My laptop is in the shop right now so this week has been very inconvenient for me. The last few days have reminded me of how much I’ve come to depend on technology. This is actually a good segue into a discussion about resources available for nonprofits that are in the planning stages of building… Continue reading TechSoup Stock- Connecting Nonprofits With Technology Product Donations from Leading Providers
Category: Tech + Social Ventures
Coalition Against Hunger: Using Google Maps Mashups To Market Local Soup Kitchens
Via Techsoup. The Coalition Against Hunger is using Google Maps to network charitable food organizations, attract volunteers, and share information with other anti-hunger advocacy groups in New York City. You can find the mashup here. The maps are helpful because local soup kitchens generally have not done a good job of marketing themselves to the… Continue reading Coalition Against Hunger: Using Google Maps Mashups To Market Local Soup Kitchens
Charity-Based Affinity Search Engines
After my last post about FreePledge I decided that I needed to do a “charity-based affinity search engine” roundup. Two examples of these are Goodsearch, and Microsoft UK’s Click For A Cause experiment. I’ll start with some definitions and dive right in. What are charity-based affinity search engines? Internet search companies that share their paid… Continue reading Charity-Based Affinity Search Engines
FreePledge Lets You Donate To Non-Profits While Shopping At Your Favorite Online Retailer
FreePledge is a social venture started by Stanford alumni, students, and affiliates. FreePledge aims to strengthen non-profits by helping them tap into the power of Internet and Technology. The primary offering is an e-commerce platform that leverages marketing programs set up by retailers and turns commissions into donations: each time consumers use FreePledge for their… Continue reading FreePledge Lets You Donate To Non-Profits While Shopping At Your Favorite Online Retailer
Using Technology To Enable Social Entrepreneurs
When I started this site, my intention was to promote and support social entrepreneurship the best way I knew how. Given my experience in the internet startup space, bringing my tech/internet expertise to the table was the clearest and most effective path for me to take. I started with a few ideas, mainly pro bono… Continue reading Using Technology To Enable Social Entrepreneurs