Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project: Overview

More than half of mobile application users have uninstalled or avoided certain apps due to concerns about the way personal information is shared or collected by the app, according to a nationally representative telephone survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Online Contributions

Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Online Contributions: Recording Contributions

There are a number of options for generating online contributions and each has advantages and disadvantages (see the right column for more information):

The nonprofit's own Web site
Application service provider ("ASP") or third-party service bureau
Giving Web sites

This update includes trends and analysis on over $30 million in donations to more than 20,000 charities through the Network for Good platform in the second quarter (Q2) of 2012. The platform includes donations to Network for Good’s nonprofit customers through their own websites; other nonprofits through more than 40 corporate partner websites; and Network for Good’s giving portals, NetworkforGood.org and SixDegrees.org.

Social Media and Fundraising: The Florida Aquarium � AFP Suncoast Blog

Social Media and Fundraising: The Florida Aquarium � AFP Suncoast Blog: The truly exciting bit is that coverage of major gifts could be used in all sorts of ways with the digital display. Major donors could be interviewed, benefits touted and pictures displayed. Mark couldn’t resist another benefit of the digital donor recognition board – revenue! When the Aquarium hosts events the board can be rented out. Plug and play makes it all possible.

Online philanthropy boosts educators | Tallahassee Democrat | tallahassee.com

Online philanthropy boosts educators | Tallahassee Democrat | tallahassee.com: Howell turned to the Internet for help. Though a combination of social media and the website Donorschoose.org, she was able to raise the money she needed in two days. Donors Choose is a charity website where teachers can post their needs as projects in the hopes of finding donors.

“Other colleagues of mine have had great success with the website,” she said. “The website even tells you projects under $400 tend to get funded quicker.”

Donations to Singapore Red Cross now possible at iNets kiosks

Donations to Singapore Red Cross now possible at iNets kiosks: Charitable individuals can now make their donations to the Singapore Red Cross on-the-go at 96 iNets Kiosks islandwide.

How does your org measure up to others? | Research Benchmark Tool

How does your org measure up to others? | Research Benchmark Tool: NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Benchmarking Tool is based on our annual research on technology staffing and spending, and it provides you with dynamic reports, customized to your organizational staffing and budget levels.

Charity Grants Can Help Tech Solve Social Ills In Africa - Ventures Africa

Charity Grants Can Help Tech Solve Social Ills In Africa - Ventures Africa: Loren Treisman, trust executive for grant-making foundation Indigo Trust, believes that time has come for more charitable organisations to tap into technology to tackle social issues in Africa. Indigo Trust funds tech projects that seek to bring about social change on the continent.

“Information technologies have the capability to achieve social impact at scale and at a relatively low cost,” she says. “One can deduce that when people are able to access, share and create information, they are empowered to make the changes they would like to see in their own lives and communities.” She hopes that Indigo Trust and other organisations can use technology to put power into the hands of African citizens.

Reddit is getting a fundraising button - Technolog on NBCNews.com

Reddit is getting a fundraising button - Technolog on NBCNews.com: Now, for the first time, Reddit users will be able to execute some of these fundraisers within Reddit-branded pages.

Why Social Media Matters: Networking and Engagement - Resource Center - AFP

Why Social Media Matters: Networking and Engagement - Resource Center - AFP: Networking is the new professional currency in our increasingly connected world, says Beth Kanter, and successful charities are changing their mindset to emphasize social media, openness, engagement and authenticity.

Kanter, author of The Networked Nonprofit and her forthcoming Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, will be one of the featured presenter at the 2012 Nonprofit Management Institute, Sept. 11-12, cosponsored by AFP and the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Google launches crisis map anticipating hurricane Isaac | Fox News

Google launches crisis map anticipating hurricane Isaac | Fox News: To do its part, Google has launched the new website aggregating info on tropical storm Isaac as part of its Crisis Response project.

While No “Holy Grail,” Razoo Reports Fundraising Success - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.

While No “Holy Grail,” Razoo Reports Fundraising Success - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: Razoo, a platform providing online giving methods and solutions to nonprofit organizations, has been the driving behind 15 “Give to the Max” events across the country. These Give to the Max days are 24-hour races in which regional nonprofits compete to raise the most money, and the events have raised awareness and funds for organizations from Greater Washington to Minnesota to Alabama, as NPQ noted earlier this year. Since 2007, Razoo has helped 14,000 organizations collect a total of $100 million. “People tend to think of online as removing the personal quality of giving, but it does provide us with powerful ways of continuing to engage donors post that first donation,” says Razoo Executive Director Lesley Mansford. “So it’s the beginning of a dialogue and relationship.”

Boston’s Philanthropic Youth: How Tech Leaders Give Back Early | BostInno

Boston’s Philanthropic Youth: How Tech Leaders Give Back Early | BostInno: Three months ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a poignant article called Young, Rich, and Charitable, focusing on the recent giving habits of Silicon Valley’s young tech elites. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Mark Benioff of Salesforce both have written $100M checks to charity this year. VC firm Andreesen Horowitz announced that all six of it’s partners will give away half of their wealth. A handful of young tech entrepreneurs, such as Elon Musk (PayPal), signed the Giving Pledge offering up their entire wealth across their life time. Add to that Sergey Brin of Google offering a $1M matching donation and Jack Dorsey of LinkedIn fronting a huge event for BUILD, and it’s clear to see that the tech community is looking to not only change the face of

Report Explores Nonprofit Social Media Trends - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.

Report Explores Nonprofit Social Media Trends - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: Sponsored by the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, the “2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report” has been released.

Stretching Your Tech Dollars: Save a Penny, Lose Nine Cents? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.

Stretching Your Tech Dollars: Save a Penny, Lose Nine Cents? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: Nonprofit organizations are experts at squeezing every last bit of value out of an asset. After all, a penny saved is a penny earned. A penny earned by spending a dime, however, is a 900 percent loss.