Friday, November 04, 2011

One Laptop per Child CEO Rodrigo Arboleda Delivers Keynote Address at International Symposium on Convergence Technologies - MarketWatch

One Laptop per Child CEO Rodrigo Arboleda Delivers Keynote Address at International Symposium on Convergence Technologies - MarketWatch: Rodrigo Arboleda, CEO of One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide every child in the world access to new channels of learning, sharing and self-expression, is delivering a keynote address today at the International Symposium on Convergence Technologies (ConTech 2011) in Seoul, Korea.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Convio Launches Common Ground Social; Complete Social Fundraising Solution that is Easy for Both Individuals and Nonprofits | SYS-CON MEDIA

Convio Launches Common Ground Social; Complete Social Fundraising Solution that is Easy for Both Individuals and Nonprofits | SYS-CON MEDIA: Convio, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNVO) announced today Common Ground Social. Common Ground Social is a complete, fully-integrated social fundraising solution for nonprofits and their supporters. Common Ground Social allows organizations and individuals to leverage the power of peer-to-peer networks by empowering users to create and share personalized fundraising pages through different social networks with the simple click of a button, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Fundraising activities are then seamlessly shared with Common Ground CRM™ — Convio’s simple, easy-to-use database — allowing organizations to quickly and easily capture all donor information.

GuideStar and KIMBIA Kick Off $5,000 Giveaway to Encourage Smart Charitable Donations This Giving Season | Cision Wire

GuideStar and KIMBIA Kick Off $5,000 Giveaway to Encourage Smart Charitable Donations This Giving Season | Cision Wire: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, DC—November 1, 2011—GuideStar, the leading source of nonprofit information, and KIMBIA, a group that empowers nonprofits and other organizations to increase giving, today launched their 2011 Giving Season Giveaway that will award $5,000 to the 501(c)(3) public charity or 501(c)(3) private operating foundation that holds the GuideStar Exchange Seal and receives the most donations through its profile page on the GuideStar website during the last two months of 2011, known in the sector as the “giving season.” Since many charitable organizations receive a large portion of donations at the end of the year, GuideStar and KIMBIA are using this period as an opportunity to encourage nonprofits to be transparent about their inner workings, and philanthropic donors to do their research before making a charitable gift this year. The contest is available to 501(c)(3) public charities and 501(c)(3) private operating foundations—unfortunately, 501(c)(3) private nonoperating foundations are not eligible for the contest.