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Technology Meetings
Two gatherings next month will focus on how nonprofit groups can use technology to advance their causes.

Closing the Digital Divide
A new foundation seeks to use the Web to ease the world's ills.

Philanthropy 2.0
Foundations are urged to make better use of interactive online techniques.

Encouraging Giving
A credit-card company offers an incentive to persuade people to give.

Charity Matchmaking
Donors seeking organizations to support can turn to a new Web site for guidance.

Managing Donor Records
A new online tool helps charities manage their contacts with supporters.

Rapid Response
Charities benefit when they cut the lag time in sending appeals to people who sign up to get online information.

New Mapping Tool
Nonprofit groups can use an online service to draw maps that show how a neighborhood is affected by specific issues.

Digital Learning Contest
The MacArthur foundation has expanded a competition on digital media to invite young people to submit ideas.

Monitoring Donors
A new fund-raising product prompts concerns about donors' privacy rights.

Staying Private
Convio, a software provider to charities, has decided not to go public due to concerns about the stock market.

Donor Views
The U. of Pennsylvania uses a simple technique to find out what is in the minds of its contributors.