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TechSoup Digital Storytelling Event: Final Twitter Chat Highlights

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We hosted our final live Twitter chat for the Digital Storytelling Event yesterday. Our special guest host was Susan Gordon , nonprofit services director of Causes.com ( @causes on Twitter). Our special guest host was Susan Gordon , nonprofit services director of Causes.com ( @causes on Twitter).

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Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Blackbaud just finished hosting a pretty large conference for the non-profit industry. The point here is to focus on your goals and then think about how the online application can help you achieve what mission. Guest Post by Frank Barry: Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon. We had 2,200 attendees! About the Author.

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Cool App Roundup: Disaster and Emergency Edition

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Once you've downloaded the app, all this information is accessible regardless of whether you have phone service or internet access during an emergency. The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The Red Cross has a simple shelter search web app , accessible via any web browser.

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Cloud Computing Worldwide

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Security in the Cloud Security is one of the largest concerns when considering a move of a system or application to the Internet. How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief Find out how Second Harvest Japan used cloud-based technologies to serve Japanese communities when disaster struck.

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Cloud Computing Worldwide

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Security in the Cloud Security is one of the largest concerns when considering a move of a system or application to the Internet. How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief Find out how Second Harvest Japan used cloud-based technologies to serve Japanese communities when disaster struck.

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Free Live Interactive Event: Future of Fundraising

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Causes is the largest Facebook fundraising application and most nonprofits are likely familiar with it. In 2009, The Academy Award winning film The Cove used the activism platform to create one of the most successful causes , bringing together over 1 million people to end the dolphin slaughter in Japan. Join Us Online May 24 at 11 a.m.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

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Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. One of the main ones that anchors this work is Ushahidi.