Charity Navigator Gives…And takes Away

yoav@negevdirect.com 09/26/2011

Charity Navigator has a somewhat controversial rating system for charities awarding stars to measure the financial health, viability and transparency of charities. A new updates rating system has resulted in ratings changes for over…

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Innovation from Non-Profits

yoav@negevdirect.com 09/22/2011

“What good could possibly come from one person giving one dollar at time? Not much. But once you get thousands of people giving a buck, then you may be onto something. That’s the idea behind Philanthroper.com, a start-up founded in…

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Siegel Marketing Opens Jerusalem Call Center

yoav@negevdirect.com 09/14/2011

Siegel Marketing Group (SMG) has announced the opening of its Israel call center.  Mikki Dorn, formerly of Green Point Call Center Services, has joined SMG to manage its new operations in Jerusalem, as Director…

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500 People in 100 Seconds!

yoav@negevdirect.com 08/24/2011

500 people holding more than 1,500 (!!!) developed pictures all around Israel, creating a smooth music video within their hands.

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Thank You

yoav@negevdirect.com 06/20/2011

There are hundreds of thousands of blogs out there today, but you’ve taken the time to read this one – and for that I thank you! I know a bunch of you just signed…

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Focus on the Negev: The New Arava Solar Field

yoav@negevdirect.com 06/05/2011

One thing we have plenty of in the Negev almost all year round is sunshine.  That and a pioneering spirit for ingenuity. Today The Arava Power Co., an Israeli renewable-energy developer, completed its first solar…

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Helping AMIT Help Israel

yoav@negevdirect.com 06/02/2011

This summer, Vivint, one of the largest home automation companies in North America, is giving away more than one million dollars to charities through its GiveBack Project. We LOVE Vivint for it’s innovative approach…

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List Updates for the Week of June 5th, 2011

yoav@negevdirect.com 06/01/2011

  - Maccabi USA now has 9,330 names available (down from 12,292). – The Center for Jewish History list now has 4,487 names available for exchange only (down from 4,799). – As of today, The Fiends of the 92st…

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