Non-Profits and Technology

Changemakers is an initiative of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public that focuses on the rapidly growing world of social innovation. It provides solutions and resources needed to help everyone become a changemaker and presents compelling stories that explore the fundamental principles of successful social innovation around the world. The Hunger Project is a global, non-profit, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. In Africa, Asia and Latin America, The Hunger Project seeks to end hunger and poverty by empowering people to lead lives of self-reliance, meet their own basic needs and build better futures for their children. The Hunger Project carries ... Read Full Story

|This posting is for non-profit organizations| You’ve probably heard of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and perhaps LinkedIn, but have you thought about how social networking (and its many manifestations) can add value to your organization’s mission, its impact in community, and/or building relationships with donors and volunteers? So, what is “social networking?” In the simplest of terms, social networking is an online community of people who share a common interest, cause, or purpose. Some social network sites exist primarily to allow users to socialize. But others are more focused on politics, or a hobby, or a region, and so forth. While there ... Read Full Story

The International Conservation Association formerly known as World Wildlife Fund, now WWF, launched the new Conservation Island in the virtual space Second Life (SL) this past August. With its size and notoriety, WWf in Washington, D.C., has the resources to stand on its own in the SL Meta-verse. But what about smaller nonprofits with less money, branding and support? Offering an answer to the technological divide suffered by many in the third sector, nonprofit technology service provider TechSoup embarked on its own Second Life Venture - a nonprofits-only space called the Nonprofit Commons (NC). "Larger organizations...don't need our help, because they have a huge ... Read Full Story

Staffing information technology positions at nonprofits is not easy and it can be very expensive. The NonProfit Times and NTEN, the nonprofit technology network, teamed up to find out the state of the nonprofit IT sector from more than 1,000 organizations. Small organizations continue to struggle. The average tenure of an IT profession is slightly more than four years. Read the report at: http://www.nptimes.com/webex.html#nten Read Full Story

Techno Granny Note: If you are a company in the 14 county network of Pittsburgh Technology Council, this is a must listen to her about promotional and marketing info for small tech companies, health insurance and human resource help and networking. Also if you have a technology business that you would like to take from your garage to high tech prominence, you should also check out the Enterprize Business Competition sponsored by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. This program offers business training and cash prizes. Additional info at: www.pghtech.org Contact Audrey at: Audrey Russo Pittsburgh Technology Council 2000 Technology Dr Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-918-4240 arusso@pghtech.org ... Read Full Story