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An article in the American Journal of Public Health documents how mobile health campaigns can reach undeserved populations with vital healthcare information. Americans living in or near poverty are more likely to live in cell phone-only households (no fixed phone line), and those living in cell phone-only households are more likely to have experienced numerous barriers to health care,” the journal writes. According to the Journal. MORE
Internet surfing helping nonprofits | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal: "Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington has joined nearly 300 other Delaware nonprofits and schools registered with Goodsearch.com, an innovative search engine that donates a penny of advertising revenue to charity every time someone uses it MORE
international relief agency | Business Notes - Business | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journal - The Providence Journal : Students at the University of Rhode Island have developed a program that helps donors see how to aim their generous impulses to the most effective actions. Disaster relief calculator, developed at URI, is adopted by U.S. MORE
A new tool for Twitter search out of the Knight Lab portrays trends in a single picture Nieman Journalism Lab : It’s a couple days old by now, but make sure you take a look at TwXplorer, the tool out of Northwestern’s Knight Lab. In addition to showing a list of recent tweets that include your search term, twXplorer displays the most popular words, hashtags, and links in those tweets MORE
Nonprofits prepare for a share of broadband stimulus funds - South Florida Business Journal:: "With $7.2 billion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated to provide broadband access to unserved and underserved populations across the nation, the region’s nonprofits are scrambling to bring a share to South Florida MORE
MAINE COMPASS: School-based program teaches kids basics of philanthropy | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME : "Jack is a homeless young man participating in Portland's Jobs for Maine's Graduates (JMG) program through the Youth Building Alternatives curriculum at LearningWorks, where teens can earn a General Educational Development diploma while learning job and life skills. MORE
Attendees at Austin's SXSW Interactive give big - Austin Business Journal : Convio Inc. Nasdaq: CNVO), an Austin-based fundraising technology company, conducted a survey of SXSW Interactive participants and found more than 87 percent of attendees donate to charity. The top giving categories for the interactive crowd includes children, disaster relief, faith-based and human and social services MORE
6 things we learned about journalism from Social Media Week | Poynter. 15, 2012 1:29 pm Panel discussions about journalism and technology can be pretty hit-or-miss these days. Jeff Sonderman by Jeff Sonderman Published Feb. 15, 2012 1:23 pm Updated Feb. This week, I saw a couple of hits. Journalists on the social media and politics panel, from left, HuffPost's Laura Bassett, Politico's Keach Hagey, ABC News' Rick Klein, and Gannett's Laura Cochran. via @PTInsights MORE
Entrepreneur's Corner: Long Tail Grants - The Wharton Journal : "Please describe Long Tail Grants and the experiences that led you to start the company. LongTail Grants is an online platform that enables individuals to raise money for themselves, so they can start their own socially beneficial projects. As a crowdfunding model that focuses on students, LongTail can be thought of as a 'Kickstarter.com' for Youth Community Engagement. MORE
Change Agents: Tom Serres and emerging cause economy | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com : Where his goals once were limited to corporate success, now they''re dead focused on making Rally a linchpin in the nation''s $300 billion "cause economy," his favored term for personalized philanthropy. MORE
Dell, University of Texas empowering entrepreneurs — blog | Austin Business Journal: "For the fifth consecutive year, Dell and UT’s RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service are teaming on the 2011 Dell Social Innovation Competition, with more than $100,000 to be awarded to turn innovative social concepts into new businesses or nonprofits. MORE
just posted a great slide deck of a presentation she gave recently on the impact of social media on journalism to the New England Press and Newspaper Association ‘s Winter Conference. The awesome Debra Askanase of Community Organizer 2.0 MORE
Wichita nonprofits share holiday wish lists online - Wichita Business Journal : Wichita-area nonprofit organizations are making their holiday needs known through a newly created wish-list website developed by marketing and branding firm Greteman Group MORE
I want to keep a one-sentence journal, a technique developed by habit change guru Gretchen Rubin. The thought of writing a personal journal was daunting to me, so the idea of writing one sentence a day was very appealing. MORE
