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News for January 2000

28 January 2000

We're Not All Connected, Yet
	In We're Not All Connected, Yet Kaite Hafner explores the "Digital Divide". Posted: 1/28/00; 9:00:00 AM #

Patterns of Disappearance
	I keep saying I can't wait until computers just disappear into the background. Take a look at this workshop on Patterns of Disappearance coming on March 1 - 3, 2000 in Athens, Greece. Posted: 1/28/00; 9:00:00 AM #

26 January 2000

The Global Technology Corps is recruiting volunteers
	The Global Technology Corps is recruiting volunteers to provide technical assistance around the globe. Posted: 1/26/00; 9:00:00 AM #

Business Preparation and Planning Manual
	Carter McNamara has assembled an extensive set of links and resources in his Business Preparation and Planning Manual for nonprofit (or for profit) startups. Posted: 1/26/00; 9:00:00 AM #

24 January 2000

VirComm 2000 - The Conference for Virtual Community Professionals
	VirComm 2000 - The Conference for Virtual Community Professionals, will be held May 8 & 9, 2000, in San Francisco, CA, USA. Posted: 1/24/00; 9:00:00 AM #

21 January 2000

Hate the Web Master? He, Too, Can Be Replaced
	In Hate the Web Master? He, Too, Can Be Replaced, Michael Shrage takes a corporate look at the pressures toward eliminating dependence upon in house technical staff. The core of this applies to nonprofits as well. Posted: 1/21/00; 9:00:00 AM #

Are We Ready?--Social Change Philanthropy and the Coming $10 Trillion Transfer of Wealth
	The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has published a very small excerpt of their new report, Are We Ready?--Social Change Philanthropy and the Coming $10 Trillion Transfer of Wealth. Posted: 1/21/00; 9:00:00 AM #

18 January 2000

conference on Socially Intelligent Agents
	What a fascinating field! The conference on Socially Intelligent Agents has issued a call for papers. Posted: 1/18/00; 9:00:00 AM #

major donor campaigns
	Zimmerman Lehman publishes useful articles for nonprofits from time to time, including a current piece on major donor campaigns. Posted: 1/18/00; 9:00:00 AM #

LINKResearch
	It's great to see ideas come to fruition. I remember when LINKResearch was just an idea. Now it's a pilot project connecting student researchers with nonprofits who need their work. Posted: 1/18/00; 9:00:00 AM #

information technology performance evaluations
	The Gartner Group has published a nice short piece on information technology performance evaluations. Posted: 1/18/00; 9:00:00 AM #

14 January 2000

Net Activism Without Borders
	In Net Activism Without Borders, Online Journalism Review reports on the work of anti-nuclear activists in Asia. Posted: 1/14/00; 9:00:00 AM #

Get .ORGanized
	Cambridge Incubator is sponsoring Get .ORGanized, a nonprofit Internet business plan competition with $250,000 is support as the prize. Posted: 1/14/00; 9:00:00 AM #

13 January 2000

Free Management Library
	Carter MacNamara says he's added 1000 new links to the Free Management Library. Note to Carter: Keep a chronological listing of new links some place for people who regularly use your resources! Posted: 1/13/00; 9:00:00 AM #

ProPoor
	ProPoor is a portal site for South Asian nongovernmental organizations. Posted: 1/13/00; 9:00:00 AM #

11 January 2000

AOL Time Warner merger is not a good deal for consumers (1/10/2000)
	Dan Gillmor thinks the AOL Time Warner merger is not a good deal for consumers (1/10/2000). In the long run, it is the alternative voices in our society, often represented by nonprofits (rather than business), who will suffer as a result of the amalgamation of distribution systems and content providers. Posted: 1/11/00; 9:00:00 AM #

Nonprofit SiteAnalyzer
	We did a study on the interactivity of nonprofit sites at the Nonprofit SiteAnalyzer, but our measurement of interactivity was very crude. Now kenney, Gorelik, and Mwangi have developed a set of 18 measures for use in their paper on Interactive Features of Online Newspapers. Posted: 1/11/00; 9:00:00 AM #

Board Member Online
	Board Member Online is an abridged version of the National Center for Nonprofit Board's newsletter. Posted: 1/11/00; 9:00:00 AM #

9 January 2000

civil disobedience on the Internet
	Sean Dugan opens a discussion on civil disobedience on the Internet is his article about the eToy versus eToys conflict. Posted: 1/9/00; 9:00:00 AM #

various strategies for getting the information you need to make decisions
	Nonprofit Online News was born out of my own experience of information overload. Paul Krill explores various strategies for getting the information you need to make decisions. It's been slow going, but Nonportal will soon take this to a new level. Posted: 1/9/00; 9:00:00 AM #

7 January 2000

Direct Mail Conversion Plan
	In her current featured resource, fundraising consultant Terry Axelrod describes her Direct Mail Conversion Plan. Her commandment, of course, is Get to Know Thy Donors. Posted: 1/7/00; 9:00:00 AM #

OrgMail IT - Email System for Nonprofits

Social Ecology, a spinoff of ours, is offering a rather lengthy free trial for their OrgMail IT - Email System for Nonprofits. The GlobalSearch feature is really interesting to me. If you ever wondered where we get all the items for Nonprofit Online News, it is largely through deep searches through lots of email. OrgMail builds on that idea and puts it in the hands of ordinary nonprofits. Posted: 1/7/00; 9:00:00 AM #

How to Survive a Nonprofit Job Interview
	Stan Hutton offers some charming advice on How to Survive a Nonprofit Job Interview. Posted: 1/7/00; 9:00:00 AM #

4 January 2000

musings about online fundraising
	Adam Corson-Finnerty shares his musings about online fundraising on his web site. Posted: 1/4/00; 9:00:00 AM #

1999 Private Charitable Generosity Index
	The Fraser Institute in Vancouver BC has published its 1999 Private Charitable Generosity Index, with regional numbers, including a comparison with the United States. Posted: 1/4/00; 9:00:00 AM #