Singapore licenses are online! « Creative Commons Singapore

Singapore licenses are online! « Creative Commons Singapore: "Singapore licenses are online!

In all the enthusiasm after we finally made it and among the million other things each one of us is involved in we neglected to communicate the merry news on this blog. Yes, after some delay, the Singapore versions of the Creative Commons licenses are now online and available for all Singapore-based authors to use. Just head over to http://creativecommons.org/international/sg/ for an overview of the licenses."

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Brief History and Meta Analysis of Fundraising With Twitter

Great material re Twitter fundraising From Beth Kanter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Brief History and Meta Analysis of Fundraising With Twitter: "Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Brief History and Meta Analysis of Fundraising With Twitter

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex. I wondered whether or not those results would be replicable? Right before Thanksgiving, the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. The campaign used the power of retweeting to spread the message across twitter users.

As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more sign that fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle. Lucy points to some implications for organizations to consider:"

The Unofficial Guide to Friendfeed Part 2: Getting Started

The Unofficial Guide to Friendfeed Part 2: Getting Started: "In part 1 of this series on Friendfeed, I brought up a list of reasons which I had found made Friendfeed quite possibly the best social network / news discovery service I have ever used.

Today I’d like to give you some ideas (in order) of how to get started on Friendfeed."

The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Live Discussions

Transcript of a Live Chat from Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Live Discussions: "How Charities Can Raise Money With Twitter and Other Social-Networking Tools
Tuesday, November 25, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time
Twitter, Facebook, and other online social-networking tools offer ways for nonprofit organizations to build connections with supporters and donors."

The NonProfit Times - "How About A Microblog With Your Microbrew?

From Nonprofit Times TechnoBuzz

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "How About A Microblog With Your Microbrew?

By Susan Sobel Finkelpearl

To all nonprofit communicators, organizers and marketers making your way in today’s turbo-charged new media landscape: I feel for you. One day the buzz is, “Start a blog,” the next day word on the street is, “Get on Facebook and MySpace” to stay afloat. Some of you may have heard stories of nonprofits joining the virtual world, Second Life, to garner new members and funds. That might have you simply scratching your head."

Ledger-Enquirer.com | 11/25/2008 | Group hopes to give Wii systems to soldiers

Ledger-Enquirer.com | 11/25/2008 | Group hopes to give Wii systems to soldiers: "Voice-activated laptops reconnect the wounded with the world, allowing them to maintain contact with their deployed unit and family members not at the bedside, and developing self-confidence by showing they will continue to be engaged and productive despite their injuries.

Dubbed “Wii-habilitation,” the use of Wii game systems in medical settings can have a powerful effect on a wounded soldier’s recovery, too."

IRS Raises Questions About Charity Status of Mozilla Foundation - Philanthropy.com

IRS Raises Questions About Charity Status of Mozilla Foundation - Philanthropy.com: "IRS Raises Questions About Charity Status of Mozilla Foundation

Technology experts are drawing attention to the fact that the Internal Revenue Service is raising questions about the Mozilla Foundation’s tax exempt status."

World news Feed Article | Politics' next step? Donations go high text

World news Feed Article | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Mobile giving is currently limited to nonpartisan, charitable organizations, such as the United Way, and politicians must clear a few technical and regulatory obstacles. But that could happen before the next presidential election.

'There's some things we'll have to work out for campaign finance, but I think in four years we'll have done that,' said Jed Alpert, CEO of Mobile Commons, one of the five mobile application service providers that help organizations implement mobile giving."

Business & Technology | Online news site Crosscut poised to switch to nonprofit | Seattle Times Newspaper

Business & Technology | Online news site Crosscut poised to switch to nonprofit | Seattle Times Newspaper: "David Brewster's commercial venture into the world of Web journalism, is poised to make a shift to nonprofit status, a mere 18 months after its online debut.

'I'm very optimistic about this nonprofit model as a way out of the trap' of having to rely on online advertising for financial sustenance, said Brewster, who also founded Seattle Weekly and the nonprofit cultural center Town Hall."

Creating a Flickr Photostream - PC World

Creating a Flickr Photostream - PC World: "You'll find tagging and other sorts of associative web trails all over the modern internet. But few of the best-known sites are as focused and user-friendly as Flickr. The website is almost entirely concerned with photos and beautiful images, and it presents a very pretty face to the world."

The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 | Fast Company

The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 | Fast Company: "We've heard the stats before -- only a quarter of those involved in computer and mathematical occupations are women. And yet, in the ever-evolving world of Web 2.0, women have often been pioneers, redefining the way we interact online. To give credit where it's due, we tracked down the most influential of these. Our list wasn't chosen by star power, nor by career altitude. Rather, we feature the biggest innovators."

FT.com / Home UK / UK - Charity begins in the office

FT.com / Home UK / UK - Charity begins in the office: "Charity begins in the office

By Sarah Murray

Published: November 11 2008 02:00 | Last updated: November 11 2008 02:00

TechnoServe received a $2.9m grant from Microsoft last August. The grant was not a donation towards one of the non-profit's programmes, which equip entrepreneurs in the developing world to establish businesses that create jobs and reduce poverty."

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Smaller Online Communities Doing The Job

By Michele Donohue

Daphne Dixon wanted to get the word out that Conscious Decisions, an environmental nonprofit in Farfield, Conn., was hosting its Green Faire. Instead of calling and hassling all the local newspapers, Dixon used a feature on AmericanTowns.com to forward the press release to media outlets and saw results."

Chattanooga Times Free Press | Chattanooga: Nonprofits blogging for dollars

Chattanooga Times Free Press | Chattanooga: Nonprofits blogging for dollars: "“We made $64,000, which was $25,000 more than our previous best, and we had bidders from 15 states,” said Jane Kaylor, Ronald McDonald House executive director.

Nonprofits are turning to the Internet to raise money, broaden donor bases, save on the expense of fundraisers and invite feedback from supporters."

AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Website Features User Feedback on U.S. Charities

AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Website Features User Feedback on U.S. Charities: "Website Features User Feedback on U.S. Charities

(Nov. 3, 2008) A new website called GreatNonprofits allows donors to post reviews and ratings of charities. Charities, in turn, are able to customize their page and ask for donations.

The goal of the new service, begun November 2007, is to offer a similar tool for donors as customers have in the for-profit sector for reviewing businesses. “The closest comparison to our site is probably Yelp.com, because we give people a chance to describe their experience with a nonprofit, good or bad,” explained Shari Ilsen, director of marketing and outreach at GreatNonprofits, which is based in Palo Alto, Calif. Yelp.com is a website featuring customer reviews of businesses"