Software/Technology
October 19, 2015 at 10:58 am
A federal jury in Madison, Wis., awarded The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s intellectual property arm more than $234 million Friday in its patent infringement lawsuit against computer- and gadget-maker Apple. The verdict on the award amount, reached after the jury deliberated for about three hours, was about $165 million less than the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation…
October 7, 2015 at 9:17 am
The National Science Foundation awarded a $440,885 grant to researchers at MIT to develop social robots specifically to be reading companions for children. The investigation is led by Cynthia Breazeal, who's been in headlines during the past few years with her consumer personal robot named Jibo. The study, which began last month, is "developing and…
October 2, 2015 at 9:50 am
Each year, thousands of professionals need continuing education (CE) credits as a requirement for their profession. It is a must for individuals to stay on top of their games and have the latest knowledge available for their clients. It is also important that professionals stay in contact with their professional peers. An exchange of information is critical both in quality and quantity to professional growth and development...
September 9, 2015 at 9:26 am
In less than a minute, your nonprofit can now have a “Donate Now” button (see Humane Society International) on your Facebook Page (provided your Facebook Page category is set to “Non-Profit Organization”) that can be linked to the donate page on your website, and if in time Facebook’s 1.49 billion active users become accustomed to using the button…
September 9, 2015 at 8:58 am
For many nonprofits (especially those in their first year or two of existence), “growth” is at the top of the priority list. Sadly, with so much data at our fingertips, many organizations remain blind to how they should measure growth in the most effective way. If this sounds familiar and you’re still struggling to analyze…
September 3, 2015 at 6:00 am
When I heard about Jerry Seinfeld’s roadside lemonade fundraiser run-in with the East Hamptons Town Police Department, I was excited. Why? Because I love when nonprofits and stand-up comedy come together. (Police involvement or not). As someone who spent years in the stand-up world, I think there’s about a hundred things that nonprofits can learn from stand-up comedians, particularly about their online experience. So in honor of Jerry’s lemonade uproar and the ultimate rule of comedy, here are three of them...
August 26, 2015 at 8:49 am
As more organizations leverage cloud-based solutions and services, cybersecurity for nonprofits has become increasingly complex. How can nonprofits face the challenges of the evolving threat landscape? By employing a holistic approach to cybersecurity that continually accounts for financial, human and physical resources, along with outreach/oversight and politics/standards...
August 18, 2015 at 1:26 pm
It might be time to up your Bitcoin knowledge. According to “How Bitcoin is Changing the Face of Nonprofits,” an infographic from and NeoMam Studios and WhoIsHostingThis, Bitcoin could have (and is already having) a major impact on nonprofits...
August 14, 2015 at 1:53 pm
Launched this week, the free app ChariPick helps people find lesser-known charities that match their interests. “You put in preferences about yourself—what kind of giver you are, how much you want to give per day and what kind of charities you'd like to give to,” said Stephen Lee, founder and CEO of ChariPick. “Based on…
August 13, 2015 at 2:59 pm
According to a Pew Research Center report from April 2015, 64 percent of American adults own a smartphone, and 46 percent believe they cannot live without them. But, are nonprofit organizations paying enough attention to these important statistics, and are they applying them to their brand outreach and fundraising? One nonprofit in California recently started using…
