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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recognizing remarkable creativity and effectiveness by non-profits across the globe, the John D. In early 2008, villages and cities across Kenya were ravaged with violence following the disputed re-election of the sitting Kenyan president. Recognizing remarkable creativity and effectiveness by non-profits across the globe, the John D.

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Great reads from around the web on February 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

" Welcome to Kopernik – "Kopernik — www.thekopernik.org — a new non-profit venture that provides life-changing technology to the poor, launches today. The Collaboration Prize – Search Database – Wow! Check out this great resource – a database of collaborations! "The

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Guest Post: Murphy’s Law — sometimes simpler is better in technology for volunteer management

Twenty Hats

Some people emailed me their availability while others signed up on a google sheet (Google Forms wasn’t even a thing then, it came out in 2008). Fast forward to 2020 and I’m working with an incredible education non-profit in New York City which provides programming to and through college for underrepresented students.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

So, to help these ideas come to life, our next phase will focus on working directly with farmers and those in the field to get their feedback, and shape a useful, scalable, sustainable solution. These ideas are just the start. In order to make them successful, we need the input of those using a potential solution. Senior Consultant, Slalom.

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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. I’m in an active phase right now (hence, the comment)! When I’m making my best efforts to try to keep up, I do it in waves, like so many other things I do.

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Twitter and Nonprofits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. We are still in innovator phase here, not even early adopters have signed on.

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Guest Post by Anne Mai Bertelsen: Contests for Good - An Insider's View

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Amazon, in 2005, and Google, in 2008, learned the hard way. Online seminars that teach non-profits how to use social networking tools is also very helpful as is assigning mentors to projects, which Pepsi will be doing in their program. Just evaluating all the submissions can take many, many people hours.

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