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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The opening plenary was hosted by the renowned Usha Menon , past chair of the Resource Alliance and celebrated speaker, connector and consultant to the social impact sector. Her report touched on the need for sector collaboration, celebrating mistakes and failures, and innovation.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: Storytelling and Collaborative Video

Tech Soup

Our ability to collaborate effectively in the cloud and create meaningful media together is quickly evolving as more nonprofits expand their borders. On February 8, Nonprofits Live will explore how to collaborate on video stories across borders and office boundaries. Guests for Nonprofits Live: Collaborative Video.

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UniversalGiving: Impact, with a little help from friends (SocialActions)

Amy Sample Ward

But, what it should really say is, “we may be non-profit, but we are not non-impact.&# Or at least something like that! maybe you want to join forces for a longer-term project for real impact. What is the Impact? .&# That’s how UniversalGiving begins when describing it’s work.

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Participation in Storytelling: Collaborative Video on Nonprofits Live

Tech Soup

Our ability to collaborate effectively in the cloud and create meaningful media together is quickly evolving as more nonprofits expand their borders. For Nonprofits Live on February 8th we will explore how to collaborate on video stories across borders and office boundaries. Guests for Nonprofits Live: Collaborative Video.

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New Year’s Resolutions for Grantmakers

Connection Cafe

Britain didn’t adopt January 1 as the New Year until 1752; Thailand didn’t until 1941. The world is changing, and philanthropy will need to adapt past old rules which made sense in the past but are limiting your impact today. We live in a connected world, so open yourself up to collaboration. Neil isn’t wrong.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Connexions is an environment for collaboratively developing, freely sharing, and rapidly publishing scholarly content on the Web. This group is an international network of people interested in e-learning, is organizing a trip to Thailand and Laos. Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy.

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Big News in Benetech's Human Rights Program: New Funding and Enhanced Tools!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

When widely deployed, these tools have the potential to make lasting impact by empowering people to fight abuse and advance democracy. To further enhance the impact of Mobile Martus, we are partnering with The Guardian Project , leaders in mobile security and verifiable mobile media.

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