Paying for pixels: Startup's 'mosaic' profits charities - Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology:: "Paying for pixels: Startup's 'mosaic' profits charities
Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology - March 23, 2007
by Christopher Calnan
Mass High Tech
If technology developed by a new Boston company catches on, charitable organizations will be raising money by selling pixels instead of pies and bytes instead of bricks.
Portrait Challenge Inc.'s web-hosted service, which it calls a 'digital mosaic,' takes images uploaded by a nonprofit's donors and uses those images to compose a larger picture the charity has commissioned."
Friday, March 23, 2007
Put on a Happy Face: Happy Digital Characters Sell Products Better :: PNNOnline ::
Put on a Happy Face: Happy Digital Characters Sell Products Better :: PNNOnline ::: "Put on a Happy Face: Happy Digital Characters Sell Products Better
Posted by: laurakujawski on Friday, March 23, 2007
Topic Special Features
Even in the digital world, people respond to the expression of a computerized face. New Ohio State University research suggests that the simulated emotions of digital characters on web sites might have a real impact on the potential customers that view and interact with them.
The study, appearing in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, found that digital characters might be better merchants if they act consistently happy, even if the products they're selling - such as novels - are heart-wrenchingly sad."
Posted by: laurakujawski on Friday, March 23, 2007
Topic Special Features
Even in the digital world, people respond to the expression of a computerized face. New Ohio State University research suggests that the simulated emotions of digital characters on web sites might have a real impact on the potential customers that view and interact with them.
The study, appearing in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, found that digital characters might be better merchants if they act consistently happy, even if the products they're selling - such as novels - are heart-wrenchingly sad."
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Nonprofits discover power of blogging - Top Stories - MSNBC.com
Nonprofits discover power of blogging - Top Stories - MSNBC.com: "Nonprofits discover power of blogging
By Sarah Duxbury
Updated: 8:00 p.m. ET March 18, 2007
Nonprofits have found the blogosphere.
San Francisco's Asia Foundation is the latest nonprofit to create a weblog to communicate its mission, connect with a broader community and perhaps support fundraising efforts"
By Sarah Duxbury
Updated: 8:00 p.m. ET March 18, 2007
Nonprofits have found the blogosphere.
San Francisco's Asia Foundation is the latest nonprofit to create a weblog to communicate its mission, connect with a broader community and perhaps support fundraising efforts"
Bloomberg.com: U.S.-"Silicon Valley Retirees Build New Careers With Social Projects
Bloomberg.com: U.S.: "Silicon Valley Retirees Build New Careers With Social Projects
By Ryan Flinn
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Marauding elephants were a problem in the Sri Lankan town of Endagalayaya. The solution came from halfway around the globe, as former Silicon Valley software executive Charly Kleissner helped furnish electric lights that villagers use to scare off the interlopers.
``Our goal is to provide electricity to at least 100,000 people in the next five years,'' said Kleissner, 50. He left his job at Ariba Inc. five years ago to work on providing renewable energy to impoverished corners of the world.
Silicon Valley is rife with people like Kleissner who got rich working for technology companies or arranging mergers. They're leaving their jobs while still relatively young and starting new careers where they can use their skills to help people in need."
By Ryan Flinn
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Marauding elephants were a problem in the Sri Lankan town of Endagalayaya. The solution came from halfway around the globe, as former Silicon Valley software executive Charly Kleissner helped furnish electric lights that villagers use to scare off the interlopers.
``Our goal is to provide electricity to at least 100,000 people in the next five years,'' said Kleissner, 50. He left his job at Ariba Inc. five years ago to work on providing renewable energy to impoverished corners of the world.
Silicon Valley is rife with people like Kleissner who got rich working for technology companies or arranging mergers. They're leaving their jobs while still relatively young and starting new careers where they can use their skills to help people in need."
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
NpTech Tagging Community | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network
The ongoing discussion about tagging is well represented here at NTEN's blog
NpTech Tagging Community | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "NpTech Tagging Community
Submitted by Bonnie on Tue, 03/20/2007 - 9:56am.
Newsletter | NPTech | online community | tagging
Marnie Webb, TechSoup
Beth Kanter, Beth’s Blog
Tagging facilitates the sharing of information among members of a distributed community, and it can also help form or catalyze a community. In some respects the NpTech tag serves as a beacon to attract people interested in sharing resources on nonprofit technology and makes it easier to form connections and relationships with new people. The NpTech tag is also easy to use - the services are free, and many people have already incorporated services like del.icio.us and Flickr into their knowledge management practices. Furthermore, many tagging services encourage connections and conversations around particular tags via embedded social networking features. For more on this, see
Marnie’s blog, and Beth's NpTech Tag presentation."
