» Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW
21/03/10 21:12 from Beth\'s Blog
Note from Beth: Every now and then, I get asked when did you first discover the power of the social web? I actually have a repertoire of stories, but one of them is about Michaela Hackner ( Kalabird .) I connected with her through her..
» 10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads
19/03/10 17:06 from NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network -
The program book has gone to print, the Miss Piggy costume has arrived, and the registration numbers keep rising. We\'re only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who\'s counting? Just like in past years, we\'ll b..
» Congrats Mark Horvath & Invisible People TV for Pepsi SXSW Challenge Win
19/03/10 15:39 from Beth\'s Blog
Mark Horvath, known as \" HardlyNormal \" on Twitter and who is a tireless advocate for the cause of homelessness, was the winner of the SXSW Pepsi Refresh Challenge . Gary Vee , a social media celebrity champion and many others, helped thi..
» A Few Reflections from SXSW Crowdsourcing Panel
19/03/10 14:52 from Beth\'s Blog
Crowdsourcing View more presentations from Beth Kanter . I was honored to design and facilitate a panel at SXSW on Sunday called \" Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change .\" The panelists were Holly Ross , Amy Sample Ward , David Neff , a..
» News Briefing: Bloomberg Is Quietly Closing a Pipeline for Charitable Gifts
19/03/10 13:47 from Buzz!
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes unveils his newest project - a Web site for charitable organizations. [ Wall Street Journal ]
A growing number of Bay Area nonprofits are steering young, at-risk students to college..
» Let\'s Help Kara Get To the NTC in Atlanta
19/03/10 06:41 from Beth\'s Blog
The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is to nonprofit techies what SXSW is to social media professionals. Translation: You have to go! I\'ve been going before the NTC was the NTC. This year\'s conference will celebrate the 10th Anni..
» National Objectives for Health Communication and Health Information Technology
19/03/10 02:23 from On Social Marketing and Social Change
In a process that began more than 15 months ago , the US national health objectives are beginning to take final form. Yesterday, the Federal Interagency Workgroup (FIW) approved 13 objectives for the Health Communication and Health Informa..
» Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud
18/03/10 15:52 from NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network -
Jane Meseck, Microsoft Corporation The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and..
» The Social Sector Cloud
18/03/10 15:46 from NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network -
Lucy Bernholz, Blueprint R+D Once upon a time, just a little more than a century ago, every factory that wanted to run its systems on electricity had to build its own electrical generating system. Thomas Edison and a few other entrepreneur..
» Charities in the Cloud: Why the Hype Might Not Be Quite Hypey Enough
18/03/10 15:27 from NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network -
David Geilhufe, NetSuite, Inc. Simply put, the cloud by its very nature offers you better, more effective software solutions while saving your organization time, money and effort. Cloud solutions increase the probability of success and red..
» Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits: Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud
18/03/10 15:26 from NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network -
Judi Sohn, C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition When C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition started in 2005, cloud computing wasn\'t the buzz word it is today. It was simply the only way we could operate and build the organization. I was first touched ..
» How to: Getting Your Head (and Org) into the Clouds
18/03/10 15:15 from NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network -
Rob Jordan, Idealist Consulting So you may have already heard all the great things that happen when you move your technical solutions into \"The Cloud\": Automated back ups; ability to forgo networks; automated upgrades; ability to interming..
» How Telecommunications Is Changing Work for Nonprofits
18/03/10 15:07 from NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network -
Jacob Griscom, BetterWorld Telecom [Ed. Note: This article was originally published in a slightly different form on TechSoup .] Thanks to advances in communications technology, the daily commute to work for many people has transformed from..
» News Briefing: Foundation Promotes Art as Well as Sole Trustee
18/03/10 13:50 from Buzz!
Thousands of volunteers stack sandbags along the Red River in Fargo in the face of a severe flood. [ Associated Press ]
A major beneficiary of the Judith Rothschild Foundation has been its sole trustee. [ New York..
» Get a Special Rate on the 2nd International Fundraising Conference
17/03/10 20:07 from NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network -
The 2nd Annual International Fundraising eConference is coming up May 11-13, and simply because you\'re reading this blog, you qualify for 25% off. Register by April 13th to attend for just $199! > Register for the 2010 IFC Online here \"..
» Out Now: Harmonic Dissidents Magazine – Issue #2
17/03/10 17:55 from The Groundswell Blog
Harmonic Dissidents is a digital magazine produced by and for mobile oriented, politically active, socially conscious musicians, bands, and other performers in the HONK! Fest tradition. Issue #2 is just out, and includes offerings on defini..
» News Briefing: Grocer Gives $20m for Catholic Education
17/03/10 16:01 from Buzz!
Patrick Roche, cofounder of Roche Brothers supermarkets, donates $20 million to a Boston College center that is attempting to revitalize the nation\'s struggling Catholic schools. [ Boston Globe ]
Andre Agassi apolo..
» QR Codes: My Favorite SXSWi Find
17/03/10 15:57 from NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network -
Being the nerd that I am, nothing tickles me quite like data moving around magically (unless it\'s a bacon chocolate bar or the sound of my kid & hubby laughing). By now, you\'ve all heard me say that data and our ability to manage, manipula..
» MINDSPACE for Behavior Change
17/03/10 02:27 from On Social Marketing and Social Change
Many of the biggest policy challenges we are now facing – such as the increase in people with chronic health conditions – will only be resolved if we are successful in persuading people to change their behaviour, their lifestyles or their ..
» News Briefing: Salvation Army is a Residential Real Estate Powerhouse
16/03/10 14:27 from Buzz!
Catholic Charities of Washington has begun requiring new employees to promise they will not violate the principles or tenets of the church. [ Washington Post ]
The Salvation Army owns houses in Los Angeles and Oran..