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A First Look at Jumo

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s the article from today’s New York Times. About $500,000 came from unnamed individuals in the early days and in September 2010, Omidyar Network announced a grant of up to $750,000. By November 2010, Jumo noted in a New York Times article that they’ve raised $3.5

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. As I noted in the article, . in Nonprofit Pro that bears repeating in this post.

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Government contracts and nonprofit organizations: Problems and solutions

ASU Lodestar Center

In 2010, the Urban Institute conducted the first comprehensive national survey of nonprofits to assess the problems with government contracts and nonprofits ( view the full report here ). published in 2010. Like this article? As mentioned earlier, the survey by the Urban Institute and the National Council of Nonprofits was.

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Funny and Fun Fundraising with Crowdrise, a Big Vision Podcast Interview

Have Fun - Do Good

For more info, go to [link] The Koh Scholar Computer Drive campaign on Crowdrise that Robert mentioned: Will Ferrell's campaign on Crowdrise that Robert mentioned: Article about Crowdrise from The New York Times , " Online Giving Meets Social Networking" Connect with Crowdrise Website: [link] Twitter: @crowdrise Facebook: [link] Connect with m e Website: (..)

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A Volunteer and a Violent Stranger - A Question of Liability

ASU Lodestar Center

www.duganlopatka.com/articles/non-for-profit-articles/262-protecting-volunteers-and-your-nonprofit-from-liability. NY Nonprofits/Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, June 1998. Like this article? Lopatka, D., Protecting Volunteers and Your Nonprofit From Liability. Volunteer Protection Act of 1997.

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Data Are Not Information

NTEN

This is well-addressed in a 2010 Economist cover story "Data, data everywhere." subscription required; note that the article admittedly, and incorrectly in my opinion, uses the terms data and information interchangeably]: Quoting Kenneth Cukier: Information has gone from scarce to superabundant.

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

in 2010 alone. New York: Random House, 2009. Like this article? Inequality is driving the immigration of many people from poor countries to richer countries. Around 40 million foreign-born immigrants live in the U.S., making up 13 percent of its population. Over 75,000 refugees came to the U.S. Get another!