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5 Questions: Working with Open Source Software and Vendors

NTEN

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Session: Working with Open Source Software and Vendors. Free and Open Source Software. Twitter: @gregoryheller.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit is almost here!

Amy Sample Ward

You’ll find us in Washington , DC , NYC , San Francisco, Atlanta , and London so save the date and come get your tech on with us. You can also reach out on twitter @womenwhotech or our Facebook group. Check out these awesome panels and sign up today. And, like last year we’re going to celebrate with a PARTY afterwards.

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5 Questions: Are You For Real? Working with a Virtual Team

NTEN

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? Twitter: @ideaseed. Speaker: Jenn Sramek, CivicActions. Because it must!

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5 Questions: Making it Real: Getting Project Management Right for Content Management Web Projects

NTEN

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Too many people fear their website redesign or implementation projects, especially in the relatively unknown realm of Open Source CMS systems.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, you can use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, to support engaging crowds to participate in the activity. Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. They encouraged Twitter users to send suggestions for the plot.

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