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JUNE 5, 2009

Allen Gunn: Netsquared 2009: Making the Virtual Proximal: "As someone who organizes nonprofit technology events for a living, I spend a lot of time reflecting on what role live convenings should play in this ever-more virtually networked world.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Social Media 2009 Outage Day 2: Everyone's Up Except Twitter: "Yesterday, Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, and Google's Blogger were targeted yesterday by a person or persons unknown in a denial-of-service attack (DDOS) which attempted to silence the voice of one individual.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Library clips :: Online communities - technical facilitators are not enough :: October :: 2009: "I’m finding that some Communities of Practice (CoPs) at work are lacking leadership even though they have a community leader.This is a broad statement, and there can be many reasons for this, but in this post I want to focus on one particular reason."

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JULY 15, 2009

Microsoft cloud computing gets down to earth | Philly | 07/15/2009: "As U.S. companies start exploring doing some of this computing this year, a school system on the other side of the globe has already leapt into the cloud.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Ten Tips to TeleGreen Your Work | TechSoup Blog: "As part of Earth Week 2009, TechSoup's GreenTech Initiative is holding a month-long TeleGreen Your Work campaign. Each week we will highlight affordable solutions to help you reduce your travel and ultimately save money.

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MAY 15, 2009

Nonprofits tap online networks to raise funds | Philly | 05/15/2009: "Nonprofits across the country - more than 85 percent use social media, according to a new survey - want to replicate that success.

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MAY 11, 2009

Official google.org Blog: New resources for non-profit and humanitarian mapping: "New resources for non-profit and humanitarian mappingThursday 5/07/2009 12:39:00 PM(Cross-posted from Lat Long Blog)Our friends at MapAction have created a great new publication.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Women in Nonprofit Technology Who Rock | Beth's Blog on Fast Company | Fast Company: "Women in Nonprofit Technology Who RockBy: FC Expert Blogger Beth KanterMon Jan 26, 2009 at 2:59 PMThis blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert's views alone.In featuring about.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Online Giving Up 14% in 2009, Fund-Raising-Software Firm Finds - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Online Giving Up 14% in 2009, Fund-Raising-Software Firm FindsOnline giving increased 14 percent in 2009, according to the latest index on Web-based fund raising by the software (..)

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

New Study Reveals Nonprofits Still Need to Adapt Online Communications Best Practices - frogloop Home~Care2's blog for nonprofits - frogloop: "After studying over 50 international nonprofit organization's email lists and response rates, the 2009 eCampaigning Review Study revealed that 60% of nonprofits present a compelling argument for supporters to (..)

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

5, 2009: "CONCORD – State officials have posted the names of all registered charities and professional fundraisers on the Attorney General's Web site, and yesterday they urged people to pay close attention to any requests for donations or mail that announces financial.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Why My Mom Is My Fundraising Guru | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "he challenge in online fundraising today is that it's more than just email: it's Facebook, and Twitter, and e-mail, and widgets, and your website, and your blog, and your supporters blogs, and.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Page 1 of 4) : IN December 2009, Luca Neghesti, a serial entrepreneur in Media, ICT and Logistics industries in Tanzania spearheaded a relief aid campaign for thousands of victims of the Dar es Salaam floods through the use of social media platforms.' allAfrica.com: Tanzania: Charitable Giving - Where Are Tanzania''s Affluent?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The proportion of cell owners who use their phone to go online has doubled since 2009.' Because 91% of all Americans now own a cell phone, this means that 57% of all American adults are cell internet users.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

billion was awarded in media-related grants from 2009 to 2011.' According to a new report by the Foundation Center, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation, $1.86

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

billion was awarded in media-related grants from 2009 to 2011.' According to a new report by the Foundation Center, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation, $1.86

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APRIL 28, 2011

billion online, up 40 percent from 2009. The median growth rate in online giving was 20 percent, compared to a median growth rate of 14 percent in 2009. The study, released in early March, found that online is the fastest growing fundraising channel for nonprofits. In 2010, Convio’s clients raised more than $1.3

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JUNE 29, 2012

Over 150 Irish charities sign up to new code of practice - RT News : Between 2009 and 2011, INKEx built the first-ever and only comprehensive data repository for the non-profit sector. It included digitised governance and financial information on more than 8,000 public benefit companies.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

