Wednesday, December 31, 2008

TH - Local News Article

TH - Local News Article: "A Web site could forge new links between prospective donors and local nonprofit organizations in 2009.

DubuqueGiving.org is a facet of the GoldPenny Project, a partnership between Dubuque365.com, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and the Better Business Bureau of Greater Iowa. The project initially grew out of a dinner conversation about combatting 'donor fatigue' and Brad Parks' idea that 'every penny to a nonprofit (organization) is gold.'"

Dead Beatle John Lennon speaks from beyond grave - Times Online

Dead Beatle John Lennon speaks from beyond grave - Times Online: "The former Beatle's voice and image have been stitched together using computers in a commercial for One Laptop Per Child, an organisation that aims to give low-cost, durable computers to young people in the Third World."

The Nature Conservancy - The Nature Conservancy Rings in a Solar New Year

The Nature Conservancy - The Nature Conservancy Rings in a Solar New Year: "The Nature Conservancy Rings in a Solar New Year
New Photovoltaic System Advances Group's Quest for Sustainability
HONOLULU, HAWAI'I — January 5, 2009 — The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i will ring in the New Year equipped with a state-of-the-art photovoltaic (PV) system that allows the non-profit to generate clean energy and reduce its carbon emissions."

Technorati: State of the Blogosphere 2008

Technorati: State of the Blogosphere 2008: "Blogs are Pervasive and Part of Our Daily Lives

There have been a number of studies aimed at understanding the size of the Blogosphere, yielding widely disparate estimates of both the number of blogs and blog readership. All studies agree, however, that blogs are a global phenomenon that has hit the mainstream."

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Wild Apricot Blog : Online collaboration tools for non-profit board members

From Wild Apricot Technology Blog
Wild Apricot Blog : Online collaboration tools for non-profit board members: "Online collaboration tools for non-profit board members



Non-profit organizations do better when their board members and staff collaborate effectively. One of the board's biggest responsibilities is strategic planning. In most non-profits creating the annual strategic plan is a very time-consuming (and painful) process. It starts with a face-to-face meeting, then dozens of emails with document drafts, revisions and comments start flying around. Phone calls and meetings multiply unheeded. An unlucky soul who has volunteered to put everything together would spend hours comparing pages and sentences between different versions. As you can imagine, this whole process could take up months!"