PA311-2011

This video was brought to us by The American Red Cross. This shows us that some nonprofits have before very advanced with the technology being used.

TechAtlas helps nonprofits stay updated with technology.  This is a great way to get technology resources organized and under control. 

This article explains how a database helps your organization save more then just money. Databases bring potential fundraising and more program control. It will alow your organization to grow and is a great way for communication. So a database is more then just saving on money and paper.

Organization who can validate  501(c)3 status of nonprofits.

This webiste has a slideshow that teaches you what you can do for your organization. It includes how to start your organization and how to plan it out. It focuses on tactics and goals for your non profit organization.

This is a program that all NPO's should offer and take part of. Technology is a important part of the way we operate today.

Is the usage of technolgy benefical to npo? Indeed it is, npo cannot run successfully without it.

A governmental style press release on the official website of the "United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs".  A response to the Mubarak government's shut down of the Internet in Egypt.

Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010, sponsored and introduced by Senator Joseph Lierberman on 06/10/2010. Latest Major Action: 12/15/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar.

The "latest title", on 10/23/2001, when it was introduced in the House as the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001"

New Brunswick isn't worrying about high unemployment in their information techonolgy sector. What NB is really struggling with is there lack of skilled workers in the field and not being able to attract such workers. Low population growth and low post-secondary graduation rates is a big factor, but NB Information Techonolgy Council C.E.O. says that making IT more attractive to students when they are in high school and earlier is the key to getting skilled workers in the sector.

Far too many NGOs are relying on Facebook and Twitter to get connected with donors, and its time that we try to break out of this two-party system. There are millions of potential donors, volunteers, or just concerned people to rely only on the "usual suspects." I personally find the team focus for fundraising to be the most interesting, and probably most-effective for getting people involved and raising large amounts of cash. Make it highly visible, and make it competitive, and people can have a lot of fun doing the right thing.

My subject of discussion on posterous this week was about Grand Rapids trying to pass a millage for the Rapid this May. Improved public transit has proven to spur economic growth in "dying" cities (or areas of cities). Better transportation means better employment, incentives to build businesses, and saving money on gas!