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MAY 15, 2009

Highlights from the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study - frogloop Home~Care2's blog for nonprofits - frogloop: "M&R and NTEN just released an impressive benchmarks study that analyzed 32 nonprofits' online advocacy and online fundraising programs in 2007 and 2008.

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MARCH 16, 2009

At SXSW, attendees confront Twitter saturation | Webware - CNET: "AUSTIN, Texas--By now, the story of how Twitter exploded onto the scene at the 2007 South by Southwest festival is legend in technology circles.But here at SXSW 2009, the notion of the perfect match among community, service, and event seems flipped on its head.

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DECEMBER 18, 2008

This blog first made mention of ammado last year when the site was used to network attendees of the International Fundraising Conference in Amsterdam (October 2007). AFP has launched a profile on “ammado” (www.ammado.com).

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JUNE 24, 2008

Donors warm up to online giving | csmonitor.com: "Donors warm up to online givingGiving topped $300 million in 2007. A small but rising percentage of those gifts came via the Internet."

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APRIL 13, 2007

PRESS RELEASEVirginia Based Tech Company Works With Non Profit To Help People At Risk: "Richmond, VA (OPENPRESS) April 13, 2007 -- Code 71, Inc. continued its commitment to using technology to help people at risk and alleviate poverty by donating time and talent during their attendance at the 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

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. Charities(Nov. 3, 2008) A new website called GreatNonprofits allows donors to post reviews and ratings of charities.

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JULY 14, 2008

Nonprofit tapping social networking to help ex-soldiers nab civilian jobs - Network World: "Hire a Hero is a nonprofit initiative founded in January 2007 by Internet entrepreneur and Gulf War vet Dan Caulfield as part of the Armed Forces Support Foundation.

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APRIL 15, 2008

Nationally, donations to charity slowed in 2007 over the previous year, according to a recent study from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Finance and Commerce: "Tough sell in tough timesTechnology can be an especially tough sell right now, with the economic downturn.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2008

Inaugural Text Messaging Competition Selects Non-Profit Winners From Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Azerbaijan: "The inaugural nGOmobile competition ran for three months from October 2007, and was aimed exclusively at grassroots non-profit Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working for positive social and environmental change.

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DECEMBER 17, 2007

GoldfarbWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, December 17, 2007; Page D01The office of Razoo on Connecticut Avenue blends two distinct cultures common in Washington.It

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DECEMBER 7, 2007

Sector's Facebook' launched - Third Sector: "Sector's Facebook' launched By Indira Das-Gupta, Third Sector Online, 7 December 2007 MyCharityPage, a new website billed as the sector's answer to Facebook, is being launched to enable charities to network with one another, engage supporters and fundraise more effectively.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Vallejo Times Herald - Search engine splits revenue with nonprofits: "Search engine splits revenue with nonprofits By RACHEL RASKIN-ZRIHEN/Times-Herald staff writer Article Launched: 11/23/2007 09:58:56 AM PST A pair of siblings invented a way people can donate to charity for free by doing something they're already doing, and so far, two Vallejo nonprofits (..)

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

First online charity shop launched by Oxfam - Third Sector: "First online charity shop launched by Oxfam By Emma Rigby, Third Sector Online, 14 September 2007 Oxfam has launched what it claims is the UK's first dedicated online charity shop selling donated items. The website will support its 170 high street stores."

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Posted by: USF on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Topic Special Features A new study from the University of San Francisco’s Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management (INOM) shows that small grassroots nonprofits across California understand the.

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DECEMBER 4, 2007

Business: Web networks transforming philanthropy | people, online, smith - Gazette.com: "Charities are able to reach a new pool of good Samaritans on the Internet By AMY HOAK MARKETWATCH December 3, 2007 - 10:44PM CHICAGO - GeorgeAnne Smith was one of the lucky ones. But the 42-year-old.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

YouTube Debuts Nonprofit Program: "Organizations Can Now Apply for a Designated Nonprofit Channel and Collect Donations Through Google Checkout for Non-Profits SAN BRUNO, CA--(Marketwire - September 27, 2007) - Hundreds of nonprofits currently leverage YouTube, the leader in online video, to raise awareness of their causes.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

BY KIM O'BRIEN ROOT | 928-6473 September 15, 2007 A! Nonprofits benefit from business workshop -- dailypress.com: "Nonprofits benefit from business workshop The workshop encouraged nonprofit agencies not to fear ventures that would make money.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

New Tool Mines Wikipedia Trustworthiness - washingtonpost.com: "New Tool Mines Wikipedia Trustworthiness By BRIAN BERGSTEIN The Associated Press Wednesday, September 5, 2007; 10:13 AM BOSTON -- Because anyone can edit Wikipedia, the Web encyclopedia's reliability varies wildly.

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Fundraising Survey Seeks to Help Charities Establish Fundraising Benchmarks :: PNNOnline ::: "Fundraising Survey Seeks to Help Charities Establish Fundraising Benchmarks Posted by: ljkujawski on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Topic Special Features U.S.

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JULY 23, 2007

Opening Gala at NPC on 8/14 - In Kenzo in AMO: "San Francisco Meets the Metaverse: 32 Nonprofits and their supporters will host a grand opening celebration Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. in their new locations at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life."

