Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Technology Firms Come to China's Aid - WSJ.com
Technology Firms Come to China's Aid - WSJ.com: "As donations poured into China following last month's devastating earthquake, one group of Google Inc. engineers came up with their own contribution to the relief effort: a search engine."
Monday, June 09, 2008
AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Charities See Potential for ‘Causes’ on MySpace, Facebook
An article by John Skendall from AFP ewire.
AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Charities See Potential for ‘Causes’ on MySpace, Facebook: "Charities See Potential for ‘Causes’ on MySpace, Facebook
(June 9, 2008) A year after its release, the company that created the web application “Causes” (used by social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace) reports that the program has raised $2.5 million for 19,445 charitable organizations in the United States."
AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Charities See Potential for ‘Causes’ on MySpace, Facebook: "Charities See Potential for ‘Causes’ on MySpace, Facebook
(June 9, 2008) A year after its release, the company that created the web application “Causes” (used by social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace) reports that the program has raised $2.5 million for 19,445 charitable organizations in the United States."
Friday, June 06, 2008
Interact with NTEN Office Hours - Chad Norman's Webby Things
From Chad Norman's Blog.
Interact with NTEN Office Hours - Chad Norman's Webby Things: "Interact with NTEN Office Hours
Yesterday I participated in the NTEN Office Hours program by hosting a session in the Communication Track...which we all know these days means webby things. I was a bit nervous going into the session, but I have to say it was a lot of fun - and a great example of using web technology to provide real-time results (on of my favorite things.)"
Interact with NTEN Office Hours - Chad Norman's Webby Things: "Interact with NTEN Office Hours
Yesterday I participated in the NTEN Office Hours program by hosting a session in the Communication Track...which we all know these days means webby things. I was a bit nervous going into the session, but I have to say it was a lot of fun - and a great example of using web technology to provide real-time results (on of my favorite things.)"
NBC 29: Count on Us - Alumni Connection Goes High Tech
NBC 29: Count on Us - Alumni Connection Goes High Tech: "The University of Virginia Alumni Association is looking to the web to help keep alumni 'in the know.' Viccellio said, 'There wasn't necessarily a call from alumni. We just felt like we should be online.'
The 100-year-old Virginia Magazine is no longer the only way to keep grads connected. UVA officials say they're striving for variety. The Virginia Magazine is on the web. 'Hoos Online, a site simliar to Facebook, recently made its debut. There are videos on YouTube, too."
The 100-year-old Virginia Magazine is no longer the only way to keep grads connected. UVA officials say they're striving for variety. The Virginia Magazine is on the web. 'Hoos Online, a site simliar to Facebook, recently made its debut. There are videos on YouTube, too."
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Technology News: Vendors: MPower CEO Randy McCabe: Open Source for Nonprofits
Technology News: Vendors: MPower CEO Randy McCabe: Open Source for Nonprofits: "'The nonprofit sector is a huge and vastly underserved market when it comes to CRM,' says MPower CEO Randy McCabe. MPower provides open source CRM software to nonprofit organizations, allowing them to download and use it without licensing fees. McCabe sees inherent shortcomings in the proprietary software model -- issues which MPower has targeted with its open source offerings."
San Luis Obispo County’s website | 06/05/2008 | Nonprofit Strategies: Why nonprofit groups need to be online
San Luis Obispo County’s website | 06/05/2008 | Nonprofit Strategies: Why nonprofit groups need to be online: "Nonprofit groups are exhorted regularly to increase their online presence.
Staff and volunteers are already stretched with current activities and might be resistant to adding technology to the workload.
After all, even technology that enhances services or effectiveness costs either staff time or money to acquire and operate."
Staff and volunteers are already stretched with current activities and might be resistant to adding technology to the workload.
After all, even technology that enhances services or effectiveness costs either staff time or money to acquire and operate."
