Setting Yourself Up for Social Media Success - Resource Center - AFP

Setting Yourself Up for Social Media Success - Resource Center - AFP: Howe is vice president of public relations for the American National Red Cross and oversees the organization’s social media program. Catch her Distinguished Speaker session live at the AFP TechKnow Conference, happening June 4 and 5.

Aussie charity arm leads global website overhaul - Strategy - Business - News - iTnews.com.au

Aussie charity arm leads global website overhaul - Strategy - Business - News - iTnews.com.au: He expected to meet its Australian target of $2 million for the year, compared to $1.4 million from last year’s campaign.

“We’ve raised a lot more money,” he said, noting that 25 percent of funds were typically raised after the week-long event.

“The site provides a much better user experience and much better integration. More people sign up to participate because the sign-up process is easier.”

Larry David joins Twitter for charity, his assistant confirms - Celebritology 2.0 - The Washington Post

Larry David joins Twitter for charity, his assistant confirms - Celebritology 2.0 - The Washington Post: The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and star was lured into joining the site by the recently created project Charity Bribes, which crowdsources tasks for famous people to do then gives the celebrity 30 days to complete it in exchange for a charitable donation. David was the group’s first target.

COMIC ARTIST NIGHT @ THE OPERA | Portland Opera

COMIC ARTIST NIGHT @ THE OPERA | Portland Opera

Effective Internet Searching | BLACKBAUD'S Prospect Research Blog for Non-Profit Fund Raising

Effective Internet Searching | BLACKBAUD'S Prospect Research Blog for Non-Profit Fund Raising: Late last year, I presented a session for my local AFP chapter entitled Prospect Research for the Non-Researcher. My intent was to focus on the basics: What is Prospect Research? What types of information can a researcher typically find/not find out about a prospect? How can a frontline fundraiser quickly, and for free, begin to do their own online research? And, how can we assure our colleagues, executives and board members that the data we collect is legal and appropriate to use?

Charities fear new EU rules on website cookies will deter users | Third Sector

Charities fear new EU rules on website cookies will deter users | Third Sector: Website operators will have to get permission from users before putting cookies on computer systems

Charities are concerned about what new EU cookie laws will mean in practice and how they should comply.

From 26 May, all website operators must gain the consent of web users before putting cookies on their computer systems.

The rule stems from an EU directive that was passed in May last year, but UK operators were given a year’s grace to comply.

Goodbye QR Codes, Hello Near Field Communication? � Engage365

Goodbye QR Codes, Hello Near Field Communication? � Engage365: nother day, another technology being called “THE” thing to have this year. Discussion around Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in smartphones has been bubbling for months if not years, coming to a head recently with Google’s official support of NFC and their dropping of QR code support in the Google Places service.

Crowdfunding raised $1.5 billion worldwide last year

Crowdfunding raised $1.5 billion worldwide last year: Almost US$1.5 billion was raised in 2011 by crowdfunding platforms around the world, according to an industry report released Tuesday by Massolution, the research group of industry body Crowdsourcing.

There were almost 350 crowdfunding platforms, or online fundraising platforms that generally accept small donations, at the end of 2011, the report found, up by more than 50 percent from the beginning of the year. The platforms hosted roughly a million campaigns, it said.

A Facebook Promotion Connects a Charity With a Loyal Donor - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

A Facebook Promotion Connects a Charity With a Loyal Donor - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

MediaPost Publications Mobile To Become Top Email Platform 05/02/2012

MediaPost Publications Mobile To Become Top Email Platform 05/02/2012: Return Path projects that mobile will overtake Webmail and the desktop PC to become the leading platform for e-mail by year’s end. Email readership on mobile devices accounts for 30% of all opens, up from 10% a few years ago, according to a new study by the email certification and reputation monitoring company,

What will the Blackbaud-Convio Merger Mean? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.

What will the Blackbaud-Convio Merger Mean? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.: One of the most significant mergers in the realm of nonprofit technology in recent years is now in the books. This week, Blackbaud and Convio began operating as one entity in the wake of a merger in which the former acquired the latter for $325 million. Blackbaud specializes in software and services that increase efficiency for nonprofit organizations, and Convio is “a leading provider of constituent engagement solutions that enable nonprofit organizations to maximize the value of every relationship,” according to its website.

12,000 ATMs to include charitable donations this summer - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

12,000 ATMs to include charitable donations this summer - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: All of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s cash machines will include charitable donations this summer to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympics

12,000 ATMs to include charitable donations this summer - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

12,000 ATMs to include charitable donations this summer - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: All of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s cash machines will include charitable donations this summer to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympics

Blackbaud Completes Acquisition of Convio : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success

Blackbaud Completes Acquisition of Convio : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: harleston, S.C. (May 7, 2012) - BlackbaudOpens in a new window today announced that it has completed its acquisition of ConvioOpens in a new window, a leading provider of on-demand constituent engagement solutions. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Blackbaud paid an aggregate purchase price of approximately $325 million. Blackbaud financed the deal through a combination of cash and borrowings from its credit facility.

The verdict: is blogging or tweeting about research papers worth it? | Impact of Social Sciences

The verdict: is blogging or tweeting about research papers worth it? | Impact of Social Sciences: n October 2011 I began a project to make all of my 26 articles published in refereed journals available via UCL’s Open Access Repository – “Discovery“. I decided that as well as putting them in the institutional repository, I would write a blog post about each research project, and tweet the papers for download. Would this affect how much my research was read, known, discussed, distributed?