What we’re reading, week of 8/4

From Don’t Tell the Donor…
Convio decides not to take company public
DTTD discusses Gene Austin’s announcement this week that he does not intend to take Convio public. “Simply put,” he says, “good companies don’t go public in bad markets.”

From Non-Profit Tech Blog…
Read about Convio’s decision to not go public
Allen Benamer comments on the situation, discussing Convio’s financial successes and policy stumbles, and the sad state of the market for tech IPOs.

From AFP…
The Purposeful Techie: Nonprofit IT with Intention
AFP links to an onPhilanthropy article concerning the phenomenon of “the accidental techie” in nonprofits, and how nonprofits can approach their IT staffing needs with more intention.

From The Fundraising Coach…
Would you help me with Technorati?
A friendly request from Marc Pitman to help give his blog some visibility on Technorati. It just requires one click to “favorite” The Fundraising Coach. We like his blog a lot, so we’re doing it!