We made Mass High Tech today with “Givvy makes charitable giving high-tech…” I really need a better picture! It’s great to start getting some coverage for our little venture here. Of course, most of the investors we’re trying to reach are hanging out on the Vineyard or Nantucket and playing golf this time of year. [...]
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Alan Watts was one of the best known “pop” philosophers with amazing insights into humanity. Seth here at Givvy pointed out this great animation tied to recordings of some of his more notable lectures. It’s worth the few minutes to watch and, most of all, listen…
Person Alan Watts
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Sometimes I read about a site or piece of software and have one of these “Why didn’t I think of that?” moments. Gnip is the most recent example. This has little to do directly with the nonprofit world and giving, but it’s still cool. What Gnip does is become a central service for receiving and [...]
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Seems to be working now.
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An article yesterday in the NY Times raises some very interesting questions about just what should be the standard for tax exemption at the state level - e.g. for property, sales and local income tax purposes.
Tax Exemptions of Charities Face New Challenges
By STEPHANIE STROM
Published: May 26, 2008
The Minnesota Supreme Court’s ruling that a day care [...]
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On Monday Katya Andresen posted about donor fatigue, referencing the earthquake and cyclone. One of the factors she referenced reinforced the point I made in my last post: According to Katya…
Donors need to believe they can make a difference. That’s not the case in Burma, where aid is being blocked by the miltary government. It’s [...]
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You all know that I’m talking about, right? The web site that has a Flash intro you have to watch before you can get into the actual site. It’s typically paired with a link that allows you to bypass the Flash, also typically labeled “Skip Intro.” These were all the rage in the late 90’s [...]
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Last night I attended the Web Innovators Group meeting in Cambridge. The winning demonstrating company (of 3 for the evening) was good2gether.
Greg McHale is a very good presenter and their business seems pretty rock solid. They are addressing two fairly pressing needs - increasing visibility of local nonprofits through local news portals [...]
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We have been playing with the CSS on the blog to get it closer to the eventual Givvy.com site design. There will be more work we do on this, but for now we’re done.
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I met with a friend today who is also a member of Common Angels here in Boston (Waltham). We’re too early here for Common Angels to invest in Givvy, but part of the process is getting to angels before you’re ready to ask for their money (that way they can see all of the [...]
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