Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

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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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

Sometimes I feel like there''s an encyclopedia of online advocacy, fundraising, and social media stuck in my head. Idealware: I consider Idealware the Consumer Reports for the nonprofit community when it comes to evaluating and rating nonprofit products and technology. Check out some of my favorite resources in the nonprofit space.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The cloud-based web-development company, Wix.com, reports. This is an independent, community-nominated, community-voted event created in 2012 that aims to publicly recognize the excellent individuals and organizations that have maximized the capabilities of Drupal open source content management system.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Data from the CRM is manually reported and put up on the CMS. I know that’s one more thing in a long list of considerations (and it’s generally more important to think about for the CRM – the CMS, if it is modern, and especially if it is open source, will provide few barriers to integration.)

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2017

Salsa Labs’ nonprofit software is all encompassing as they offer donor management, digital marketing, online fundraising, online advocacy, and peer-to-peer solutions! From event management to ticketing to registration and checkout to payments to reporting and analytics, you’re covered. Salsa Labs. Why We Love It. Why We Love It.

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Care2

JANUARY 23, 2009

Plus it’s difficult to measure results, because there aren’t many good reporting tools. Click2Call, a new online tool that the folks at web development firm Advomatic have built on Drupal’s open-source software platform, is the latest indication that patch-through call campaigns may finally be ready for prime time.

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Neon CRM

MAY 24, 2023

While 79% of organizations report sending a welcome email to new constituents, less than one-third use welcome calls. Associations with new member renewal rates above 60% report regularly using welcome phone calls to start their new members off on the right foot. That’s a major missed opportunity!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

It's sort of like Consumer Reports for online security for kids and their parents. One we like that is oriented toward open source and also advocacy is the Library Freedom Project (LFP). One we like that is oriented toward open source and also advocacy is the Library Freedom Project (LFP).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

As reported by the Executive Director of N-TEN, Katrin Verclas earlier this week, The Antonio Pizzigati Prize was awarded to George Hotelling , an open source software developer who built CitizenSpeak. CitizenSpeak is a free email advocacy service for grassroots organizations. But a big congratulations goes to Jo Lee. -

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Email is a critical channel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

is an online engagement strategist for World Resources Institutes and in her spare time writes a blog about using metrics for nonprofit web advocacy. is an open source software guru who writes the some best posts on that topic. is a writer and trainer who covers all aspects of nonprofit communications, including annual reports.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Lots of members, including Charles Lenchner and Laura Quinn , were talking about the recent Pew research report on the use of social network by US adults over at M+R 's Progressive Exchange online community. This Challenge encourages innovations with mobile technologies in human rights investigations and advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The first SoCap conference in 2008 coincided with the launch of this paper, Investing for Social & Environmental Impact: A Design for Catalyzing an Emerging Industry A Monitor Institute Report [link] EnvImpact_ExecSum_000.pdf People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Ruby Sinreich gives a report about Hillary Clinton's Second Life Campaign Headquarters.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

If critical functions like fundraising, advocacy, community building, membership management, marketing, and publicity are being fulfilled by your website, you will want to invest a proportional amount of time and money into keeping it humming along. Tip 1: Assess the importance of your website.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 22, 2013

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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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 11, 2011

– Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - – "Let’s face it, the world is no picnic these days. The Congressional Management Foundation new study, Communicating with Congress: How Citizen Advocacy Is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill provides some good insight." But why is that? But why is that?

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Even as more reports illustrate the harms of biased tech, nonprofit organizations are also strategically using digital technology’s power to fight inequality and racial injustice at scale. That’s where the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) comes in. Even when people manage to immigrate to the US, many face new difficulties.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Change Websites is an excellent directory of the best nonprofit, grassroots, and advocacy campaign websites devoted to social change. The NOSI Choosing and Using Free and Open Source primer is on the ICT Hub Knowledgebase! You can sort by category and location and it campaign as a basic description.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

As summer starts, we’ll report on what happened to Facebook Causes, some big developments in cloud computing including the launch of Salesforce1, a big partnership between Salesforce and Microsoft that bodes well for charities, and the launch of Box.org, free cloud storage for nonprofits. The Demise of Facebook Causes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 20, 2011

Survivors Connect is an organization supporting activists and building survivor advocacy networks using collaborative technologies to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking. In this way, information about scams or risks can easily be distributed to communities, or reports can be shared throughout the network.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For example, Invisible Children incorporated an informational infographic in their blog post recapping their 2021 annual report : This infographic is powerful because it breaks down the organization’s priorities into easily-understandable initiatives. Anne is an advocate for open source and co-organizes the Bay Area Drupal Camp.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

It is open source software, but we're experimenting with a revenue model to sustain the project over the long term. The result is that rich, raw data remains vulnerable to theft and destruction and cannot be easily used to support ongoing advocacy efforts. We've just launched Miradi.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

You may make copies for backup purposes or to allow you to personally use this report on more than one computer. As anyone who has followed my advocacy work over the last ten years will know, I am a fervent supporter of open licensing models as a profound public good. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The field of open data is all about their sharing it out to the rest of us. The Open Knowledge Foundation is a great advocacy charity in that field. SAP data reporting and visualization software donations. Big Data Right Now: 5 Trendy Open Source Technologies (TechCrunch). The UN Global Pulse initiative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

based nonprofits and nonprofit staff that regularly participate in e-advocacy should monitor what issues/petitions are most important to U.S. Live-streaming is ideal for reporting live from conferences, fundraisers, and protests. for awareness campaigns, staff and volunteer training, and creative storytelling and reporting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. report back from Wimbledon. Present.me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 7, 2013

It was so gratifying to see firsthand how Martus , a free and open-source software tool developed by Benetech, is empowering people to be the change they wish to see. Burma has seen dramatic reforms and there is now a momentous opportunity to strengthen current advocacy and prepare for future justice measures.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. report back from Wimbledon. Present.me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 19, 2009

Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi As a Program Associate for the Benetech Human Rights Program (HRP), I train and support human rights advocates who use Benetech’s free and open source Martus program to securely document human rights violations. It was thought-provoking to work with Afghan NGOs in Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

The Network-Centric Advocacy blog says thank you to the Integration Proclamation that might help progressive organizations reach the Holy Grail: getting the technology groups use to work together! " The Network-Centric Advocacy blog explains. Have you signed the petition yet? Happy Birthday to drupal !

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Similarly, Instacart grocery-delivery workers don’t report to a single store as their “boss,” and are free to work the hours they wish and take on the deliveries and delivery payments they wish, using their platform app—and shoppers can order from home. 11 According to a 2017 report, 57.3 11 According to a 2017 report, 57.3

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Another example of this trend are the smart meters that report the patterns of your electricity usage to the electric company, but that you can also monitor online. Increasingly people there are demanding transparency and an open-source Internet as a necessary condition of democratic society in a deepening information age.

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