My favorite technology conference starts today and you can attend it too. Pop! Tech is a conference held each October in beautiful Camden, Maine. I had the pleasure of attending in 2006 and I not only enjoyed it, I benefitted from it as well. The theme this year is Scarcity and Abundance. Speakers include Malcolm Gladwell, and Chris Anderson. Unfortunately, ...

Ever had problems trying to implement an innovation? For every idea that is successfully introduced, there are thousands that are brilliant, but don’t make it from the “idea” stage to the implementation stage. If you’re about to try to get an innovative idea or project off the ground, be aware that not everyone is on the leading edge of Moore’s ...

Bloggers Blog reports on a great use of social media by a new nonprofit. Actually, social media gave birth to that nonprofit, To Write Love On Her Arms. It started out with a two-page story posted on MySpace and has grown to a community of 200,000. Young adults and teens suffering from depression and drug abuse have sought out the ...

Is your nonprofit engaged in advocacy activities at the local, state, and federal levels? If so, have you considered using Twitter and text messaging to call your volunteers to action? Let’s say you’re advocating for a particular ordinance or bill. In lobbying your representatives, you’ve discovered who is for you, who is against you, and who is on the fence. ...