Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Invest in Open Source. Open-source software differs from other platforms in that it doesn't cost anything to license and use. And finding a secure, modern hosting partner that can support an evolving open-source website isn't as simple as checking the yellow pages. About the Author.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Given some big changes in the core of Drupal, such as adding fields to nodes, as well as image handling in core, some things are much easier dealt with in Drupal 7 than previous versions, getting close to the ease of use of WordPress in that regard. Community blogs with many authors and identified, authenticated users.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Kitchener, Ontario: Promoting Open Source. Birmingham, United Kingdom: November Meetup: Open-Source Tools. Image : Michele Mateus / CC BY. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Friday, October 14, 2016. Seattle, Washington: Seattle GiveCamp 2016. Monday, October 17, 2016.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We now have a free, open source reading app for you called Go Read. In 2012, this meant a growing push to add image descriptions, especially to math and science content. DIAGRAM This increase in accessible images would not have been possible without great tools. Have an Android device? What if you’re a U.S.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2021

You should consistently check to ensure that your content management system (CMS) and its extensions are updated, your basic processes are functioning properly, and that there are no broken links, images, or pages. About the Author: Anne Stefanyk. Anne is an advocate for open source and co-organizes the Bay Area Drupal Camp.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

While the image of a volunteer holding a clipboard may spring to mind, we all know that it’s an inefficient method for collecting and processing data. This open-source, accessible solution enables workers and volunteers to collect data wherever they need to go. Enter: Grassroots Mobile Survey, now available to install.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. Image: Edgeflip logo. Open Source data digital storytelling big data' It originally appeared on NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Portland, Oregon: Secret Knowledge of Open Source. Image : Tannis Sullivan / CC BY-NC 2.0. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES. Image Name: Author / License. Image: Social Media Surgery : Tannis Sullivan / CC BY-NC 2.0. -->' Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Thursday, October 2, 2014.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Austin, Texas: CiviCRM: Free, Open-Source CRM for Nonprofits and Startups. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. HTML EXAMPLE Image: NetSquared : Tannis Sullivan / CC BY-NC 2.0. --> spanhidden. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Bring Your Work! Tuesday, February 23, 2016.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

These RFPs have giant lists of requirements related to how content will be authored, formatted and published. Some CMS systems have friendlier drag and drop authoring systems, while others require a bit or a lot of knowledge of CSS (cascading style sheets). Often, one focus of the RFP is the technology that will power the new website.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

These RFPs have giant lists of requirements related to how content will be authored, formatted and published. Some CMS systems have friendlier drag and drop authoring systems, while others require a bit or a lot of knowledge of CSS (cascading style sheets). Often, one focus of the RFP is the technology that will power the new website.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Image : NetSquared via Robert Kibaya / CC BY. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Central and South America.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Their mother might be in one of those photos.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Your team, subject matter experts (SMEs), and eLearning consultants work together to author content for your courses. Your choice in course authoring software is just as crucial as the tools you choose to deliver the content to learners. What are the best eLearning authoring software? What is course authoring software?

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Image 1 : NetSquared / CC BY Image 2 : NetSquared / CC BY. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Wednesday, June 7, 2017.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Given some big changes in the core of Drupal, such as adding fields to nodes, as well as image handling in core, some things are much easier dealt with in Drupal 7 than previous versions, getting close to the ease of use of WordPress in that regard. Community blogs with many authors and identified, authenticated users.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. Volunteers look at a photo of a missing person, compare it to a news image, and see if they can find a match.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. Images: Jason Shim, NTEN. He has served on multiple charity boards. TechSoup: Engaging Youth Using Social Media.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Birmingham, United Kingdom: Open-Source Software for Charities. Image : Michele Mateus via Elijah van der Giessen / CC BY. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Transformer Nos Rêves en Réalité Saturday, November 12, 2016. Monday, November 14, 2016.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. Images: Jason Shim, NTEN. He has served on multiple charity boards. TechSoup: Engaging Youth Using Social Media.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2009

Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. When most people hear the word Mozilla, they think of the popular open source browser, Firefox and the plug-ins that help many of us to do our daily work on the web. These stories will help people image how they can work for change in their own communities.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. And poorly laid out text, or too much text in images, may make that information wholly out of reach for someone using a screen reader. In the old days, we used to talk about accessibility as something we added to our websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

ve recently launched a new product, CueRate, which allows organizations to collect digital images and review them in a panel for fellowships, juried exhibitions, art school admissions, etc. Now, we work with organizations to help them identify their Web authoring needs and select one of the many CMS options available in the market.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Determining the tone that works best for your nonprofit website will help you make decisions about word choice, images, and graphics. . Include alt text for images. Optimized images. A consistent tone will help establish your nonprofit’s brand and build brand authority. About the Author. Playful and witty.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Compelling images The human brain can process images as quickly as 13 milliseconds. That’s why it’s helpful to break up your long blog posts with images. You can also create image slideshows or carousels to offer website visitors something different than the typical blog post. Let’s dive in!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 14, 2022

That’s why you must choose your nonprofit website’s images carefully. Research shows that website visitors are drawn to authentic images of real people—not decorative images or stock photos alone. Brand images effectively. You can also use simple, free tools like TinyPNG to compress images. Reflect diversity.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2017

For basic texting (SMS); group, video, and picture messaging (MMS); and VoIP phone calls, try Signal from Open Whisper Systems. Bruce Schneier, a respected security technologist and author, has high praise for Signal. OpenPGP is an open-source, end-to-end email encryption technology. Image 2: Wes Holing.

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2017

Open-Source Insights and Dataset. About the Author. Image : NicoElNino / Shutterstock. They can also benchmark their performance against their sector to understand when and where they are over- or underperforming. Find out more during our live webinar on July 13, 2017! Register here!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2017

About the Author. Sarah Boutaïb is a writer with Chayn , an international open-source nonprofit project that leverages technology to empower women against violence and oppression so they can live happier and healthier lives. Images: Chayn. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Last month, I heard a talk by author Jonathan Salem Baskin about his soon to be published book, “ Histories of Social Media.&# The book looks at social media concepts and ideas, asks is this really new? The measure of impact is to determine whether the comments and feedback strengthened or improved the final proposal.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

Heartbleed is an OpenSSL bug that creates openings in cloud servers in which attackers can go in and extract passwords, private keys, and other data. OpenSSL is nonprofit open source software that provides security on e-commerce and other websites by creating an encrypted channel between your device and the website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Share As Image :: shareasimage.com. Share As Image allows you to select any text on the Web and pin it as a quote on Pinterest. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Internal team blogs can ameliorate these gaps in interaction by providing a group-authored space where staff can share everything from daily log reports to research thoughts. You can set up a free blog via Blogger (my preferred platform) and set it to private, identifying a key set of people who are allowed to author and read posts.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

I promise not to say anything about a picture being worth a thousand words, but in today’s ‘attention economy’ using images in our communications online or off is more important than ever in attracting attention. Some of them are really easy to use and some of them are geared to professional quality image editing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. Image: NetSquared. Open Source disaster recovery data big data' It originally appeared on NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Personal Fundraising and Open Source Deductions Article in the Seattle Times about personal fundraising, Hoping To Help Darfur $1 at a Time that focuses on Darfurwall.org that has successfully raiased $30,000 in very small donations - $1 per person. Nonprofit Online News adds Gavin's Digital Dinner to its author network.

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