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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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Open Data Kit: Mobile Phones for Social Change

NTEN

But to fuel the speed, we need software that works on all kinds of phones, not just our fancy $400 phones. 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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Free (and Cheap) Mass Texting for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

Roughly 90% of cell phones in the U.S. Note that giving through cell phone carrier is organized through the Mobile Giving Foundation. Allows for text-to-give through the Mobile Giving Foundation ($675 fee) that deducts from the user’s phone bill. Open-source SMS platform focusing on data collection.

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Benetech's Human Rights Spin-off

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

That work includes updates and upgrades to Martus , our free, open source software that enables human rights fieldworkers to securely document abuse that is occurring in dangerous environments. Benetech will of course continue the software and technology development that is the primary focus of our Human Rights Program.

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5 Tips for Creating Impact with Omnichannel Marketing

Forum One

Whether they are browsing your website content on their desktop or scrolling through your social media posts on their mobile phone, it’s crucial to create continuity across all your marketing touchpoints. Open source solutions we recommend for nonprofits and government include Drupal and WordPress.

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Four Resources Nonprofits Should Check Out

Care2

Sometimes I feel like there''s an encyclopedia of online advocacy, fundraising, and social media stuck in my head. Mobile phone use in campaigns is not just about text messaging, but about leveraging missed calls. In much of the world, mobile phone networks are the only thing that connects cities and countries to the rest of the world.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

Formed in response to the growing employment and economic barriers that plague the transgender (sometimes called "trans") community, Trans*H4ck is a series of hackathons that bring visibility to trans entrepreneurs and innovators while developing new and useful open-source tech products that benefit the trans community.