Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

There were two different kinds of APIs discussed – the ones that help organizations with interoperability within their organizational systems – getting data from one app to another, and using APIs for things like Google maps mashups. It seemed that only Blackbaud had APIs you have to pay for. That’s good news.

Web 100

Web API Open Source NTEN 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

created to mark their 2009-2010 Season of Belief.  Build an application using the Foursquare  API. A Google maps, Twitter and Foursquare mashup that show’s where your event participants are checking in on a map and what they’re  talking about).

YouTube 95

YouTube Badge Museum Mashup 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

On January 1st, I wrote about my goals for 2009 using Chris Brogan's process of selecting three words or larger concepts to frame them. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Use Help Applications That Streamline Social Media Tasks. My three words: streamline, weave, and Einstein. Make Time for Reflection.

Social Media 98

Social Media Media Tips Social 98

Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Recruiting applicants to a fellowship program. He also shared an interactive map on his website so people could track the road trip’s progress visually using a tool called Track My Tour. Creating meaningful volunteer opportunities. Facilitating face-time and team building for your regional staff. Building local chapters.

Advocacy 72

Advocacy Community Build Storytelling 72

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

In 2009, giving in December alone brought in about 1/3 of the fundraising dollars to nonprofits. And in 2010, online giving is expected to bring in more donations than ever, after having seen a 46% increase in online revenue between 2008 and 2009. Planning for the year-end giving season is in full swing throughout the nonprofit sector.

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Causes Zimbabwe Fundraising Malawi 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009. What was most sexy?

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Nptech Social Media Ning Media 91

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

As Steve said, my name is Margit Brazda Poirier, and I’m owner and founder of Grants4Good, a grant consulting company that I started in 2009. And again, Grants4Good, I started it back in 2009, so that’s been 12 years. If you Google “community foundation locator,” look for that. Big map of the U.S.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We have certainly seen some examples of maps or charts that the user can interact with, but with the over saturation of static infographic images, 2014 and the plethora of tools emerging that make these options really easy, we will see more organizations using data for storytelling that users can watch, click on, and really explore.

Celebrate 90

Celebrate News Technology Nonprofit 90

NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2010

Back in the day, we called them "applications", but since that inspires less-than-favorable associations with the buggy, bloated, crash-prone computer experience of the past, we've shortened the name to reflect what the iPhone and Android have, quite literally, turned into finger food. The browser is not the Internet.

Web 94

Web Internet Hype United States 94

Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

Google’s use of microwork for a US Department of Defense initiative, Project Maven, is a case in point. Partly to keep costs low, but also to keep the project private, Google contracted the services of Figure Eight (now Appen), a microwork site that specialises in data annotation.

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