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How KaBOOM! Is Using a Networked Approach To Scale Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

has used the Internet to disseminate its model, empowering local communities to self-organize and build their own playgrounds using free resources on its website. While the idea of giving away a non-profit model itself isn’t new, KaBOOM! 5. Create incentives for action. In order to encourage more action, KaBOOM!

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

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Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. Aqubanc will give away two replica models courtesy of Diecasm (www.diecasm.com). We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map.

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

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Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. Aqubanc will give away two replica models courtesy of Diecasm (www.diecasm.com). We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism. Where does it surpass the traditional advertising model? Taking action for social change without lifting a finger. How do you balance online action with offline engagement? What is it?

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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. It seemed that only Blackbaud had APIs you have to pay for.

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Making Smarter Decisions: Five Business Intelligence Myths

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Mashups make me want to sing! It's all about mapping data to business needs to make better decisions. It's easy for us to see if we need to take action in any particular area to bring numbers up. You need IT folks who understand how data is structured, what queries are possible, how data modeling works. What about you?

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Accessing sustainable food is easier with for mobile access to databases (Seafood Watch), delivery of hyper local foods (Spud.com), online links for farmers and buyers (Roots of Change), and maps of food grown in your neighborhood (Forage Oakland). Learn how shortcodes, custom social networks, and mashups are delicious. With snacks!

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