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In Times of Crisis, You See Nonprofits Helping, Solving, Rebuilding

Saleforce Nonprofit

Lori Freeman, General Manager of Salesforce for Nonprofits shared with the NetHope community the newest Salesforce innovation all centered around data: Unifying and protecting data: Salesforce’s partnership with AWS focuses on building open-source integrations to automate deployment and hydration of data lakes.

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Data Portability update

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Dataportability.org – the organization, has gotten a lot of press in the tech industry lately because some very big players recently joined. Basically, it means that the data that you put into social networking sites, like profiles, social graph (those who you are connected to,) media, etc. So first, what is data portability?

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes.

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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

Nancy raises a few questions about whether a distributed presence for organizations - splitting the attention of members between an organization's web site and social networking profiles is a liability or an asset. Michelle Murrain is doing a post about 100 free and open source software tools. Here's here write up on word press.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! The AFP blog points to a press release from Firstgiving about the launch of a social networking site.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

Have Fun - Do Good

One of their programs is the Reality Tours, where they bring groups of individuals to regions to look at the social justice issues and other pressing issues, that really color the experience and the culture of a place. Another one of our opportunities to convene women face to face is through our regional trainings.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

lower- quality homes), and job openings that the companies have deemed “appropriate” to their customers’ social position. Nick Srnicek, Platform Capitalism (Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2017). payday loans), subpar products (e.g., Freelancers predicted to become the S. George Akerlof and Robert J.

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