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Biker Philanthropy: TechSoup Revs Up Donated Computer Programs for Kids

Tech Soup

We found out about BIKERSCAP when the organization's CEO, Greg Reaster , posted on our Facebook page "TechSoup has made all we do here at BIKERSCAP possible. The name of the organization is actually an acronym for Building Intellect, Knowledge, Education, Resources, and Schooling with a Computer Acquisition Program.

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Overcoming the Government-Nonprofit Dependency

ASU Lodestar Center

Social Service nonprofit organizations have long been relied upon to provide services to those in need in the United States. Federal, state and local governments increasingly depend on Social Service nonprofit organizations and, because of that dependency, have been willing to help fund them.

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Facebook Ad Platform

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

A company (or organization, or individual) can set up a public page (so it does not require a Facebook account to see it). Individuals can become “fans&# of that product or organization. If a friend of mine becomes a fan of an organization or company I happen to like, I might then become fans of them as well.

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Research Friday: Government contracting part II: Adapting in an era of less

ASU Lodestar Center

Conducted in January and February 2013, Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2013 State of the Sector survey assessed the financial and management challenges facing 5,983 organizations across the country. Short-term, Band-Aid strategies are no longer tenable for our communities or the organizations that serve them.

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Why Privacy Matters (or Should) to Nonprofits

NTEN

The BlueCross' original breach occurred in October 2009, but five months, $7 million and 110,000 work hours later, they are still dealing with the issue. Many small businesses, a category which many nonprofit organizations fall into, think that they are not important enough to be a target of hackers.

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Are Memes Really Just Slacktivism?

Care2

After some research, it turns out that this meme was started in December of 2009 in Canada. Can You Build a Base of Supporters with Memes? This begs the question - should a breast cancer organization have been the one to have thought of a meme like this as part of a larger campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer?

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Guest Post by Aspen Baker: Friend or Foe? UC Berkeley Investigates the Legal Landscape of Social Networking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. Organized crime, Mr. Carlin, says is selling our information and making some very serious money.