eLearning on limited resources - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

eLearning on limited resources - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "During the recent ASAE 2015 Technology Conference & Expo, Allison Hamrick of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS), Micah Jordan of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and Amanda Batson of ABD Partners, LLC, offered five tips for successful learning and technology partnerships, especially focused on eLearning, in organizations with limited resources.

They said that when these tips become reality, both the technology and learning functions work collaboratively toward organization success. In the best tradition of lists, they start at 5 and end with "



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How Nonprofit Leaders Create An Authentic Personal Brand on Instagram | Beth’s Blog

How Nonprofit Leaders Create An Authentic Personal Brand on Instagram | Beth’s Blog: "nstagram, the popular Millennial photo sharing site, is gaining traction with world leaders, government leaders and nonprofit executive directors.  According to the “World Leaders on Instagram Study” released yesterday by Burson-Marsteller as part of its latest research into how world leaders, governments and international organizations communicate via social media,  the heads of state and government and foreign ministers of 136 countries currently have an official presence on Instagram, representing 70 percent of all United Nations (UN) member states.     Like world leaders, nonprofit executive directors have been slow to recognize the power of Instagram."



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Google Fiber - San Antonio Business Journal

Google Fiber - San Antonio Business Journal: "As Google Fiber Inc., a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), has contractors building new internet networks in several cities across the U.S., the tech company is seeking local nonprofits for a new partnership program in nearly all those metro areas."



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IBM latest tech giant to launch blockchain concept » Charity Digital News

IBM latest tech giant to launch blockchain concept » Charity Digital News: "IBM has rolled out a Bitcoin-style blockchain concept that could make it easier for charities to receive secure payments online."



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Should saving the world be profitable? - CSMonitor.com

Should saving the world be profitable? - CSMonitor.com: "Last week was not a good one for billionaires’ new vision of global philanthropy.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, argued that he just wanted to provide bare bones Internet access, free of charge, to poor, unconnected communities in India. "



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Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using | Beth’s Blog

Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using | Beth’s Blog: "Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using – Guest Post by Laura Quinn

You’re likely using more than one channel to communicate. Email, Facebook, posting to listserves, your website, direct mail—the list goes on and on. How do you know which of those channels is actually driving people to donate, register for an event, or even sign up for your eNewsletter? How do you know what story—across every channel—is doing the best job of driving people to take action?"



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Boston nonprofit uses Google grant to expand low-income tech training - The Boston Globe

Boston nonprofit uses Google grant to expand low-income tech training - The Boston Globe: "The Boston nonprofit Tech Goes Home, which provides free Internet skills training and discounted computers to low-income residents, is expanding its services with the help of a $150,000 grant from Google Inc."



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The New Professional Norm: 10+ Million Professionals on LinkedIn Make Social Impact Part of Their Identity [INFOGRAPHIC] | Official LinkedIn Blog

The New Professional Norm: 10+ Million Professionals on LinkedIn Make Social Impact Part of Their Identity [INFOGRAPHIC] | Official LinkedIn Blog: "A new professional norm

And our data reflects this. Just over three years ago, we added the “Volunteer and Causes” section to the LinkedIn profile. We know that volunteer experience is tightly entwined with one’s professional identity – in fact, this had been one of the most requested product features from LinkedIn members. So it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that there are now over 10 million professionals who have added the Volunteer Experience and Causes section to their LinkedIn profiles – sharing the incredible work they’ve done and highlighting the causes and organizations they care most about. That’s up from three million just a year ago. To put that in perspective, 4.5 million of these professionals are in the U.S. where there are approximately 1.5 million nonprofits – meaning there are 3 professionals who want to help to every single nonprofit.

In addition, more than 4 million members have gone a step further in making a meaningful difference by signaling that they are interested in skilled volunteer work or joining a nonprofit board."



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