NpTech Tagging Community | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "NpTech Tagging Community
Submitted by Bonnie on Tue, 03/20/2007 - 9:56am.
Newsletter | NPTech | online community | tagging
Marnie Webb, TechSoup
Beth Kanter, Beth’s Blog
Tagging facilitates the sharing of information among members of a distributed community, and it can also help form or catalyze a community. In some respects the NpTech tag serves as a beacon to attract people interested in sharing resources on nonprofit technology and makes it easier to form connections and relationships with new people. The NpTech tag is also easy to use - the services are free, and many people have already incorporated services like del.icio.us and Flickr into their knowledge management practices. Furthermore, many tagging services encourage connections and conversations around particular tags via embedded social networking features. For more on this, see
Marnie’s blog, and Beth's NpTech Tag presentation."
Monday, March 19, 2007
OCLC Acquires TechAtlas Tech Planning Software
OCLC Acquires TechAtlas Tech Planning Software: "OCLC Acquires TechAtlas Tech Planning Software
OCLC (www.oclc.org) has acquired TechAtlas technology planning software with a $1.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (www.gatesfoundation.org). WebJunction (www.webjunction.org), OCLC's online community where library staff members share ideas and use online resources to help them in their work, will further develop this Web-based technology management and planning tool with particular attention to helping public libraries create E-rate-compliant technology plans. OCLC will now take over ownership of the TechAtlas product, and WebJunction will begin an intensive round of design and development work to extend TechAtlas features, such as expanding the ability to allow consortia to review and approve technology plans for their member libraries."
OCLC (www.oclc.org) has acquired TechAtlas technology planning software with a $1.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (www.gatesfoundation.org). WebJunction (www.webjunction.org), OCLC's online community where library staff members share ideas and use online resources to help them in their work, will further develop this Web-based technology management and planning tool with particular attention to helping public libraries create E-rate-compliant technology plans. OCLC will now take over ownership of the TechAtlas product, and WebJunction will begin an intensive round of design and development work to extend TechAtlas features, such as expanding the ability to allow consortia to review and approve technology plans for their member libraries."
Friday, March 16, 2007
Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth: Can Twitter Save Lives?
Andy Carvin discusses SMS, Twitter and Disaster Relief
Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth: Can Twitter Save Lives?:
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"Two years ago, not long after the Boxing Day Tsunami struck the coasts of Asia, several bloggers including Taran Rampersad began discussing the potential for SMS text messaging as a tool for first responders. Why SMS? Because it's often the last technology standing during disasters. Take Hurricane Katrina for example. Mobile phones and email became unreliable due to heavy traffic and damage to infrastructure. Satellite phones were few and far between."
Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth: Can Twitter Save Lives?:
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"Two years ago, not long after the Boxing Day Tsunami struck the coasts of Asia, several bloggers including Taran Rampersad began discussing the potential for SMS text messaging as a tool for first responders. Why SMS? Because it's often the last technology standing during disasters. Take Hurricane Katrina for example. Mobile phones and email became unreliable due to heavy traffic and damage to infrastructure. Satellite phones were few and far between."
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Beth's Blog: Screencasting Primer: For NTC Screencasting Panel
A great primer on screencasting from Beth Kanter's blog.
Beth's Blog: Screencasting Primer: For NTC Screencasting Panel: "Screencasting Primer: For NTC Screencasting Panel
I'm presenting on a panel about ccreencasting at the NTC on April 5th at 1:30 PM. In preparation for the panel, I'm pulling together a wikitation on screencasting. Here's the primer:"
Beth's Blog: Screencasting Primer: For NTC Screencasting Panel: "Screencasting Primer: For NTC Screencasting Panel
I'm presenting on a panel about ccreencasting at the NTC on April 5th at 1:30 PM. In preparation for the panel, I'm pulling together a wikitation on screencasting. Here's the primer:"
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Convio, Inc. and StrategicOne Conduct First Comprehensive Study Quantifying Impact of Online Engagement on Giving
PRESS RELEASE
Convio, Inc. and StrategicOne Conduct First Comprehensive Study Quantifying Impact of Online Engagement on Giving: "Convio, Inc. and StrategicOne Conduct First Comprehensive Study Quantifying Impact of Online Engagement on Giving
Online Constituent Relationship Management (eCRM) Improves Rate of Giving by Offline Donors
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Convio, Inc., in partnership with StrategicOne, LLC, have conducted the nonprofit sector's first comprehensive study quantifying the impact of online engagement (eCRM) and multi-channel marketing on overall giving. The data, presented at the DMANF conference in Washington, DC, shows that online engagement improves how much offline (direct mail) donors give each year and the rate at which they renew (retention rates) even if they continue to give solely in the mail. If they opt to give online as well, i.e. become multi-channel, their rate of giving and retention rate increases further.
