Making the morning rounds.
• OK then. Well, happy trails. Colorado's Board of Regents voted Tuesday night to leave the Big 12 for the Pac-10 in 2011, ushering in the new Pac-12 a year earlier than expected. The move will only cost CU about $6.8 million in forfeited conference revenue, way less than the $9 million-$14.5 million figure that had been floating around, and the Pac-10 still plans to front the smaller figure to keep the cash-strapped university from dipping into state funds. Now: The mechanics of partitioning the expanded league into divisions, finalizing schedules and setting up a championship game can begin in earnest. [Boulder Daily Camera]
Big Ten-bound Nebraska also finalized its exit fee from the Big 12, which will amount to almost $9.3 million in withheld payments next year – less than half what the 'Huskers expect to take home on their first check from the Big Ten in 2012. In all, the $17 million tab from both outgoing members is about half of what the Big 12 initially sought when the announcement of their departures nearly ripped the league apart in June. [Big 12, Columbia Missourian]
• A chip off the old block. Michigan State tight end Dion Sims was one of 10 people hit with felony charges Tuesday for receiving and concealing stolen laptops as part of a theft ring that allegedly lifted 104 computers from Detroit Public Schools last year for resale online. Sims was immediately suspended from the team and faces up to 10 years his prison. The other shoe: His father was already facing felony charges himself for allegedly embezzling money from the University of Michigan to buy $74,000 worth of computers over the last two years. [Detroit Free Press]
In more pleasant MSU news, coach Mark Dantonio is out of the hospital and recovering as planned from a heart attack he suffered after Saturday night's dramatic triumph over Notre Dame. [Associated Press]
• We have returned for your ACL tax. Iowa's annual Purge of the Running Backs has claimed it latest victim, Jewel Hampton, who suffered a season-ending knee injury for the second year in a row in Saturday's loss at Arizona. With Brandon Wegher's ongoing leave of absence and veteran placeholder Paki O'Meara recovering from a concussion, coach Kirk Ferentz said the Hawkeye backfield behind quarterback Ricky Stanzi currently consists of sophomore Adam Robinson and "anybody else who wants to volunteer." [Associated Press, Wichita Falls Courier]
• Well, at least we finally made a decision. BYU's struggling two quarterback experiment is officially over after one half of the platoon, junior Riley Nelson, was ruled out for the rest of the season Tuesday with a lingering shoulder injury he originally suffered last year. Nelson started the Cougars' first three games, but yielded the final three quarters of Saturday's 34-10 loss at Florida State to true freshman Jake Heaps, who completed fewer than half his passes and was sacked six times. Through three games, the proud Cougar passing game ranks 101st nationally in yards, 115th in efficiency and 110th in scoring. [Salt Lake Tribune]
• Badger down. Wisconsin linebacker Chris Borland, last year's Big Ten Freshman of the Year, is done for the season after re-aggravating a lingering shoulder injury in Saturday's win over Arizona State. He'll pursue a medical redshirt to get this year of eligibility back. [Associated Press]
• Sign of the times. One more minor detail to add to the misery of Georgia fans in the wake of the Bulldogs' 0-2 start in the SEC: Saturday's visit to Mississippi State is a pick 'em according to Vegas, except where MSU is listed as a one-point favorite.
Quickly... The MAC may be joining the expansion game, although I can't imagine why or with whom. ... The NCAA may be on the verge of allowing teams with losing records into bowl games. ... Maryland offensive lineman Justin Gilbert is out for the year with a torn ACL. ... Bryant Gumbel thinks the NCAA should start caring about other people's rules as much as it does its own. ... And Gary Patterson is probably being a little modest about TCU's chances Friday night at SMU.
- - -
Matt Hinton is on Twitter: Follow him @DrSaturday.
Fundraising is a key component for most social good campaigns and projects. Thanks to the the Internet and the social web, raising money for a non-profit, community project or charitable organization or relief effort is easier than ever before.
The web makes it possible to get your message across and collect money from people all over the world and to include your social graph in the process.
If you have an idea or a cause that you want to bring awareness to and raise funds around, there are lots of great online tools to help get you started. Whether you want to raise money for a local community center or help fundraise as part of a broader social good campaign, these tools make it easy to get the word out and collect the funds you need.
1. FirstGiving
The U.S. subsidiary of JustGiving.com, FirstGiving lets users raise money for any non-profit in the GuideStar database.
