Thursday, January 06, 2011
Pepsi Contest Faces More Charges of Cheating - NYTimes.com
Pepsi Contest Faces More Charges of Cheating - NYTimes.com: "Pepsi Refresh, the online fund-raising contest with a $20 million giveaway for charitable causes and nonprofit groups, is again receiving complaints that its results are being manipulated."
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
School Tech: 6 Important Lessons From Maine's Student Laptop Program - Yahoo! News
School Tech: 6 Important Lessons From Maine's Student Laptop Program - Yahoo! News: "When students at Skowhegan Area Middle School decided to undertake a study of the town's history, they departed from traditional readings and paper writing. They instead made podcasts about historical landmarks that cumulatively produced a walking tour, recorded interviews with town elders and created websites for local farmers. Like the 225 other middle schools in Maine, every seventh and eighth grade student has been provided with a laptop computer, making projects like these accessible."
Content Curators and the Challenge with Organizations | NFi Studios
Content Curators and the Challenge with Organizations | NFi Studios: "Content curation has received increased attention and is a major industry topic among marketers and journalists. Jeff De Cagna writes “One of the most significant innovation opportunities for associations is content curation that helps their stakeholders make sense, make meaning and make better decisions around their personal and professional challenges.”"
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
SocialFlow Tries to Crack Science of Twitter | Fast Company
SocialFlow Tries to Crack Science of Twitter | Fast Company: "Social media experts are a dime a dozen. Self-proclaimed gurus boast of their ability to manipulate the blogosphere, to make anything go viral--or, in the words of one social media satirist, to 'jack the strat.' But is there really a science behind having success on social media?"
Haiti Quake Shook Mobile Giving Awake- The NonProfit Times Dec 20, 2010
We are posting some selected articles from December that may have been missed. This one is from Nonprofit Times
Haiti Quake Shook Mobile Giving Awake- The NonProfit Times Dec 20, 2010: "Haiti Quake Shook Mobile Giving Awake
Within 42 minutes of last January’s earthquake in Haiti, the Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF), in Issaquah, Wash., launched its first text-to-give campaign for the nonprofit Yele Haiti. Charity founder Wyclef Jean used his celebrity status to alert his 1.5 million followers on Twitter that they could text their support for Haitian relief.
He raised $3 million in the first 72 hours and the age of mobile giving was born."
Haiti Quake Shook Mobile Giving Awake- The NonProfit Times Dec 20, 2010: "Haiti Quake Shook Mobile Giving Awake
Within 42 minutes of last January’s earthquake in Haiti, the Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF), in Issaquah, Wash., launched its first text-to-give campaign for the nonprofit Yele Haiti. Charity founder Wyclef Jean used his celebrity status to alert his 1.5 million followers on Twitter that they could text their support for Haitian relief.
He raised $3 million in the first 72 hours and the age of mobile giving was born."
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Postings will be intermittent during Holidays
Postings will be intermittent until January 4.
AFP IHQ will be closed for the holidays beginning Dec. 23 and will reopen Jan. 3, 2011. The AFP Foundations for Philanthropy will remain open Dec. 23, and also Dec. 27-30. Happy Holidays!
AFP IHQ will be closed for the holidays beginning Dec. 23 and will reopen Jan. 3, 2011. The AFP Foundations for Philanthropy will remain open Dec. 23, and also Dec. 27-30. Happy Holidays!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
In 500 Billion Words, a New Window on Culture - NYTimes.com
In 500 Billion Words, a New Window on Culture - NYTimes.com: "The digital storehouse, which comprises words and short phrases as well as a year-by-year count of how often they appear, represents the first time a data set of this magnitude and searching tools are at the disposal of Ph.D.’s, middle school students and anyone else who likes to spend time in front of a small screen. It consists of the 500 billion words contained in books published between 1500 and 2008 in English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese and Russia"
#TECH10 - Association Bisnow - Washington
#TECH10 - Association Bisnow - Washington: "The jobs of those who oversee IT in associations and non-profits has changed dramatically over the years from technical to strategic. Georgetown University Associate Dean of Technology Management Beverly Magda and Association of Fundraising Professionals CIO Prabhash Shrestha l"
Friday, December 10, 2010
No-sweat nonprofit research : Richmond BizSense
No-sweat nonprofit research : Richmond BizSense: "Getting a glimpse at the inner workings of local nonprofits just got easier.
The Community Foundation has launched GiveRichmond.org, an online database that compiles nonprofits’ organizational and financial data to give donors a better idea of where their money is going."
The Community Foundation has launched GiveRichmond.org, an online database that compiles nonprofits’ organizational and financial data to give donors a better idea of where their money is going."
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Salesforce.com Buys Heroku For $212 Million In Cash
Salesforce.com Buys Heroku For $212 Million In Cash: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Monday, December 06, 2010
Search engines steer cash to nonprofits - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Search engines steer cash to nonprofits - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "This holiday season, shoppers can spread cheer to charities by buying Christmas gifts online or surfing the Web to figure out what to buy.
At least 1.5 million people monthly use GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com — designating money to more than 95,000 nonprofit groups and schools across the nation."
At least 1.5 million people monthly use GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com — designating money to more than 95,000 nonprofit groups and schools across the nation."
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