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2012 SXSW Interactive – #nptech Highlights

Amy Sample Ward

Just over one year ago, on February 18, 2011, Planned Parenthood Federation of America launched the largest integrated campaign in its history. Throughout SXSW, Brian Reich , ShiftCast host and information strategist, pulled together small groups of people for interesting conversations broadcast live and recorded as podcasts.

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The Art of People Powered Storytelling Through Social Media

NetWits

Petri Darby is the Director of Brand Marketing & Digital Strategy at Make-A-Wish Foundation of America. He blogs at darbyDARNIT. And he’s an all around funny guy (I love the one where he’s reading O Magazine).

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To Strengthen Democracy in America, Think Tech

Tech Soup

Only Six Foundations Provide the Majority of NPTech Grants. Digital Service, the creation of online digital movements engaging millions of active participants, and the provision of timely voter registration and polling place information to tens of millions of people. That said, tech-savvy foundations have a lot to be proud of.

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13 Students Graduate ITWorks Fall 2013 Program

TechImpact

What I hope you walk away with is the knowledge that there are people in those companies who care about you,” said Tech Impact’s Associate Executive Director Anthony Pisapia, in his welcoming remarks. Industry News Leadership Social graduation ITWorks npTech storytelling supporters technology' The journey starts here.”.

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3 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Use Vine And Instagram

TechImpact

Their naturally short videos appeal to the shortening attention spans, are the hippest social media platforms out, and are potentially the key to cracking the difficult to access youth population in America according to Teddy Hunt and SocialBrite. Facebook is for “old people”. Let us know in the comment section below. Short videos.

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Things are slowing down during the holidays , so here's a short version of the NpTech Tag Summary. View the list of people who contributed their smarts, hearts, and souls to this campaign. Leave a comment and I'll summarize in the next NpTech Summary. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005.

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Tech Impact Receives $200,000 Grant

TechImpact

And now, with the help of Bank of America’s Charitable Foundation’s. Neighborhood Builder’s Award Tech Impact’s ITWorks program can continue helping at people like William Kendima achieve more, earn more, and make more change in their community. Fundraising Leadership Social awards community grant ITWorks npTech'

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