senior leadership starts taking social media more seriously to engage supporters, they are also starting to ponder their own organization’s influence. Fair enough. If your organization is going to devote staff resources and time in social media, you should have a solid understanding of the audiences you are reaching, and how strong those relationships are. For example, if I were the Executive Director of an environmental organization working on climate change, I would want to know that the people who my organization and I engaged with on social networks, like Facebook and Twitter:

1 | Infographic: The Astounding Power Of Pinterest | Co.Design: business innovation design

1 | Infographic: The Astounding Power Of Pinterest | Co.Design: business innovation design

Disaster Relief Of A Different Kind - West Virginia Headline News and Talk Radio

Disaster Relief Of A Different Kind - West Virginia Headline News and Talk Radio: Seventeen West Virginia Office of Technology employees are working long hours in Louisiana lending an IT helping hand following what Hurricane Isaac left behind.

The workers volunteered for the service and state Chief Technology Officer Gale Given says they've been busy since they arrived.

"They are helping intake centers distribute food stamp cards," she said. "They may be pulled away to do other things but that's what they are doing right now."