Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

One of the best ways to gauge whether open source would work for your organization is to look at some actual examples. To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. Making the Right Decision About Open-Source Software.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

A passionate technology-for-good advocate, Gerardo has made major contributions to Benetech’s social mission since he joined us over four years ago. He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Costs vary as well -- and there are even some Free and Open Source options. by Social Source Foundation. You’ll need someone familiar with installing and configuring open source systems on a Web server in order to get you up and running. by Fund for the City of New York. Orange Leap MPX. by Orange Leap.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! January 29, 2008 I don’t exactly know where the exclamation point came from, but if you want a scarily easy CMS to install, Joomla is a place to start.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. To do so, we definitely need your help. billion poor and unbanked.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Minor releases are, for example, when a project goes from 2.2.3 0 release – for example from 2.x When was the last release? How much time generally passes between major or minor releases? Depending on project, going from x.2 3 might be a major or minor release. Going to a x.0 is always major.) Be Helpful.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

By: Cori O’Brien, Senior Manager, Open Source Commons. This year, we are highlighting contributions made through Open Source Commons , a unique program that highlights the partnership between Salesforce.org and our community of customers and partners. Take, for example, the Summit Events App.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . Another great example is Epic Change.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

There are two major hurdles that must be overcome for an online community to succeed: the selection of appropriate community (or "social-networking") features that make sense for the community in question, and, secondly, actually implementing those features in your online application. The Kitchen Sink Social Networking Site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2019

Direct Relief , a humanitarian aid organization, and its Direct Relief and its bot builder, Mind Heros , have open-sourced their model. person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. It’s available for free to other nonprofits through BotsForCharity.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I’ve followed and supported the work of Peter Deitz and Social Actions ever since hearing about his passion and ideas a few years ago. Let’s start at the beginning: What is Social Actions and where does the API come in? The Social Actions project began in 2006. Earlier this week, I got ahold of Peter to get the full scoop!

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 10, 2007

Independent Software Vendors (ISV's) have been wrestling with this for years, as the success of the Open Source movement places a downward pressure on the value of software. Some vendors, such as MySQL, have a split model - a free license and a commercial license, for example. image posted as [link]

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

I have followed the development of Social Actions over the last few years and really believe in the work that Peter, Christine and the community have done to shape a collaborative, open tool that benefits so many people and organizations in all kinds of ways. Social Actions Transition: Request for Letters of Interest.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

This week, the call for data measurement in the social sector heightens with the proposition of a Social Progress Index and ways that NGOs can use data maps to increase effectiveness. The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Please support the SocialBrite team (or any other blogger) in the Social Media Challenge! DonorsChoose: open source philanthropy from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Social Media Challenge is a leading example of micro-giving. DonorsChoose is a great target for companies’ Corporate Social Responsibility programs.

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2018

2018 has been a busy year in the data world, especially in the social sector. Excellent data tools will continue to get cheaper and easier to use… This trend has been going strong for a while now, particularly as more and more of the data landscape has shifted to using open source tools. EXPLORE MORE TRENDS.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Citizen-Powered Response. Direct Content. Indirect Content.

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Forum One

JULY 15, 2021

As individuals, we’re served targeted content and ads based on our previous online behavior or social media profiles (e.g., Your email platform, for example, likely allows you to customize your messages based on: Location Topics of interest Past actions taken Other behavior history data. Examples of basic personalization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2006

He created the above "open source documentary" on Net Neutrality called Humanity Lobotomy. I'm seeing more and more examples of participatory media -- take for example WGBH's Video Sandbox. He's a talented filmmaker (as is Susan and the other folks at Four-Eyed Monsters). feed where he is tagging resources here.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2021

For example, you can make use of Optimizly as a cloud-based solution, or Smart Content as a CMS-specific approach. As Forum One works primarily with open-source software platforms, such as Drupal and WordPress, we created a tool that allows administrators to utilize the benefits of a CMS.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2011

I just spent a couple of days in Vancouver with the team at the Public Knowledge Project , a terrific example of an open source social enterprise. Their largest project is Open Journal Systems, software for running a scholarly journal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

A few months ago, I wrote about a report from Charlene Li that discovered that deep engagement with social media correlates with financial performance. The Red Cross is one of the better nonprofit examples. And let's take that a step further, why not use social media as part of the governing process. .

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

If you're considering revamping your website to include social elements like the Facebook Like button, streaming from YouTube, or adding information from a social site through its API, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. There are many ways to “get social,” and so many reasons for doing so. Open source.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

I'm trying to embrace two ideas here - the idea of open source thinking and wikitation. Allison Fine 's book, Momentum, has a whole chapter on what she calls " Open Source Thinking ," and how it is key to successfully using these new tools. Open source thinking is sharing and remixing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Using a CMS to Make Your Website Social by Laura Quinn. But a good CMS can also facilitate constituent relationships in a number of other ways, including facilitating comments, blogs and social media. Note from Beth: Your web site is your home base is the heart and soul of your content strategy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

This week check out how big data tools from the Obama presidential campaign are now being repurposed for social good and there is also some insight into the potential and pitfalls of big data for humanitarian efforts. He says however that a lack of data scientists wanting to work for such social causes may stands in the way of his vision.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Another example is Melbourne-based RMIT University. The technology organization designs, deploys, and supports open-source software for health workers providing care in the world’s hardest-to-reach communities. Empowering Social Responsibility Programs. Empowering Social Responsibility Programs.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

For example, I was working with a small community foundation and they put out a call for “innovative proposals.” They opened up the same mechanism in year two and received a stack of proposals with bold and innovative ideas. How does that make sense if we are to make progress on awful and persistent social problems?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

In addition to the case studies NTEN has compiled , here are some more examples the Communities of Impact and I have spotted: Children’s museum data informs health policy. Social media trailblazers open up. Building a movement through innovative open source tools. million in one day. million in one day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Her blog, Susie's Blog - Winning hearts and minds over to FOSS (Free Open Source Software) is an excellent example of how professionals in the nonprofit technology field use blogging for professional development. Susie has a great sense of humor. It started in 1988 with two part time staff (who still run it) and a ??30,000

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

By deepening their commitments to sustainability, organizations across sectors have the opportunity to enact more sustainable business practices and set an example for peer organizations. This focus on partnerships across social justice and climate justice movements resulted in 350.org’s Just Recovery Gathering , April 9-11: Join 350.org

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Another good reason for nonprofits to use FOSS January 6, 2008 This is an amazing example of the kinds of flexibility that is difficult or impossible to get with proprietary software. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

As I read case studies, blog posts and participate in sessions, I imagine replacing the term "social media" with "direct mail" or "email marketing." Social media fundraising is driven by a combination of relationships and immediacy. Social media doesn't raise money, people raise money." By Ehren Foss, CTO, HelpAttack!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

So, is your personal knowledge network like open source software or is it under lock and key? Is this another example of hold your breath, set it free, and hope that something comes good comes back? t put my connections number in my ???name??? I agree that point that with networks size does not matter.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Three recent examples from Forum One’s work with mission-driven organizations show how centering online community engagement allows direct service to key constituencies and builds upon what digital tools can deliver. All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Example Tweet: Nice use of Animoto by United Cerebral Palsy: [link] || #nonprofit. I use it to call people to action to benefit a nonprofit/charity: Example Tweet: #CharityTuesday :: Add a “Cause&# Twibbon to your Twitter Avatar: [link]. Example Tweet: 130 Foundations That Tweet: [link] || #philanthropy. A final note.

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