Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The Scoop: Perhaps one of the most buzzed about crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter is a way to fund projects. Kickstarter makes it clear that it isn't for direct charity or cause funding, but about project creation. If a project succeeds, Kickstarter will charge a 5% fee to the funds collected. Kickstarter.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists. The project was originally funded by Microsoft for the Transforming Communities of Practice grant.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. Make sure to read through the FAQ and look at last year's winners to get a sense of what they are willing to fund. young people???, young people???

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 7, 2007

They have programs in Northern Ireland, South Africa, the Middle East and Cyprus. The same people who produced "Going Within", 49th Parallel Productions , have also created Not Just a Number , a community journalism project for The Oakland Tribune which focuses on the topic of violence and violence prevention.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

Britt Bravo: Why should people buy Fair Trade products like coffee and chocolate? People are trading up, as it were. People are looking for higher quality food, they're looking for healthier food, and they're looking for a more pleasurable experience around food. Climate change is on people's minds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2007

It's The People Behind The Tags! Britt Bravo asks us to encourage people we know working on a social impact technology project to nominate their project for Netsquared Innovation Fund Award. Gavin's NpTech Timeline in SlideShare. Steven Cliff's Notes - Saving Internet 1.0 Steven Cliff's Notes - Saving Internet 1.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

And also, we'll be here a little bit for the reception, so you can also come and talk to people one-on-one. And really, when I started, I thought that blogs were for kind of strange people in their basements who were typing about conspiracy theories and stuff like that. What I do is, I write for several blogs, as she mentioned.

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