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20 Crowdfunding Services for Nonprofits Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits in North America, Europe, and Australia have a multitude of online fundraising services to choose from mostly thanks to their government’s efforts to build digital records and databases of legally verified nonprofits. That said, this year’s Global Trends in Giving Survey includes questions about crowdfunding.

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Don’t Be Fooled by Abstract Jargon: Internet Governance and ICT Policy

Tech Soup

Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. The 6th Internet Governance Forum will soon bring multiple stakeholders to Kenya to discuss key policy and governance issues. Net neutrality has been enshrined in law in the Netherlands and Chile.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

Andrew Noyes, manager of public policy communications at Facebook, noted Facebook's involvement after the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, as well as after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, explaining how the platform is educating the public and letting them know how they can help. Frequently, they are simply bystanders.

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Reflections on the Science Center World Congress

Museum 2.0

It's a question whose answer eluded me from the day I registered eight months ago through the first few days of the conference this week. Casual discussions were steeped in government policies, national literacy rates, and worldwide attitudes towards science. What is the Science Center World Congress ?