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NPTECH Punk

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I got a chance to test this out in a more orchestrated way (as opposed to the usual consultant/client interactions) when I facilitated/taught an OpenOffice.org “untraining&# earlier this month at Google HQ in NYC (some more details are on the Google Blog.) I learned a lot.

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Sparrow Launches Evidence-Based RefugeeMobile Partnership

Tech Soup

"The world is at a critical moment that tests our commitment to displaced people around the world," notes Sparrow's Allan Baez. Launched in April 2016, Refugee Mobile will conduct an evidence-based pilot study in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin to demonstrate the theory of change. It will include.

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Growing the NetSquared Community

Tech Soup

We've been testing the Ambassador model for the last two years, and it has been been instrumental in the growth of NetSquared. Houston, Texas: Pizza, Beer, and Bitcoin. It's a good thing we've expanded our support capacity. Burlington, Vermont: Join Us for "The Internet of Things" Monday, February 8, 2016.

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Guest Post: Shaking up the Ecological Landscape

Museum 2.0

These are programs that encourage museums to conform to proven models of success (standards and best practices). And when individual museums invest in projects, such as exhibits, they tend to put a lot of their resources into proven model (gallery, furniture, labels, marketing, audio guides, associated programs), and count on them succeeding.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We need to hack the model for accessibility tools! submitted by Sarah Davies This presentation will go through the technical details of a start to finish Drupal redesign, including theming, plugins, coding, testing, and cost. Plus Ed Schipul has a list of panels from folks in Houston. Doing a panel about nonprofits at SXSW?

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Objective : Get the word out about National HIV Testing Day. In one day, more than 20 students from 6 universities and five AIDS organizations hit the streets with only cellphone video cameras to produce 8 short video messages to encourage youth to be tested for HIV. Cool Factor : Personal PSAs , 24 Hours, and Collaboration.

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