http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/ Information Systems Forum Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:06:08 GMT Deborah Elizabeth Finn http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11214 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11214 ... Dear Dan, The GIS/mapping work of the Tutor/Mentor program is so great that it's definitely worth reminding everyone on the list about it! As for whether Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:55:41 GMT Dan Bassill http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11213 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11213 I encourage you to visit http://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net and review the interactive map, the searchable program locator and the Map Gallery. This can Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:55:39 GMT travelertrish http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11212 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11212 Happy New Year All! I've been using the Benton/SBC/Robert Woods Johnson/NPower "Technology Literacy Benchmarks for Nonprofit Organizations" for tech Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:53:59 GMT Yongho Kim (KRC) http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11211 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11211 Kayza: RE branding: yes, but I had mentioned bit.ly because they are the easiest service that provides click rate statistics. (Create a bit.lyaccount and all Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:51:33 GMT Deborah Elizabeth Finn http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11210 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11210 Dear ISF Colleagues, This is to remind you that if you have developed (or are currently developing) an online tool that assists nonprofits and philanthropies Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:26:57 GMT John McNutt http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11209 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11209 http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100105_8768.php?oref=rss **************************************************************************** Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:36:20 GMT Kayza Kleinman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11208 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11208 That's an interesting way to use sigs. But, I certainly would not use a bit.ly or other shortener. The longer, correct URL is part of your branding, and the Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:33:59 GMT Kayza Kleinman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11207 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11207 Interesting point about putting the email address in the sig to make it easier to pull it into a contact card. When using outlook, it's not a big deal since Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:26:50 GMT Deborah Elizabeth Finn http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11206 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11206 Dear ISF Colleagues, Even if you're not in Massachusetts, I'd really encourage you to take a look at this prototype of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Database: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:37:04 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11205 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11205 (Guidelines for posting to the Information Systems Forum are posted periodically for the edification of all.) Dear ISF Colleagues, Welcome to the Information Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:25:03 GMT Allyson Kapin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11204 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11204 Hey There: Just wanted to share this great round up by some smart nonprofit folks about fundraising, advocacy, and social media strategies nonprofits should be Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:45:50 GMT Yongho Kim (KRC) http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11203 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11203 At our organizations - KRC and NAKASEC - we have used email signatures to promote big events/actions. The idea is that if all staff include the signatures, the Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:16:54 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11202 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11202 Dear ISF Colleagues, Did you know that the Information Systems Forum has an unmoderated version? You can post anything you like there at any time. There are Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:40:44 GMT Robert Tolmach http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11201 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11201 One way recipients use sig info at the bottom of an email is to grab that info and pull it into a contact manager. Three things help: 1. the sig should also Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:08:19 GMT Kayza Kleinman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11200 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum/message/11200 I have two thoughts. One is, how much do people really look at sigs? Sure, they get a glance at the thing as a whole, and look at it in detail of they are