It’s free to create a basic account, but if you pay $300 you can fully customize your donations page and link them back to your own website. FirstGiving lets you create fundraising around upcoming events, marathons and walk-a-thons too, which is a nice touch. The processing fee for donation is 5% plus another 2% for credit card transactions.
2. Crowdrise
We mentioned Crowdrise in a recent post about alternatives to Facebook Causes and it is a great tool for both charities and general purpose fundraisers.
Once you start a project, you can share your project’s link via Facebook
3. Kickstarter
Kickstarter is most often used by aspiring creatives to fund projects but it can also be used for great effect for local social good community efforts.
Kickstarter is unique in that if your goal amount isn’t reached, none of the money is collected. This “all-or-nothing” approach often leads to Kickstarter campaigns being more active and more involved than a traditional “donate widget.”
A great part of Kickstarter for the social fund creator is the ability to reward donors at certain levels. Much like PBS and NPR offer trinkets if you give a certain amount, Kickstarter lets its project creators do the same thing. You can get really creative with your different donor levels to drive people to give more.
4. WhatGives
WhatGives offers a great widget you can use on Facebook or on your personal webpage to collect donations for your non-profit. WhatGives is nice because aside from integrating well with Facebook, all donations are handled through PayPal.
You need to be a registered non-profit with an approved PayPal account, and all donations are channeled directly into that account. You can customize the platform and embed it as a Facebook app or on your blog or website.
5. Change.org
Change.org lets users create programs to generate actions from others. This can be as simple as signing a petition or writing a letter, or as generous as donating money. For non-profits in the GuideStar database, you can create your own donation pages to collect funds and also draw attention to other action items.
Change.org is very focused on making it easy to virally spread a message, and the site itself also acts as a portal to different organizations and awareness campaigns.
6. Chipin
Chipin is one of the most popular donation widget tools on the web and it’s a great way to collect money for a good cause. We love the Chipin widget because you can see instant progress on donations, and it accepts many forms of payment.
Unlike many of the services on this list, Chipin isn’t just for non-profits or community organizations. You can use it for any project you want.
7. Razoo
Razoo has options for individuals, non-profits, foundations and corporations to raise money for their causes. Individuals can choose to create a fundraising page for any registered non-profit that Razoo recognizes (they have a database of about a million) and non-profits can create custom pages for their organizations and connect with supporters and encourage them to create their own fundraising pages.
What we love about Razoo, in addition to its simple interface and great UI, is that it also offers donation matching for corporations or foundations looking for an easy way to raise money.
8. Convio
Convio offers software for online fundraising and membership, and while its target audience is probably bigger groups or organizations, it’s still worth a look.
For example, Convio’s TeamRaiser lets organizations make it easy for volunteers to create their own websites for tracking and attracting donations.
If you’re organizing a social good fund for a big charity walk or event where volunteers go door-to-door to get donations, check out Convio because it makes managing that process much easier.
9. Facebook Causes
Causes is an increasingly common way for individuals to raise money and start their own funds that are tied to a non-profit. Because Causes is so well-integrated into Facebook, it makes getting the word out and raising awareness and funds for your cause that much simpler.
10. StayClassy
A newer player in the arena of online giving, San Diego’s StayClassy is focused not just on helping non-profits collect donations online, but also manage events and campaigns, track their fundraising results and plug-in.
The world of online fundraising is vast and diverse. What tools have you used when starting your own social good funds? Let us know in the comments.
Brought to you by theThis post was brought to you by the groundbreaking Social Good Summit. On September 20, as global leaders head to New York for United Nations Week — including a historic summit on global issues known as the “Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs) and the annual General Assembly — Mashable, 92nd Street Y and the UN Foundation will bring together leaders from the digital industry, policy and media worlds to focus on how technology and social networks can play a leading role in addressing the world’s most intractable problems.
Date: Monday, September 20, 2010
Image courtesy of iStockphoto
For more Social Good coverage:
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Making the morning rounds.
