neat!

"Townsquare helps community-based institutions manage events, track participation, and share institutional knowledge." A Drupal distro.

"[Name of Organization] believes [Deeply Held Value]. Every day, we [Verb] [Object] for [Constituents], because [Problem Statement]." mad lib mission statement! I find it fascinating.

going to try to be there.

"What man wouldn’t pass up a necktie for the chance to be associated with an educated, supermacho giant rat?" I always forget Father's Day (for obvious reasons) but if you have a dad handy, check this out.

planning to read this, potentially interesting stuff.

a nice recap of basics of fundraising. (damn, it's been a LONG time since I was involved with that stuff.)

At the United Way building. Crazy! (My first two full-time employers.)

"he wants the entire deployment to be 'mayor-proof'"

for the ENA?

no kidding.

"Gabriel over hears a "private" phone call between JC and the Lord and immediately sends a scathing e-mail to all the angels (It is a small office which they all share after all)." heh.

CSA loans. Awesome!

whoa. I think my head just exploded.

"How do you come together and share a resource? Submit a creative project to answer this question and your group, organization or co-op could win $5,000." from Seattle Metropolitan CU. I love it. damn clever idea, and a nice bright design. Irony alert: I can't watch the video because it's blocked by the nannyware.

"Their latest (and newly extended) promotion involves donating 16 meals for every user who upgrades from IE6 to IE8 during Hunger Action Month" kinda cool, actually.

" Although I'm now finally teaching a workshop on the subject, for two years and more, I put off doing anything that might contribute to the Facebook hype. Here's why."

"By creating personas around specific roles for volunteers you can begin to think about what motivates her, what she’s interested in doing for the project, what she expects from her involvement, etc. Once you start answering these questions, you can create a handbook for your community leaders so that they can easily identify contributors in those roles and quickly know exactly what to do to engage them."

sustainable south sound kicking it into overdrive, apparently. (the lacey location is over by the office.) it's not a particularly popular opinion, I think, but I keep wondering if the eastside garden should be somewhere other than the park.

"In the late 1990s, Boys & Girls Clubs began operating computer labs and integrating technology-related access and learning opportunities into their activities. This report examines these opportunities within the larger contexts of the role of afterschool programs in the US, and of preparing youth for the 21st century workforce. The findings illustrate many ways that specific programs introduce and enhance technical skills, promote Internet savvy and build computer fluency while simultaneously reinforcing core social development outcomes." C was heavily involved in this then at the East Tacoma club...at the time, we lived right around the corner, and I worked 1 floor up from the admin HQ.

some interesting links for reading. (I'm now Secretary for two boards of directors, neither is really a total dud, but I'd love to contribute better. Also, should dig thru C's nonprofit mgmt schoolwork.)

fascinating.

"Imagine imposing a tax on every corporation in the developed world, collecting $100 per white-collar worker per year, and then directing one third of the proceeds to curing AIDS and malaria. That, effectively, is what Bill Gates has done." huh.

what a lovely idea/memorial.

"part of really getting the idea of social software or technology generally is that many people confuse tools and brands and examples and I think people will feel more in charge of technology if they know how to explain it"

go MeFi! slimy nonprofit people make me absolutely crazy. (don't get me started....)

interesting. looks like they're Trabian's first rollout of their "give with us" project.

"get one give one" -- $400 starting Nov 12. so very tempted.

something C sent me a long time ago.

good points on care of volunteers. (I have a theory about nonprofit leadership & burnout. but it's very very cynical.)

that's actually fscking INSPIRING, which sort of surprised me.

Interesting discussion. (Elizabeth "gave" us a beehive this year for Christmas.)

server version of tiddlywiki in PHP.

holey moley.

very cool, although I'm irked that R.A. (my old boss) got 3 paras.

"creating a citywide, low-cost wireless Internet network [by] putting a nonprofit organization, rather than a private service provider, in charge of building and running the system"

good tips on volunteering design work.

"Gapminder is a non-profit venture for development and provision of free software that visualise human development."

relevant to conversations I've had with Steve D. re: blogging vs. blackboard.

one is tempted.

the long version.

I have this theory about NP leadership, based on my previous experience....

"creators are merely taking advantage of the economics of the online medium to do something that they feel good about"

local nonprofit csa

Catalysing Access to ICT in Africa (CATIA) -- found while looking for something else

civil society in the aftermath of disaster

web service for fundraising/group purchasing

I'd've just added it to my aggregator, but there's something wrong with her RSS

must forward to Steve & C!

actually, these reasons work for pretty much anybody