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How to Find (and Map) Local People on Twitter

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How can a small nonprofit organization, with limited time and resources for social media, find the right people to connect with in that microblogging crowd? Social networking Twitter maps application search social media. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Web 2.0 Try your TPS.( read more ).

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Terms and Trends in DIY and Open Source Online Maps

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Implementing truly gorgeous online maps still requires some custom code and technical know-how – but, the cost and learning curve involved has dropped considerably. Online maps provide a concrete, quickly digestible way to drive home the connection between your organization's work and where it takes place.

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Haiti Earthquake: Orphans, Crisis Mapping, and Tech Volunteers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Cine Institute , an organization that provides Haitian youth with film education, is located a block from an orphanage built by Luke Montgomery, co-founder of WeCanBuildanOrphanage.com , an interactive charity building a home, clinic and school for AIDS orphans in Haiti. Tags: maps. An Orphanage Destroyed, Children Still Alive.

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Data Visualization: Making Beautiful Interactive Maps Online

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One of the most effective ways of telling your organization's story is through images – and maps are one of the most powerful visuals you can employ. Online maps provide context, engage viewers with interactive features, and reveal stories by visualizing your data. In short, maps are awesome!

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How-to: DIY Community and Content Mapping

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During this time, I've help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups. More and more often, I get asked at conferences or on the blog for more information about how to create a community map or content plan. Community Map. Why : Why map your community? Content Map.

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Webinar Recap: The Future of the Map

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Mapping data can help nonprofits monitor protests and election violence, decide where to buy repossessed homes to convert into affordable housing, determine how and where to deliver supplies and aid in disaster-stricken areas – and document zombie invasions. Do you use GIS systems in your work? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Member Round Up: Corn Dogs! Interactive Maps!

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Partner organizations DoSomething , Global Giving, Pencils of Promise, Points of Light Institute, and Startup Weekend each submitted a favorite fearless book to the collection. The organization with the most votes by August 31 will also receive a $5,000 grant from the Case Foundation. Congratulations, Solidarity! Anything we missed?

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