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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time.

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

In 2007, I realized that a much more effective way to aggregate interesting actions would be to subscribe to RSS feeds from trusted sources. I wrote about the potential for aggregating RSS feeds of giving opportunities in a blog post called, Why We Need Group Fundraising RSS Feeds. Originally, adding actions manually.

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6 Governments Who Set Their Data Free

Forum One

Users can, for example, subscribe to feeds of crime incidents or view a Google Map of construction projects completed in 2009. Vancouver's Open Data Catalogue : If you are a Vancouver resident or tourist, you can subscribe to an RSS feed of traffic advisories or review the 133 voting division boundaries. Tell us in the comments.

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SaaS vs. Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

at 4:31 pm Cloud Feed » Blog Archive » Daily Cloud Feed - Sep 25, 2008 09.25.08 And with mashups becoming more and more popular, there’s a kind of meta-collaboration at work now too. The more SaaS vendors can contribute to and not detract from that ecosystem, the better. { 3 Jon Biedermann 09.25.08

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: Valentine's Day Edition

NTEN

NTEN member organizations US Fund for UNICEF and Feeding America discuss their experiences so far with this online media investment. Jenn Thompson lists the conferences she's looking forward to attending in 2009 and why she recommends them. Speaking of turning to online media, has your organization invested in online banner ads?

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Bring Your Idea to Life at Social Actions Wiki - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" May 18, 2009 | last minute Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Thanks again for the post.

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Bring Your Idea to Life at Social Actions Wiki - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" May 18, 2009 | last minute Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Thanks again for the post.

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