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If your nonprofit conducts advocacy campaigns, maybe you've had a difficult time understanding how those efforts might align with your fundraising efforts.

"Zeus Technology, the only pure software-based application traffic management (Application Delivery Controller) company, announced today that GreatSchools, a non-profit organization devoted to improving children's education, has selected Zeus to help deliver a seamless online end-user experience, while decreasing bandwidth costs."

* Online is the fastest-growing fundraising channel for nonprofits. In 2010, Convio's clients raised more than $1.3 billion online, up 40 percent from 2009. * The median growth rate in online giving was 20 percent. The median growth rate was 14 percent in 2009.

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Most nonprofit websites are still at the "before" stage of a makeover says this lover of make over shows. "It is therefore with great excitement that I get to unveil a highly successful makeover from Project Hope. They took their website from dull to dynamic, meeting all the important requirements of a great site."

Nonprofits get excited when a celebrity wants to join their advisory board or endorse their campaign. But do celebrity endorsements across different channels work these days?  It depends. (click and read on!)

substantive new report out from the Knight Foundation that is worth attention: Connected Citizens: The Power, Peril and Potential of Networks.  The report notes: *It's important to listen to and consult the crowd in our work *We should create environments where connections can naturally form, including between people with different perspectives *It's good practice to support collective action so grassroots efforts can grow So how can nonprofits embrace these practices? 

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud (Nasdaq: BLKB) company, today released the 2008 donorCentrics™ Internet Giving Benchmarking Analysis. Key findings from the Analysis indicate that over the past few years, online giving has become an increasingly significant source of new donor acquisition, and integrating online and offline fundraising channels is key to long term success.

This article talks about why the cloud is good for non-profits.

The nonprofit sector is in a bit of a technology evolution/revolution. As the industry looks to reduce costs, increase efficiency and engage with constituents that are living lifestyles that embrace mobile, digital and social technologies as never before. It is here that the benefits and options that cloud computing brings to the table are clear.

This website allows nonprofits the gift of free radio advertisements.

The technology will help with supply chain challenges such as yard management. Data from the RFID tags will be used with location-based information through a web-based application, InSight. These sensors developed by the non-profit DASH 7 alliance will also work for preventative maintenance

Los Alamos National Laboratory is a non-profit organization that is breaking the mold for science and engineering students. Textbooks simply cannot cover every topic relevant towards academic studies and have troubles with outdated information within a couple of years. LANL has allowed students to have monthly video chats with researchers discussing new topics and breakthroughs in science. This develops a fresh, interactive way to grasp material instead of burying your head in the boring, conventional textbook.

Live streaming technology helped the Raptor Resource Project, a non-profit organization, share a live feed of the birth of three bald eagles. The picture is said to be so clear that you can see the eggs crack before the the eagle really hatches. While waiting for the eggs to hatch the camera feed was switched to infrared view during the night for viewers to be able to witness the birth.

This article talks about options for non-profit organization's databases, and how free software is not really free.

Great organization with a very specific and important mission.

This article shows non-profits how to build a website step by step, as well as how to get donations set up.

Making applications for your phone and benefiting non-profit organizations.