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News for January 2002

30 January 2002

Microsoft and Npower Expand to Six Cities
	Microsoft and NPower expand their nonprofit technology franchise to Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, and California. Posted: 1/30/02; 12:24:19 PM #

Author Generated Metadata
	This is a little esoteric, but very interesting to anyone who wants to organize information. There is now research that author generated meta data on documents can be of very high quality. This is good news for knowledge centered nonprofits and those that use content management systems. Posted: 1/30/02; 12:24:02 PM #

Wikipedia
	The Wikipedia free online encyclopedia now has over 22,000 articles. What a delightful project! Posted: 1/30/02; 12:23:41 PM #

29 January 2002

UNITeS Knowledge Base
	Based upon the work of the Virtual Volunteering Project, the United Nations Information Technology Service has launched a knowledge base for ICT volunteers in development and international online volunteers. Posted: 1/29/02; 12:24:05 PM #

Accessing Venture Philanthropy
	In Accessing Venture Philanthropy, the Vesper Society offers some "possibilities from a nonprofit perspective" for this model of giving. Posted: 1/29/02; 12:23:50 PM #

Idealist meetings
	Ami Dar of Action Without Borders is fulfilling his dream of stimulating local meetings to help create a network of good work. Posted: 1/29/02; 12:23:34 PM #

22 January 2002

Turning direct mail supporters into lifelong donors
	Terry Axelrod looks at how to turn direct mail supporters into lifelong donors. Posted: 1/22/02; 11:26:39 AM #

Strengths and Weaknesses of News Personalization
	Staci Kramer looks at the strengths and weaknesses of online news personalization, which she describes as "Keyhole News vs. the Big Picture". Posted: 1/22/02; 11:26:22 AM #

Omidyar Foundation community building work
	Nonprofit Express profiles the community building work of the Omidyar Foundation. (Note: Registration required.) Posted: 1/22/02; 11:26:06 AM #

19 January 2002

Interview with Five ASP Leaders
	I'm one of five leaders of Application Service Providers who serve nonprofits, sounding off on the state of the industry in a TechSoup interview. I hope I succeeded in bringing up the need for respect in this market. Posted: 1/19/02; 2:19:15 PM #

18 January 2002

Finding Balance: The Vices of Our Versus
	In Finding Balance: The Vices of Our Versus, Connie Moss describes a thoughtful process for the design of online learning environments. Posted: 1/18/02; 6:07:39 PM #

Give money to something else
	The September 11th Fund says please give money to something else. Posted: 1/18/02; 6:07:28 PM #

16 January 2002

Inaccessibility of Olympics Web Sites
	Shirley Kaiser rants about the inaccessibility of the Olympics web sites. I confess this is a pretty amazing problem, especially after the successful disability rights lawsuits related to the 2000 Olympics. Posted: 1/16/02; 8:30:46 AM #

Circuit Rider Roundup
	The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network will present the 2002 "Circuit Rider" Roundup, in conjunction with the Technology Affinity Group of the Council on Foundations, in Orlando, Florida, USA on April 11 - 14. The Roundup is an annual conference of people who do nonprofit technology. I'll be there. Posted: 1/16/02; 12:21:10 AM #

15 January 2002

For Nonprofits, Time is Money
	McKinsey Quarterly weighs in on the issues of foundation investment and payout in For Nonprofits, Time is Money. Posted: 1/15/02; 1:16:18 PM #

Fund-Raising With A Net
	In Fund-Raising With A Net, Tony Poderis makes a strong and well argued appeal for traditional face to face fundraising. The web is impersonal, he says. But he forgets entirely about email, the most personal online medium other than chat. Posted: 1/15/02; 1:15:14 PM #

13 January 2002

DonorLink Training Available

Our sister organization, Social Ecology, is offering training in DonorLink, the relationship management platform that we use to publish Nonprofit Online News, solicit donations, maintain subscriber preferences, survey our subscribers, and so forth. It is practical, technical training that has made our staff highly productive online. The training is targeted at consultants and people who implement systems within nonprofit organizations. Posted: 1/13/02; 10:50:03 PM #

11 January 2002

Second Hand Hardware is a Nonprofit Curse
	Nothing wrong with free hardware, right? Wrong. Jenn Shreve captures the total cost of ownership issues in her article on how second hand hardware is a nonprofit curse. Posted: 1/11/02; 1:27:39 PM #

Troubling Use of Jargon
	The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation has made an effort to call attention to the troubling use of jargon throughout the foundation world, and is offering resources to help combat it. Posted: 1/11/02; 1:26:57 PM #

10 January 2002

The Case Against Knowledge Management
	In The Case Against Knowledge Management, Thomas Stewart opens by describing the traditional circulation of correspondence as a powerful knowledge management technique. I'm thrilled to see this. I've been preaching for several years now that knowledge management is best driven by self knowledge by organizations, not by a fascination with technology solutions. Posted: 1/10/02; 7:59:11 AM #

The Web Runs on Love, Not Greed
	Kevin Kelly, an editor of Wired and former editor of the Whole Earth Review, neatly summarizes why I remain passionate about the Internet and nonprofits in The Web Runs on Love, Not Greed. Posted: 1/10/02; 7:42:10 AM #

Every Staff Member Should Join a Mailing List
	Jayne Cravens is someone I wish I worked with more closely. Since she works in Europe, instead I will point you to her piece on why every staff member of a nonprofit should be part of an email discussion group. She's sharp. Posted: 1/10/02; 7:41:26 AM #

Ending Online Communities
	This important piece has been making the rounds and speaks to a frustration I have with communities that hold on to life too long. In How to kill your community, Derek M. Powazek looks at how all good things come to an end, and can do so gracefully. Posted: 1/10/02; 7:41:07 AM #

Long Distance Leadership
	Christine Duckworth takes a quick look at the role of managers in a distributed work environment in Long Distance Leadership. Posted: 1/10/02; 7:40:46 AM #

9 January 2002

women donated more than men, despite income differences
	Another interesting British study: women donated more than men, despite income differences. Posted: 1/9/02; 3:09:26 PM #

4 January 2002

Interview with me in Foundation News Digest
	Mitch Nauffts has published an interview with me in Foundation News Digest. It covers a lot of ground, including our work on email, some background on The Gilbert Center, our research work, the nature of ePhilanthropy, and many other topics. Posted: 1/4/02; 3:00:47 PM #

poor giving twice the proportion of their income to charity
	The United Kingdom is much like the United States, with the poor giving twice the proportion of their income to charity compared to the wealthy. Posted: 1/4/02; 12:30:38 PM #

3 January 2002

The Elements of Email Style
	Scott Kirsner offers great advice on email style. His conclusions are all consistent with my own. I wonder how they will be applied by the organizations in the email study we're conducting. Posted: 1/3/02; 11:02:11 AM #

2 January 2002

Electronic Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Educators
	The National School Network has published an Electronic Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Educators, available both in HTML and PDF. The guide covers the environments, tools, and techniques for the use of online collaboration in a teaching context. Posted: 1/2/02; 11:41:19 AM #

Program logic models
	Sharon Kirkpatrick offers a nice introduction to the use of program logic models in planning and evaluation. Posted: 1/2/02; 11:35:21 AM #

1 January 2002

2001: Luncheons, Email, News, Email, a Spoof, and More Email
	2001 was a remarkable year. Like many people I know, I'm very glad it's over. In 2001: Luncheons, Email, News, Email, a Spoof, and More Email, we celebrate the transition to 2002 and give thanks to the people that got us here. Posted: 1/1/02; 3:03:36 PM #