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More good news from Google: Open Handset Alliance

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

And just like OpenSocial was a great answer to Facebook, this is a great answer to the iPhone. We hope that this will spur development for more social applications and mashups as well as better distribution of these applications worldwide. Why is this good news for nonprofits?

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The Future of Supporter Data (Or, Is Your Data at a Middle School Dance?)

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Over the past 10 years, the mashup of the web and our personally identifiable data (PID) has grown up. When you gain me as a fan on Facebook, I receive periodic updates and my friends see my interactions with you. By George Weiner, CTO, DoSomething.org. Used in concert, this can be extremely powerful. . During his 4.5

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.