NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

In this years report we highlight twelve key social media insights for nonprofits that are intended to help the sector continue becoming more effective at using social media. Top 12 Social Media Insights for Nonprofits in 2012. Open Source Software Takes Over #1 Spot for House Social Networks. Facebook Pages and 1.2

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Social Media Media Social Social Network 242

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I have social media ennui. I’m tired of reading and hearing about about social media and nonprofits, and I’m annoyed that social media is taking up so much of the air space in the #nptech world. I’ve been using social media to actively promote my new science fiction books. I have a confession to make.

Social Media 211

Social Media Media Social Hype 211

NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Eric Leland, Five Paths , Laura Quinn, Idealware , Chris Bernard, italics media. Costs vary as well -- and there are even some Free and Open Source options. You’ll need someone familiar with installing and configuring open source systems on a Web server in order to get you up and running. You need them to survive.

Open Source 73

Open Source System Open Donor 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2019

Direct Relief , a humanitarian aid organization, and its Direct Relief and its bot builder, Mind Heros , have open-sourced their model. person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. It’s available for free to other nonprofits through BotsForCharity.com.

Social Media 86

Social Media Team Media Hurricane 86

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

It is defined as open-source software that doesn’t require the support of a trusted intermediary and it has no governing body. added the ability to interact with and produce content, making activities such as social media, online banking, and shopping possible.

Attention 312

Attention Avatar Virtual Internet 312

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . The internet is not new. Impacts to Society.

Philanthropy 244

Philanthropy Social Media Media Social 244

Care2

MAY 24, 2010

Frogloop explored this concept last fall when we discussed “ Is your Nonprofit too Social Media Dependent? &#. It's the holy grail of social network connectivity - you are connected to who you are connected to, no matter what site you are on&# , said Michelle Murrain of Open Issue. What is the Portable Social Graph?

Open Source 55

Open Source Social Network Facebook Open 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2007

His newest project is Open Source Cinema. Here's his description: Open Source Cinema is the web platform for the creation of a feature documentary film about Copyright titled Basement Tapes. This film is open source - and thats why I created. Brett's Remix of Lessig's Words. Brett Gaylor is a amazing!

Open Source 50

Open Source Open Remix Canada 50

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Please support the SocialBrite team (or any other blogger) in the Social Media Challenge! DonorsChoose: open source philanthropy from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Social Media Challenge is a leading example of micro-giving. Tags: challenge fundraising donorschoose interview social media socialbrite video.

Social Media 120

Social Media Interview Challenge Media 120

NTEN

MARCH 10, 2010

Session: Working with Open Source Software and Vendors. Free and Open Source Software. Whether it is on the desktop like Firefox and Open Office or the Ubuntu Linux operating system, or on servers (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) and running CMSs and CRMs (like Drupal and CiviCRM). Speaker: Gregory Heller, CivicActions.

Open Source 36

Open Source Software Open Question 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

I found out that thanks to Adam Hyde of FlossManuals.net , he will be distributing free printed guides to open-source software and he will also be giving out digital cameras to up-and-coming Cambodian photobloggers. It reminded of the ngo in a box collection of open source video editing tools that I read about on the NTEN blog.

Open Source 50

Open Source Video Open Tools 50

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It is the ideal content management system for nonprofits because of how it’s open source and anyone can contribute to making it better. Enable Media Replace – easily replace an image or file without having to delete, rename, and re-upload to the Media Library. SEO and Social Sharing.

Plugin 208

Plugin WordPress Websites Paypal 208

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

But I just couldn't resist " Open Source Your Love." I was gonna take a trip down memory lane and point you to this hilarious Web2.0 Valentine that Alex and Rob created lat year. I was going to rehash how to quantify love. " Happy Valentine's Day!

Open Source 50

Open Source Open Flickr Charity 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2006

He created the above "open source documentary" on Net Neutrality called Humanity Lobotomy. I'm seeing more and more examples of participatory media -- take for example WGBH's Video Sandbox. Net Neutrality needs all the publicity it can get because major media companies, surprise, don?t

Open Source 50

Open Source Open Widget Remix 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

David Wilcox has done a terrific job of summarizing this conversation thread recently on the UK Circuit Riders list, " Is Open Source Software Fair Trade for Nonprofits? " Are there ethical reasons for voluntary and community organisations to consider using Free and Open Source Software ?

Open Source 50

Open Source Software Open Alternative 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2005

I came across this one for Khmer Open Source Project. Here's the link to the draft of the master plan for implementing open source in Cambodia. I also emailed Dirk Slater to find out what he knew about this project: Its really interesting how Open Source is taking off because of localization issues.

Open Source 50

Open Source Open Tajikistan Cambodia 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

One of the ideas we explored is it possible through social media to share some of the findings in a conversational way to help prod more insights from the field. That model uses social media a mechanism to give feedback. Another way to use social media is for the sharing and distribution of the finding.

Social Media 96

Social Media Research Share Media 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

A few months ago, I wrote about a report from Charlene Li that discovered that deep engagement with social media correlates with financial performance. Networked governance or peer-to-peer governance has worked well in the development of open source software projects. (You

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Social Government 94

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2011

There are some amazingly good blogs out there focused on the use of Drupal and other open source tools. You don’t need to hear from me about the newest web tools – you have ReadWriteWeb and Mashable for that, among others. And besides, the landscape has changed somewhat – in some ways better, in some ways worse.

