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Tapping Intelligence Tools: Using Big Data for Big Success in the Nonprofit Sector

Byte Technology

Indeed, being able to spot trends before the competition and leverage information in creative ways can be the difference between success and failure for many businesses, and as such a new industry has even emerged that deals solely with helping corporations make sense of the possibilities big data offers. What exactly is big data?

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Great reads from around the web on March 30th

Amy Sample Ward

Mattel to manufacture bald Barbie doll – HealthPop – CBS News – "Big news for the campaign for a bald Barbie: Mattel has agreed to manufacture a hairless doll. Please help us select a winner for the Care2 Impact Prize! "We

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Inside Goodwill’s #LaborofLove Campaign

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We also train people to work in a variety of fields such as automotive services, construction, health care, information technology, manufacturing, hospitality and retail. Drive awareness of the impact of donations to Goodwill, shopping at Goodwill, and volunteering/mentoring at Goodwill. Who is the audience?

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The Future of Mobile Video: The Good, the Bad, and How It Affects Nonprofits

Tech Soup

It has been a busy few weeks for mobile news … but then again, when isn't it busy? The much-anticipated Apple announcement coincided with the perhaps poorly timed CTIA mobile industry tradeshow. But there was a common thread between these two events: the future of mobile video. Net Neutrality and Mobile Video.

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Oregon Foundation looking for a Million Dollar Idea

Amy Sample Ward

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

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9 Socially Responsible Companies to Applaud

Classy

We support nonprofits and the social sector at large with our online fundraising tools to accelerate social impact around the world. This philosophy has led to programs like the Classy Awards , now the largest impact awards program in the country, and ClassyGives , an innovative volunteering program for our team and clients. .

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Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

“The environmental impact of direct mail is huge, with 100 million trees logged each year to make junk mail. But the impact on the environment from direct mail actually goes far beyond the number of trees cut down. Or is news of its imminent death – to borrow from Mark Twain -- “greatly exaggerated?”

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