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		<title>Phishing Scam: Habitat for Humanity fundraising</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received the following phishing email today.&#160; It's a variation on the &#34;your email inbox is too large&#34; scam I posted in June.&#160; It plays Habitat's name, Haiti relief, and pure greed -- it claims you can earn big tax-free commissions as a fundraiser.&#160; There are so many things wrong with this pitch.&#160; Fundraising (at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texting for $$: The Definitive Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the huge number of donations given to Haiti earthquake relief via text mesage, MobileActive has published Texting for Charitable Dollars: The Definitive Guide.&#160;
It describes the process of raising funds via SMS from the donors' and the nonprofits' perspectives, including costs and tips for getting started. The guide is available for free [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rlweiner.com/texting-for-the-definitive-guide</link>
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		<title>Idealware&#8217;s Field Guide to Nonprofit Software: Fundraising, Communications and Outreach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Idealware recently released its&#160; Fundraising, Communications and Outreach. Unlike their earlier guides (to inexpensive donor databases, content management systems, online donation tools, etc.) this one is an actual book (84 pages, paperback) and costs actual money ($19.95, plus, I assume, shipping and maybe tax). They describe it as follows:

What types of software should your nonprofit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rlweiner.com/idealwares-field-guide-to-nonprofit-software-fundraising-communications-and-outreach</link>
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		<title>SF Fundraising Day 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[San Francisco's Fundraising Day will be happening June 16 at the downtown Marriott.&#160; Once again I have the honor of co-chairing the Technology Track with Michael Stein.  We've programmed sessions on online fundraising with Madeline Stanionis, social media with Jeff Patrick, database selection with Eric Leland, and an open discussion session with me and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impressions of the Palm Pre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I've been waiting for the Palm Pre for nearly a year.&#160; Sprint released it last summer, but Verizon waited until January.&#160; Why a Palm?&#160; I've been a loyal Palm PDA user for over a decade, from the original Pilot through the 700P.&#160; I'm also a fan of MS Outlook.&#160; I love having all 3,000 of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rlweiner.com/impressions-of-the-palm-pre</link>
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		<title>The continuing saga of the new T400S</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The continuing&#160;story of my new Thinkpad T400S laptop.&#160; I finally feel like it's starting to come together, particularly the upgrade to Windows 7.&#160; Here's the story so far.&#160; Maybe my experience will help someone else.
After transferring my data and software using Laplink (and after figuring out that I had to decrypt my files first) I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rlweiner.com/the-continuing-saga-of-the-new-t400s</link>
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		<title>C3 Announces 2010 In-Kind Donation and Grant Program for Nonprofits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Applications are being accepted for $2,500 in-kind donations of audio, video, and web conferencing services from C3 Conferencing. C3 will also provide complimentary training as needed. In addition to the in-kind donation, C3 will provide a $2,500 cash grant to be used for the purposes of enhancing communication.
C3 is looking for examples of how organizations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rlweiner.com/c3-announces-2010-in-kind-donation-and-grant-program-for-nonprofits</link>
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		<title>Nominations Closing Soon for $10,000 Pizzigati Prize</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Tides Foundation is accepting nominations for the annual Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest. The prize will award $10,000 to an open-source software developer whose work is helping nonprofits succeed.  Nominations will be accepted through February 1, 2010. The winner will be announced this April at NTEN's 2010 Nonprofit Technology [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rlweiner.com/nominations-closing-soon-for-10000-pizzigati-prize</link>
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		<title>Making the Case for Advancement Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got a call last week from the Advancement Services manager at a small college asking for help.&#160; She's trying to make the case for investing in Advancement Services at a college that seems to only want to invest in fundraisers.&#160; She had already found my post on the Ingredients of a High Performing Advancement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rlweiner.com/making-the-case-for-advancement-services</link>
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		<title>Setting up my new Thinkpad T400S</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently received my new Lenovo Thinkpad T400S -- thinner, faster, and lighter than my current T400.&#160; But getting it set up has been a bear.&#160; A few of the lowlights, after 6 days of work:
1) I used Laplink to transfer my data, apps, and settings.&#160; I've been using Laplink products for at least 15 [...]]]></description>
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