The time is upon us...to buy new software. Techsoup's fiscal year ends June 30th so any purchases made before that time count towards last year's cap.

The new fiscal year starts July 1st so that once again makes you eligible for donated software. You can't lose!

...and the winner is:

DIAtribe! This submission comes to us from our Outreach Coordinator-at-large Jeanette.

We're not above nepotism, and hey, thanks to everyone for your submissions.

Fundraising widgets are all the rage--I just created this one at Change.org for Friends of the National Zoo. Not only can you customize a widget, you can create actions and track your "change" impact. The best part is that the call to action comes from you, so the ask is genuine.

There's still time to enter! The snazzier the better.

I went to the Peer Learning at Oneworld last week and learned about how Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society are using Second Life to fundraise. What on earth is Second Life? Well, it's a little less "on earth" and a little more "in the tubes".

Developed by Linden Lab, a downloadable client program enables its users, called "Residents", to interact with each other through motional avatars, providing an advanced level of a social network service combined with general aspects of a metaverse. Residents can explore, meet other Residents, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, create and trade items (virtual property) and services from one another. ( sez wikipedia)

The 2007 Conference will present tools intended to ease the challenges nonprofits and organizing groups face in meeting their missions. More effective use of email, dynamic websites, ideal data use, new social networking tools, and rich online media are technologies that should and can be used by organizations and movements to achieve their goals. And hey, we'll be there. Get all the deets here.

Organizer's Collaborative is able to provide 50 free registrations to low-income individuals or staffers at under-resourced organizations. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship you can find the form here.

Dear Blog Readers,

We need your help! Submit your ideas to name this blog. Besides your moment in the spotlight, you'll receive a Salsa t-shirt if your name is chosen by our search committee.

A winner will be selected on June 1st. Good Luck!

Mother's Day is just around the corner. Instead of the usual flowers and brunch, why not try something new this year? You don't have to be a mother, or even have a mother, to enjoy all of the Mother's Day events and offerings from some of the many organizations in the DIA community.

Here are a few Mother's Day campaigns to check out:

Mothers Acting Up:
For a $25 donation, Mothers Acting Up will send a Mother's Day Card to the all the mothers in your life. Click here to send your cards!

Have you met Chelsea? She writes a monthly column, Be a DIA Guru. This month, she's looking at donation reports in Salsa.

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*The following comes from DIA community member David Elliot of NCADP, guest blogging for us today.

Soon this movie called The Condemned is going to be opening in theaters from coast to coast. The plot line is that some rich guy "buys" ten death row inmates from around the world. They are taken to an island where they have to fight each other, and the lone survivor gets to go free. The purpose of the sorry spectacle (is that a strong enough phrase?) is TV ratings.

A lot of people in the abolition community are already talking about this movie, and the level of disgust (is that a strong enough word?) is palpable. Reading my email this morning, I see that an old colleague of mine, Sally Kohn, has blogged on this movie over at Huffington Post.