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Scary Security Stories to Tell in the Dark

Tech Soup

His Google account was taken over and deleted. TechSoup's own Kevin Lo noticed some strange activity on his email accounts when friends were replying to spam he was supposedly sending out. The Chronicle of Philanthropy picked up the story when it broke and used it as a call to action for nonprofits to update their systems.

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11 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A profile that is 100 percent completed makes a strong first impression upon LinkedIn members and anyone who might be searching for you in Google or Yahoo! There are also a wide variety of groups related to nonprofit professional networking, job seeking, fund-raising, communications, and philanthropy.

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Philanthropist 2.0: Crowdsourced Advised Funds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've created a topic on Google Moderator where people can submit and vote on ideas. I've never used Google Moderator, but someone told me that it's good, so hopefully it works :). Ultimately, this is just a recommendation and I may completely ignore the results if they are stupid, so don't bother spamming.

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11 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A profile that is 100 percent completed makes a strong first impression upon LinkedIn members and anyone who might be searching for you in Google or Yahoo! There are also a wide variety of groups related to nonprofit professional networking, job seeking, fund-raising, communications, and philanthropy.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yikes, the first ever tag spam I've seen in the NpTech Tag Stream! " (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. NpTech Talk. " Jason is spot on.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Identity 2.0

See3

In philanthropy, for example, the people-to-people connectivity of a Kiva is not a new concept, but the internet makes it possible on a new scale. Ariel Beery’s ideas are included on a blog I have been reading called The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy. Did it show up in your filter?

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Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Hogwash! - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Philanthropy has always been primarily a concern of older people. 5) The furor about “junk mail” is mild compared to that about spam—as it should be, because online communications is prey to all sorts of fraud. Even if you think your past is safe from change, ask yourself how soon Google will be replaced?

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