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Web 2.0 Part Va:APIs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

One of the best examples of the use of APIs are Google Map mashups. These are using data in your own databases, and grabbing maps from google maps and putting them inside your application. It allows nonprofits free access to data that they would normally not have access to (like mapping data), or would have to pay a lot for.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Links April 6, 2007 There has been a little bit of blogging and the like at NTC – although it was certainly hindered yesterday, when the internet was down for most of the day.

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Mapping Your Nonprofit: An Intro to GIS - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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I youve ever wondered how mapping can help your nonprofit, this is THE webinar to attend. When: Tuesday, October 2nd, 11 am Pacific Time / 2 pm Eastern Time Cost: $25 for NTEN Members, $50 for non-members 1 Comment | by Share Article Reader Comments (1) Im a big fan of GIS and other forms of visual communications.

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Mapping Your Nonprofit: An Intro to GIS - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

I youve ever wondered how mapping can help your nonprofit, this is THE webinar to attend. When: Tuesday, October 2nd, 11 am Pacific Time / 2 pm Eastern Time Cost: $25 for NTEN Members, $50 for non-members 1 Comment | by Share Article Reader Comments (1) Im a big fan of GIS and other forms of visual communications.

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The Social Website: Integrating Social Media into Website Design and Function

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Here are some examples of categories and how they might be implemented within a website: Show – Recent Tweets, Likes, Comments. Interact – FB Live Stream, Hashtag (Tweet Chat), Comments. Co-Create – Shared Content: Mapping, Mosaic, Wiki, Links, Games. VolunteerMatch: Live Map. Authenticate – FB Login, Twitter OAuth.

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Web 2.0 Part Vb:APIs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There were two different kinds of APIs discussed – the ones that help organizations with interoperability within their organizational systems – getting data from one app to another, and using APIs for things like Google maps mashups. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Katrin 10.23.06

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

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ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! We welcome your comments and feedback. Pollak, T. & Blackwood, A. Washington, D.