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The Commons Introduces Grassroots Mobile Survey

Saleforce Nonprofit

Enter: Grassroots Mobile Survey, now available to install. This open-source, accessible solution enables workers and volunteers to collect data wherever they need to go. Because Grassroots Mobile Survey was built for the community, by the community, I wanted the team to tell you about it in their own words.

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

Tech Soup

Can you remember when a huge mobile. reported that this year there are over 5 billion mobile subscriptions. The mobile phone (henceforth to. be referred to as "the mobile" in this post) is an important ICT tool for. The mobile phone (henceforth to. A vast majority of these mobile users are in.

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Four Resources Nonprofits Should Check Out

Care2

For example, one of the case studies that Amy Sample Ward and I profiled in the mobile section of our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere was about “Missed Calls” as an organizing strategy. Mobile phone use in campaigns is not just about text messaging, but about leveraging missed calls.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Missing Persons.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! monitor election results in Mexico and India. monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! monitor election results in Mexico and India. monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa.

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