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October 02, 2008 News and Trends

Now, More Than Ever

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:37:58 PDT
from Fundraising Success Magazine: 5 Tips for Nonprofits in an Economic Downturn As America slips further into an economic downturn, how are nonprofit organizations faring? Following are some things to think about in your efforts to continue to fund your missions in these tough economic times: 1. Run a nonprofit like a for-profit business. Running a nonprofit is almost exactly like running a for-profit corporation. The executive has to hire, train, negotiate benefits, strategize, forecast e

Two new EndWar videos

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:37:58 PDT
New footage of Ubi's World War III shooter. Ubisoft isn't waiting for Osama to kick off World War III. We've got two videos here of Tom Clancy's EndWar, which takes a punt a creating the event before it's even happened, and the whole game is controlled by voice. Even the 'Press Start' screen... possibly. Click here to read the full article

Latest Beauty Trend: Brain Piercing!

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:25:49 PDT
Piercing artists have taken their "art" to yet another level by piercing people's brains. And, yes, the procedure is just as lovely as you'd expect: After cutting your hair and putting you under anesthesia, the piercer drills small holes in your skull, then passes a metal ring through them with a bent needle...

Canada - Mortgage Insurance is NOT a sure thing

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:10 PST
"MarketPlace" was broadcasted on Feb 6 and re-ran on CBC NewsWorld on Feb 9. It was about claims made and declined by the major banks (and their underwriter Canada Life) regarding mortgage insurance that the borrowers took when they assumed their mortgage.Link: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/in_denial/

Green Challenge Showcase: Boston Public Health Commission

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:52:15 PDT
Net Impact, a group of future and current leaders who use business to create positive change invited student and professional members to compete in the annual Net Impact Green Challenge. The task: to use their business skills to reduce their organization's environmental footprint. Jonoathan Sherman helped create a ???Green Committee??? of the Boston Public Health Commission. Here is his story: The ???Green Committee??? of the Boston Public Health Commission was started in the winter of 07-08??


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