onPhilanthropy: Articles: The Purposeful Techie: Nonprofit IT with Intention

From OnPhilanthropy

onPhilanthropy: Articles: The Purposeful Techie: Nonprofit IT with Intention: "The Purposeful Techie: Nonprofit IT with Intention
Thursday, July 31, 2008
By: Mark Shaw

The nonprofit 'accidental techie' phenomenon is not a new idea. Everyone has one in their- office the staff member who happens to know how to un-jam the printer becomes the go-to person for all manners of organizational and individual technology troubleshooting and repairs. Before he or she realizes what has happened, they have become the office technology guru."

Intel, Portugal agree to deal for 500,000 laptops

Intel, Portugal agree to deal for 500,000 laptops: "Intel Corp. on Wednesday pledged to provide elementary school students in Portugal with 500,000 computers based on its Classmate PC design, the latest move by the computer chip maker to take the lead in the emerging low-cost laptop market.

The computers will be delivered over the course of the 2008-09 school year. An Intel spokesperson declined to disclose how much the laptops will cost parents or other financial terms of the deal, saying Portugal's Ministry of Education is working out pricing details."

A 2nd look at an old post

Happened across a historical posting which discussed the pro's and cons of tagging. The criteria and discussion was interesting as well as some of the cross blog discussion.

http://afprc11.blogspot.com/search?q=beth%27s-cross-blog

Dad to pull comic-book all-nighter for charity

Dad to pull comic-book all-nighter for charity: "Stephen David Wark plans to pull an all-nighter tonight reading comic books and blogging about them. But it's for a good cause.

Wark is among dozens of bloggers around the world participating in the Day of Blogs, a fundraising campaign in which each participant posts every half hour for 24 hours straight and solicits sponsors to donate to the blogger's preferred charity."

Who Needs So Many “Friends”? | eJewish Philanthropy

From ejewishphilanthropy.com


Who Needs So Many “Friends”? | eJewish Philanthropy: "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."

Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com: "Microsoft has internally released to manufacturing the version of Windows XP that it has tweaked to run on the One Laptop Per Child XO computer.

As James Utzschneider, General Manager of Marketing and Communications for the Unlimited Potential Group, announced on his blog on July 24:"

How Should Charities Use Social Networks? - Philanthropy.com

From the Chronicle Blog Give and Take

How Should Charities Use Social Networks? - Philanthropy.com: "How Should Charities Use Social Networks?

Is it wrong to use social-networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter to help promote your nonprofit group?

A debate on that topic is brewing among nonprofit experts, as some people express concern that marketers show a lack of respect for the purpose of social networks by intruding with messages about their causes."

Facebook Connect takes the web under its wing - Times Online

Facebook Connect takes the web under its wing - Times Online: "Facebook is seeking to extend its reach by allowing other websites to have their content and services promoted more heavily to Facebook users.

The social networking site said that that people would be able to log in to other sites using their Facebook account information, and have their activities on those sites broadcast back to their Facebook friends."

Tech Beat Live From Facebook F8: Mark Zuckerberg - BusinessWeek

Tech Beat Live From Facebook F8: Mark Zuckerberg - BusinessWeek: "He goes on to talk about how Facebook will be working more closely with developers. Not a lot of specific I can divine, though there is a “new and improved” developer site that launches today. Also announcing a “Great Apps” program in alpha phase to promote the best apps. The two inaugural apps are Causes, which helps support nonprofit groups, and the music app iLike, as had been rumored before the conference."

AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > 'Isn’t Email Just Like Regular Direct Mail—But on Steroids?'

AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > 'Isn’t Email Just Like Regular Direct Mail—But on Steroids?': "Isn’t Email Just Like Regular Direct Mail—But on Steroids?'

By Harry Lynch

(July 21, 2008) It’s been a while since a nonprofit executive asked me that question, but it still makes me smile. And groan a little too.

The myths and confusion engulfing email only seem to proliferate with each passing year. So here we are in 2008. A cool $10 billion or so is now being raised annually online. But what is the truth about email?"

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Non-Profit Technology Professionals Principles/Code of Conduct

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Non-Profit Technology Professionals Principles/Code of Conduct: "Thanks to the hard work of John Kenyon, the nonprofit technology community now has a professional code of conduct. In the next few months look for the launch of a logo and way for all nonprofit tech professionals, like us here at See3, to formally adopt this code.

Non-Profit Technology Professionals Principles/Code of Conduct"

Nonprofit tapping social networking to help ex-soldiers nab civilian jobs - Network World

Nonprofit tapping social networking to help ex-soldiers nab civilian jobs - Network World: "Hire a Hero is a nonprofit initiative founded in January 2007 by Internet entrepreneur and Gulf War vet Dan Caulfield as part of the Armed Forces Support Foundation. Hire a Hero has been used by some 180,000 people with 10,000 active community members at any one time."

Convio Hosts CASE Panel on Social Networking, Media - MarketWatch

Convio Hosts CASE Panel on Social Networking, Media - MarketWatch: "AUSTIN, Texas, Jul 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- David Lotz, Convio's Director of Higher Education, hosted a session directed at senior-level advancement professionals looking to explore creative ways to advance their programs and to forge ahead in new directions today at the 2008 CASE Summit. As a participant in a four-person panel that included representatives from LinkedIn, the Caltech Alumni Association and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lotz moderated insightful discussions revolving around social networking opportunities and benefits, specifically as they pertain to college and university alumni relations."

New Haven Register - United Way turns page, uses Facebook for giving

Thanks to the commenter who suggested this was the original story

New Haven Register - United Way turns page, uses Facebook for giving: "When you think of giving to charity, Facebook may not be the first thing that comes to mind.

The social-networking Web site is better known for members’ keeping in touch with friends and posting photos, but for United Way and other charities, it’s the new way to raise money and recruit volunteers to get involved in their communities"

WWJ Newsradio 950 - Give Camp Offers Nonprofits Free Application Development

WWJ Newsradio 950 - Give Camp Offers Nonprofits Free Application Development: "Nearly 100 software developers from all over Michigan wrote a wide variety of software and Web applications for more than a dozen nonprofits over the weekend at the first-ever Ann Arbor Give Camp."