In earthquake-ravaged Nepal, the BBC is using messaging app Viber to share information and safety tips » Nieman Journalism Lab : "In the aftermath of last week’s earthquake that devastated Nepal, BBC News is today launching an account on the messaging app Viber to publish news, information, and tips for staying safe as the country continues to recover." 'via MORE
September Issue NTEN Journal. The new issue of the NTEN Change Journal is all about data! Or rather how we all should love data! MORE
$108 million Ice Bucket Challenge windfall could threaten ALS Association''s charity ratings - Washington Business Journal MORE
BusinessJournalism.org Reynolds Center for Business Journalism : These case studies are quite interesting from the marketing, advertising, consumer relations, corporate governance and other points of view. From Komen to Limbaugh, what can companies do when affiliations misfire? MORE
Hospitals embracing social media | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal: "Some 3,500 miles away, Delaware residents are keeping tabs on team members as they go from one town to another, thanks to daily postings and pictures on the hospital's Facebook page. MORE
Facebook clicks with Lower Hudson Valley nonprofits | lohud.com | The Journal News: "everal Lower Hudson Valley agencies recently created profile pages to call attention to their programs, raise money from their newfound 'friends' and attract a new generation of volunteers MORE
Google Fiber - San Antonio Business Journal : "As Google Fiber Inc., a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. NASDAQ: GOOG), has contractors building new internet networks in several cities across the U.S., the tech company is seeking local nonprofits for a new partnership program in nearly all those metro areas." 'via via Blog this MORE
Nonprofits: Master ‘medium data’ before tackling Big Data | Philanthropy Journal : Every day, humanity adds approximately 2.5 quintillion bytes of data to our collective store of knowledge. Looking over this treasure trove, scientists, financiers, and business leaders are justifiably giddy about the potential of Big Data. For the nonprofit community, Big Data also offers immense potential. But with our mere billions of data points we''re not quite ready for it. MORE
Technology seen transforming philanthropy | Philanthropy Journal: "une 2, 2010Networked digital technologies are transforming philanthropy, making it easier for 'donors and doers' to find, support and work with one another to address social problems, a new monograph says.But inequities of access and capacity also keep many individuals and institutions from benefiting from information networks MORE
Stewardship Charleston Regional Business Journal corporate givingWhether that is in the form of volunteerism or through in-kind or monetary donations, for-profit organizations can build a partnership with nonprofits that is sustainable and lasts throughout the year. MORE
for nonprofits - Dallas Business Journal : "The seventh annual North Texas Giving Day on Thursday ended with 2,022 nonprofits receiving 118,667 donations totaling $33.1 North Texas Giving Day raises record $33.1M million, the largest total in the event's history, organizers said on Friday. The contributions came from 71,743 donors, according to a news release." 'via via Blog this'. NPGivingDay MORE
Bridgespan launches website for givers | Philanthropy Journal : "To equip donors with the tools and information they need to be smart and impactful givers, Bridgespan Group has launched GiveSmart.org, an online resource for philanthropic giving MORE
Virtual sorority’s tax-exempt status denied | Albuquerque Journal News : "Well, it seems that the IRS is made up of a lot more of us “mature” people and a lot less of our children’s generation. Two months ago the IRS Exempt Organization folks (yes, those people) denied tax-exempt status to a virtual sorority. I had never heard of a virtual sorority. But no matter; I have not heard of most virtual things. I’m not in the right age bracket, either for virtual or for sororities. MORE
nearly 2 million more than the year before,” writes tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler in the Wall Street Journal. ”- Wall Street Journal Some feature phone fanatics just want to disconnect. “Last year, 24.2 million so-called feature phones shipped in the U.S., MORE
PRESS RELEASE New Crowdfunding Site ‘Survive the Streets’ Helps Prevent Homelessness Through Early Intervention - Press Release - Digital Journal : New crowdfunding website Survive the Streets ([link] launches to help the nearly homeless in the U.S., MORE
The Ithaca Journal - www.theithacajournal.com - Ithaca, NY: "Grant looks to help nonprofits create better presentationsThe United Way of Tompkins County has received a $9,500 grant from the Verizon Foundation to establish a lending library of equipment and software to be used by nonprofit health and human service organizations to produce professional presentations.The grant will be matched with. MORE
