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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes.

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Your Complete Guide to Membership Database Software

Neon CRM

Unlike a new recruit, you already have some history and knowledge of the lapsed members that can help you bring them back to the organization. There’s also data about members’ history, affinities, and communications, plus information about relationships with businesses and other organizations!

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Big News in Benetech's Human Rights Program: New Funding and Enhanced Tools!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In recent years, the possibilities of what can be achieved with human rights fieldwork and advocacy has expanded as the worldwide use of mobile phones has increased and significant advances have been made in Internet and mobile technology. We’re excited to share that our Human Rights Program has been awarded a two-year, $2.2

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you're short on time, read the abtracts and dive deeper into Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship. Social Change Websites is an excellent directory of the best nonprofit, grassroots, and advocacy campaign websites devoted to social change. There are 18 articles.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. This iPhone/iPad app that allows you to easily flip through your favorite news sources and magazines. Flipboard :: flipboard.com. A must-download for nonprofit Twitterers! FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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New Power & Social Good: Thoughts from Jeremy Heimans

Connection Cafe

And I love how everything is open source and they say here’s the logo and no, there aren’t rules for how you can use it. And fast forward to the story now, this is the largest crowd funding campaign in the history of the world. Rachel: They put it in the hands of the people. Here’s my crowdfunding campaign.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit engages in advocacy, it’s worth experimenting with. It’s also worth noting that they have an excellent mobile website which enables nonprofits to make their online advocacy campaigns mobile. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones.

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