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The Hunger Project is a global, non-profit, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. In Africa, Asia and Latin America... Read Full Story
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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... 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... 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
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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... Read Full Story
I recently picked up the book Wikinomics by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams and... bought it. This was a slightly unusual move for me as I get most of my information on what’s happening on the web from Free Software Magazine and others like it covering new developments (the web being somewhat faster to press). Being the neophyte I am, I was hoping for it to be a great compendium on current developments in collaboration. And, while it is a useful book for anyone wanting to get a great... Read Full Story
At my current employer ( Naylor, LLC ), we are exposed to three primary methods of emerging media. The first of which includes web pages, which our in-house design team works on to give associations a stronger presence on the web. Naylor utilizes Google Adwords and Google Adsense to bring more targeted B2B traffic to these sights. For example, if I type in Plumbing Heating Cooling , the first keyword search on Google pulls up the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Association . Since... Read Full Story
Although getting the maximum use out of online tools can be complicated at first, even daunting to smaller organizations, there are avenues that can be helpful. Rick Christ, managing partner of NPAdvisors.com in Warrenton, Va., an online marketing consulting firm, suggests several resources that can be helpful to any nonprofit. They are: MySpace.com. If you're looking for free Web page hosting, with blog tools, room for photos, email and newsletter service, get one that comes with about 100... Read Full Story
Everyone is unique. At the recent Conference for Nonprofits sponsored by Blackbaud Inc., Christy Lowell, school solutions interest specialist at Blackbaud, illustrated how there can be a wide divergence of interest even among a group that would appear to have much in common. Further, she demonstrated how a Web site can cater to each unique constituent. Using the example of a college, Lowell showed that: Prospects/applicants (potential students) want:An eye-catching home page that will make... Read Full Story
Doug and I from Adevia Software have long been using Ubuntu ( a Linux distribution) for our primary operating system and advocate for non-profits to embrace the free software movement. Here’s another example of why. NGO in a Box from Base is finally out. I’ve blogged about this free software previously and the wait is over. You can go and download a fantastic collection of software or order a disc. NGO in a Box is a collection of essential tools for running a small-to-medium sized NGO and it... Read Full Story