Kitemark' could distinguish journalism from 'web noise' - Press Gazette: "Kitemark' could distinguish journalism from 'web noise'21 January 2009By Owen AmosA 'digital kitemark' to differentiate quality journalism from 'the noise of the web' should be introduced, according to a new report published this week.Other recommendations from What’s Happening to Our News, an independent report carried MORE
Google exec: Connecting via social media can spur nonprofit donations - Phoenix Business Journal:: "Google Business Development Manager Jaime Casap led a spirited presentation about the importance of technology in today’s business and nonprofit environment.With a declaration of “the laptop is dead,” Casap said the importance of a strong and meaningful Internet and social networking presence MORE
Online giving grows | Philanthropy Journal : Led by small and medium-sized organizations, online giving grew 13 percent in 2011, excluding online giving to international charities, a new report says MORE
Why Journalism Students Need a Baseline Understanding of Coding | Mediashift | PBS : ". If we don’t expose our students to this — students we want to lead the next generation of journalism and communication — we are doing them a disservice. For journalism and mass communication programs, it’s essential." ''via Blog this In fact, it would be smart for universities to add a general coding class to the core curriculum required of students in all fields. MORE
Two weeks ago, my museum was featured in a Wall Street Journal article by Ellen Gamerman, Everybody''s a Curator. I''m thrilled that our small community museum is on the map with many big institutions around the country. I''m proud we were cast as innovators. MORE
Paul Business Journal:: "Target Corp. Target will let Facebook users steer charity dollars - Minneapolis / St. is letting Facebook users decide how the bulk of its weekly $3 million donation will be spent in its “Bullseye Gives” charity campaign.From May 10 to May 25, Web users can go to Target’s Facebook page (at www.facebook.com/Target ) and vote between 10 national charities MORE
KPBJ.COM | Local nonprofits'' grant applications posted online for public viewing andfunding | Business Daily | The KPBJ | KITSAP PENINSULA BUSINESS JOURNAL : Local nonprofits'' grant applications posted online for public viewing and funding March 12, 2014 @ 12:05am Kitsap Community Foundation has posted online summaries of grant applications from 71 local nonprofit organizations and invites the public to view and possilby help fund the applications. MORE
Paul Business Journal : "Overnight Website Challenge," during which scores of programmers will create new (and free) Websites for Twin Cities nonprofits The Nerdery to provide free Websites for Twin Cities nonprofits in Overnight Website Challenge - Minneapolis / St. MORE
Sioux City Journal: Nonprofits benefit from new media organization: "'Welcome to Focus on the Community,' said host Eloy Garza.Rouse was overseeing another presentation of Siouxland Community Media, a recently-established, nonprofit production company that works with other nonprofits to provide access to the community through television.". MORE
Mobile Citizen Journalism: The Phone As Global Equalizer « MobileBehavior: "iran-mobile-citizenThe Iranian crisis put Twitter in the spotlight as an organizational tool showcasing how the online world could be used to communicate and unite people, despite government censorship. MORE
The topic was bullet journaling and the table host was nonprofit tech colleague Ma’ayan Alexander. Bullet Journaling for Nonprofit Professionals – Guest Post by Ma’ayan Alexander. Basically, you take a notebook and a pen, and make it your calendar, journal and planner. MORE
The Greenpeace Mobilization Lab has a project proposal idea for a “ Mobilization Journal ” as part of the Knight News Challenge. The Mobilisation Journal project on the Knight News Challenge will use the existing journalism and storytelling work already piloted by the Mobilisation Lab at Greenpeace and scale it more generally for the social change sector. This journal provides a way to strengthen practitioners skills and adapt to rapid changes. MORE
According to Microsoft, it's revolutionary. Some tech bloggers are more critical, however. Much has been made of Windows 8, the tile-heavy replacement for Windows 7 - is it really the next big thing, or is it another Vista? Honestly, it's a little of both. I didn't want a new operating system. I was perfectly happy with 7, but my old computer died, and I needed a replacement. And, I'd have to pay extra to get a new desktop without Windows 8, so down the rabbit hole I go. MORE
Journal Related Topics Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
The topic was bullet journaling and the table host was nonprofit tech colleague Ma’ayan Alexander. Bullet Journaling for Nonprofit Professionals – Guest Post by Ma’ayan Alexander. Basically, you take a notebook and a pen, and make it your calendar, journal and planner.
