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This webinar is suited for staff at nonprofits and public libraries in the United States interested in learning more about the process for joining TechSoup.

Say “no” to money. We dare you. 

Last week, I was happily surprised by an initiative that @JaimeH, one of our members in TuDiabetes, came up with. She has a way with graphics, so she offered to make Virtual Santa hats for people on Twitter in exchange for a micro-donation of $1.50 to benefit TuDiabetes.com.

That started Dec. 3. To date, she's raised a little more than $250! Talk about perseverance... and people keep asking how they can get their Virtual Santa Hats!

We've developed a new social portal that allows blood recipients to say thanks to their unknown donors.  Thank Your Donor gives a chance for people to hear all the positive effects that their blood donations are having. 

We're hoping this will encourage more people to donate! 

Check out one of the videos that a recipient made to say thanks: 

Youtube Channel

Via Kristen Nicole's post, YourCause: Connect with Others to Make a Difference on Mashable:

How would you mashup the Network for Good donation processing service with other services to make it easier for nonprofits to raise money online? Submit your ideas to the DonateNow Mashup Challenge sponsored by the Case Foundation by May 19.

If you haven't heard already, Flickr for Good and TechSoup have teamed up to provide 10,000 1-year Flickr pro accounts to eligible nonprofits and public libraries in the U.S. and Canada. (Pro accounts usually cost $25/year).

In case you didn't see it last week, David Geilhufe posted about a new donation program NetSuite is offering. David is the Program Manager for NetSuite's philanthropy program, NetSuite Giving.

NetSuite Giving is accepting Requests for Applications till March 21, 2008 from US, Canadian and UK charities, green startups, Fair Trade businesses, and social entrepreneurs.

Grantees will receive NetSuite software and NetSuite employee volunteers to help them effectively use the donation.

To apply for a NetSuite product donation, go to: http://shopping.netsuite.com/giving

Hello all! Thought the community might be interested in this donation opportunity (disclosure: I run the philanthropy program at NetSuite)

NetSuite has launched a pilot program to donate NetSuite software and NetSuite employee volunteer assistance to charities and for-profit firms that generate positive social impact. NetSuite (www.netsuite.com/giving) is a public company with over 5,400 customers-- you might have seen NetSuite in the news recently for our Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Chris Locke sent me an interesting link over the holidays to the PayPal Developer Donation Kit. According to the site, the Kit helps developers set up PayPal for nonprofits by providing them with:

• • Integration instructions
• • Marketing materials – PayPal for Non-Profit Fundraising and Non-Profit FAQs
• • Information about PayPal's special offer for nonprofits

Interestingly, there isn't much buzz about this at all online. When I Googled, "PayPal Developer Donation Kit," the only people writing about it was the San Jose Neighborhood Chamber of Commerce. They have a Neighborhood Chamber of Commerce Certified Official Webmaster Community: