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What’s the Secret to Social Media Success? Cute Animal Theory

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We know that people would much rather look at pictures of cute dogs than think about downers like climate change. was invented because people want to share cute pictures of their cats. tools from outside the United States that help digital activists evade Internet censorship and promote human rights issues to a wider audience.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

.&# It’s worth noting that beginning July 31 Google will delete all private Google Profiles (this best practice will then be revised to reflect the new sign up process), so at the very least your first name, last name, and profile picture will be public. Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture.

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This week in FOSS

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OpenAds , an open source ad server (very cool) just got tons of $ in financing. Because of the nature of open source, more money in the open source ecosystem is a good thing, and it is my belief that unlike “voodoo economics&# this will actually be a tide that lifts all boats. {

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

As hand-held mobile devises connected to the internet spread to cities, villages, remote communities around the world, we need to continue finding ways to use these tools to make a positive impact. Part of working in the social impact space means thinking about the big picture, the long-term goals, and the multi-year strategy.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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How do you keep up?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

August 5, 2008 I have been thinking for the last few days about what it means to “keep up&# with the technology field, particularly ‘net technology. And, in a bigger picture way, how important do you think it is for people who work with nonprofit organizations on technology issues to keep up? How do you keep up?

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John Kenyon: Technology Leadership Series at NTEN

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Getting the Big Picture: Intro to ICT Systems and Analysis (1/10/2008). Building the Foundation: Hardware, Software and Networks (1/17/2008). Mission Critical: Databases/Constituent Relationship Management (1/24/2008). Measure Twice and Cut Once: Technology Planning, Budgeting and Implementation (1/31/2008).

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