Tech Soup
MAY 14, 2013
Ushahidi was a NetSquared Mashup Challenge winner in the fabled 2008 Netsquared conference in Santa Clara, California. It hopes to bring the price down from the present $200 to make it affordable for the African market. I first heard about this from Marnie Webb, who co-founded NetSquared. Find out more about this here.
Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 20, 2011
Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. Ivan Herman from W3C listened to the presentation asked, “Why are you building something that’s so closed?
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Tech Soup
APRIL 19, 2016
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.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. at 6:45 pm » SaaS vs. Open Source » Audio Books 10.07.08
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 27, 2008
Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 8, 2008
Social and Nonprofits ROI: Case Study Slam submitted by Beth Kanter Using a poetry slam format, each panelist will present a five-minute poem or story about how their organization has successfully implemented a social media strategy experiment and how they considered the ROI. Vote for the choices below. With snacks! ACLU-WA's Drupal redesign!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Ami Dar and Nancy Lublin, two social change leaders, present best practices and spot current trends. Submitted by Nancy Lublin. I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. It was organized by Ed Schipul.
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