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The Ice Bucket Challenge Epilogue: Data

3rd Sector Labs

Did you know that the Ice Bucket Challenge has its own Wikipedia article ? Big Data Data Acquisition Data Management Data Mining data management data mining digital marketing donor acquisition donor data fundraising fundraising data analysis' Discussion and debate.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests. The second group of enablers of the brighter future are business model innovations. I love to hark back to Thomas Jefferson’s take on ideas. “He

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Great reads from around the web on May 17th

Amy Sample Ward

Here are five tips from some of the best in the non-profit business." 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.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. A website (mobile app coming soon) that allows users to check-in while doing good deeds. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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GIft Economies at MPS09

Amy Sample Ward

Examples: YouTube, eBay, Wikipedia, Google. Increasing return systems are: digital. Examples: Wikipedia. Digital gift economies turn free loaders into “audience.&#. business model that supports the gifts. loosely coupled. intrinsically motivated. network, horizontal. variable, uncontrolled. PledgeBank.

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Treat Your Website Project Like an Investment Rather than an Expense

Tech Soup

Every day, cultural and nonprofit institutions face unique challenges while working towards a mission with a small technical staff and digital budget. They need to build a digital experience that doesn't tie their hands with expensive proprietary licenses and high maintenance code. Make Integration-Focused Software a Priority.

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Precycling for the Holidays

Tech Soup

Precycling , according to Wikipedia, is the practice of reducing waste by attempting to avoid bringing into the home or business items that will generate waste. There's such stiff competition in the world of green holiday tips that it's almost impossible now to come up with an original angle. I think I've found one, though.

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