Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven't taken off. I'm in learning mode, so this post is a quick summary of insights, questions, and resources. I'm also in a steep learning curve with my two new mobile phones - the Windows 7 phone from Microsoft and Nexus S Android from Google. Planning for Integration … [Read more...]
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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing
Crowdsourcing 101 View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Over the past two years, as part of my work as Visiting Scholar for nonprofits and social media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I have had the opportunity to participate in The Network of Network Funders (NNF) , a community of practice for funders who are intentionally investing in and working through networks. The focus has been to develop practice and share insights on networked effectiveness. I've had the … [Read more...]
Want Apple To Get iPhone Donations Right? Sign the Online Petition!
Apple makes it really difficult for nonprofits to collect donations from within iPhone apps and we all want them to get it right. As the Chronicle of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Quarterly reported last week, Apple’s policy has raised the ire of some nonprofits leaders. We've started an online petition at Care2 and it has almost 6,000 signatures collected so far sending Mr. Jobs at Apple a message. Alyson Kapin over at Froggy Loop Blog wrote a post, "Tell Steve Jobs: Don't Be A Bad Apple" … [Read more...]
My Triple Ripple of Kindness: Helping Women in San Jose and Kenya
I've been complaining about Apple's anti-charity approach, but for this post I want to share an example about how one company is encouraging acts of kindness and charity during the holiday season. It comes from Apple's Silicon Valley neighbor, Yahoo. The program is called How Good Grows, a holiday event that is part of Yahoo's CSR program. The idea is simple. They want to encourage and highlight small acts of kindness that can trigger big ripples and at the same time drive awareness and … [Read more...]
If we want to change Apple's iPhone Donation Policy ….
Apple makes it really difficult for nonprofits to collect donations from within iPhone apps (read Jake Shapiro’s Editorial or this post about why Apple pulled PayPal’s app). Here’s more about why it is important. As the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported last Friday, Apple's policy has raised the ire of some nonprofits leaders and there is a online petition with almost 2,000 signatures collected so far sending Mr. Jobs at Apple a message. Apple needs to feel more pressure from nonprofits, … [Read more...]
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