article thumbnail

Great reads from around the web on May 17th

Amy Sample Ward

million grant from the Stanton Foundation to work with academic experts on Wikipedia articles related to public policy, which could include everything from political theory to legislative history and issues such as health reform and science. Here are five tips from some of the best in the non-profit business."

Web 114
article thumbnail

NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

These innovative tools are meeting the fundraising, grassroots mobilization, volunteer engagement, and issue awareness needs of many organizations." Wikipedia is a community, Craigslist is a community, Moveon.org is a community, eBay for crying out loud is a community. Google Maps. One Laptop Per Child (just launched that year).

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Private Foundations Now Eligible to Receive Microsoft Software Donations!

Tech Soup

Paul Getty Trust, which operates the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia. If you are a public foundation, the correct subtype is most likely "Gifts, Grants, or Loans to Other Organizations" or "Fundraising." Public Grantmaking Foundations.

article thumbnail

Grantmaking Foundations Can Now Register with TechSoup

Tech Soup

Paul Getty Trust, which operates the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia. Some of the more well-known private operating foundations are the J. PLEASE NOTE: Public Grantmaking Foundations. " Check Your Donation Eligibility. in the left-hand navigation.

article thumbnail

Private Foundations Are Now Eligible for Citrix Online Donations

Tech Soup

Paul Getty Trust, which operates the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia. If you are a public foundation, the correct subtype to choose is most likely Gifts, Grants, or Loans to Other Organizations or Fundraising. Public Grantmaking Foundations.

article thumbnail

Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia. Next, he showed a fundraising video for an independent living center for IHTIS. Below is a clip describing the fundraising campaign. Wiki: Collective brain of humanity.

Romania 50
article thumbnail

NpTech Tag Summary: Putting the U in YouTube, Some Cool Events, and Electronic Sheep Dreams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Featured projects receive grant awards ! AFP Blog points the Mindblizzard Blog story about how the Dutch Red Cross will begin fundraising in Second Life using Yike Strum , a top model, as their Red Cross ambassador. The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning. NpTech Talk.

Nptech 50