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Help us celebrate software developers who create open source apps and tools that nonprofit and advocacy groups can put to good use

Charity Village

The Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest honours the life and legacy of Antonio “Tony” Pizzigati, an early advocate of open source computing. The Pizzigati Prize provides grants to developers making a two-faceted contribution to social change.

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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. Broadcast SMS.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. and identified many opportunities for change. Notably, the group debated the tension between short-term fixes and long-term systemic change.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. Martus is our free, open source, secure information collection and management tool. To do so, we definitely need your help. billion poor and unbanked. Martus Desktop 4.5 and Mobile Martus 1.2

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How This Nonprofit Increased Donations After Switching to Salesforce

Saleforce Nonprofit

Read about what pushed us to make this change, the challenges with our old system, and what we’re hoping to achieve with a digital transformation. The fact that we could not change this field previously was an indication of how little control we had. That’s the “why” behind our recent transition to Salesforce.

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Open Data Kit: Mobile Phones for Social Change

NTEN

Yaw Ankowa What's the first thing we need to create the change we want to see in our communities? . The Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest is an annual award for open source software developers who add significant value to the nonprofit sector and movements for social change.

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Eight Social Justice and Advocacy Conferences You Must Attend

Care2

The virtual Women Who Tech Telesummit which happens via internet audio and the web provides some of the most web thought-provoking, inspiring, and skills building sessions for nonprofit campaigners and social change makers.