2008 Map Mashup Tech 
Tech Soup
APRIL 19, 2016
These challenges helped provide early publicity, support, collaboration opportunities, and funding for now-famous "tech for good" organizations such as Ushahidi , FrontlineSMS , and many others. Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. and that year we came in second.
Tech Soup
MARCH 29, 2017
One of TechSoup's less-known areas of work has been to support and promote the work of other tech-for-good organizations, like Ushahidi in Kenya. Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
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Tech Soup
MAY 14, 2013
It is a nonprofit tech company that develops free and open-source software for information collection, visualization, and crowdsourced interactive mapping to help mitigate disasters. Ushahidi was a NetSquared Mashup Challenge winner in the fabled 2008 Netsquared conference in Santa Clara, California.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 17, 2006
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. I have dreams of applications that combine, say, available bed space in shelters and soup kitchens, all mapped for people to find.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 20, 2006
It would have been nice to have heard from a circuit-rider or "for-little-profit" integrator/consultant type person, and maybe another nonprofit type (a moderately tech savvy ED?) There was also a backchannel chat room, which was really useful and interesting. It seemed that only Blackbaud had APIs you have to pay for. Be Helpful.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 8, 2008
I've gathered up some of best of the best folks in the nonprofit tech field to share their stories, metrics, and lessons learned - this will be informative AND entertaining. Lessons in Local Tech: Sustainable Food 2.0 Learn how shortcodes, custom social networks, and mashups are delicious. Are you eating well? With snacks!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Check in with the game changers beautifully hacking tech to fight climate change. I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. It was organized by Ed Schipul. Submitted by Rachel Weidinger. Bring your yoga mat!
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