The Center for Non Profits is an amazing resource. There are over a thousand links to seminars, events, and indispensable ideas for NPO's. This is hard to imagine without technology...
""There's way too much made of a couple of acquisitions to make our market
seem uncompetitive," said Gene Austin, CEO of Convio in Austin, Texas. "We are
all competing in a very healthy way, in a way that fosters innovation and better
things for the clients," he said. He pointed to as examples Kintera and
Blackbaud, as well as other "small yet emerging organizations that will also
bring innovation and competition to the marketplace."
Consolidation in the sector will continue to some degree as the firms move toward Software as a Service (SaaS). Major mergers will dictate the direction of cloud computing...
A journalist that previously discussed how Obama's use of social media changed the game for political elections now discusses why mobile apps are a key tool to getting the attention of younger generations in new political campaigns.
Anyone who doesn't have a car can use this trip planner on the Rapid's website to get anywhere in Grand Rapids. Non profits could fine this tool very useful to help clients get from one place to another if they don't have reliable transportation. Hopefully a mobile app is in the works!
This is an example of just how easy it is to keep a client base or target population informed of what your organization is doing. When a news story about Friends of Transit aired on the local Fox station, they simply had to go the Fox website, embed the link to the video onto their own website, and now the actual video is available for viewing on the campaign's website.
An article about what some schools are doing to help bridge the gap between tech-savvy youngsters and parents that have no idea how to use a computer. Family tech could serve as an example for other schools and non profits that are looking to do the same for those who cannot afford a computer
A link to after school programs that help at-risk youth that have been started as a product of technology. Spreading the word about creating and funding these programs is becoming either through the globalization of the web.
This is a group attempting to help non-profits catch up with the rest of the world in terms of technology through providing education, assistance, and some funding
More follow-up on useful links to help a nonprofit organization use social media. A lot of the time, for any agency, posting event invitations is the best bet in getting a response from "fans" of your organization