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News for February 2001

26 February 2001

Charitableway
	After $43 million in funding, Charitableway looks like it may be going out of business. Posted: 2/26/01; 9:00:00 AM #

23 February 2001

Hype and Anti-Hype
	In Hype and Anti-Hype, Thomas L. Friedman tells us that the real Internet revolution has just begun. I couldn't agree more. When I am out speaking at conferences, I find that the message is catching on: nonprofits should be aiming for a mature, human centered approach to new technology. Posted: 2/23/01; 9:00:00 AM #

22 February 2001

Board Café
	Board Café has its own web site, you know. This month's feature is on board packets. Posted: 2/22/01; 9:00:00 AM #

collaboration
	Brian Murrow speaks to an issue close to my heart in the current "Innovations" feature at Philanthropy News Network. The great hope of the Internet for nonprofit organizations is collaboration, he says. Posted: 2/22/01; 9:00:00 AM #

Anti-Piracy Laws Rob Consumers of Rights
	I firmly believe that nonproifits are one of the major beneficiaries of the free exchange of ideas that come with the "Fair Use" of copyrighted material. In Anti-Piracy Laws Rob Consumers of Rights, Dave Wilson describes a law that is also very bad for organizations. Posted: 2/22/01; 9:00:00 AM #

21 February 2001

get in trouble hiring gold plated technology consultants
	Nonprofits are not the only ones who can get in trouble hiring gold plated technology consultants. Posted: 2/21/01; 9:00:00 AM #

Free E-Mail Gone Without a Trace
	While expensive consulting firms may not be the solution for nonprofit technology needs, neither are free services. In Free E-Mail Gone Without a Trace, we see what happened to customers of some free email services in the U.K. and Australia. Posted: 2/21/01; 9:00:00 AM #

Content is Not King

Once again, First Monday hits a bullseye. In Content is Not King, Andrew Odlyzko shows how connectivity is more important than content, starting with the clear example of email as the "killer application" of the Internet. Nonprofits have invested huge amounts of money in destination web sites, but almost nothing in managing large quantities of email. This is a mistake. Posted: 2/21/01; 9:00:00 AM #

15 February 2001

Virtual Community Builder's Tool-kit

I'm delivering short talk today on the subject of online community building. These are some of the resources to which I'm referring: The Virtual Community Builder's Tool-kit. The Building an Online Community book at Ars Digita. The original Cyberspace Innkeeping piece. The archive of Benton's short but worthwhile Building and Managing Online Communities forum. Benton's Nonprofits Building Online Community page. Nancy White's excellent Online Community Toolkit. And 30 Features to Consider When Choosing Forum Software. Posted: 2/15/01; 9:00:00 AM #

	Changes are coming at Nonprofit Online News and other Gilbert Center projects. Once again, I offer my apologies for the spotty coverage in the past few weeks.The reorganization of Gilbert Center projects has left us overextended. Look forward to further announcements about this in the next couple of weeks. Posted: 2/15/01; 9:00:00 AM #