Baseball Team Tests Texting For Charity Program -- Text Messaging -- InformationWeek

Baseball Team Tests Texting For Charity Program -- Text Messaging -- InformationWeek: "Washington Nationals fans soon will be able to text in charity donations during a game, thanks to a partnership between the team, MLB.com, and the Mobile Giving Foundation."

Take control of your online image

Take control of your online image: "July 14, 2008 (Computerworld) The rise of online networking sites has made it easier to connect with colleagues and learn about job openings. It's also part of a much larger trend in which more information about you may be available to anyone who's interested — including hiring managers, who often perform Internet searches on job candidate"

Connecticut charity getting face time on Facebook -- Newsday.com

Connecticut charity getting face time on Facebook -- Newsday.com: "Text size: increase text sizedecrease text size
Connecticut charity getting face time on Facebook

July 14, 2008

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A New Haven charity is reaching out to the digital generation through the online hangout and social networking Web site, Facebook."

Adding Video to a Web site: Some Pointers - Philanthropy.com

From the Chronicle Give and Take blog

Adding Video to a Web site: Some Pointers - Philanthropy.com: "Adding Video to a Web site: Some Pointers

For charities thinking about how to use online video to tell their stories or motivate donors, marketing consultant Nancy Schwartz has some pointers to keep in mind."

Blackbaud Completes Acquisition of Kintera - FOXBusiness.com

Blackbaud Completes Acquisition of Kintera - FOXBusiness.com: "CHARLESTON, S.C., Jul 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Blackbaud(R: 68.99, +1.48, +2.19%), Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB: 21.06, +0.12, +0.57%), the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Kintera(R: 68.99, +1.48, +2.19%), Inc., the leader and pioneering provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to the nonprofit and government sectors. Upon the closing of the acquisition, all remaining outstanding Kintera shares that were not tendered prior to the expiry of the tender offer were converted into the right to receive $1.12 per share in cash. As a result of the transaction, Kintera has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blackbaud."

Techtree.com India > News > General > Microsoft Helping NGOs Better Use Tech

Techtree.com India > News > General > Microsoft Helping NGOs Better Use Tech: "Bill Gates leaves behind a rich legacy in terms of philanthropy. After him, Microsoft continues to come up with such initiatives, the latest being 'NGO Connection', designed as a new online resource for use by thousands of non-profits around the world.

'NGO Connection' aims to assist non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to better use technology to achieve their goals. It also intends encouraging networking and co-ordination of NGO resources across the world."

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Social Networking Is More Than Tapping A Keg

Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook aren’t just for college keg stand contest pictures anymore. Nonprofits are joining social network sites to connect with people, strengthen cause awareness and hopefully cultivate donors."

Did Delicious Lose Its Chance To Be FriendFeed? | CenterNetworks

Thanks to Beth Kanter for pointing out this article

Did Delicious Lose Its Chance To Be FriendFeed? | CenterNetworks: "If you are an early adopter in the Internet space or a social media junkie then most likely you've been playing with FriendFeed. I am not going to debate here whether FriendFeed is good or evil, you can read my earlier commentary for those insights."

Digital Web Magazine - Portable Social Networks, The Building Blocks Of A Social Web

Digital Web Magazine - Portable Social Networks, The Building Blocks Of A Social Web: "Social networks as we know them—MySpace, Facebook, Twitter—each keep identity and personal relationships separate from one another. Every time you join a network, that information has to be duplicated, by hand, by you. It’s a familiar process, but in 2008 we have the tools to break that trend."

how to hire an online community manager | shara karasic

how to hire an online community manager | shara karasic

Donors warm up to online giving | csmonitor.com

Donors warm up to online giving | csmonitor.com: "Donors warm up to online giving

Giving topped $300 million in 2007. A small but rising percentage of those gifts came via the Internet."

SouthCoastToday.com: Web site connects volunteers, nonprofit

SouthCoastToday.com: Web site connects volunteers, nonprofit: "United Way of Greater New Bedford is offering a free online matching application — called Volunteer Solutions — that helps connect individuals to volunteer opportunities at nonprofit organizations throughout the community."

Nonprofit groups team up to provide technology services | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Robert Miller | Business Columnist | Dallas M

Nonprofit groups team up to provide technology services | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Robert Miller | Business Columnist | Dallas Morning News: "The Center for Nonprofit Management has entered into a partnership with NPower Texas to provide nonprofit groups with a one-stop source for technology services."

Virtually New Orleans : CU News : Boulder Daily Camera

Virtually New Orleans : CU News : Boulder Daily Camera: "High school students enrolled in the camp are spending this week intensively exploring what led up to the 2005 storm that ravaged the Gulf Coast and went down in history books as one of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes. Later, the students will use Google SketchUp software and will post virtual reconstruction projects on Google Earth, where the models will be viewable worldwide."

Wired Campus: University Used Instant Messages to Communicate After Fire - Chronicle.com

Wired Campus: University Used Instant Messages to Communicate After Fire - Chronicle.com: "University Used Instant Messages to Communicate After Fire

In the wake of a devastating fire at Our Lady of the Lake University last month, university officials didn’t rely on phone calls or e-mail to keep the university community connected. They couldn’t. The fire was in the campus’s main building and had knocked the entire e-mail and phone networks out for about three days. Instead, the community relied on an instant-messaging service."