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Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

Tech Soup

For example, during a severe snowstorm on the East Coast of the U.S., The organization got started when a group of Kenyan bloggers led by Erik Hersman began doing online mapping of violence reports after the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now.

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#11NPD: Rethinking Movement Buildling

Tech Soup

Moderated by NTEN membership director, former NetSquared organizer, and friend of TechSoup Amy Sample Ward , "Rethinking Movement Buildling" brought together three luminaries from organizations whose stock-in-trade are movements to promote social change. Case in point: Obama for America, the 2008 Obama election campaign effort.

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Advancing the New Machine: A Recap from the Human Rights and Technology Conference

Tech Soup

TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge. Using an event such as the 2008 financial crisis as a backdrop, he hopes to be able to back-test his hypothesis against the volumes of data generated around the same time.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. How can we do that?

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We'll be back before 2008 with a roundup of 2007. The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. But looks that they are catching up, check out Burleigh Mountain's Channel , for example. It is authentic, it is caring, and it is beautiful.

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Mapping Your Nonprofit: An Intro to GIS - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Given the fantastic feedback we received from our NetSquared GIS presentation, I was very pleased to learn that NTEN is featuring Robert in a forthcoming webinar. October 7, 2007 | Dan Bassill Copyright © 2008, Care2.com His firm, Avencia , is an award winning GIS consultancy. Good luck with your presentation. All rights reserved.

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Mapping Your Nonprofit: An Intro to GIS - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Given the fantastic feedback we received from our NetSquared GIS presentation, I was very pleased to learn that NTEN is featuring Robert in a forthcoming webinar. October 7, 2007 | Dan Bassill Copyright © 2008, Care2.com His firm, Avencia , is an award winning GIS consultancy. Good luck with your presentation. All rights reserved.

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