Thursday, September 09, 2010

Gabe Rivera: What I Read | The Atlantic Wire

Gabe Rivera: What I Read | The Atlantic Wire
How do people deal with the torrent of information that rains down on us all? What's the secret to staying on top of the news without surrendering to the chaos of it? In this series, we ask people who seem well-informed to describe their media diets. This contribution is from Gabe Rivera, creator of Techmeme, Memeorandum, and Mediagaze

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Website designed for nonprofits and volunteers in the Jackson area | MLive.com

Website designed for nonprofits and volunteers in the Jackson area | MLive.com: "Jackson County residents now have a new way to find volunteer opportunities and connect with local nonprofits online.

The United Way of Jackson County is the hub for a new virtual volunteer center."

Social Media Are Easier Than You Think - NYTimes.com

Social Media Are Easier Than You Think - NYTimes.com: "Social Media Are Easier Than You Think
By MP MUELLER

With so many new technologies and tools, we business owners often feel as if we’re playing catch-up — as if we don’t even know what we don’t know. In just the last few years, there’s been a land grab by newly minted social media experts staking claim to social media prowess. Last month, the team over at Thought Lead hosted an online meet-up of 60 social media and online marketing experts titled The Influencer Project. The one-hour seminar gave all of the experts 60 seconds to offer their best advice on how companies could increase their influence online. For anyone with attention-deficit impulses (ahem) this was nirvana."

Focus on Impact, Not Transactions, for Better Donation Pages - Resource Center - AFP

Focus on Impact, Not Transactions, for Better Donation Pages - Resource Center - AFP: "Focus on Impact, Not Transactions, for Better Donation Pages

By Derrick Feldmann

(Sept. 7, 2010) It was only a postcard, but it caught my eye. A direct mail piece from a nonprofit organization, its sharp graphics and design enticed me to read it. Its well-written copy invited me to visit the organization's website to donate. Impressed, I decided to check out the organization."

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Aid groups using cellphones to reach the world's poor

Aid groups using cellphones to reach the world's poor: "The Grameen Foundation, a Washington-based group known for helping women with the smallest of business loans, has two dozen people in a technology lab here developing mobile Internet applications to help spread its microfinance model. It's warning farmers in Uganda about banana crop rot through text messages and collecting data on spreadsheet applications on smartphones."

Fundraisers Can Expand Their Reach to Donors with Mobile Websites, Apps : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success

Via Fundraising Success
Fundraisers Can Expand Their Reach to Donors with Mobile Websites, Apps : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "[Editor's note: This article is based on Annette Tonti's session, 'ASPCA, Department of State and the Securities & Exchange Commission: How to Create an Effective Mobile Web Operation,' which she co-presented with Giselle Tsirulnik, senior editor of Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily, and Ran Farmer, managing director for North America at Netbiscuits, at the DMA 2010 Nonprofit Mobile Dayheld in New York City Aug. 26.]
In the last few years, cell phones have become full-fledged computers with high-speed Internet connections.�This is great news for nonprofits, as it will change the game for enabling distribution to a whole new, growing audience.�There are approximately 4.6 billion mobile handsets in the world — this compared to only about 1 billion desktop computers.�As mobile data plans become affordable, people are quickly becoming aware of how easy it is to get to a browser and, therefore, the Internet on their mobile phones."

Fundraisers Can Expand Their Reach to Donors with Mobile Websites, Apps : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success

Fundraisers Can Expand Their Reach to Donors with Mobile Websites, Apps : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "[Editor's note: This article is based on Annette Tonti's session, 'ASPCA, Department of State and the Securities & Exchange Commission: How to Create an Effective Mobile Web Operation,' which she co-presented with Giselle Tsirulnik, senior editor of Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily, and Ran Farmer, managing director for North America at Netbiscuits, at the DMA 2010 Nonprofit Mobile Dayheld in New York City Aug. 26.]
In the last few years, cell phones have become full-fledged computers with high-speed Internet connections.�This is great news for nonprofits, as it will change the game for enabling distribution to a whole new, growing audience.�There are approximately 4.6 billion mobile handsets in the world — this compared to only about 1 billion desktop computers.�As mobile data plans become affordable, people are quickly becoming aware of how easy it is to get to a browser and, therefore, the Internet on their mobile phones."