15, 2009) Convio Inc. online giving to nonprofit organization will be more than $4 billion during the holiday season of 2009 as increasing numbers of people donate to charities via the web.More than 111 million say they plan. estimates that U.S.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Nonprofits: Time to Get Mobile - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

Dr. Brilliant was sidelined in early 2009 after his loose management style created much disenchantment in DotOrg’s ranks.The DotOrg has narrowed to just one octave on the piano: engineering-related projects that often are the outgrowth of existing Google products.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Tips for Using the Web, E-mail and Social Networking to Net Wired Wealthy Donors : By Abny Santicola : FundRaising Success: "In the session 'Taking Leadership Online: What's Hype and What Works in Online Fundraising' at Fund Raising Day in New York 2009 presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater New York Chapter in early June, (..)

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The Internet as a Diversion | Pew Internet & American Life Project: "Three-quarters of online economic users--those Americans who use the internet to keep up with news about the economic recession or their own personal finances--go online to relax and take their minds off of the recession, according to an April 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center's (..)

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

1, 2009) The most important--and most critical--giving season is upon us. And for many nonprofits, one out of every.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

8, 2009) In the season of giving, AFP's networking partner ammado has introduced a new giving widget designed to make online donation a part of everyday life for millions of people around the world". ammado Introduces Universal Giving Widget - Resource Center - AFP: "ammado Introduces Universal Giving Widget(Dec.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Bmycharity donations in November almost double on previous year - Third Sector: "Fundraising website removed commission charges in OctoberNearly twice as much money was donated to charity through fundraising website Bmycharity in November as in the same month last year.More than £546,000 was donated through the site in November 2009, compared with (..)

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JULY 29, 2009

massnonprofit.org ::: "July 24, 2009 — The Front Door Collaborative, a Boston nonprofit that connects the homeless to housing resources, has launched a new website that aims to help city residents and service providers get the information they need to prevent homelessness."

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Bringing the Business of IT to the Nonprofit World | GOOD: "Bringing the Business of IT to the Nonprofit World * Posted by: WilliamSimpson * on November 9, 2009 at 1:17 pmFive questions every nonprofit IT department should be askingIn the world of nonprofits, as in most organizations, decisions can be made fast.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Press ReleaseThePort Releases New Whitepaper to Help Nonprofit Organizations Evaluate Social Networking Software: "Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 1, 2009 -- Social media solutions provider ThePort Network, Inc. announced today the availability of a new whitepaper entitled 'How to Identify Enterprise-Class Social Networking Platforms.'

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Advice From the Front Lines on Branding Via Social Media : By Abny Santicola : FundRaising Success: "In the session 'Effective Branding in a Social Media World' presented at the 2009 Bridge Conference held just outside Washington, D.C.,

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JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofits Get a Social Media Mentor in Socialbrite.org | Econsultancy: "SAN FRANCISCO – June 29, 2009 – Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

Update PageYour Source for the Latest News About our RenovationUpdated August 22, 2009: If you’ve had a chance to visit our home page, or our search page you’ve seen the first changes resulting from Phase 1 of an 18-month effort dubbed the Site Overhaul and Update Project (S.O.U.P.). Welcome to the S.O.U.P.

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JUNE 8, 2009

5 Email Sins to Avoid - Connections: "5 Email Sins to AvoidPosted: Jun 08, 2009 by Steve MacLaughlin | with no comments |Filed under: email marketingEvery day nonprofits send out millions of email messages. And every day there are some common sins committed with email. Here are some common email sins that should be avoided:".

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JUNE 4, 2009

DIOSA | Communications: Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations: "1) Configure your Page's 'Settings' to allow more participation.The new Facebook Pages that launched in March 2009 were designed to inspire more action and participation by your fans.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

National Black Aids Awareness Day at Plush Non profit Commons | NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life: "National Black Aids Awareness Day at Plush Non profit CommonsSubmitted by Ricken Flow on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 14:00Come show your support for one of the hardest hit communities of HIV."

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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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MARCH 10, 2009

This link provides easier access to the underlying stories.AFP > Resource Center | Resource tools > Tapping Into Social Networks—Raise Funds, Build Community: "Tapping Into Social Networks—Raise Funds, Build Community(March 9, 2009) This week AFP featured social networking/web 2.0 tools in its newsletter, eWire Skill Builder.

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