Election 2008 is remarkable for so many reasons. As agents of social change, there is a great deal the nonprofit sector can learn from Election 2008. Go Mobile: Mobile applications have surged in this 2008 and some predict it will make the difference in the election's outcome. Election 2008 searches the endless stream of "tweets" for key electon Lauren-Glenn Davitian, CCTV Center for Media and Democracy Election For the first time in U.S.

It's only been a few days since the end of 2008, but I wanted to share some very early online giving trends from Blackbaud clients. Steady Annual Growth Organizations had steady growth in their online giving through the first and second quarters of 2008. in 2008. This information comes from approximately 2,000 nonprofit organizations using Blackbaud's Internet solutions. There was a slight decrease in online giving during the third quarter of the year, specifically the month of August.

So what tools did you come to depend on in 2008? ...Tags: These span the range from tools I use every day or every week, to tools use more occasionally, but depend on. They also span the range of proprietary, SaaS, and Open Source. They are on this list because I think they are great, because they have undergone a lot of change or development this year, or because they are game-changing.

I compiled this list using the same methodology I used for  my October 2007 list . Unfortunately, I still can’t compile a list of nonprofits outside the US. Quantcast and compete.com don’t do a good job of checking out international sites so I’m still limited by their inability to go outside US borders. Check out the list after the jump…

The comedic piece everyone is talking about today is from Ron Howard , which I have pasted below. I think there is certainly an age thing here. I get it, I appreciate it.

Here’s the top 10 list for 2008: wrote this post back in 2005, and it is the most popular in 2008! 1) Remember when 1 MB was alot ? I It’s actually because someone included it in a Wikipedia Article (no, it wasn’t me.) 2) Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants on July 27th

The GivingUSA Foundation has released its Giving USA 2009: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2008 . 2008 Total Giving Estimates Giving USA estimates that $307.65 billion was given in 2008, exceeding $300 billion for the second year in a row. The report shows the first decline in giving to US charities in current dollars since 1987. Blackbaud also analyzed the data, along with other information, to estimate the growth of online fundraising by US-based nonprofits.

PhilanTopic included the book on its list of Best Philanthropy-Related Books of 2008 . 3. This was probably the book that moved me the most in 2008. What are some your favorite do-good books from 2008? All book cover images are from Powell's Books . books 2008 activist nonprofi Below is my 4th annual list of Favorite Do-Good Books (in alphabetical order). You can also check out my lists from past years: Favorite Do-Good Books of 2007 Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006 Favorite Do-Good Books of 2005 1.

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Each year, at the annual Convio Summit, Convio honors a few of their clients who have pushed the envelope with their online campaigns. Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association

Bookmark this page! To be filed under "How cool is THIS"!!! And fyi you can click the little arrow bottom left to make it full screen. ...Tags: Tags: mashups widgets cool tools ASA