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Panels wonder if work futile; hearing for nonprofits set : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel
Panels wonder if work futile; hearing for nonprofits set : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel: "Members of citizen panels charged with dividing up $2 million in community grant money to 117 nonprofit organizations are angry that their work now seems for nothing because the County Commission may redo the process on its own."
Volunteermatch Debuts Fresh Look And New Features To Make It Easier To Volunteer
PRESS RELEASE
Volunteermatch Debuts Fresh Look And New Features To Make It Easier To Volunteer: "Volunteermatch Debuts Fresh Look And New Features To Make It Easier To Volunteer
Changes mean faster, smarter searches and new social networking tools
(CSRwire) ATLANTA, GA, - June 1, 2008 - Today, at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, VolunteerMatch showed off upgrades to its Web service, located at www.volunteermatch.org, including a fresh design and important new features that make it easier for everyone to find a great place to volunteer."
Volunteermatch Debuts Fresh Look And New Features To Make It Easier To Volunteer: "Volunteermatch Debuts Fresh Look And New Features To Make It Easier To Volunteer
Changes mean faster, smarter searches and new social networking tools
(CSRwire) ATLANTA, GA, - June 1, 2008 - Today, at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, VolunteerMatch showed off upgrades to its Web service, located at www.volunteermatch.org, including a fresh design and important new features that make it easier for everyone to find a great place to volunteer."
WebCPA - Blackbaud to Acquire Kintera for $46 Million
WebCPA - Blackbaud to Acquire Kintera for $46 Million: "Blackbaud to Acquire Kintera for $46 Million
San Diego (June 2, 2008)
By WebCPA staff
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Nonprofit accounting software vendor Blackbaud has struck a deal to acquire rival Kintera for $1.12 per share, or approximately $46 million.
Kintera, which specializes in on-demand software for nonprofits, had been facing financial pressures lately, including the threat of a delisting notice from Nasdaq (see Kintera Gets Bad News from Nasdaq)."
San Diego (June 2, 2008)
By WebCPA staff
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Nonprofit accounting software vendor Blackbaud has struck a deal to acquire rival Kintera for $1.12 per share, or approximately $46 million.
Kintera, which specializes in on-demand software for nonprofits, had been facing financial pressures lately, including the threat of a delisting notice from Nasdaq (see Kintera Gets Bad News from Nasdaq)."
Monday, June 02, 2008
AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Contagious Causes: Is Social Networking the Next Big Thing?
This article appeared first in the AFP Ewire. The article is written by John Skendall.
AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Contagious Causes: Is Social Networking the Next Big Thing?: "Contagious Causes: Is Social Networking the Next Big Thing?
(June 2, 2008) Social networking presents tremendous opportunities for charitable fundraising, but much of its potential remains yet to be unlocked.
Social networking is a way to spread information or ideas person-to-person through online networks that have formed on the Internet. Two examples of social networking include blogs—web pages that can be easily updated in diary form by multiple users—and websites like Facebook.com that allow people to create an online profile and share and interact with friends and meet new people."
AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Contagious Causes: Is Social Networking the Next Big Thing?: "Contagious Causes: Is Social Networking the Next Big Thing?
(June 2, 2008) Social networking presents tremendous opportunities for charitable fundraising, but much of its potential remains yet to be unlocked.
Social networking is a way to spread information or ideas person-to-person through online networks that have formed on the Internet. Two examples of social networking include blogs—web pages that can be easily updated in diary form by multiple users—and websites like Facebook.com that allow people to create an online profile and share and interact with friends and meet new people."
Friday, May 30, 2008
Blackbaud Software Company Buys a Struggling Competitor - Philanthropy.com
Blackbaud Software Company Buys a Struggling Competitor - Philanthropy.com: "Blackbaud Software Company Buys a Struggling Competitor
By Holly Hall
Blackbaud, the nation’s largest provider of fund-raising software to charities, today announced that it will acquire Kintera, a San Diego software company makes similar software. Blackbaud, which plans an all-cash purchase, will pay $46-million in the buyout, or $1.12 per share for Kintera’s stock."
