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Keisha Taylor Communications Manager GuideStar International The Cloud is channelling the creativity of developers in the developing world despite the absence of sufficient infrastructure. There has been a lot of talk lately about the benefits of Cloud computing to the nonprofit sector, but many CSOs in the developing world are unaware of how important... More»

Thank you for attending the May 10, 2012 training, Introduction to Analytics. We hope you found the training and discussion useful and now have a better understanding of how to track progress toward your communications goals. The following are the materials used during the training. (...) Read the original article... More»

Twenty nursing students led by Nurse Garry Johnson from Samuel Merritt University held a packing party on Thursday, May 17, at MedShare’s Western Distribution Center. Nurse Garry and the students are leaving May 24 for a medical mission to a remote clinic in Luang Prabang, in Northern Laos.   Each year, Nurse Garry takes nursing students... More»

By Aisha Moore, Communications Director, AIDS.govWith over 20,000 participants and more than 250 sessions, you may be starting to wonder how you will navigate AIDS 2012. This week, conference organizers released the General Information Guide  to help you with your planning. The Guide contains a wealth of practical information, including details about on-site registration... More»

Human Rights Don’t Discriminate! On this International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we are reminded that human rights don’t depend on sexuality or gender identity. All humans must have the ability to exercise their human rights, no matter what. (...) Read the original article... More»

These are just some of our very cute sponsored students with their Mother's Day wishes! Read the original article... More»

Bimbola Oyesola Organised Labour on Wedneday received the death of the past president of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)), Comrade Pascal Bafyau with rude shock, even as the Congress promised to immortalize the late labour leader. President of the NLC in an interview with the Daily Sun said that the death came as a serious... More»

“We’ve seen incredible advances in technology platforms over the past decade that have lowered entry barriers for new life-enriching products and services, but not for many of our local, state, or regional governments that are constrained by legacy investments in outdated, closed software. Given heightened attention to government spending, there’s not only the need,... More»

Renegade Economists Podcast 237 As broadcast on the almighty 3CR, Wed May 16th, 2012. 12 year old Victoria Grant featured on the show, as I roll through some recent news items relating to our misconceptions about core economic ideas surrounding money creation, austerity and foreign investment. (...) Read the original article... More»

One of Libya’s most powerful militia leaders has registered his newly-founded political party for June’s election for a transitional national assembly. Former jihadist Abdel Hakim Belhadj (right) reportedly enjoys considerable resources and a strong organizational network. “We have candidates in every Libyan city,” Belhadj said. (...) Read the original article... More»

Winston Churchill once said, "The further backward you look, the further forward you can see." As President Obama is set to make a speech about today's global hunger crisis, it helps to look back on this day in history. On May 17, 1946 Herbert Hoover addressed the nation as famine threatened to strike the... More»

The U.N. Security Council has called on Sudan and South Sudan to reach an agreement on the status of the disputed, oil-rich Abyei border region and extended the U.N. (...) Read the original article... More»

Controversy continues to surround the 8 May firebombing of D.I.Y., a gay friendly bar in Yerevan. At the beginning of the week, two MPs of the nationalist-leaning Armenian Revolutionary Federation — Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) not only surprised many by bailing the two suspected arsonists out of jail, but also by justifying the attack in what... More»

Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Carl Wilkens Fellow, Scott Sutton who partnered with sculpture, Mitch Lewis to produce the Raleigh installation for the Road to Washington Campaign. Speaking with Scott about the different aspects they incoporated into their installation and how they personalized it for their community really hit home... More»