AFP Blog
MARCH 12, 2012
Online giving grows | Philanthropy Journal : Led by small and medium-sized organizations, online giving grew 13 percent in 2011, excluding online giving to international charities, a new report says
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Google Fiber - San Antonio Business Journal : "As Google Fiber Inc., a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. NASDAQ: GOOG), has contractors building new internet networks in several cities across the U.S., the tech company is seeking local nonprofits for a new partnership program in nearly all those metro areas." 'via via Blog this
AFP Blog
APRIL 29, 2011
Bridgespan launches website for givers | Philanthropy Journal : "To equip donors with the tools and information they need to be smart and impactful givers, Bridgespan Group has launched GiveSmart.org, an online resource for philanthropic giving
AFP Blog
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Virtual sorority’s tax-exempt status denied | Albuquerque Journal News : "Well, it seems that the IRS is made up of a lot more of us “mature” people and a lot less of our children’s generation. Two months ago the IRS Exempt Organization folks (yes, those people) denied tax-exempt status to a virtual sorority. I had never heard of a virtual sorority. But no matter; I have not heard of most virtual things. I’m not in the right age bracket, either for virtual or for sororities.
AFP Blog
APRIL 8, 2015
Bay Area Nonprofits Teach Technology in a Three Day Series Across Region - Press Release - Digital Journal : ''via Blog this
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
$108 million Ice Bucket Challenge windfall could threaten ALS Association''s charity ratings - Washington Business Journal
AFP Blog
MARCH 23, 2012
Attendees at Austin's SXSW Interactive give big - Austin Business Journal : Convio Inc. Nasdaq: CNVO), an Austin-based fundraising technology company, conducted a survey of SXSW Interactive participants and found more than 87 percent of attendees donate to charity. The top giving categories for the interactive crowd includes children, disaster relief, faith-based and human and social services
AFP Blog
AUGUST 20, 2013
Nonprofits: Master ‘medium data’ before tackling Big Data | Philanthropy Journal : Every day, humanity adds approximately 2.5 quintillion bytes of data to our collective store of knowledge. Looking over this treasure trove, scientists, financiers, and business leaders are justifiably giddy about the potential of Big Data. For the nonprofit community, Big Data also offers immense potential. But with our mere billions of data points we''re not quite ready for it.
AFP Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
Wichita nonprofits share holiday wish lists online - Wichita Business Journal : Wichita-area nonprofit organizations are making their holiday needs known through a newly created wish-list website developed by marketing and branding firm Greteman Group
AFP Blog
JANUARY 26, 2015
Why Journalism Students Need a Baseline Understanding of Coding | Mediashift | PBS : ". If we don’t expose our students to this — students we want to lead the next generation of journalism and communication — we are doing them a disservice. For journalism and mass communication programs, it’s essential." ''via Blog this In fact, it would be smart for universities to add a general coding class to the core curriculum required of students in all fields.
AFP Blog
MAY 31, 2013
international relief agency | Business Notes - Business | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journal - The Providence Journal : Students at the University of Rhode Island have developed a program that helps donors see how to aim their generous impulses to the most effective actions. Disaster relief calculator, developed at URI, is adopted by U.S.
AFP Blog
JUNE 14, 2010
Technology seen transforming philanthropy | Philanthropy Journal: "une 2, 2010Networked digital technologies are transforming philanthropy, making it easier for 'donors and doers' to find, support and work with one another to address social problems, a new monograph says.But inequities of access and capacity also keep many individuals and institutions from benefiting from information networks
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
I want to keep a one-sentence journal, a technique developed by habit change guru Gretchen Rubin. The thought of writing a personal journal was daunting to me, so the idea of writing one sentence a day was very appealing.
AFP Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2013
PRESS RELEASE New Crowdfunding Site ‘Survive the Streets’ Helps Prevent Homelessness Through Early Intervention - Press Release - Digital Journal : New crowdfunding website Survive the Streets ([link] launches to help the nearly homeless in the U.S.,
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Dell, University of Texas empowering entrepreneurs — blog | Austin Business Journal: "For the fifth consecutive year, Dell and UT’s RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service are teaming on the 2011 Dell Social Innovation Competition, with more than $100,000 to be awarded to turn innovative social concepts into new businesses or nonprofits.
