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Data Portability for Good

NTEN

Entrants built useful applications incorporating at least one data feed from Data.gov , in an effort to make government data accessible and usable. Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. Free your data, and your mind will follow.

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Where are the twenty-something or GEN-Y Bloggers Who Are Writing About Social Change and Nonprofits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I keep hearing from nonprofits that one of the reasons they want to incorporate a social networking or media strategy is to reach a younger audience. I wanted to listen to what was on their minds in general, although I was particularly keen on hearing any discussions or snippets about social change, nonprofits, and activism.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What comes to mind when you think of the word crowdsourcing either for funding or doing? Crowdsourcing for knowledge creation can include “mashups of data.&# Does crowdsourced creativity reach a different (younger) and new audience segment? What do you track? What domains of impact should be considered (e.g.

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