By Holly Hall
Blackbaud, the nation’s largest provider of fund-raising software to charities, today announced that it will acquire Kintera, a San Diego software company makes similar software. Blackbaud, which plans an all-cash purchase, will pay $46-million in the buyout, or $1.12 per share for Kintera’s stock."
The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management
The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Blackbaud Spends $46 Million On Kintera
By Paul Clolery and Mark Hrywna
The buying spree of software vendor Blackbaud continues with the $46-million cash acquisition of troubled Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider Kintera. During the past 18 months, Charleston, S.C.-based Blackbaud has spent more than $130 million to tighten its grip on the nonprofit software space.
The acquisition of San Diego-based Kintera bolsters a major segment of Blackbaud’s product line, the online content management and deployment Sphere® technology platform, which has a significant market share. Blackbaud has NetCommunity™, but it hasn’t gained the wide acceptance by users that Kintera and Austin, Texas-based Convio have garnered."
By Paul Clolery and Mark Hrywna
The buying spree of software vendor Blackbaud continues with the $46-million cash acquisition of troubled Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider Kintera. During the past 18 months, Charleston, S.C.-based Blackbaud has spent more than $130 million to tighten its grip on the nonprofit software space.
The acquisition of San Diego-based Kintera bolsters a major segment of Blackbaud’s product line, the online content management and deployment Sphere® technology platform, which has a significant market share. Blackbaud has NetCommunity™, but it hasn’t gained the wide acceptance by users that Kintera and Austin, Texas-based Convio have garnered."
Blackbaud, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Kintera
PRESS RELEASE
Press Releases: "Blackbaud, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Kintera
Charleston, S.C. – May 29, 2008 – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced today that it is acquiring Kintera, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNTA), a pioneer and leading provider of a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution to the nonprofit and government sectors. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackbaud will pay an all-cash purchase price of approximately $46.0 million. Blackbaud expects to finance the deal with cash and borrowings from its credit facility."
Press Releases: "Blackbaud, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Kintera
Charleston, S.C. – May 29, 2008 – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced today that it is acquiring Kintera, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNTA), a pioneer and leading provider of a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution to the nonprofit and government sectors. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackbaud will pay an all-cash purchase price of approximately $46.0 million. Blackbaud expects to finance the deal with cash and borrowings from its credit facility."
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wired Campus: Nonprofit Library Group Will Share Book Records With Google - Chronicle.com
Wired Campus: Nonprofit Library Group Will Share Book Records With Google - Chronicle.com: "Nonprofit Library Group Will Share Book Records With Google
In an effort to increase the visibility of libraries’ holdings on the Web, Google and OCLC—formerly known as the Online Computer Library Center—have agreed to swap data."
In an effort to increase the visibility of libraries’ holdings on the Web, Google and OCLC—formerly known as the Online Computer Library Center—have agreed to swap data."
Finextra: Qualcomm backs SMS charity donation service
Finextra: Qualcomm backs SMS charity donation service: "21 May 2008 - 13:33
Qualcomm backs SMS charity donation service
US wireless technology developer Qualcomm has become the founding patron of the Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF), a new service that enables people to make charity donations via SMS text message.
MGM says the founding donation from Qualcomm has been made through the telco's Wireless Reach initiative.
MGM aims to create a single 'mobile giving channel' that enables more than 250 million mobile users in the US to make charitable contributions instantly using their mobile phones. The MGF acts as a messaging gateway, compliance entity, billing settlement and records clearinghouse between operators and participating charities."
Qualcomm backs SMS charity donation service
US wireless technology developer Qualcomm has become the founding patron of the Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF), a new service that enables people to make charity donations via SMS text message.
MGM says the founding donation from Qualcomm has been made through the telco's Wireless Reach initiative.
MGM aims to create a single 'mobile giving channel' that enables more than 250 million mobile users in the US to make charitable contributions instantly using their mobile phones. The MGF acts as a messaging gateway, compliance entity, billing settlement and records clearinghouse between operators and participating charities."
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