AFP Blog
APRIL 30, 2015
In earthquake-ravaged Nepal, the BBC is using messaging app Viber to share information and safety tips » Nieman Journalism Lab : "In the aftermath of last week’s earthquake that devastated Nepal, BBC News is today launching an account on the messaging app Viber to publish news, information, and tips for staying safe as the country continues to recover." 'via
Mobile Commons
APRIL 29, 2016
nearly 2 million more than the year before,” writes tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler in the Wall Street Journal. ”- Wall Street Journal Some feature phone fanatics just want to disconnect. “Last year, 24.2 million so-called feature phones shipped in the U.S.,
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
just posted a great slide deck of a presentation she gave recently on the impact of social media on journalism to the New England Press and Newspaper Association ‘s Winter Conference. The awesome Debra Askanase of Community Organizer 2.0
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
6 things we learned about journalism from Social Media Week | Poynter. 15, 2012 1:29 pm Panel discussions about journalism and technology can be pretty hit-or-miss these days. Jeff Sonderman by Jeff Sonderman Published Feb. 15, 2012 1:23 pm Updated Feb. This week, I saw a couple of hits. Journalists on the social media and politics panel, from left, HuffPost's Laura Bassett, Politico's Keach Hagey, ABC News' Rick Klein, and Gannett's Laura Cochran. via @PTInsights
AFP Blog
AUGUST 17, 2009
Mobile Citizen Journalism: The Phone As Global Equalizer « MobileBehavior: "iran-mobile-citizenThe Iranian crisis put Twitter in the spotlight as an organizational tool showcasing how the online world could be used to communicate and unite people, despite government censorship.
AFP Blog
APRIL 19, 2011
Entrepreneur's Corner: Long Tail Grants - The Wharton Journal : "Please describe Long Tail Grants and the experiences that led you to start the company. LongTail Grants is an online platform that enables individuals to raise money for themselves, so they can start their own socially beneficial projects. As a crowdfunding model that focuses on students, LongTail can be thought of as a 'Kickstarter.com' for Youth Community Engagement.
AFP Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Hospitals embracing social media | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal: "Some 3,500 miles away, Delaware residents are keeping tabs on team members as they go from one town to another, thanks to daily postings and pictures on the hospital's Facebook page.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 21, 2009
Kitemark' could distinguish journalism from 'web noise' - Press Gazette: "Kitemark' could distinguish journalism from 'web noise'21 January 2009By Owen AmosA 'digital kitemark' to differentiate quality journalism from 'the noise of the web' should be introduced, according to a new report published this week.Other recommendations from What’s Happening to Our News, an independent report carried
AFP Blog
JULY 1, 2013
Change Agents: Tom Serres and emerging cause economy | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com : Where his goals once were limited to corporate success, now they''re dead focused on making Rally a linchpin in the nation''s $300 billion "cause economy," his favored term for personalized philanthropy.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 8, 2013
Paul Business Journal : "Overnight Website Challenge," during which scores of programmers will create new (and free) Websites for Twin Cities nonprofits The Nerdery to provide free Websites for Twin Cities nonprofits in Overnight Website Challenge - Minneapolis / St.
AFP Blog
MARCH 12, 2014
KPBJ.COM | Local nonprofits'' grant applications posted online for public viewing andfunding | Business Daily | The KPBJ | KITSAP PENINSULA BUSINESS JOURNAL : Local nonprofits'' grant applications posted online for public viewing and funding March 12, 2014 @ 12:05am Kitsap Community Foundation has posted online summaries of grant applications from 71 local nonprofit organizations and invites the public to view and possilby help fund the applications.
AFP Blog
JULY 30, 2007
The Ithaca Journal - www.theithacajournal.com - Ithaca, NY: "Grant looks to help nonprofits create better presentationsThe United Way of Tompkins County has received a $9,500 grant from the Verizon Foundation to establish a lending library of equipment and software to be used by nonprofit health and human service organizations to produce professional presentations.The grant will be matched with.
