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Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Oct 15, 2008

  Online Fundraising to Combat Poverty

Today is Blog Action Day, an annual nonprofit event uniting the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters to post about the same issue on the same day.  Bloggers everywhere will participate in this virtual event today by publishing posts that discuss poverty in some way....... [view]

Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Oct 10, 2008

  Gartner: “enteprises can learn a great deal from firstgiving.com about leverage”

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of speaking with Gartner analyst Anthony Bradley.  His area of expertise is corporate web applications and web services, but he also covers social computing and social applications, and that’s what we talked about.  He was kind enough to blog about...... [view]

Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Oct 7, 2008

  Countdown to Blog Action Day 2008

Just a heads-up to let you know that we’ve registered for Blog Action Day 2008 on October 15.  This virtual event will bring together bloggers from all over the blogosphere to contribute to a worldwide discussion on the subject of poverty.  Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog...... [view]

Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Sep 30, 2008

  Be The Star You Are Bowling Classic

Photo courtesy of Regan Pickard I love bowling.  When I first moved to Boston I was introduced to a New England/Canadian Maritime form of it, candlepin bowling .  And since my ancestors hail from this region, I’ve developed a particular familial affinity for it.  It may come...... [view]

Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Sep 23, 2008

  A Way Out

I heard an anecdote this week about responding to adversity.  ”When you run into a problem,” someone said to a friend of mine, “you don’t see an obstruction.  Instead you see a path.”    It’s true, my friend does think this way.  And this strikes me as...... [view]

Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Sep 1, 2008

  Disaster relief: learning from Katrina, learning from the Red Cross

Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, we’re watching another hurricane, this time Gustav, coming ashore near the crescent city. We’ve all learned a lot since then. I’m still hoping that the damage will be minor and that the evacuees will return to...... [view]

Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Sep 9, 2008

  The Future (of fundraising) is Here

Beth Kanter , champion of the social media revolution and an authority on the use of social media for NPO fundraising, recently posted prophetically on her blog a response to the following question: “ When will online fundraising using social media and social networks become more...... [view]

Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Sep 15, 2008

  The Great Pennsylvania Outdoor Challenge

If you’re not already an outdoor enthusiast, the  elk bugling  phenomenon could quite possibly call you into the forest this month.  That’s what our friends at the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation are hoping, anyway. For the next two weeks, Pennsylvania residents and...... [view]

Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Sep 19, 2008

  A Little Foresight, A Big Impact

A friend just sent me a link to an article from the BBC on the threat of  wasted aid dollars in the developing world.   Normally I see articles (and books) on this subject related to how aid dollars have already been wasted.  This article, however, warns of the inefficiency of...... [view]

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