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I don't think this really covered web 2.0 which is actually a buzzword but an interesting method for document saving that could be useful by opening a wiki account is presented

Wiki documents is a cool group tool

This article is increasingly helpful for NPO's who are burdened by e mail. There are several strategies outlined which seek to make e mail a more organized, and, thus effective, tool.

With so many organizations out there competing for attention and money, having a solid social media strategy is going to be paramount to success in the future. This Webinar looks pretty interesting, and should help to sort out some of those issues for NPOs of any size. I would be really interested to hear Brooke McMillan talk about managing the Livestrong presence online, and how they look at Social Media as a fundraising tool.

"Real-time brain storming." "Secure & Simple." Rated by one expert as the best of three online mind mapping tools he has seen so far. App can be used to share collaborate with multiple users.

Maybe saving coupons can go to a good cause.

Data visualization using large data sets can be very useful, especially when dealing with public policy, environmental and health data sets.

Some good alternatives to wordpress, Joomla for the do it yourself web setup

A pretty simple, straightforward way of checking out charities before you donate. Especially helpful as so many charities pop-up to help Japan.

This article discusses the new and different ways people now get their information about things that are happening in the news. It is all about using social media to do this. Cities, towns and counties are taking advantage of these social media websites and it is helping them reach out to more people. People are already on these websites daily, so it is more convenient. It helps to engage the citizens. These new social media tools have also helped lower many costs.

Amazon launched it's Cloud Player and Cloud Drive service today, which lets you store files online and stream music to your computer or Android phone. We spent some time with it this morning, and despite some missing features, the service is an amazing value and pretty easy to use. Right off the bat, Amazon gives you 5 GB of free storage, which is already more than the free 2 GB Dropbox has.

Google has a new "Google for Nonprofits" program that offers discounted and free tools, apps and other resources. They even have the opportunity to get grants for up to $10,000 a month in advertising through using Google Adwords. They have created online resouces like educational videos and case studies to help nonprofits.

FYI, Google just released Google Map Maker for the U.S.

Overview "'give2gether' was founded in 2007 by three co-founders, two economic professors from NYU and UC Berkeley, and is based on ten years research on game theory applications and two years of Beta testing with selected non-profits." Offer a 10-day free trial of their service/product. Product Tour, Webinar, and live chat are available on their site.