The Buzz (1604)
Third Party Fundraising Gains Traction
According to the Huffington Post, technology has made it easier for non-profit to raise funds via third party fundraising. Companies such as RallyBound lets nonprofit give their supporters tools to create fundraising campaigns of their own.
Read more...
Tagged under
Mobile Web is a Priority
Mobile web needs to be a priority, reports NP Tech for Good, because experts are predicting that by the end of 2014, the majority of supporters and donors will be viewing websites, email communications, blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets.
Read more...
Tagged under
Bing Power Facebook Searches
According to the Fundraising Coach, the web searches conducted in Facebook are controlled by Bing not Google. In order to appear in Facebook searches your organization needs to set up webmaster tools in Bing too.
Read more...
Tagged under
Building Websites for Charity
For the second year in a row, Cedar Rapids technology experts participated in Operation Overnight, reports KCRG News. During Operation Overnight tech professionals build websites for organizations who otherwise wouldn’t have a strong online presence.
Read more...
Tagged under
Crowdsourcing Matches Volunteers with Charities
Atlassian, an Australian software developer, has developed a new website MakeaDiff.org, reports Associations Now. The website will use crowdsourcing to match charities and other nonprofits with technology experts to help them achieve their goals.
Read more...
Education Startup Invests in Research
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Startup: Education, a foundation started by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has announced its first national project. Startup: Education will invest in a startup firm that provides research-based feedback for school districts.
Read more...
Tagged under
Google Earth Helps Non-Profit Accomplish Its Mission
HALO Trust, a non-profit organization that helps clear land mines in war-torn countries, uses Google Earth to plot mine fields and track clearance efforts. The group has successfully used Google Earth in their efforts since 2006.
Read more...
Tagged under
Baltimore GiveCamp Helps Charity
According to Broadway World, this year's Baltimore GiveCamp, an annual marathon weekend of “Coding for Charity,” more than 230 technical professionals will volunteer to help 30 nonprofit organizations accomplish technical projects that would not have otherwise been possible.
Read more...
Summit Declares Tech for the Social Good
During this year’s Social Good Summit, where technologists connected with diplomats, CEOs and policy experts in New York City, companies declared that ‘Tech is a tool for social good. Not just a toy, but a tool to better lives’.
Read more...
Tagged under
Crowdfunding Site Offers New Way to Give
According to Digital Journal, a new crowdfunding website Survive the Streets offers donors ‘directed giving’ opportunities. Using the website donors can select an exact family or individual they want to help after reading their stories and seeing their faces online.
Read more...
Tagged under
Most Read
-
-
Feb 16 2009
-
Written by Kurt Martin
-
-
-
Jul 22 2016
-
Written by Jennifer Flaten
-
-
-
Sep 12 2013
-
Written by Jennifer Flaten
-
-
-
Jun 25 2010
-
Written by Bob Alves
-