The “Peace Corps for Geeks” Delivers Tech Solutions to Urban Problems - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

The “Peace Corps for Geeks” Delivers Tech Solutions to Urban Problems - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Calling itself “the Peace Corps for Geeks,” the San Francisco–based nonprofit Code for America (CFA) is on a mission to help city government work better through technology. Since it was founded four years ago, the organization has set up a fellowship program and is sending teams of developers, activists, and policy planners to cities requesting their help.

As CFA proclaims on its website: “Code for America is a … new kind of organization. Our team is made up of web geeks, city experts, and technology industry leaders. We are building a network of civic leaders and organizations who believe there is a better way of doing things and want to make a difference.”

Nonprofit Industry News Article Detail | Sage Nonprofit Solutions

Nonprofit Industry News Article Detail | Sage Nonprofit Solutions: Nonprofit emails not as popular as before

Twestival relaunches, using social media to raise money for global charities all year long - The Next Web

Twestival relaunches, using social media to raise money for global charities all year long - The Next Web: But what if you could take the idea and go bigger? It’s with this in mind that Twestival is relaunching today with a new approach to fundraising for over 300 events.

As of today, people around the world are invited to submit bids to run a Twestival in their area. Thus far over 50 cities around the world have already signed up to organize an event. Founder Amanda Rose tells us that the 300 number is what she’s forecasting based on interest that Twestival has received thus far.

The Permanent Disruption of Social Media | Stanford Social Innovation Review

The Permanent Disruption of Social Media | Stanford Social Innovation Review: Spending an entire workday on Facebook isn’t part of a typical nonprofit employee’s job description. There are programs to run, decisions to make, funds to raise—all higher priorities than the online world of status updates, tweets, pins, and check-ins.

But for one day last fall, all of the people who work at For Love of Children (FLOC) spent all of their time on Facebook. At the end of the day, the organization was nearly $114,000 wealthier. As a participant in Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington, FLOC rallied its supporters to donate $87,000 during the one-day competition, earning it additional prize money from contest organizers for having raised the most donations. For FLOC, Give to the Max Day provided more than just much needed funds. It brought an influx of new donors—many of whom were first introduced to the organization by their friends using social media.

The Tightrope of Social Media Sharing for Nonprofits

The Tightrope of Social Media Sharing for Nonprofits: Social media is all about sharing. But, as many organizations have discovered, the line between undersharing and oversharing is a precarious one.

How Much Do BuzzFeed, Gawker and Business Insider Staff Tweet About Work? | The Awl

How Much Do BuzzFeed, Gawker and Business Insider Staff Tweet About Work? | The Awl

Seven Steps to Getting Started with Google - Resource Center - AFP

Seven Steps to Getting Started with Google - Resource Center - AFP: Two months ago Marc Pitman shared WHY your nonprofit needed to be on Google : http://www.afpnet.org/ResourceCenter/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=14804. Now that you [hopefully] are, he’s back to provide an update on why, and next steps on how to use it to your nonprofit’s advantage!

Fundraising Via Mobile Apps Can Still Be A Challenge | The NonProfit Times

Fundraising Via Mobile Apps Can Still Be A Challenge | The NonProfit Times: There’s an app for almost everything, even in fundraising. With mobile devices reaching near-ubiquity, donors want to use their smartphones or tablets to give to their favorite charities. Some nonprofits are optimizing their websites to make it easier for mobile users to donate, others are experimenting with text-to-give programs.

But with so many people downloading mobile applications, or apps, to their mobile devices, it makes sense to consider the types of apps available to help with fundraising.

6 Tips for Successful Mobile Video Assignments in the Classroom - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education

6 Tips for Successful Mobile Video Assignments in the Classroom - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education: However, in the three years I’ve been teaching mobile video in a course titled “Information 3.0,” even those students who initially say they are very familiar with video later admit that they learned a lot from repeated practice and application of video production skills. In other words, shooting and uploading video to YouTube alone does not a videographer make, at least not in my class of sixty undergraduates who come from any major on campus.

BLACKBAUD INDEX: Fundraising & Online Giving Trends

BLACKBAUD INDEX: Fundraising & Online Giving Trends

The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving in
February Was Up 2.9%, and Online Giving Grew 10.8%

The Blackbaud Index today reported that overall giving increased 2.9% and online giving increased 10.8% for the three months ending February 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012, indicating a continued recovery of charitable giving.

More tech for Pittsburgh's nonprofits through volunteers - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

More tech for Pittsburgh's nonprofits through volunteers - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: That's why Hands on Tech -- a program developed through a partnership of the volunteer organization Hands on Network, AmeriCorps VISTA and Google -- is working to help connect technology experts with organizations that need them most.