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
A new tool for Twitter search out of the Knight Lab portrays trends in a single picture Nieman Journalism Lab : It’s a couple days old by now, but make sure you take a look at TwXplorer, the tool out of Northwestern’s Knight Lab. In addition to showing a list of recent tweets that include your search term, twXplorer displays the most popular words, hashtags, and links in those tweets
AFP Blog
JUNE 22, 2009
Internet surfing helping nonprofits | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal: "Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington has joined nearly 300 other Delaware nonprofits and schools registered with Goodsearch.com, an innovative search engine that donates a penny of advertising revenue to charity every time someone uses it
AFP Blog
JULY 5, 2011
MAINE COMPASS: School-based program teaches kids basics of philanthropy | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME : "Jack is a homeless young man participating in Portland's Jobs for Maine's Graduates (JMG) program through the Youth Building Alternatives curriculum at LearningWorks, where teens can earn a General Educational Development diploma while learning job and life skills.
AFP Blog
MARCH 6, 2012
BusinessJournalism.org Reynolds Center for Business Journalism : These case studies are quite interesting from the marketing, advertising, consumer relations, corporate governance and other points of view. From Komen to Limbaugh, what can companies do when affiliations misfire?
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Two weeks ago, my museum was featured in a Wall Street Journal article by Ellen Gamerman, Everybody''s a Curator. I''m thrilled that our small community museum is on the map with many big institutions around the country. I''m proud we were cast as innovators.
AFP Blog
APRIL 21, 2010
Google exec: Connecting via social media can spur nonprofit donations - Phoenix Business Journal:: "Google Business Development Manager Jaime Casap led a spirited presentation about the importance of technology in today’s business and nonprofit environment.With a declaration of “the laptop is dead,” Casap said the importance of a strong and meaningful Internet and social networking presence
AFP Blog
APRIL 23, 2007
Sioux City Journal: Nonprofits benefit from new media organization: "'Welcome to Focus on the Community,' said host Eloy Garza.Rouse was overseeing another presentation of Siouxland Community Media, a recently-established, nonprofit production company that works with other nonprofits to provide access to the community through television.".
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 10, 2014
The Greenpeace Mobilization Lab has a project proposal idea for a “ Mobilization Journal ” as part of the Knight News Challenge. The Mobilisation Journal project on the Knight News Challenge will use the existing journalism and storytelling work already piloted by the Mobilisation Lab at Greenpeace and scale it more generally for the social change sector. This journal provides a way to strengthen practitioners skills and adapt to rapid changes.
AFP Blog
MAY 19, 2009
Facebook clicks with Lower Hudson Valley nonprofits | lohud.com | The Journal News: "everal Lower Hudson Valley agencies recently created profile pages to call attention to their programs, raise money from their newfound 'friends' and attract a new generation of volunteers
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
September Issue NTEN Journal. The new issue of the NTEN Change Journal is all about data! Or rather how we all should love data!
Connection Cafe
DECEMBER 26, 2012
Stewardship Charleston Regional Business Journal corporate givingWhether that is in the form of volunteerism or through in-kind or monetary donations, for-profit organizations can build a partnership with nonprofits that is sustainable and lasts throughout the year.
AFP Blog
JUNE 15, 2009
Nonprofits prepare for a share of broadband stimulus funds - South Florida Business Journal:: "With $7.2 billion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated to provide broadband access to unserved and underserved populations across the nation, the region’s nonprofits are scrambling to bring a share to South Florida
AFP Blog
MAY 11, 2009
Paul Business Journal:: "Target Corp. Target will let Facebook users steer charity dollars - Minneapolis / St. is letting Facebook users decide how the bulk of its weekly $3 million donation will be spent in its “Bullseye Gives” charity campaign.From May 10 to May 25, Web users can go to Target’s Facebook page (at www.facebook.com/Target ) and vote between 10 national charities
Idealware
JANUARY 9, 2013
According to Microsoft, it's revolutionary. Some tech bloggers are more critical, however. Much has been made of Windows 8, the tile-heavy replacement for Windows 7 - is it really the next big thing, or is it another Vista? Honestly, it's a little of both. I didn't want a new operating system. I was perfectly happy with 7, but my old computer died, and I needed a replacement. And, I'd have to pay extra to get a new desktop without Windows 8, so down the rabbit hole I go.
Mobile Commons
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
An article in the American Journal of Public Health documents how mobile health campaigns can reach undeserved populations with vital healthcare information. Americans living in or near poverty are more likely to live in cell phone-only households (no fixed phone line), and those living in cell phone-only households are more likely to have experienced numerous barriers to health care,” the journal writes. According to the Journal.
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