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(Now's the Time to) Bring the Mobile Web into Your Organization

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The street corner I lived on in Mali was typically quiet (by African standards, anyway): aside from the woman who sold fried dough stuffed with shredded meat, most people just passed by. Computers are an established part of the nonprofit work place, and have been for years; we're used to PCs being on the cutting edge of our work.

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What Would Homer Simpson Do? Your Messages and the Emerging Science of Behavioral Economics

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Any money you donate will go to Rokia, a seven-year-old girl who lives in Mali, Africa. Nonprofit marketers and fundraisers often base important strategic and tactical choices on thinking grounded in established theories and practices, including direct marketing and economics. The answer? And you can too. The big takeaway?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Five Hot Conversations!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

GetActive GetsAcquired - By Convio This is big news and it bounced around the nonprofit and progressive blogs, listservs, IM, and emails. Allison Fine points out some outrageous behavior by the Gates Foundation and asks "What does it take for the foundation and nonprofit community to finally take a stand on appalling behavior like this?"

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Social Media for Good and Evil, Strong and Weak Ties, Online/Offline,and Orgs and Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The post initially caught my eye because there was a quote from Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith, co-authors of The Dragonfly Effect (I’m giving away a copy ). I posted a link on FB page and it prompted quite a discussion from nonprofit folks. And a quick take from Aaron Lester from the Nonprofit Quarterly rounds it out.

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NpTech Tag: People Behind Tags, NpTech Timeline, Twitter, and More Widgets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are Twitter critics in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. These stories are summarized and aggregated with some previous articles, posts, and resources about Nonprofits and MySpace here. A quick trip through nonprofit profiles in MySpace, one sees two different aesthetics - ugly and beautiful. of Internet visits.

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