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The Windows 8 Apps for Good Contest Is Live!

Tech Soup

Now imagine if you could harness the talent, skill, vision, and drive of all the smart people you know to create massive change for good. Whether you are a hacker at heart, a social do-gooder, a youth activist, or a developer with an innovative mind and skills to implement, we want your creativity entering the Microsoft marketplace.

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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Also, check out Lucy’s Digital Civil Society wiki for examples of open data used for the social good. Harvard Business Review, March 2013. SSIR Blog, January 2013. There is not much value in the raw data unless you have the tools and skills to synthesize it. .” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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Donate Your Brain! Microvolunteering at TechSoup

Tech Soup

That means there's no application to fill out, no interview, no training, no long-term commitment. Think of it like the one-day beach cleanup organized by an environmental initiative, where you just show up for the event, and there's no background check for participants, no application process, no video to watch.

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