MS Research has launched a Fan Page on Facebook in the non-profit category. Choose the category carefully: first click on institution then non-profit. Charities in the UK cannot yet use the Causes application for secure donations but there is always a way around this and I am very happy to …
The website of the charity has a new layout, a new design and some new volunteers. The need for help is as poignant as ever. Reports of dramatic falls in charitable giving are overblown; volunteering should not be depleted as time and commitment are two things that are needed. That …
The Big Green Challenge from NESTA is a £1 million prize fund that challenges people to work together to develop and implement new approaches that will lead towards a 60% reduction of carbon emissions in their communities. The Big Green Challenge is only open to not-for-profit groups. Examples of eligible …
And while we’re on human rights, a posting on judging Best Use of the Social Web by a Nonprofit comes up with some innovative uses in the field – the use of Twitter by activists to let people know whether they’ve been arrested or disappeared and “the courageous use of …
Does Britain need an equivalent to ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom launching early 2008? I think the States has a greater need, and we have the likes of OpenDemocracy already, but any comments? Here’s an excerpt from Nonprofit Online News aboutProPublica: “I’m not surprised to learn that the project is backed …
Thanks to a post on the Globalab blog, we’ve ended up with a number of links to sites which I’ve grouped under ‘Social Change 2.0′. That’s discussing using the web, social networking and other ‘Web 2.0′ type things to promote social change. See the Links page, right at the bottom. …
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