Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Oregon, USA, that has a pioneering spirit and is always up to something new, different, and meaningful – plus it is quite near to my heart. And now they are up to something again: MMT is looking for a million dollar idea to support! Meyer’s personal estate.

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations. We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts.

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations. We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts.

7) Web CMS (11) Web Services (13) where2007 (2) Wikimedia Foundation (1) Wired (1) Wireless (3) Wordpress (3) Working Assets (2) Yahoo! Mark Bolgiano, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Council on Foundations Mark Bolgiano is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Council on Foundations in Washington DC.

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. They have participated in planning and emergency responses from remote Pacific islands to downtown Portland, Oregon.

at NWF, listening has been the foundation of our social media movement, we are nothing unless someone thinks we are something. everything before lays the foundation, everything during and after helps you improve and change your strategy. ARC - we are set up similarly, Robin Parker does Oregon Trail chapter for example. report.

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation just published a very nice article, Leveling the Field , about one of our key Bookshare.org supporters, Bernie Newcomb. Bernie is very low key, and I'm glad the Foundation encouraged him to go on the record with why he does what he does. Bernie was VP Engineering and co-founder at eTrade.

Black Elk, Oglala Sioux Last month, the ePhilanthropy Foundation named Peace x Peace the 2007 Best Community Building/Volunteerism and/or Activism Campaign as part of its 2007 International ePhilanthropy Awards. For example, the Philosophy Cafe blog recently connected their Circle, in Saudia Arabia, with a Sister Circle in Oregon.

I have used social media to help raise the money for her tuition through the Sharing Foundation in 2007 and 2008. committed to supporting Leng Sopharath's education for four years as well as providing moral support through regular letters we exchange.   Why don't I blog about it and ask readers for help I thought?

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. They have participated in planning and emergency responses from remote Pacific islands to downtown Portland, Oregon.