As Justin Massa, executive director of Movesmart.org , puts it: "Housing is an enormous determinant of success; finding the right neighborhood is one of the most important decisions we can make." They have participated in planning and emergency responses from remote Pacific islands to downtown Portland, Oregon. As Gregg Swanson, Humaninet's executive director, Jim Craner , MapTogether Geographic Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year.

Sarah, the communications director of that nonprofit across town, logs into your web site. Kim, a grandmother living in Oregon, posts photos of the pothole in front of her house. Submitted by Alexandra Samuel, CEO of Social Signal How can you use the web to engage your members, supporters or the public, and move them towards a specific action? That's a common question from nonprofits who are diving into social media.

If you happen to be in Portland, Oregon next Tuesday night, Feb 24th, and have a website in need of some TLC, come to the NTEN 501Tech Club and Net Squared MeetUp to problem-solve cures for the “common” website. Yours truly, Beaconfire Creative Director Eve Simon , will be leading the discussion. Does your site scream out, “I haven’t changed my image since 1995!” 8221; Or maybe, your pages are plagued by lengthy copy that just keeps going and going… Perhaps your web presence just doesn’t really reflect all the great work your organization does.

Shawn is the NPower Oregon Director at TACS. I’m thrilled to welcome Shawn Michael as the newest Idealware blogger! She has more than 15 years’ experience helping nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and governmental entities understand how technology can make their work more effective and efficient. She helps nonprofits assess their use of technology, develop comprehensive plans, and evaluate software used for client and service tracking, fiscal

My introduction to the nonprofit technology space occurred during my first year of law school in Oregon (1995). I then became and associate dean at Stanford Law School, then moved on to be Director of Academic Technology for Stanford University. While checking my links in Technorati last month, I came across a link from a blog named "Darkstar.org" and wasn't sure who it was. After a little digging, I figured it out was Carnet Williams!

No pressure! : ) Betsy Boyd-Flynn, Director of Communications, Oregon Medical Assn, Portland Robyn Carson, Director of Meetings and Professional Development, National Assn for Gifted Children, Washington Marie Fredette, owner, Nonprofit Organization Resource Group, Phoenix Michael Johnson, VP of Federal Affairs, National Beer Wholesalers Assn, Alexandria, VA Katherine Muench, CAE, Asst Director, Health Administration Press, American College of Healthcare Executives, Chicago Jaime Nolan, CAE, President, IntrinXec Management, Minneapolis Anne-Margaret Olsson, Director, Member Special

As Justin Massa, executive director of Movesmart.org , puts it: "Housing is an enormous determinant of success; finding the right neighborhood is one of the most important decisions we can make." They have participated in planning and emergency responses from remote Pacific islands to downtown Portland, Oregon. As Gregg Swanson, Humaninet's executive director, Jim Craner, MapTogether Geographic Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year.

Looks like the NpTech community in Portland, Oregon is thriving. quot; Jeremy Pepper , who spoke at this month's NetSquared Net Tuesday Meetup , is the director of communications. I'm working remotely on an unreliable and slow wifi connection and Flickr has been getting a massage (down for maintenance) for most of the afternoon. As a result, I'm publishing a briefer than usual edition of the NpTech Tag Summary because I can only get to fast loading blogs and web sites.