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How to Incorporate March Madness in Your Nonprofit Fundraising

NonProfit Hub

Be sure to know your local laws for lotteries and raffles to see if you need to obtain a license before starting. Or if you want a simpler route, consider a free-throw contest and other skills challenges like dribbling through cones or precision-passing contests. Free dog grooming! Free clothing! Free guitar lessons!)

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What the Third Sector Can Learn from the Public Sector

NTEN

All of the content produced and published by the New York State Senate is published under a Creative Commons license. Since transparency is only one leg of the stool, San Francisco also sponsored an app development contest to get people involved in using the data for the public good. Will it be problem free? Is it worth striving for?

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Build Your Storymaking Skills with Free Events and Webinars

Tech Soup

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Storymakers Community Events. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Digital Storytelling. Storymakers Webinars.

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Linux desktops?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

And, of course, there are plenty of peripherals that don’t work with Macs.) And, of course, there are some other situations where Linux also shines: kiosks, internet cafes, computer labs and email/web workstations. And, of course, always, for developers. So what does this mean for Linux on the desktop? 2 ThomasT 06.24.08

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11NTC Science Fair Preview: Giveaways and Even More Giveaways!

NTEN

American Express gift cards, Gold Chocolate Coins, and a free eLearning Course. Here’s a great opportunity to participate in SmartOnline’s ‘Invent Your Mobile App’ Contest, and explore these possibilities! Verndale Enter to win a complimentary Kentico Content Management System - 1 Website Ultimate License, valued at $4,499.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Let's say I'm leading a youth group or course about nutrition and being healthy for at-risk youth. It is an idea closely tied with the term user-generated content and creative commons licensing. There are six different flavors of Creative Commons licensings that have various degrees of restrictions on how people may use your work.

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Observations from The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop, Month 3

Museum 2.0

They aren't commissioned to create exhibits; they're invited to take part in a contest. We're already at the point where documenting projects after the fact, via conferences, papers, and sites like ExhibitFiles, is par for the professional development course.

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