PSD blog reports that Ebay plans to open up a virtual marketplace for microfinance: Microplace – a new subsidiary of the world’s largest virtual market place – will open for business this fall. A free-market-like web platform, the site will generate a supply of investors to meet the rapidly growing demand for capital in microfinance.… Continue reading Ebay To Open A Microfinance Marketplace
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$100 OLPC To Cost $175
Some updates on the One Laptop Per Child project hit the newswire last week. Negroponte, the leader of the project, announced how much his computers will cost. The founder of the ambitious “$100 laptop” project, which plans to give inexpensive computers to schoolchildren in developing countries, revealed Thursday that the machine for now costs $175,… Continue reading $100 OLPC To Cost $175
More Nonprofit Jobs
Here’s a great opportunity for a Project Manager position at New York City Center for Charter School Excellence. —– JOB DESCRIPTION – Project Manager The mission of the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence is to stimulate the supply of new, high-quality charter schools and support student excellence in all existing charter schools… Continue reading More Nonprofit Jobs
The Canary Project Revisited
Last year I wrote about The Canary Project in a post about Global Warming. They’ve recently launched a new awareness campaign– here is the info: The Canary Project has continued its work, and I thought you might like to share its latest awareness campaign – Increase Your Albedo – with your readers. Albedo is the… Continue reading The Canary Project Revisited
Non-profit Jobs: Strategic Services Analyst, Ithaka
——————————————- Strategic Services Analyst Position Details Affiliate Ithaka Location New York, NY HR Contact StrategicServicesAnalyst@ithaka.org Position Description Ithaka promotes innovation in higher education by helping pioneering initiatives thrive. We provide mission-oriented entrepreneurs with a range of services: (1) Strategic consulting to help clients address critical business questions (2) Research on trends and lessons learned (3)… Continue reading Non-profit Jobs: Strategic Services Analyst, Ithaka
The Ultimate Resource- Free Markets – People Making Their Own Decisions
This is a day late but I just wanted to blog about this new series that aired yesterday night on HDNet. Free Market incentives are spectacularly changing lives and entire economies over much of the world. In the last 25 years, hundreds of millions of people– 400 million in China alone– have climbed out of… Continue reading The Ultimate Resource- Free Markets – People Making Their Own Decisions
Microsoft plans to offer a stripped-down version of Windows and Office for $3 to developing nations
Microsoft announced a plan to offer a stripped-down version of Windows and Office software for three dollars to people in developing nations as well as low income families within the United States: The program, which is being announced in Beijing today by the Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates, represents an ambitious expansion of efforts to introduce… Continue reading Microsoft plans to offer a stripped-down version of Windows and Office for $3 to developing nations
Search Engine Marketing (SEM) For Non-Profits and Charities
Last week was Search Engine Strategies, which is the largest industry conference for internet search. Search marketers flocked to New York City to participate in workshops, network, and learn about new trends in the industry. One of the sessions was on search engine marketing for non-profits and charities and Search Engine Roundtable does a nice… Continue reading Search Engine Marketing (SEM) For Non-Profits and Charities
Win $1,000 for Your Favorite Cause
Just passing this along from Squidoo: Earlier this week, we announced a photo contest in conjunction with VolunteerMatch called Kindness in Focus. Here’s how it works: 1) You send in great photos that capture moments of everyday kindness 2) The community votes on their favorites 3) The two people who submitted the best pictures win… Continue reading Win $1,000 for Your Favorite Cause
Socially Responsible Investing- Funds and ETFs
I haven’t written about socially responsible investing in a while so I thought I’d link to two recent articles that I read: First is this article written by David Kathman on Morningstar about socially responsible investing, (SRI) funds. This column does a really good job of summarizing the broad landscape of SRI funds. Most secular… Continue reading Socially Responsible Investing- Funds and ETFs