Posts by Allison Fine
Voting Machines = Headaches
BY Allison Fine | Tuesday, November 20 2007
On September 20th, I spied a small article in the San Francisco Chronicle with the headline, "S.F. election results won’t be known for weeks." The Secretary of State of California, Debra Bowen, determined that ES&S ... Read More
The New, New Philanthropy
BY Allison Fine | Friday, June 29 2007
We appear to be reaching a tipping point of interest and activity around “new philanthropy” that is worth some examination. In particular, the efforts of the MacArthur Foundation to dip their toe into Second ... Read More
Ed 08: A 21st Century Ghost Town
BY Allison Fine | Thursday, May 3 2007
Last week the Bill and Melinda Gates and the Eli and Edyth Broad Foundations announced a $60 million campaign, Ed 08, to put public education at the center of issues debated in presidential election cycle. Ed 08 is ... Read More
ACS: Mashing Up Old Dogs and New Tricks
BY Allison Fine | Monday, April 2 2007
The hell with them! That’s what many of my techie friends say when I share with them stories of traditional activist organizations that are being left behind in the Web 2.0 world. But, it seems you can mashup old dogs ... Read More
Idealist Gets an Imagination
BY Allison Fine | Wednesday, February 28 2007
The best ideas are always the simplest ones. Take Meetup.com for example. Build a mechanism for people to self-organize get togethers on everything from pug dogs to Elvis to Dennis Kucinich, and get out of the way as ... Read More
Fundraising Meets Social Networking
BY Allison Fine | Thursday, February 1 2007
New sites to help us become more educated and connected donors have come online recently. Three in particular caught my attention as particularly interesting both in their ambitions and functionality. The sites are ... Read More
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