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Why We're Blacking Out Sites: PIPA and SOPA

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Part of my objective was to show the unintended consequences of Internet censorship bills like SOPA and PIPA (SOPA's Senate buddy bill), responding to alerts from organizations I trust like the Electronic Frontier Foundation. We're not alone: far larger sites like Wikipedia and Google and hundreds of others (if not thousands).

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. intl/en/landing/internetstats. This resources is always good for a laugh.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Donor Prospect Research: 4 Frequently Asked Questions

Nonprofits Source

Donor prospect research, also known as prospect research or prospecting, involves examining data about individuals outside of your current donor pool in order to learn more about their potential interest in your cause, their philanthropic history, and what they might be able to give.

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Great reads from around the web on May 17th

Amy Sample Ward

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

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Internet Identity Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

XRI and I-names are part of the OpenID ecology that is gaining traction on lots of grassroots sites along with big sites Technorati and Wikipedia. There is also a $50,000 bounty program for OpenID integration in major open source distribution.

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Things We Like (and Will Miss About Brett)

NTEN

The magic of the Internet is elusive to many, but Brett has always known what makes us want to click and register for events. If only Wikipedia had an entry cataloguing Brett's email references!). If cute animals weren't the hook, Brett was always right there, waiting for you, with a Star Wars reference. (If