Details of the research have been published in a whitepaper, “Integrating Online Marketing (eCRM) with Direct Mail Fundraising: Adding a New Communication and Donation Channel Increases Donations,” available at http://www.convio.com/impaper."
Convio, Inc. and StrategicOne Conduct First Comprehensive Study Quantifying Impact of Online Engagement on Giving: "Convio, Inc. and StrategicOne Conduct First Comprehensive Study Quantifying Impact of Online Engagement on Giving
Online Constituent Relationship Management (eCRM) Improves Rate of Giving by Offline Donors
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Convio, Inc., in partnership with StrategicOne, LLC, have conducted the nonprofit sector's first comprehensive study quantifying the impact of online engagement (eCRM) and multi-channel marketing on overall giving. The data, presented at the DMANF conference in Washington, DC, shows that online engagement improves how much offline (direct mail) donors give each year and the rate at which they renew (retention rates) even if they continue to give solely in the mail. If they opt to give online as well, i.e. become multi-channel, their rate of giving and retention rate increases further.
Details of the research have been published in a whitepaper, “Integrating Online Marketing (eCRM) with Direct Mail Fundraising: Adding a New Communication and Donation Channel Increases Donations,” available at http://www.convio.com/impaper."
Sustainability: a Forprofit and Nonprofit Collaboration :: PNNOnline ::
Sustainability: a Forprofit and Nonprofit Collaboration :: PNNOnline ::: "sustainability: a Forprofit and Nonprofit Collaboration
Posted by: PNNOnline on Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Topic Special Features
The growing awareness of sustainability in our culture is beginning to shape the planning, marketing, and advertising of savvy for-profit companies. They position their products and culture as 'green' to affirm the buying behavior of discriminating and concerned consumers. For some corporations, sustainability is merely market-speak-just one more way to sell a product or service. But for others, the culture runs deeper.
One company, Mission Research, makers of GiftWorks fundraising software, takes its commitment to sustainability very seriously, inwardly and outwardly. A belief in sustainable practices drives the company's internal operations. Looking outward, this commitment drives the company and its employees to make every contact with customers, partners, and the nonprofit community an affirmation of sustainable principles."
Posted by: PNNOnline on Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Topic Special Features
The growing awareness of sustainability in our culture is beginning to shape the planning, marketing, and advertising of savvy for-profit companies. They position their products and culture as 'green' to affirm the buying behavior of discriminating and concerned consumers. For some corporations, sustainability is merely market-speak-just one more way to sell a product or service. But for others, the culture runs deeper.
One company, Mission Research, makers of GiftWorks fundraising software, takes its commitment to sustainability very seriously, inwardly and outwardly. A belief in sustainable practices drives the company's internal operations. Looking outward, this commitment drives the company and its employees to make every contact with customers, partners, and the nonprofit community an affirmation of sustainable principles."
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Demystifying Credit Card Processing for Nonprofits :: PNNOnline ::
Demystifying Credit Card Processing for Nonprofits :: PNNOnline ::: "Credit cards and other types of electronic payments are being used by more and more nonprofits to increase convenience for donors and improve fundraising results, but the types of accounts and their fees, as well as the myriad of solutions, can be confusing.
A new white paper entitled 'Demystifying Credit Card Processing for Nonprofits” is now available for download from SofterWare, Inc., developer of the DonorPerfect family of fundraising and donor management software"
A new white paper entitled 'Demystifying Credit Card Processing for Nonprofits” is now available for download from SofterWare, Inc., developer of the DonorPerfect family of fundraising and donor management software"
Monday, March 12, 2007
MissionFish Teams With ReadyTalk for How-To Web Seminar on Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility Plan
PRESS RELEASE.
MissionFish Teams With ReadyTalk for How-To Web Seminar on Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility Plan: "MissionFish Teams With ReadyTalk for How-To Web Seminar on Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility Plan
Web Seminar Features MissionFish Director of Operations Clam Lorenz Sharing Ideas on How Social Issues Should Be Part of an Organization's Business Plan Now More Than Ever
DENVER, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- ReadyTalk, one of the fastest-growing
audio and web conferencing companies in the country, today announced it
will feature Clam Lorenz, director of operations at MissionFish, in an
upcoming, complimentary ReadyTalk Web Seminar Series event on Tuesday,
March 13, at 1 p.m. ET. MissionFish powers eBay's program for charity
listings in the U.S. and U.K., helping nonprofits raise money from online
trading."
