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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

"The mobile tools to solve social problems are already out there." session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. In his session, he shared these tips, strategies, and tools for nonprofits looking to use mobile for social good. Why Open Source? " Other Open-Source Mobile Tools.

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Why Nonprofits Need a Values-Based Social Media Strategy

Non Profit Quarterly

Image Credit: dole777 on unsplash After more than a decade of dominating the social media landscape, Big Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are in flux. Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. To do so, we definitely need your help. billion poor and unbanked.

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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. It will feature opportunities for learning, networking and exhibiting. Hashtag: #RewireToInspire.

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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. Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Research, Hunger Free America. Salesforce has provided the platform to make that possible. “My Emilio Tavarez.

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Email is dead … long live Email?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Recent studies suggest that there is a demographic shift happening – social media being more primary communications avenues for Millenials and Gen Y, and email for everyone older. I was having lunch with a friend this week, who runs a small advocacy organization in Canada, that relies heavily on the use of email lists.

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