• OK then. Well, happy trails. Colorado's Board of Regents voted Tuesday night to leave the Big 12 for the Pac-10 in 2011, ushering in the new Pac-12 a year earlier than expected. The move will only cost CU about $6.8 million in forfeited conference revenue, way less than the $9 million-$14.5 million figure that had been floating around, and the Pac-10 still plans to front the smaller figure to keep the cash-strapped university from dipping into state funds. Now: The mechanics of partitioning the expanded league into divisions, finalizing schedules and setting up a championship game can begin in earnest. [Boulder Daily Camera]
Big Ten-bound Nebraska also finalized its exit fee from the Big 12, which will amount to almost $9.3 million in withheld payments next year – less than half what the 'Huskers expect to take home on their first check from the Big Ten in 2012. In all, the $17 million tab from both outgoing members is about half of what the Big 12 initially sought when the announcement of their departures nearly ripped the league apart in June. [Big 12, Columbia Missourian]
• A chip off the old block. Michigan State tight end Dion Sims was one of 10 people hit with felony charges Tuesday for receiving and concealing stolen laptops as part of a theft ring that allegedly lifted 104 computers from Detroit Public Schools last year for resale online. Sims was immediately suspended from the team and faces up to 10 years his prison. The other shoe: His father was already facing felony charges himself for allegedly embezzling money from the University of Michigan to buy $74,000 worth of computers over the last two years. [Detroit Free Press]
In more pleasant MSU news, coach Mark Dantonio is out of the hospital and recovering as planned from a heart attack he suffered after Saturday night's dramatic triumph over Notre Dame. [Associated Press]
• We have returned for your ACL tax. Iowa's annual Purge of the Running Backs has claimed it latest victim, Jewel Hampton, who suffered a season-ending knee injury for the second year in a row in Saturday's loss at Arizona. With Brandon Wegher's ongoing leave of absence and veteran placeholder Paki O'Meara recovering from a concussion, coach Kirk Ferentz said the Hawkeye backfield behind quarterback Ricky Stanzi currently consists of sophomore Adam Robinson and "anybody else who wants to volunteer." [Associated Press, Wichita Falls Courier]
• Well, at least we finally made a decision. BYU's struggling two quarterback experiment is officially over after one half of the platoon, junior Riley Nelson, was ruled out for the rest of the season Tuesday with a lingering shoulder injury he originally suffered last year. Nelson started the Cougars' first three games, but yielded the final three quarters of Saturday's 34-10 loss at Florida State to true freshman Jake Heaps, who completed fewer than half his passes and was sacked six times. Through three games, the proud Cougar passing game ranks 101st nationally in yards, 115th in efficiency and 110th in scoring. [Salt Lake Tribune]
• Badger down. Wisconsin linebacker Chris Borland, last year's Big Ten Freshman of the Year, is done for the season after re-aggravating a lingering shoulder injury in Saturday's win over Arizona State. He'll pursue a medical redshirt to get this year of eligibility back. [Associated Press]
• Sign of the times. One more minor detail to add to the misery of Georgia fans in the wake of the Bulldogs' 0-2 start in the SEC: Saturday's visit to Mississippi State is a pick 'em according to Vegas, except where MSU is listed as a one-point favorite.
Quickly... The MAC may be joining the expansion game, although I can't imagine why or with whom. ... The NCAA may be on the verge of allowing teams with losing records into bowl games. ... Maryland offensive lineman Justin Gilbert is out for the year with a torn ACL. ... Bryant Gumbel thinks the NCAA should start caring about other people's rules as much as it does its own. ... And Gary Patterson is probably being a little modest about TCU's chances Friday night at SMU.
- - -
Matt Hinton is on Twitter: Follow him @DrSaturday.
Fundraising is a key component for most social good campaigns and projects. Thanks to the the Internet and the social web, raising money for a non-profit, community project or charitable organization or relief effort is easier than ever before.
The web makes it possible to get your message across and collect money from people all over the world and to include your social graph in the process.
If you have an idea or a cause that you want to bring awareness to and raise funds around, there are lots of great online tools to help get you started. Whether you want to raise money for a local community center or help fundraise as part of a broader social good campaign, these tools make it easy to get the word out and collect the funds you need.
1. FirstGiving
The U.S. subsidiary of JustGiving.com, FirstGiving lets users raise money for any non-profit in the GuideStar database.
It’s free to create a basic account, but if you pay $300 you can fully customize your donations page and link them back to your own website. FirstGiving lets you create fundraising around upcoming events, marathons and walk-a-thons too, which is a nice touch. The processing fee for donation is 5% plus another 2% for credit card transactions.
2. Crowdrise
We mentioned Crowdrise in a recent post about alternatives to Facebook Causes and it is a great tool for both charities and general purpose fundraisers.
Once you start a project, you can share your project’s link via Facebook
3. Kickstarter
Kickstarter is most often used by aspiring creatives to fund projects but it can also be used for great effect for local social good community efforts.
Kickstarter is unique in that if your goal amount isn’t reached, none of the money is collected. This “all-or-nothing” approach often leads to Kickstarter campaigns being more active and more involved than a traditional “donate widget.”
