A Socially Responsible Online Book Store Raises Venture Capital

Better World Books collects books from university bookstores and libraries and resells them, donating an average of 10 percent of the price of the book to nonprofit literacy groups–Books for Africa, Room to Read, World Fund, and National Center for Family Literacy. Here’s a link to their website. The company raised a total of $4.5… Continue reading A Socially Responsible Online Book Store Raises Venture Capital

Public Schools Turning to Online Auctions To Raise Funds- Biddingforgood.com

Facing budget shortfalls that are squeezing education basics, more Massachusetts public schools are turning to online auctions this spring to raise money for supplies, field trips, library books, playground equipment, and computers. And they’re raking in from $6,000 to $20,000 in the process – more money than live or silent auctions generate at traditional fund-raisers.… Continue reading Public Schools Turning to Online Auctions To Raise Funds- Biddingforgood.com

MSN Partners With WhatOnEarthIsGoingOn- Cause Marketing

The portal doesn’t seem to be live yet. As cause marketing gains popularity, MSN aims to help it along. The company announced last week that it would partner with WhatOnEarthIsGoingOn to create an online community by which brands can connect with consumers through issues they find important. The whatonearthisgoingon.msn.com portal will tap MSN’s existing user… Continue reading MSN Partners With WhatOnEarthIsGoingOn- Cause Marketing

Google.org Provides Guidance

DotOrg officials said they had decided to spend the money on five initiatives: disease and disaster prevention; improving the flow of information to hold governments accountable in community services; helping small and medium-size enterprises; developing renewable energy sources that are cheaper than coal; and investing in the commercialization of plug-in vehicles. Link to NYTimes article

Maatiam (formerly FreePledge) Launches Today

Officially launching today is www.maatiam.com, the website known as FreePledge during its beta. The release is just in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season. You can read more about the launch here. The revamped website offers a fresh new look, an even simpler user experience, and a couple of new capabilities to enhance users’… Continue reading Maatiam (formerly FreePledge) Launches Today

NYTimes Examines The Impact of Social Networking On Charitable Causes

In 2007, the explosive growth of online social networks seems poised to drive a similar upheaval in the world of philanthropy. A flood of new ventures — like Bill Clinton’s MyCommitment.org and Dollars for Darfur, an initiative by two high-school students — aim to use Web-based communities to raise money for charitable causes. Check out… Continue reading NYTimes Examines The Impact of Social Networking On Charitable Causes

MySpace Impact, a new way for non-profit organizations to expand online presence

This just came up on my blog reader: This week News Corp.’s (NWS) MySpace announced MySpace Impact, a new way for non-profit organizations and political candidates to expand their online presence and accepting donations safely and easily. By using a donation badge powered by eBay’s PayPal, fundraisers can disseminate their cause and the fundraising effort.… Continue reading MySpace Impact, a new way for non-profit organizations to expand online presence

Tech Museum of Innovation Announces 2007 Tech Museum Awards Laureates

Check out the Tech Museum Award Laureates! For the seventh year, The Tech Museum of Innovation, one of the country’s premier science and technology museums, has today named 25 innovators from around the world to be honored by this year’s The Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity. Presented by Applied Materials, Inc., The Tech Museum… Continue reading Tech Museum of Innovation Announces 2007 Tech Museum Awards Laureates