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I just made an educational microloan!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Kushal described Vittana as "Kiva for educational loans." Kushal is a great example of that, and I look forward to tracking the success of Vittana! Tags: Chakrabarti microloans Vittana Kushal Kiva. This loan was the result of a conversation I had with Kushal Chakrabarti, the founder of the Vittana Foundation. I'm not alone.

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10 Free Nonprofit iPhone Apps

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Black Dog Institute Pedometer App allows you to set your distance and time goal and tracks your personal best. Kiva :: Download. Black Dog Institute :: Download. App Name: Black Dog Pedometer. Released: March 17, 2010. App Name: KivaAlerts. Updated: May 6, 2009.

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New to TechSoup: NetSuite Mid-Market Edition

Tech Soup

You can even track constituent activities and more easily create reports for executives and boards. Other nonprofits, including Good360, Kiva, and the San Francisco SPCA, have all adopted NetSuite. You can access your data from one dashboard, analyze it, and track and target potential donors, all in less time. How Does It Work?

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Cool App Roundup: Fundraising Edition

Tech Soup

Razoo (iOS) helps you keep track of each donation, track your fundraising progress and thank people when they donate. Charity Fundraising Agent (Android, iPhone) helps you keep track of your fundraising campaigns by monitoring both online and offline donations. Windows Phone) brings your Kiva portfolio to your Windows phone.

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A Couple of Do Good iPhone Apps

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Extraordinaries has also been doing a good job of tracking nonprofit iPhone apps over at their blog. The application creates an opportunity for Kenyan refugees by matching iPhone users' volunteer work with that of the refugees, who do the same tasks and are paid double. That is, versions of their Web site content on a iPhone.

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Mother's Day Donation Ideas

Have Fun - Do Good

One of GlobalGiving's "Mom Knows Best" projects like Education for 900 Rural Girls in Burkina Faso or Fast Tracking Education for Women and Older Girls in Afghanistan. * . * Oxfam America Unwrapped and fund virtual gifts like a pair of school uniforms for $20 , or planting 50 trees for $30. *

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Using Chris Brogan's Archimedes Principle To Leverage Nonprofits on Twitter Suggested User List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I think I'm going to have to track this over a couple of months and set something up on google analytics. If I was one of the nonprofits on the list, I'd be tracking conversions via a Twitter landing page. And metrics geeks, how should I track this? Sean listed the new users: The new “suggested users” are: Social Edge.

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