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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

Two years ago, Bev Clark, the co-founder of Kubatana.net , was awarded a large grant in the Knight News Challenge for Freedom Fone, an open-source software platform for distributing news and information through interactive voice response (IVR) technology. . Melissa Ulbricht, MobileActive.org. It’s very basic.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. There is now a poll to vote on names suggested by people. Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae?

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Convio Open: How APIs May Change the Way You Work - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

To the extent that APIs make widgets possible, these nonprofits benefited from the use of open platform technology. Thats because to-date, the major constituent relationship management databases didnt have open platform APIs. SH: Were very excited about the developer community that were building around Open.

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7 Steps to Create Your Nonprofit Website’s Content Strategy

Nonprofits Source

Your tone should be uniform across all digital marketing platforms, from your website to your social media. . Incorporating a variety of content, from explainer videos to interactive polls, will help engage your audience on multiple levels. . Anne is an advocate for open source and co-organizes the Bay Area Drupal Camp.

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Is your Nonprofit too Social Media Dependent?

Care2

You can do this via petitions, fundraising appeals, polls, etc. Right now, the largest social networks are built on proprietary platforms VS open source platforms. There is an open standard for microblogging. With all the buzz of the Web 2.0 If you do, please let me know in the comments section.

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Event Management Software for Nonprofits: 23 Top Solutions

Bloomerang

User-friendly event management software tools Additional software tools to support nonprofit events Let’s start by defining event management software and exploring key considerations before investing in a new platform. Your event management platform should be intuitive for your nonprofit’s staff to use. User-friendliness.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

TwtPoll enables nonprofits to create polls that can be shared on Twitter or any any other social network. JustCoz.org is a platform that enables charities, nonprofits, and NGOs to increase their social media reach by way of tweet and status update donations. Change.org is the world’s largest petition platform.

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