Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

View more documents from Noah Flower. has used the Internet to disseminate its model, empowering local communities to self-organize and build their own playgrounds using free resources on its website. is one of the first non-profit organizations to take this approach online. Case Study View more documents from Noah Flower.

Network 95

Network Case Study Social Change 95

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. During this process, we not only learned a thing or two about data, we also deeply internalized the importance of data portability for organizations. Makes your organization more valuable.

Data 82

Data API Mashup Contest 82

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. The organization is working to build a digital public map of the Kibera community for the residents and organizations working there.

Tools 73

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. The organization is working to build a digital public map of the Kibera community for the residents and organizations working there.

Tools 59

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

What relevance does it have to a nonprofit organization like yours? Skype, Convio Common Ground, Google Apps, Salesforce.com). Services: Pieces of common functionality that you can mashup with your applications (e.g., Amazon S3, Google Checkout, Google Maps, PayPal). Amazon Web Services, Force.com, Facebook).

Jordan 74

Jordan Application Amazon Mashup 74

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

First off, a tip o’ the hat to NTEN for organizing this, the participants of the panel for an interesting conversation, and Mark Bolgiano from the Council on Foundations for awesome moderation. Also, basically, what made an API "open" was that it was free to use, and well documented.

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Web API Open Source NTEN 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

While google and yahoo have blog search features, Technorati is the considered the recognized authority on tracking blogs, It finds out who is saying what right now and is currently tracking over 75.2 You can find out what other people are saying or thinking about your topic, community, organization, program or issue area.

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Remix Professional Technorati Wiki 50