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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. Are you excited about technology benefiting the world?

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12NTC: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change

Tech Soup

" Or so said Aaron Pava , a strategist at CivicActions in his 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference. session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. Why Open Source? Open source is not just about software distribution. " Other Open-Source Mobile Tools. Use responsive design.

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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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Penguin day comes again

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It’s a day dedicated to conversation and community around nonprofits and open source software. There’s some great stuff on the Agenda , like: Introduction to Free and Open Source Software. Free And Open Source Online Advocacy: Tools And Best Practices. Fundraising with all free software.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

In honor of LGBT Pride Month , I wanted to highlight some inspiring LGBT technology projects you should follow and champion. SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is a New York City-based organization that provides services and advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders. Lesbians Who Tech. Trans*H4ck.

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Benetech's Human Rights Spin-off

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We may be a nonprofit, but we’re also a tech company: in ten years, we shouldn’t be doing what we’re doing today! The process took us longer than we anticipated, but that is due in large part to the great things we’ve been able to achieve from the collaboration between the technology and the analytical sides of our work.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. You like numbers? Monday, May 1, 2017.