Drupal 184

Drupal Open Source Nptech API 184

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Recent studies suggest that there is a demographic shift happening – social media being more primary communications avenues for Millenials and Gen Y, and email for everyone older. I’m focusing on tools that are free and open source – tools that you would install on your own server, or your own private cloud.

email 164

email Drupal Open Source Spam 164

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

I'm trying to embrace two ideas here - the idea of open source thinking and wikitation. Allison Fine 's book, Momentum, has a whole chapter on what she calls " Open Source Thinking ," and how it is key to successfully using these new tools. Open source thinking is sharing and remixing.

Remix 61

Remix Open Source Open Wikispaces 61

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits. Tendenci Released as Open Source by Schipul. I was joined today for a panel at SXSW to discuss the blurry or blurring lines of personal and professional identify online. With me on the panel was Debra Askanase, Jess Main, and Vanessa Rhinesmith.

Interaction 215

Interaction Nptech Open Source Houston 215

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

Noy Shoung also predicts that by 2006 more computer users in Cambodia will be using Open Source software versus Microsoft. NIDA is a partner with Khmer Open Source Project , an Open Source Localization project to customize Khmer-Language versions for software applications and operating system , a Linux SuSE 9.3

Open Source 50

Open Source Cambodia Software Open 50

VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

As the project manager for Crisis Cleanup , an open source collaborative work order management platform, Aaron has helped connect more than 230 organizations and 40,000 volunteers to more than 11,000 families needing assistance after 15 disasters in four countries, producing an astonishing $26 million in value for disaster survivors.

Utah 149

Utah New Jersey Disaster Hurricane 149

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

As I read case studies, blog posts and participate in sessions, I imagine replacing the term "social media" with "direct mail" or "email marketing." Social media fundraising is driven by a combination of relationships and immediacy. Social media doesn't raise money, people raise money." By Ehren Foss, CTO, HelpAttack!

Social Media 81

Social Media Tools Media Social 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Go right over the NOSI (Nonprofit Open Source Initiative) site and download the primer now! Enough said.

Open Source 50

Open Source Open Software Free 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Social Media Roundup There are places in the world where YouTube has been banned, including Turkey and Thailand. OpenSource and Software Communities Jon Stahl has a thoughtful essay on Nonprofits, Open Source and Leadership. t documentation" from the list of what open source communities can learn from nonprofits.

Open Source 50

Open Source Nptech Summary Tag 50

NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

What are the reasons for integrating social media into your website? It all begins with a goal: what do you want to accomplish using social media? Taking that thought a bit further, think about how using social media on your site will accomplish those goals. Open source. Open Source – API.

Social Media 87

Social Media Websites Integration Design 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2005

The Khmer Open Source Software project has a blog community. One of the recent topics being discussed is: " What is the best Linux distribution for Cambodia ?" " Have some thoughts or advice, the thread is in English so stop by and comment.

Open Source 50

Open Source Open Community Cambodia 50

Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Integrations with your social media pages, email marketing platform, CRM, and any other digital systems you use. Both are open-source, user-friendly, and customizable. Drupal is a powerful open-source CMS noted for its customizability and security features. Plus, they both have a strong user support community.

Drupal 101

Drupal Tips WordPress Module 101

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 16, 2010

Since I’m not a social media guru, I’ve generally kept my opinions about this to myself. Is it free because it’s open source (Drupal, Elgg, Word Press)? It’s open source, and out of the box, it does just about everything Ning does, without the need for the deep setup required to set up Drupal like Ning.

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Ning Drupal Open Source Disaster 199

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2006

He leading a workshop in North Carolina at RTPnet on Open Source CMS and CRM systems. s and Open Source software ??? We review the most popular Open Source CMS options with a focus on Drupal, then provide an in-depth exploration of CiviCRM, the premier nonprofit open source CRM.

Open Source 50

Open Source North Carolina Open Drupal 50

Forum One

JULY 6, 2021

As Forum One works primarily with open-source software platforms, such as Drupal and WordPress, we created a tool that allows administrators to utilize the benefits of a CMS. We give the user a more personalized experience through content such as text, media, and dynamic lists. Fulfillment.

Personal 89

Personal Drupal Open Source Application 89

AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

RTMFP: Real-Time Media Flow Protocol (RTMFP) is used in peer-to-peer technology and social media. . Unlike other platforms covered here, Restream has social media features like broadcasting chats from social media into the stream, cross-platform chat, on-screen captions, and real-time comments.

Stream 52

Stream Service Broadcast Tools 52

NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Social media trailblazers open up. In addition to celebrating failure , Beth Kanter invites innovative social media champions to discuss their wins in detail so others can benefit. Building a movement through innovative open source tools. Tools are licensed as open source, available for anyone to use and improve.”

Open Source 65

Open Source Case Study Museum Social Media 65

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 31, 2010

The Women Who Tech Telesummit was formed three years ago to celebrate all the innovative women who provide incredible value to technology and social media. Women and Open Source and Identity. It’s really fun, and important. So it’s time to come get your tech on ! Among the sessions: Launching Your Own Startup.

Tech 181

Tech Blogher Slideshare ROI 181