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Google Launches Google for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits. Instead of applying to each Google product individually, you can sign up through a one-stop shop application process.

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Google now denies program to nonprofits they used to serve

Judi Sohn

At Fight Colorectal Cancer, we switched from web host email to Google Apps in 2007 and we haven’t looked back. Last summer, I set up Google Apps for my synagogue. Google used to offer the Education Edition free of charge to any 501(c)3 organization. .&# Guess which won? Each had its own eligibility requirements.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The event was hosted by Google on its campus in Mountain View, California, which is home to some of the most cutting edge technologists in the world. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night. I can feel it all over, it’s a hit!” said Stevie. Thanks Stevie!

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Using Social Media to Share Research

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

to fund research in an attempt to address critical social problems. As an expert on commerce and culture, I am sometimes commissioned to do sponsored research. First up is the use of social media to disseminate research. Every year over 7,800 grants are made in the U.S. By Patricia Martin, 2010.

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Wrapping Up the 2007 Skoll World Forum

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The researchers got two days of focused seminars and content, while the practitioners and non-academic attendees were happily engaged in workshops and what I dubbed "master classes:" where Skoll Award winners would sit down and talk about their challenges. Most of the plenaries were focused on inspiration and building the field as a whole.

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Free and open source tool #7: Firefox

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Right now, I’ve got AdBlock Plus, Greasemonkey (which is a scripting platform that allows for lots of other interesting addons,) Tor (allows for anonymous browsing,) a bunch of google toolbars, some great web developer tools, etc. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Shawn Towey 01.31.08

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Due diligence before you donate

ASU Lodestar Center

Most donors believe that they are giving to worthwhile causes, but few conduct the necessary research to determine how effectively an organization uses donations to accomplish its mission. Do your research. Americans donate nearly $300 billion annually to more than 1.2 million charities and religious groups, according to Giving USA.