Most of our readers (and certainly this writer) can probably well remember our first forays into email. Mine began on the blue-and-grey screen and terminal command line of my university’s PINE email system. The development of graphical interfaces via AOL, then Yahoo! and the like meant (pretty) free and (fairly) instant communication across the street […]
Archives for January 2011
The Latest Technologies for Senior Living @ CES 2011
Steve Gurney’s “Everyone is Aging” blog has some great reviews of the latest technologies aimed at seniors at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. His focus is on healthcare and senior living solutions, in particular. Watch the video to find out more: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16X3XWPWBgg
#Philanthropy: Apple’s Lack Of Charity Still Squeezed In Blogosphere
Apple Inc. has a wonderful record of making innovative products that can be both cutting edge and easy to use in the same moment. The corporation has striven to green its production and shipping practices as well. Steve Jobs’s famous keynote presentations stir the geek world and Wall Street alike. He is often treated as […]
Tell Better Stories, Capture More Hearts
Need help turning your good works into great stories? Here’s help: Professional copywriter Rachel Foster has penned an e-book called Storytelling for Nonprofits: How to Craft Stories that Inspire Donors, available free on her website. (Thanks to Wild Apricot blog for the lead.) For a fine example of good storytelling, look no farther than Baltimore’s Public Justice Center, […]
#Tech: Consumer Electronics in 2011 – Tablets, Pads, Phones
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been the starting line for a myriad of technologies over the last forty three years, some of which have, of course, failed to make inroads in the consumer electronics market (My car still doesn’t fly). All the chatter this year seems to be on the fact – the […]
Microdonation At Each Transaction?
Given the state of the world’s economy, charities have been struggling to keep up a steady flow of donations. Yet, much of the good work of those donations means the difference between survival or failure for millions of people caught in the economic fallout. The mega-donations in 2010 largely went to institutions that both were […]
#Aging: Oldest Baby Boomers turn 65: Whose Generation?
People try to put us down Just because we get around Things they do look awful cold Yeah, I hope I die before I get old The Who, “My Generation“ (1965) Even if a single song could define a generation, the sentiment did not come true for many born in 1946. As of 1 January, […]
#Interview: Gail Perry, Fundraising Consultant, Trainer & Author of Fired-Up Fundraising
Gail Perry is a fundraising consultant and trainer and the author of Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Your Board’s Passion into Action. She is a highly sought speaker and writes a popular blog. Her most recent venture is an online coaching group. The interview was conducted by Don Akchin, a principal of Nonprofit Marketing 360 and a […]