Friday, February 13, 2015

Does Bad Data Software Hurt Nonprofits? Roderick Campbell CommitChange : FundRaising Success

Does Bad Data Software Hurt Nonprofits? Roderick Campbell CommitChange : FundRaising Success: "The short answer is yes. If your data-tracking systems need their own organization charts or binders full of complicated instructions, then your software infrastructure is definitely broken."



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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Nonprofits Say Facebook News-Feed Changes Hurting Outreach - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Nonprofits Say Facebook News-Feed Changes Hurting Outreach - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Nonprofits Say Facebook News-Feed Changes Hurting Outreach
Charities that rely primarily on social media to raise awareness and share information about their causes are growing restive over alterations in how Facebook delivers a group's posts to those who have liked its page, according to International Business Times."



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Forget everything you thought you knew about the homepage — Tech News and Analysis

Forget everything you thought you knew about the homepage — Tech News and Analysis:



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Billionaire Warren Buffett's Cadillac up for auction to help charity - Business News | The Star Online

Billionaire Warren Buffett's Cadillac up for auction to help charity - Business News | The Star Online: "Warren Buffett has put his 2006 Cadillac on the auction block to raise money to benefit a children's charity he has long supported.

His DTS sedan will be auctioned online starting on Wednesday and ending on Feb. 19 at Proxibid's website, (https://www.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=89707). Buffett last year replaced the DTS with a Cadillac XTS.
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Monday, February 09, 2015

Young Tech Donors Take Leading Role in Philanthropy 50 - Philanthropy 50 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Young Tech Donors Take Leading Role in Philanthropy 50 - Philanthropy 50 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "America’s 50 most generous donors increased their giving by 27.5 percent last year—powered in large part by a $1.5-billion gift from Bill and Melinda Gates and a stunning rise in the number of tech entrepreneurs under 40, three of whom gave more than $500-million each.

The increase is striking compared with 2012, when giving by the Philanthropy 50 rose just 4 percent."



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