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Building Community with Open Source

NTEN

Once a community has determined its needs, however, utilizing open source software presents a more rapid, sustainable path to implementation. First, let's take a look at what can happen if we dive directly into the technology and overlook the actual needs of our community. We want all of the above on a map. Several maps!

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Great reads from around the web on July 10th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "DeadUshahidi’s mocking tone towards maps it deems ineffective, without any understanding of the goals of the groups behind them, is problematic.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. CheckFacebook :: checkfacebook.com. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Projects #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

Forum One

s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s The GEO project is intended to collect and show data and geospatial information (on maps) of energy resources, generation, transmission, usage, and environmental impacts. GEO will eventually include data, and data on Google maps, for: 1. We think it?

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Project #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

Forum One

s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s The GEO project is intended to collect and show data and geospatial information (on maps) of energy resources, generation, transmission, usage, and environmental impacts. GEO will eventually include data, and data on Google maps, for: 1. We think it?

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The Social Website: Integrating Social Media into Website Design and Function

NTEN

Open source. Each category is exhibited by different tools, technology, and/or approaches. Co-Create – Shared Content: Mapping, Mosaic, Wiki, Links, Games. Open Source – API. Implementation : livestreaming, Facebook event plugin, Twitter feed. VolunteerMatch: Live Map. Authenticate.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. An example of an API is when you put a Bing or Google Map on your website.). Google Maps. things that it celebrated are now commonplace, and nonprofit technology and effectiveness still requires money. Citizen journalism. Podcasting.