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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. Many of us are aware of open source software and open architecture, but open philanthropy doesn’t exist yet.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: Valentine's Day Edition

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Several NTEN members added their comments to the Chronicle of Philanthropy article , "The Perils of Raising Small Sums on Online Networks", including new NTEN Board member Nancy Schwartz. While we're handing out congrats, nice work, EchoDitto , on the new open source Mother Jones website.

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Can Twitter Save the Fail Whales? Err Save the World.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was created to celebrate the launch of a new Twitter mashup that makes it super easy to share actions with your friends: (it also works with Facebook!): [link]. Paul Young's analysis of what worked, what didn't in his fundraising campaign can give you some hints of what to measure. What's missing from this list?

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Step-by-Step: How To Set Up A Nonprofit Listening Post (Twitter - Part 1)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit Pulse just created a mashup. You can also search on different terms using Tweetscan here's Philanthropy Mr. Tweet finds influencers in your network you should follow (use this after you have built up your following list). You can try searching for people twitter. Here's a few ideas to get started. People who attended TED.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008.

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Where are the twenty-something or GEN-Y Bloggers Who Are Writing About Social Change and Nonprofits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a few good blogs written by GenYs that cover nonprofit technology, philanthropy, social change, and more. His blog covers social technology, social action, philanthropy - with a UK perspective. Philanthropy. GenYGive is written by Miriam Kagan and talks about motivations and trends related to philanthropy and Gen Y.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s an overview of the different types and some examples for each in philanthropy and doing. (1) Crowdsourcing for knowledge creation can include “mashups of data.&# How to structure crowd sourced philanthropy based on voting or feedback depends on the outcomes of the project, a theory of change.

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