Tomorrow’s Forcast is cloudy with a 95% chance of economic crisis and unemployment moving in by late afternoon.  Are predictions dark and gloomy for nonprofits or will the sun poke its rays through the gloom? 2009 may be shaping up to be the perfect time for people to give to their favorite cause.  While money is in [...]

At 14 years old, Ashley Qualls created a site to show-off her design work. “I was the dorky girl who was into HTML,” she said in an interview with Fast Company magaine. It attracted zero interest beyond her circle of friends until she figured out how to customize MySpace pages. So many classmates asked her [...]

[/caption] Google “Reid Hoffman” and you might be surprised to discover that not only is he the CEO and founder of LinkedIn, but he is on the Board of Directors for Kiva.org. Not surprisingly, Hoffman was named as one of the “Top 50 People Who Matter” by CNN Money.  It’s not his [...]

Please select the best answer for the following question. What pattern in fundraising is adding up to the biggest gains for philanthropic organizations? a) Big donors contributing $1K or more b) E-enabled micro-philanthropy, c) Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men The correct answer is b. E-enabled micro-philanthropy is a technical term  that simply means online giving [...]

Don’t dismiss these tools too soon!  Tech Savvy leaders in the business world are maximizing Twitter and StumbleUpon to enhance their businesses and get-head. Here are a few ways that you can benefit from using these internet applications. TWITTER Twitter is the “water-cooler” of the internet.  The social networking tool connects individuals that may feel [...]

These entrepreneurs don’t carry leather briefcases or wear designer suits. They are in their 20s-mid30s, value fun and creativity, and are worth millions to billions of dollars. A new breed of entrepreneur is making its mark on the business world.   Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Garret Camp (StumbleUpon), Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, and Biz Stone (Twitter), Chad [...]

140 characters. That’s not a lot, but it’s enough. Whether you disagree with the claim that Twitter really “connects” people or think it’s the best invention since sliced bread, there are some indisputable benefits to you, yes YOU, by using Twitter. 1. Achieve SUPER Stalker Status. “You’d never know where your subject was at all [...]

Flea Markets always fascinate me as I drive down the highway and look out my window at the tables filled with piles of colorful widgets and whatcha-ma-call-its. I’ve never stopped at a flea market though because the probability that I’ll stumbleupon an original painting or ancient piece of pottery to pawn-off on Ebay seems [...]

“What’s it called again honey, My Face?” Try explaining to anyone over the age of 50 the difference between Facebook and MySpace and you’ll get a blank stare. There is a difference though…or so I have heard. In fact, the debate is almost as intense as the pop vs. soda word choice that my friends [...]