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Alex Vidal The Cost of Changing Everything

A successful businessman said, "It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement ther… Continue

Added by Alex Vidal on February 5, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Christine Egger The Overhead Question: (More) opportunity to reflect on the future of nonprofit assessment and reporting

This evening, I needed to do some thinking out loud about the ideas I wanted to carry to tomorrow's teleconference, "The Overhead Question: The Future of Nonprofit Assessment and Reporting." (Catch my first post with more info about the event and participants here). A summary of the twitter stream, slightly edited for formatting, follows. No, this isn't a prope… Continue

Added by Christine Egger on February 3, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Elliot Harmon Social Enterprise and Intellectual Property

Originally published on AshokaTech.

One of the many sessions in Hyderabad that I'm really excited about is a discussion on intellectual property with Richard Jefferson of Cambia, John Wilbanks of Science Commons, Phil Weilerstein of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators

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Added by Elliot Harmon on February 3, 2010 at 10:16am — No Comments

Cierra Cass 2010 Tech Award Nominations

Applied Materials Presents: The Tech Awards Nominations for 2010 The Tech Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum, honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to address humanity’s most urgent challenges. In partnership with Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society, 15 Laureates are selected annually and $50,000 is awarded to one Laureate in each category: Environment, Economic Development, Education, Equality, and Health. Individual… Continue

Added by Cierra Cass on January 29, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Vuong Nhat Anyone in Tokyo?

Hi Concerned People! I am trying to get in touch with people in Japan, interested in working on an ambitious project named iKifu, which means in Japanese iDonate. I often think: "The world will never be perfect, but we can always improve it." Non Profit Organizations are existing, because they want a better world for the present and the future generations. The problem is that they all face common challenges: Lack of visibility, lack of financial support, lack of promotional budget, lack of s… Continue

Added by Vuong Nhat on January 28, 2010 at 2:01am — 2 Comments

Jennifer Simckowitz Youth Advocates for Renewable Futures, Sustainability and Social Change

The Green Guerrillas plan on getting down to the nitty gritty on what it means to be “green” in 2010 with the fourth film in their documentary series, Green Guerrillas Blockumentary v.3 HD in 3G: Ganonyonk | Gye Nyame | Generation. They are looking to chop away at inconsistent environmental policies and contradictions, to focus on personal and family carbon footprints and work to make their immediate communities healthier and gr… Continue

Added by Jennifer Simckowitz on January 26, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Ingrid Vercruyssen Social enterprise: Charity or business?

I am having a bit of an identity crisis at the moment and I feel I have arrived at some sort of crossroads. In fact, I have been so bothered by this that I decided to put my scheduled blog on hold and write a new one: When I set out to launch Lilou, my idea was pretty simple: Manufacture great products, provide outstanding customer service and reinvest profits in employees, to improve their lives and communities. That sort of business model pretty much fits the common definition of “social ent… Continue

Added by Ingrid Vercruyssen on January 26, 2010 at 7:30am — 3 Comments

Chris Jarvis How Volunteering Changed My Life: An Interview With Chris Jarvis

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth.
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Added by Chris Jarvis on January 24, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Romina TakingITGlobal and Nabuur Launch New Action Guide on Online Volunteering

TakingITGlobal and Nabuur Launch New Action Guide on Online Volunteering *A free digital guide for youth interested in becoming online volunteers and learning more about the rich world of online volunteering.* TakingITGlobal (TIG), an organization that operates the world’s most popular online community for young leaders, and Nabuur, an online volunteering platform that links Neighbours (online volunteers) with Villages (local communities) in Africa, Asia and Latin America, announced tod… Continue

Added by Romina on January 24, 2010 at 8:26pm — No Comments

Faisal Twal Social Media and Web Contribution Proves Noteworthy in Recent Execution of Haiti Relief.

