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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

How small charities can capitalise on digital donations | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional : I'm always interested to hear about new trends in charitable giving, especially when technology is involved. So I was excited by a recent study by Action for Children, which found that Scottish giving is being spurred on by young people (aged 18-24) because of advances in technology.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Giving A Kick-Ass Presentation In The Age Of Social Media | Fast Company : Seven (somewhat snarky) new rules for public speaking in the social media era.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Software to Build and Grow Your Nonprofit : As a fellow nonprofit, those of us at TechSoup understand how important it is to run your organization in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. We hear from young nonprofits and libraries all the time, and we know that making wise and affordable technology investments can play a vital part in building and growing an organization.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Sojo Studios’ WeTopia social game lets players do good in the real world | VentureBeat : Sojo Studios is announcing its first online social game, WeTopia, which is designed to be part of a series of games where players can have fun playing while doing good in the real world by raising money for children’s charities.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Wichita nonprofits share holiday wish lists online - Wichita Business Journal : Wichita-area nonprofit organizations are making their holiday needs known through a newly created wish-list website developed by marketing and branding firm Greteman Group

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Kindness: Charity, Philanthropy, & Social Responsibility - USATODAY.com : Companies are beginning to view the season as a core opportunity to combine these two traditions - giving and getting," says Alison DaSilva, executive vice president at communications firm Cone Inc. "By aligning with a cause during this critical commercial time of the year, DaSilva said, retailers are able to "capture the consumers' attention, differentiate themselves from competitors and drive sales.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

CharityVillage Research: Game On: Charities Toy with New Ideas for Online Engagement : You’ve may have noticed that the concept of "Gamification” is a hot topic in the technology community. What is it really, and what does it mean for charities and nonprofits? Gamified experiences use game-playing techniques to engage users and encourage specific activities.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

BBC News - Charity 2.0: The social side of giving : ow various organisations, from Justgiving to Virgin Money Giving, have made it easier to organise online donations, while new charities like Help4Heroes and Kiva have shown how it's possible to use the web to promote a cause and get funds flowing rapidly and efficiently. But it's the social networks, from Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn, which have given individuals the tools to promote their charitable efforts.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

From TechSoup App It Up for Nonprofits and Libraries : App It Up for Nonprofits and Libraries App It Up for Nonprofits and Libraries As part of a grant from Microsoft, we've been learning about the kinds of apps nonprofits and libraries are using to engage constituents, tell their stories, and get their work done. On this page, we'll be sharing what we hear and and what we learn about apps in the nonprofit world.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Online Community Managers: When Community Should Be About You — Kommein : I recently wrote a well-received post about how online communities are about the members and not about the community manager. Indeed, the best community managers make sure their communities are front and center and don’t turn their online groups into ego projects. It’s easy to use words like “I” and “my” because we’re so possessive and proud when it comes to our online communities, especially if we grew said communities fr

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Fort Worth Zoo visitors check out exhibits online, virtual video conference | The Republic : The answer for Dorris came by investing in much-needed technology and joining Connect 2 Texas, a network of museums and scientific nonprofit organizations that provide lessons via video conferencing for a relatively modest fee. These "virtual field trips" have been available, for example, at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Sid Richardson Museum, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History an

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Podcasting as Digital Storytelling: Behind the Scenes Look | NTEN : f course, in its most rudimentary form, a podcast is simply a digital audio recording delivered to listeners who can hear it at their convenience. But a podcast can be a vehicle for storytelling, if you make the effort to infuse it with a narrative. In the case of the “askDeborah podcast,” the narrative began even before the recording sessions.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Charities Get In On Black Friday Activity - TheNonProfitTimes : Charities are branching out with technology in hopes of taking advantage of increased Internet and foot traffic on Black Friday, one the busiest shopping days of the year.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

College student's idea grows into electronics thrift store with a purpose : Angela Haas was a senior at St. Louis University when she got the idea to refurbish and resell old computers to other students. Now, a dozen years later, she's president of a nonprofit that last year recycled 7.5 million pounds of electronics and helped 5,500 families get computers free or for drastically reduced prices.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Nonprofit Communications and the Tablet Revolution : What startled me is that I recently received an email from Direct Relief International, that required me to click a link (frankly, a lot of people won't do this) which then opened the newsletter in my iPad browser. I found that the newsletter was published in a magazine format. Here is that link. Try it on your tablet and then on your computer.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Data and Analytics Tweet Chat Recap : Data and Analytics Tweet Chat Recap Susan_Chavez 31 Oct 2011 4:00 PM 0 Why does data matter to nonprofit organizations and what data matters? These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

5 Reasons YouTube is More Than a Video Hub - Engage365

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Who Rules Social Media?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

OFBCI: One Stop Shop Portal : Seeking to provide a single location where Indiana nonprofits can access information from varying agencies within state government, the One Stop Shop Web Portal is the first place Indiana's Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations should go to access information about opportunities like:

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Local philanthropists look to power of the masses for gift-giving venture - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News : An Israeli-South African couple is hoping to convince even the most lackadaisical gift-givers to donate to charity online with a few simple clicks. The English-language website mGifts.

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