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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

The Rockport Pilot > News > County commissioners approve ‘day of giving’: "“Whereas it is recognized that charitable contributions to nonprofit charitable organizations are an important factor in improving the quality of life in the community by providing a safety net for those most vulnerable and at risk.“Whereas, Aransas County wishes to encourage and broaden philanthropy, charitable giving and.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Hospitals embracing social media | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal: "Some 3,500 miles away, Delaware residents are keeping tabs on team members as they go from one town to another, thanks to daily postings and pictures on the hospital's Facebook page. Hospital spokeswoman Jenifer L. Harris, who is traveling with the team in Peru, plans to update the site -- as long as technology allows in.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Responsible Investing: "Home > National Programs > Responsible InvestingNational ProgramsResponsible InvestingMore and more long-term investors, including foundations, are re-examining their investment beliefs and philosophies to take into account environmental, social and governance factors.To support growing foundation interest in this area, CFC launched a Responsible Investing Pilot Project in.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Applebee's starts Web site to benefit nonprofits | The Dispatch | Davidson County's News Source | Lexington, NC: "This program allows nonprofits to host flapjack breakfasts at their local Applebee's facilities to raise funds for their cause. To support this fundraiser program, Applebee's has launched its new Web site, www.AGGrestaurants.com. Through this Web site, nonprofit groups can easily set.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "As the interview begins, James Topham apologizes and takes a moment to read and respond to an urgent tweet. Another typical day for the communications and marketing director of War Child Canada, where tweeting and Facebook updates are as commonplace as checking one's email.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Mapping the Crisis: "Ushahidi is just one of many nonprofits, governmental agencies, and human rights lobbying agencies using maps for humanitarian work. Unfortunately, these organizations are notoriously bad at sharing data, according to Patrick Meier. To solve this problem, Meier recently started the International Network of Crisis Mappers (INCM), which aims to connect people and organizations.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Wired Campus - Tweckling Twitterfolk: Chronicle Readers React to the New World of Twitter Conference Humiliation - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "A Chronicle story today about the abuse of Twitter at conferences is touching off an online debate among readers. Dozens of them are arguing about a new trend in academic life: how audience members now “tweckle” speakers by heckling them on the.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The Pendulum - College admissions begin using social networking tools: "According to the National Association of College Admissions Counseling, about 60 percent of schools are now using social networking sites in their admissions processes.One of these schools is Monmouth University in New Jersey, which is giving applicants the choice to submit either a written essay or Facebook video essay.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Facebook, JP Morgan Chase To Give $5 Million Dollars To Charity Through Internet Promotion: "With this in mind, Facebook has teamed up with JP Morgan Chase to distribute more than $5 million across its network of nonprofit organizations. Based on the votes of Facebook users, the partnership will donate $1 million to the winning nonprofit, $100,000 each to the five runners up, and $25,000 each to.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

End of the e-mail era? I'm not buying it - National voices - MercedSun-Star.com: "don't know about you, but I'm overwhelmed by e-mail.Yes, I know. The Wall Street Journal has declared that e-mail's reign is over. It's supposedly being replaced by technologies such as instant messaging, social networking and Twitter.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Tech philanthropy brings wave of contributions, volunteers to organizations - Mass High Tech Business News: "New England tech companies are ramping up contributions to educational programs and sending troops of volunteers to schools and on initiatives. Some leaders at organizations on the receiving end of that charity shared their thoughts on what the donations and volunteerism have meant to them.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

New Online Catalogue for Philanthropy in Washington, DC | Leading Companies for Good | Fast Company: "Now more than ever, individuals, corporations, and foundations want to make informed choices when they make financial contributions to nonprofit organizations. And people want to volunteer where their time and talents will be put to good use. So how do you know which organizations to support?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Facebook, Chase Team Up for Crowdsourced Philanthropy Program | Sustainability | Fast Company: "Instead of just writing trite wall posts and playing FarmVille, what if Facebook users could be directed towards doing good deeds? That's the thinking behind the Chase Community Giving Program, a new app that allows users to choose from over 500,000 charities to decide which get cash from Chase's.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

The Majority Of Nonprofits Embrace Social Media | WebProNews: "The majority (88%) of nonprofit organizations are experimenting with social media to engage audiences, but 79 percent are not sure of its value for their organizations, according to a new survey by Weber Shandwick's Social Impact team and KRC Research.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

DMA launches report into mobile marketing - News | THE DRUM - Advertising, Design, Media, Marketing, Digital, PR - News, Information & Jobs: "DMA launches report into mobile marketingBelow the line / UKMarketers must go way beyond the current regulations to win consumer confidence in mobile marketing, according to the findings of a study published today by txt4ever in association with the Direct.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

MediaShift Idea Lab. Using Mobile Phones to Map the Slums of Brazil | PBS: "A new project by Rede Jovem, a Brazilian non-profit that loosely translates to 'Youth Net,' seeks to change that. With the help of five young 'wiki-reporters' and GPS-equipped mobile phones, the non-profit is building a map of five Brazilian favelas: Complexo do Alema?o, Cidade de Deus, Morro do Pava?

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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. Opportunities arise and actions must be taken, sometimes without informing the.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Charities finally cashing in on Web 2.0 revolution - The Globe and Mail: "Tiny non-profits like GuluWalk have been some of the biggest winners in the Web 2.0 revolution, but online fundraising is growing in importance for charities of all sizes. While only about 10 per cent of Canadians have donated online to date, according to a study by Ipsos Reid, that's up dramatically from the 4 per cent who.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Supporters Love New Media but Not Enough to Actually Donate - Cone Survey: "A study by Cone, a communications agency well-known for its work with cause-related marketing, has just released a study about customers, business, and the 'new media.'Within that report are some very interesting insights about new media tools, nonprofits, and donors.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

State of the Blogosphere 2009 Introduction Blogging - Technorati: "Welcome to Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2009 report, which will be released in five consecutive daily segments.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Small Nonprofits Dominate America's Giving ChallengeBy Michele DonohueA 30-day online competition showed how social media allows small nonprofits to garner huge support from donors during America’s Giving Challenge, which ended at 3 p.m. EST today.The Challenge spurned more than 106,000 unique donations generating.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Online giving on the rise despite recession and bleak nonprofit forecasts | The Daily Tell: "Network for Good, a nonprofit organization that offers online fundraising services, announced that the number of donations to nonprofits through the organization’s platform has increased by 92 percent since 2008, while the dollar value of donations has increased by 42 percent.In addition, the organization.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Time, Resources Slow Nonprofit Social Media AdoptionThe responses of 1,295 nonprofit executives show that 91 percent raise money online, but only 58 percent of those nonprofits use social media for fundraising. Sharing their story, building a community, public relations, and donor engagement/retention -- not raising.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Street-level help for big projects - TwinCities.com: "The second project is an experiment in what is called e-philanthropy, or online giving. A new website, GiveMN.org, seeks to bring donors, non-profits and specific projects together. The web site allows donors to search for charities in Minnesota and elsewhere that do work the donors are interested in.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Sean Parker's "Causes" to Leave MySpace: Does It Matter?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages - WSJ.com: "Wikipedia.org is the fifth-most-popular Web site in the world, with roughly 325 million monthly visitors. But unprecedented numbers of the millions of online volunteers who write, edit and police it are quitting.That could have significant implications for the brand of democratization that Wikipedia helped to unleash over the Internet -- the.

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