“In 10 years, you're talking about impacting one out of every six people on the planet," – A quote from aide to former President Clinton, Doug Band. This is exactly what Band, along with the collaborate effort of many others were trying to accomplish when the Clinton Global Initiative was in its infancy. In fact, the recent Haiti Disaster Relief Effort being performed by the CGI has demonstrated the… Continue

Added by Faisal Twal on January 22, 2010 at 10:38am — No Comments

Peter Deitz Social Actions Adds Five Action Sources; Canada, Netherlands, and New Zealand Represented

Today, we're excited to announce five action sources have joined the Social Actions API, an open database of opportunities to make a difference. For a full list and profiles of the latest innovators contributing to Social Actions, please see Our Guide to 60+ Action Sources. Welcome to the new partners!

New Action Sources

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Added by Peter Deitz on January 20, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Christine Egger The Overhead Question: Opportunity to reflect on the future of nonprofit assessment and reporting

A short eight weeks ago, Great Nonprofits, GiveWell, Philanthropedia, Charity Navigator, Guidestar, the Hewlett Foundation, and Philanthropy Action signed a joint press release espousing the limitations of relying too heavily on overhead ratios and other financial data when evaluating a nonprofit’s impact. If you agree with that premise -- I know I do -- then the declaration serv… Continue

Added by Christine Egger on January 19, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Christine Egger Social Entrepreneur API expands to include Global Social Benefit Incubator Alumni

I’m thrilled to share this update on one of my favorite projects: the Social Entrepreneur API, a powerful new resource for finding and supporting vetted social entrepreneurs.

Global Social Benefit Incubator™ Alumni will soon be featured in the Socia

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Added by Christine Egger on January 14, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Alex Schlotzer "Tell My Politician" Application

This is an interesting looking application for the hardcore political hacks, wonks, nerds and activists that want to add an extra cool tool to their website or blog. But you can use it even if you don’t have a blog or website. You can use the bookmarklet on any page to contact politicians. The application lets people contact their politicians by using their address. Users can choose to contact politicians by email, phone, snail mail or through Twitter. It’s definitely worth checking it out and… Continue

Added by Alex Schlotzer on January 14, 2010 at 5:51am — 2 Comments

Chris Jarvis Corporate Volunteering: Top 7 Requests & the Bad, Better and Best Responses (4 of 7)

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth. Companies want to engage their communities through employee volunteering programs. For most, this means calling a non-profit and scheduling an activity. But how should non-profits respond? Is there a “best” answer for everyone? (Part 4 of 7) New realities n… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on January 13, 2010 at 6:55pm — No Comments

Jennifer Simckowitz Ukrainian Cave Tells Tale of Holocaust Genocide Survivors

Chris Nicola is sharing his secrets from Priest’s Grotto, a place he discovered nearly 17 years ago while looking for a cave 38 brave Jewish Holocaust survivors used to hide from the Nazi genocide.

Chris, inherently an adventurer and a Chang… Continue

Added by Jennifer Simckowitz on January 12, 2010 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Elliot Harmon What Story Does Your Nonprofit's Website Tell?

Originally posted on the TechSoup Blog.

If you didn't get the chance to watch it live, please take an hour to watch the TechSoup Talks! webinar What Should a Web

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Added by Elliot Harmon on January 12, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Alex Vidal Social media = word of mouth on steroids

In a recent GreenPeace blog entitled All Because of You, the 3 million member non-governmental organization celebrates the release of the Red Carpet Four, a group of activists who grabbed headline news around the globe by taking action during the Copenhagen climate summit on December 17th, 2009. "After you sent 15,000 messages in 24 hrs calling for… Continue

Added by Alex Vidal on January 11, 2010 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

Christine Egger A surprise party for Beth Kanter: Happy Birthday, Beth!

Beth Kanter is one of my mentors, someone I learn from on a daily basis. If you haven’t already discovered her tremendous contributions to the nonprofit technology and social media fields, make a note to bookmark her site… Continue

Added by Christine Egger on January 11, 2010 at 8:30am — 4 Comments

Christine Egger Disruptive Philanthropy: Important resource in the works for online giving community

Lucy Bernholz, Edward Skloot, and Barry Varela have co-authored an exceptionally important paper titled "Disrupting Philanthropy: Technology and the Future of the Social Sector." "Disrupting Philanthropy" will be the latest in very short list of comprehensive resources on the online giving sector, and the first that places the question of second- and third-order changes -- the ones that will "ripple out from digitization" of the philanthropic s… Continue

Added by Christine Egger on January 8, 2010 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

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