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Explore funding for U.S. democracy with our free data tool

Candid

democracy-related issues from 2011 onward. The data visualization tool, which consists of a map, charts, and lists, documents foundation support across several key areas including: campaign and election processes governing institutions and processes information and media public engagement and voting . democracy.

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Blackbaud Headed to SXSWi 2011

NetWits

Blackbaud @ SXSW 2011. South by South West Interactive 2011 is upon us. Join us as we talk about the latest social good initiatives underway at Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and YouTube while also seeing how non-profit organizers are using these tools to change the world. It’s that time again.

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A New Power Couple—Humans Plus Bots Deliver Member Delight

.orgSource

Whether it’s via a chatbot, a human, or some combination of the two, dialoguing in real time is a powerful tool to build sales and loyalty. and in 2011 won a $1 million prize! I also like the option of multitasking while I am getting the information I need. Watson’s first commercial application was more serious.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders. Our new and long-term Martus partners crossed a milestone and backed up to our public servers over 200,000 bulletins, each of which captures crucial, sensitive information about incidents from a victim’s story or from a field investigation.

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2011 Volunteer Management for Nonprofits Conference

Amy Sample Ward

Date : March 25, 2011. The presentation will cover the ins and outs, as well as best practices and ways to get started using Twitter as a tool for communicating with, surfacing new, and recognizing volunteers. At the end of the session, we will leave time for hands-on Q/A and demo of Twitter applications and tools.

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My Three Words for 2011: Seek, Sense, and Share

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: Successfully Going Mobile

Amy Sample Ward

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Millennials want basic information and tools for action. Using a mobile app allows you as a nonprofit to have a tool where you can push messages out about how to volunteer/give, what the impact is, etc. Millennial Distinctions. Mobile Roadmap.

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