Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

The GEO project is intended to collect and show data and geospatial information (on maps) of energy resources, generation, transmission, usage, and environmental impacts. GEO will eventually include data, and data on Google maps, for: 1. shovel-ready? Again - the GEO site is here: [link].

Database 52

Database Map Global Project 52

Care2

JULY 10, 2008

Understand who owns the data. Make your potential vendor prove they are open to data imports and exports without having to purchase expensive additional APIs. Ask about security: are they PCI Compliant (you can look this up on Wikipedia), and if so what level? Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Philip King: Sure.

Social Media 34

Social Media Trend Advocacy Online 34

Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Museums and the Web 2008 guest blogger Bryan Kennedy here. A New Trend: Diggin' Data The new year brings some new trends in how people are using the web and with them brings new realms for museums to explore. You don't need Wal-Mart's permission, just an API and a source for the data. Data is also getting stored in new places.

Museum 20

Museum Web Teen Flickr 20

NTEN

MAY 4, 2011

The key to making sound, big decisions is to ground them in real-world, vetted, unprejudiced, unadulterated data. Wikipedia has a great primer on cognitive bias for amateur organizational psychologists. Thankfully, these other data-led investments have finally paid off for VolunteerMatch. Sometimes we've led trends.

Data 63

Data Change Analysis Metrics 63

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Wikipedia defines a mashup as, "a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool." So, for example, MAPLight.org brings together campaign contribution data and legislators' voting records to raise awareness about the connection between money and politics.

Mashup 40

Mashup Netsquared Challenge San Jose 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Can you imagine a way to combine data that would increase awareness around an issue? Wikipedia defines a mashup as, "a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool." Submit your idea for a mashup with social impact by MARCH 14, 2008 at 5 PM PST.

Mashup 50

Mashup Netsquared Challenge Impact 50

Care2

OCTOBER 3, 2007

Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 11:38AM | by shannon Source: Wikipedia/Yotophoto.com When you send out a newsletter or email blast, you probably figure that your message will be seen by everyone you send it to, right? | Main | Is Going Local the Next Big Thing in Online Activism? That might not be the case. All rights reserved.

Spam 28

Spam Social Media email Advocacy 28

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

The Wikipedia entry on Web 2.0 What I’ll do in these posts is first explain a bit about one particular aspect of Web 2.0, and then talk a little bit about it’s implications in the nptech field, and then my own view of it from the neo-luddite perspective. Before I plunge in to talk about the individual parts of Web 2.0

Web 100

Web Folksonomy AJAX Hype 100