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Disrupting Social Change at Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference

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Unconference on June 26 th at SEIU headquarters in Washington, DC. Unconference is aimed at nonprofit practitioners and consultants who work in: Online Advocacy and Outreach. The Unconference is $36 (with the discount) for the entire day and includes continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Unconference this year?'

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Open311: What Nonprofits and Public Libraries Can Gain from Open Government

Tech Soup

A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on open government data. The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. I've kind of become an open-data geek in the past few months, largely thanks to NetSquared's unconference at NTC.

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Letter from Participation Camp: The Digital Divide

Forum One

As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasn't sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference." Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the barrier to entry for all citizens in government decisions. Tags: Influence Collaboration Events Government. It's only the beginning.

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of June 17, 2013

Tech Soup

you can always follow them online on Twitter or Facebook. Using NetSquared Camp as an example, he introduces readers to the participant-driven unconference model. They discussed how online innovation can impact everyone from the agricultural sector to small startups. This Week’s NetSquared Events.

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Nonprofit Technology Meetings In Your Community

Tech Soup

Wellington, New Zealand: Engage Your Community unConference. Victoria, Canada: Online Advertising and Web Analytics. Open Houston and The City of Houston drafted a group of volunteer designers, writers and data scientists to streamline the local government’s communication strategy. Naples, FL: WordPress Walk-In-Clinic.

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10NTC: Open Data and Transparency: What's the Carrot?

Tech Soup

This morning, NetSquared hosted a special unconference at NTC on open data. Jake Brewer talked about how his organization, The Sunlight Foundation , has played an instrumental role in the development of new data transparency standards in the US government. Tools Web Building.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Read More » Collaboration for Funders: Understanding the Challenges Joe Anderson in Influence 1 Jul 2010 This is part two of a series on online collaboration for grantmakers. youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like.