A great part of Kickstarter for the social fund creator is the ability to reward donors at certain levels. Much like PBS and NPR offer trinkets if you give a certain amount, Kickstarter lets its project creators do the same thing. You can get really creative with your different donor levels to drive people to give more.
4. WhatGives
WhatGives offers a great widget you can use on Facebook or on your personal webpage to collect donations for your non-profit. WhatGives is nice because aside from integrating well with Facebook, all donations are handled through PayPal.
You need to be a registered non-profit with an approved PayPal account, and all donations are channeled directly into that account. You can customize the platform and embed it as a Facebook app or on your blog or website.
5. Change.org
Change.org lets users create programs to generate actions from others. This can be as simple as signing a petition or writing a letter, or as generous as donating money. For non-profits in the GuideStar database, you can create your own donation pages to collect funds and also draw attention to other action items.
Change.org is very focused on making it easy to virally spread a message, and the site itself also acts as a portal to different organizations and awareness campaigns.
6. Chipin
Chipin is one of the most popular donation widget tools on the web and it’s a great way to collect money for a good cause. We love the Chipin widget because you can see instant progress on donations, and it accepts many forms of payment.
Unlike many of the services on this list, Chipin isn’t just for non-profits or community organizations. You can use it for any project you want.
7. Razoo
Razoo has options for individuals, non-profits, foundations and corporations to raise money for their causes. Individuals can choose to create a fundraising page for any registered non-profit that Razoo recognizes (they have a database of about a million) and non-profits can create custom pages for their organizations and connect with supporters and encourage them to create their own fundraising pages.
What we love about Razoo, in addition to its simple interface and great UI, is that it also offers donation matching for corporations or foundations looking for an easy way to raise money.
8. Convio
Convio offers software for online fundraising and membership, and while its target audience is probably bigger groups or organizations, it’s still worth a look.
For example, Convio’s TeamRaiser lets organizations make it easy for volunteers to create their own websites for tracking and attracting donations.
If you’re organizing a social good fund for a big charity walk or event where volunteers go door-to-door to get donations, check out Convio because it makes managing that process much easier.
9. Facebook Causes
Causes is an increasingly common way for individuals to raise money and start their own funds that are tied to a non-profit. Because Causes is so well-integrated into Facebook, it makes getting the word out and raising awareness and funds for your cause that much simpler.
10. StayClassy
A newer player in the arena of online giving, San Diego’s StayClassy is focused not just on helping non-profits collect donations online, but also manage events and campaigns, track their fundraising results and plug-in.
The world of online fundraising is vast and diverse. What tools have you used when starting your own social good funds? Let us know in the comments.
Brought to you by theThis post was brought to you by the groundbreaking Social Good Summit. On September 20, as global leaders head to New York for United Nations Week — including a historic summit on global issues known as the “Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs) and the annual General Assembly — Mashable, 92nd Street Y and the UN Foundation will bring together leaders from the digital industry, policy and media worlds to focus on how technology and social networks can play a leading role in addressing the world’s most intractable problems.
Date: Monday, September 20, 2010
Image courtesy of iStockphoto
For more Social Good coverage:
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Real Estate <b>News</b>: Existing Home Sales Rise - Developments - WSJ
Here is a look at real-estate news in today's WSJ.
<b>News</b> Anchor Barbie: 'A flair for journalism -- and power pink <b>...</b>
Astronaut Barbie, Newborn Baby Doctor Barbie and Rock Star Barbie, get ready to answer some tough questions asked by journalist Barbie. The 125th -- and newest -- career path for Mattel's 51-year-old doll is news anchor, and she's ...
Google New: It's Google <b>News</b> About New Google Stuff In One Place
In terms of blog networks, no one ever seems to talk about Google, but they actually have one of the biggest. The search giant has well over 100 blogs devoted to everything from general company news to niche things that only webmasters ...
robert shumake
Real Estate <b>News</b>: Existing Home Sales Rise - Developments - WSJ
Here is a look at real-estate news in today's WSJ.
<b>News</b> Anchor Barbie: 'A flair for journalism -- and power pink <b>...</b>
Astronaut Barbie, Newborn Baby Doctor Barbie and Rock Star Barbie, get ready to answer some tough questions asked by journalist Barbie. The 125th -- and newest -- career path for Mattel's 51-year-old doll is news anchor, and she's ...
Google New: It's Google <b>News</b> About New Google Stuff In One Place
In terms of blog networks, no one ever seems to talk about Google, but they actually have one of the biggest. The search giant has well over 100 blogs devoted to everything from general company news to niche things that only webmasters ...
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