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee InformationWeek August 30, 2007 04:20 PM Seven in 10 nonprofit organizations that are trying to recruit IT workers are finding the effort difficult, says a.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

New Study via Katya's Blog.Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog: "New Study: The Wired Fundraiser Posted by katya on Wed, October 24, 2007 Today Network for Good released a new study, “The Wired Fundraiser: How technology is making fundraising ‘good to go.’”

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

grant program to help nonprofits invest in wireless San Antonio Business Journal - 12:11 PM CDT Wednesday, September 12, 2007 The AT&T Foundation, the philanthropic organization of AT&T Inc., AT&T creates $1.5M grant program to help nonprofits invest in wireless - San Antonio Business Journal:: "AT&T creates $1.5M

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JULY 2, 2007

Recently, the on-demand CRM vendor has been named to the 2007 Software Development Times 100 list of technology influencers." Salesforce.com Named to Yet another List: "Salesforce.com Named to Yet another ListBy David SimsTMCnet Contributing EditorSalesforce.com (News - Alert) is sure getting named to a lot of lists lately.

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AUGUST 3, 2007

Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative: "The Non-profit and Philanthropy Thread at the 2007 Second Life Community ConventionDeveloped by Global Kids in partnership with the MacArthur FoundationSATURDAY, AUGUST 2510:00am-11:00amEDUCATION TRACKThe education track keynote will be given by Connie Yowell, the Director of Education in the MacArthur Foundation's (..)

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AUGUST 10, 2007

male - The Boston Globe: "E-male By Ellen Goodman, Globe Columnist | August 10, 2007 IT'S WORTH remembering that the blogosphere is still so new it baffles spell check. Thanks to Steven at Library Stuff for the Heads up.E-male

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AUGUST 24, 2007

Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp: "Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp By: Tom Shaughnessy Thu Aug 23 2007 14:13:31 Note: Tom Shaughnessy is guest-blogging for the AuctionBytes Blog.

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JULY 27, 2007

System Administrator Appreciation Day: "uly 27th, 2007 (Last Friday Of July)8th AnnualSystem Administrator Appreciation DayIf you can read this, thank your sysadminA sysadmin unpacked the server for this website from its box, installed an operating system, patched it for security, made sure the power and air conditioning was working in the server room, (..)

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JUNE 26, 2007

Google Earth Outreach To Aid Nonprofits | WebProNews: "Google Earth Outreach To Aid NonprofitsMike Sachoff's pictureSubmitted by Mike Sachoff on Tue, 06/26/2007 - 10:59.Comment

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JULY 2, 2007

Sean points us to the new google blogOfficial google.org Blog: Two introductions: "Two introductionsMonday 7/02/2007 09:49:00 AMPosted by Greg Miller, Managing Director, google.orgLast fall our team spent time talking with philanthropies and other organizations with long histories of successful interventions in the field of global public health.

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AUGUST 8, 2007

Of interest to those attending ASAE and the Center's 2007 Annual MeetingAcronym: Experience Web 2.0 From the ASAE Blog Acronym. at Annual Meeting: "You've heard a lot recently about Web 2.0 and social media and the way that they're transforming human interaction. could spell the demise of associations.

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JUNE 11, 2007

Submitted by Ali on Fri, 06/08/2007 - 10:20am.Fundraising | nonprofit technology | NPTech | NTENDoes online engagement help nonprofits raise money?At Does online engagement lead to more money? NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "Does online engagement lead to more money?Submitted

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MAY 8, 2007

5/6/2007 | ReleaseReleaseWASHINGTON, DC – Fully 85% of American adults use the internet or cell phones – and most use both. Pew Internet: Sorting out information technology users: "This press release accompanies 'A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users.'5/6/2007

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MARCH 2, 2007

WebCPA | Sage Rolls Out New Fundraising Software: "Sage Rolls Out New Fundraising SoftwareAustin, Texas (March 2, 2007) - Sage Software has unveiled the latest version of Sage Fundraising 100, its donor relationship management system for midsized and large nonprofit organizations."Tags:

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APRIL 9, 2007

PRESS RELEASECitizenSpeak Developer Announced as Winner of Prestigious $10,000 Pizzigati Prize at Leading Nonprofit Technology Conference: "George Hotelling to be Honored as First Annual Winner of the Nation's Top Public Interest Computing Award at The National Technology Conference in DCNTEN Conference, Washington, DC, (PRWeb) April 4, 2007 -- The (..)

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MARCH 21, 2007

The ongoing discussion about tagging is well represented here at NTEN's blogNpTech Tagging Community | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "NpTech Tagging CommunitySubmitted by Bonnie on Tue, 03/20/2007 - 9:56am.Newsletter | NPTech | online community | taggingMarnie Webb, TechSoupBeth Kanter, Beth’s BlogTagging facilitates the sharing of information (..)

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APRIL 18, 2007

Blackberry Outage Fixed, but Backlog Remains - washingtonpost.com: "Blackberry Outage Fixed, but Backlog RemainsBy Sam DiazWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, April 18, 2007; 3:06 PMA service outage that left millions of Blackberry users across North America without e-mail service for much of last night and this morning has been fixed, but the backlog (..)

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