Google Reader (100+): "Apr 6, 2007 (16 hours ago)
Google Launches Free 411 Service
from TechCrunch by Michael Arrington
Google threw a new product called Goog-411 into Google Labs today - a free telephone based information service that could replace toll 411 calls. About 2.6 billion 411 calls are made in the U.S. each year, and it is a $7 billion/year market.
Goog-411 can be accessed by dialing 1-800-GOOG-411."
read the full article
This looks like a great service but for the US numbers only.
Buried in the text is a link to the Google local business search service "Businesses that want to add or correct data can do so here." which allows organizations to create detailed information about their services for users who find them through Google.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Monday, April 2, 2007
Nonprofit Online News: Current News
Nonprofit Online News: Current News:
"Long Hours, Low Pay Turn Off Young Nonprofit Workers, Study Finds
Caroline Preston covers the recent Young Nonprofit Professionals Conference and reports on the groups recent study, which finds that Long Hours, Low Pay Turn Off Young Nonprofit Workers. More than 70 of young professionals surveyed say they never expect to serve as an executive director and more than half don't think their next job will be in the nonprofit sector. The most painful quote from the conference: 'All I do is fund raise.'
Posted: 4/2/07; 12:32:59 PM #"
Reading the full article fills me with worry about where the non-profit sector will end up.
"Long Hours, Low Pay Turn Off Young Nonprofit Workers, Study Finds
Caroline Preston covers the recent Young Nonprofit Professionals Conference and reports on the groups recent study, which finds that Long Hours, Low Pay Turn Off Young Nonprofit Workers. More than 70 of young professionals surveyed say they never expect to serve as an executive director and more than half don't think their next job will be in the nonprofit sector. The most painful quote from the conference: 'All I do is fund raise.'
Posted: 4/2/07; 12:32:59 PM #"
Reading the full article fills me with worry about where the non-profit sector will end up.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Resource Roundup 3/22
via Google Reader (100+):
Resource Roundup 3/22
Laura from Idealware gives us another great list of resources for non-profits. I'm only going to post 3 of them here follow the link for the whole article.
Resource Roundup 3/22
It's been a good week for great software resources!
ICT tools to support collaborative working (ICT Hub)
A fabulous guide to different software tools for collaboration and their pros and cons in various environments.
A great guide for new users of collaborative software tools.
Why We Chose Our Blogging Tools (World Grows Wide)
A very detailed and useful look as to why one organization chose to setup a blogging system, what software they chose and why, and how they're using it
This is useful for those unfamiliar with blogging and how it might fit with their work.
A First-Time CRM Buyer's Guide (DemocracyInAction)
A useful overview of what to consider when looking for a constituent relationship management tool, though it's strongly weighed towards tracking online rather than offline interactions. This isn't shocking, as it was written by DemocracyInAction, an organization that sells an online CRM tool
Not a bad overview of a very confusing issue.
ICT tools to support collaborative working (ICT Hub)
A fabulous guide to different software tools for collaboration and their pros and cons in various environments.
A great guide for new users of collaborative software tools.
Why We Chose Our Blogging Tools (World Grows Wide)
A very detailed and useful look as to why one organization chose to setup a blogging system, what software they chose and why, and how they're using it
This is useful for those unfamiliar with blogging and how it might fit with their work.
A First-Time CRM Buyer's Guide (DemocracyInAction)
A useful overview of what to consider when looking for a constituent relationship management tool, though it's strongly weighed towards tracking online rather than offline interactions. This isn't shocking, as it was written by DemocracyInAction, an organization that sells an online CRM tool
Not a bad overview of a very confusing issue.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Jayne Cravens on Keeping Things Simple
Jayne Craven reminds us on how important it is that we embrace clean and simple presentation to ensure that our content is available to the widest possible audience.
<> Keeping the Door Wide Open
As many of you know, I'm in Kabul, Afghanistan through
August, on an assignment with the United Nations. I've
posted more about this assignment on my web site.
This experience in a developing country regarding the
Internet has lead me to believe, more firmly than ever,
in the importance of NOT overloading a web site with
graphics and photos and java script and flash and
whatever, preventing millions of users from really being
able to use a site. To sit here with a relatively new
computer, with supposedly the latest versions of browsers,
and broadband (when it's working), and to still not be able
to access certain extremely high end sites, in order to
find the vital information I need to do my job, is beyond
frustrating.
full article>>
VERSION: March 2007
TECH4IMPACT
a monthly email update to help nonprofit organizations /
civil society/ nongovernmental organizations(NGOs) /
government initiatives/ grass roots initiatives
(mission-based organizations) use computer /
Internet / networking technologies to benefit
people, communities and the environment.
produced by
Jayne Cravens
www.coyotecommunications.com
<> Keeping the Door Wide Open
As many of you know, I'm in Kabul, Afghanistan through
August, on an assignment with the United Nations. I've
posted more about this assignment on my web site.
This experience in a developing country regarding the
Internet has lead me to believe, more firmly than ever,
in the importance of NOT overloading a web site with
graphics and photos and java script and flash and
whatever, preventing millions of users from really being
able to use a site. To sit here with a relatively new
computer, with supposedly the latest versions of browsers,
and broadband (when it's working), and to still not be able
to access certain extremely high end sites, in order to
find the vital information I need to do my job, is beyond
frustrating.
full article>>
VERSION: March 2007
TECH4IMPACT
a monthly email update to help nonprofit organizations /
civil society/ nongovernmental organizations(NGOs) /
government initiatives/ grass roots initiatives
(mission-based organizations) use computer /
Internet / networking technologies to benefit
people, communities and the environment.
produced by
Jayne Cravens
www.coyotecommunications.com
Moving to Blogger
I've been having problems with VCN bcyk-tech.net server and I think that the Non-Profit Technical Information List will be more easily managed over here at Blogger.
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