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12NTC: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change

Tech Soup

session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. Why Open Source? Open source is not just about software distribution. Open source as a philosophy also promotes accessibility, transparency, inclusivity, open data, and integration with other tools. What the Mobile Revolution Means.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

That’s why we were excited to participate in the Skoll Foundation’s second annual Skoll Social Entrepreneurs Challenge , a fundraising campaign committed to strengthening the capacity of organizations like ours to accelerate impact on some of the most critical issues of our time. To do so, we definitely need your help. Martus Desktop 4.5

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CiviCRM: Software Built and Sustained by Community

NTEN

Founded nearly over a decade ago, nonprofits today use CiviCRM for everything from fundraising and coordination of volunteers, to e-communications, event management, membership programs, and advocacy campaigns. civiCRM community Community CRM Open Source Open Source IT Staff'

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Responsive Mapping Techniques And Mobile Geolocation

NTEN

But then you get into problems of time, scale, and cost, because really, mobile needs to be thought of holistically, not in some piecemeal, “Oh, the Red Cross raised a lot of money , so we should do a mobile fundraising campaign, too” kind of way.

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Free (and Cheap) Mass Texting for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

These providers allow for more dynamic segmenting, messaging, and tools for advocacy. Open-source SMS/messaging tool that helps organizations create messaging applications and visual flows for messaging. Open-source SMS platform focusing on data collection. SecureGive. High-End SMS Services.

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Eight Social Justice and Advocacy Conferences You Must Attend

Care2

There will be five tables, each focused on a different list growth strategy – and you’ll get to visit them all to learn from list growth gurus Care2, Rad Campaign, Charity Dynamics, and Beaconfire. And it will all be done in a “speed dating” format.

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Why Nonprofits Need a Values-Based Social Media Strategy

Non Profit Quarterly

Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon. In addition to dealing with the inequitable application of content-moderation policies, women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ users have faced organized right-wing campaigns to have them removed from the platforms.