Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time.

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Interview San Diego Map Mashup 123

Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Users can, for example, subscribe to feeds of crime incidents or view a Google Map of construction projects completed in 2009. One suggestion, Vancouver: add a crime map. Users can grab the last two years of restaurant inspection results and use mapping software to plot after-school programs. Tell us in the comments.

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Government Rhode Island District of Columbia Data 53

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

In addition, the Museum has taken those tips and created a mashup with the YELP api. created to mark their 2009-2010 Season of Belief.  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). A 3 day walk).

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YouTube Badge Museum Mashup 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Through a suite of online tools—including a social networking site, online training, do-it-yourself content, and a Google-map mashup—KaBOOM! In 2009, a dollar spent by the organization on online tools helped to improve 10 times as many neighborhoods as a dollar spent on playground equipment.

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Network Case Study Social Change 95

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

I’m not going to go through everything they said at all – I think a recording will be available on the NTEN blog or site at some point soon, I expect. There was also a backchannel chat room, which was really useful and interesting. (I I hope NTEN can post the transcript.) It seemed that only Blackbaud had APIs you have to pay for.

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