MissionFish Teams With ReadyTalk for How-To Web Seminar on Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility Plan: "MissionFish Teams With ReadyTalk for How-To Web Seminar on Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility Plan
Web Seminar Features MissionFish Director of Operations Clam Lorenz Sharing Ideas on How Social Issues Should Be Part of an Organization's Business Plan Now More Than Ever
DENVER, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- ReadyTalk, one of the fastest-growing
audio and web conferencing companies in the country, today announced it
will feature Clam Lorenz, director of operations at MissionFish, in an
upcoming, complimentary ReadyTalk Web Seminar Series event on Tuesday,
March 13, at 1 p.m. ET. MissionFish powers eBay's program for charity
listings in the U.S. and U.K., helping nonprofits raise money from online
trading."
Tech-savvy PTAs outgrow the lemonade stand - USATODAY.com
Tech-savvy PTAs outgrow the lemonade stand - USATODAY.com: "Tech-savvy PTAs outgrow the lemonade stand
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Even schoolyard bake sales have gone high-tech.
In an increasingly wired world, parent-teacher associations (PTAs) — the traditional purveyors of cookie and lemonade stands — have morphed into sophisticated, technology-oriented organizations. They still sell baked goods, but do it far more efficiently by using online tools to coordinate and promote those and other efforts.
'Parents are absolutely more tech-savvy in everything, from making announcements to online fundraising to connecting more with communities, school administrations, managing calendars and scheduling all kinds of events online,' said Jenni Gaster Sopko, a spokeswoman for the National PTA, which counts 26,000 chartered PTAs around the country among its members."
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Even schoolyard bake sales have gone high-tech.
In an increasingly wired world, parent-teacher associations (PTAs) — the traditional purveyors of cookie and lemonade stands — have morphed into sophisticated, technology-oriented organizations. They still sell baked goods, but do it far more efficiently by using online tools to coordinate and promote those and other efforts.
'Parents are absolutely more tech-savvy in everything, from making announcements to online fundraising to connecting more with communities, school administrations, managing calendars and scheduling all kinds of events online,' said Jenni Gaster Sopko, a spokeswoman for the National PTA, which counts 26,000 chartered PTAs around the country among its members."
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Accounting Software 411 - Kintera Appoints Richard LaBarbera as CEO
Accounting Software 411 - Kintera Appoints Richard LaBarbera as CEO: "Kintera Appoints Richard LaBarbera as CEO
Harry E. Gruber Resigns as Kintera CEO, Continues to Serve on Kintera Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kintera® Inc. (Nasdaq:KNTA - News), the leading provider of software as a service (SaaS) to the nonprofit and government sectors, today announced that its board of directors has unanimously named Richard N. LaBarbera as chief executive officer, effective immediately. LaBarbera was also elected as a member of the board of directors. He has served as the Company's chief operating officer since February 2006 and as Kintera president since February 2007. LaBarbera's focus will be on creating value for all Kintera stakeholders, growing Kintera's business and furthering client loyalty.
Industry visionary and Kintera co-founder Harry E. Gruber has resigned as Kintera CEO, but will continue to serve as a member of the Company's board of directors. Gruber co-founded Kintera to provide world-class technology to the nonprofit community, enabling organizations to raise more money, reach more people and run more effectively. He has been a pioneer in helping nonprofits leverage the power of the Internet to achieve their mission, and greatly contributed to society's acceptance of the Internet as a viable means to donate and get involved."
Harry E. Gruber Resigns as Kintera CEO, Continues to Serve on Kintera Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kintera® Inc. (Nasdaq:KNTA - News), the leading provider of software as a service (SaaS) to the nonprofit and government sectors, today announced that its board of directors has unanimously named Richard N. LaBarbera as chief executive officer, effective immediately. LaBarbera was also elected as a member of the board of directors. He has served as the Company's chief operating officer since February 2006 and as Kintera president since February 2007. LaBarbera's focus will be on creating value for all Kintera stakeholders, growing Kintera's business and furthering client loyalty.
Industry visionary and Kintera co-founder Harry E. Gruber has resigned as Kintera CEO, but will continue to serve as a member of the Company's board of directors. Gruber co-founded Kintera to provide world-class technology to the nonprofit community, enabling organizations to raise more money, reach more people and run more effectively. He has been a pioneer in helping nonprofits leverage the power of the Internet to achieve their mission, and greatly contributed to society's acceptance of the Internet as a viable means to donate and get involved."
Friday, March 02, 2007
WebCPA | Sage Rolls Out New Fundraising Software
WebCPA | Sage Rolls Out New Fundraising Software: "Sage Rolls Out New Fundraising Software
Austin, Texas (March 2, 2007) - Sage Software has unveiled the latest version of Sage Fundraising 100, its donor relationship management system for midsized and large nonprofit organizations."
Austin, Texas (March 2, 2007) - Sage Software has unveiled the latest version of Sage Fundraising 100, its donor relationship management system for midsized and large nonprofit organizations."
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