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. Open Source data digital storytelling big data' It originally appeared on NetSquared. Image: Edgeflip logo.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Restless Knowledge Sharing. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations. He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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. More often than not, these spaces do not contain or appreciate the perspective of someone that has first-hand knowledge of low income communities of color.”.

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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). The answer (you guessed it) is always gonna be, “it depends.”

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

But don't be afraid — huddle up for warmth and knowledge with your nonprofit tech friends at a local Tech4Good meetup. Kitchener, Ontario: Promoting Open Source. Birmingham, United Kingdom: November Meetup: Open-Source Tools. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License.

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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). The answer (you guessed it) is always gonna be, “it depends.”

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Community blogs with many authors and identified, authenticated users. Also, I have to say, as much as I have respect for other Open Source CMS platforms, IMHO, 98% of websites can be served by either of these platforms. Sites with deep integrations to CRM platforms and web services. That’s what’s true right at this moment.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Restless Knowledge Sharing. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations. He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Crowdsourcing is the technique of allowing many people to provide feedback, advice, knowledge, expertise or ideas for a project or create collective intelligence for an issue. Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing , defines it as: The application of Open Source principles to fields outside of software.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Portland, Oregon: Secret Knowledge of Open Source. Image Name: Author / License. Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Chicago, Illinois: Peer-to-Peer Learning Experience: Mission-Driven Digital Storytelling. Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes — Allegheny. Thursday, October 2, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

is senior consultant for Common Knowledge and covers the sustainable food community. is an open source software guru who writes the some best posts on that topic. Allison Fine , author of the book Momentum, writes about social activism in the nonprofit sector and the implications on the ground and at the big picture level.

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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.

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

This is done through aggregating content from multiple sources, creating content with integrated authoring tools, and providing an interactive learning environment. This results in content recommendations that target gaps in your members’ knowledge. On the other hand, LXPs are: Focused on personalized learning experiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Probably the most satisfying thing has been to meet the authors behind the blogs - David Wilcox and Steve Bridger - and make a more personal connection there. Do you think Open Source is like fair trade coffee ? I'd like to blog a lot more, particularly about the potential of social media. You can read about the 'web office 2.0'

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Chicago, Illinois: Knowledge Mapping for Greater Social Good. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Thursday, May 18, 2017. Friday, May 19, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Reflection question from Beth: Crowdsourcing is the technique of allowing many people to provide feedback, advice, knowledge, expertise or ideas for a project or create collective intelligence for an issue. Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing , defines it as: The application of Open Source principles to fields outside of software.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

We use our knowledge of practical use cases to put the media and marketing hype in perspective. We especially like the idea of curation, which is providing value by letting recognized experts and social networks recommend online learning created by other authors: this is like the community playlists and celebrity playlists on Spotify.

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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. Get creative and find projects that have been on the back burner because of lack of resources or knowledge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

A few days ago, I got a ping from Deborah Finn via a social bookmarking service with a pointer to the same book - " Nonprofits and Technology: Emerging Research for Usable Knowledge " One of the chapters is called "Geeks for Good: Technology Evangelism and the Role of Circuit Riders in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

This conference is designed to fill in some of those knowledge gaps. I am tremendously excited by the possibilities afforded by the growing number of commercial and open source content management systems out there, as well as the fact that the prices keep coming down and will soon be within range of any arts organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

What is my responsibility to my organization - money, unique knowledge, ? Bill Strathmann Opened with his personal story about he got started with Networked For Good. Valued open-source software that is cheap, flexible, easy and multi-featured. Good or bad thing? Need time and patience.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 7, 2021

This open-source packaged solution sits on top of Sales Cloud. NPSP, together with Sales Cloud, enables organizations with prebuilt solutions based on typical nonprofit use cases. The American Kennel Club (AKC) has been trusted as the country’s leading authority on all things dog for over 135 years.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

As the author of a custom CMS (it did have the advantage that it was released as open source, but it never caught on, so it still counts as custom) I know what it is like to put my heart and soul (and time) into a CMS, and want my clients to get what they want. But, that was then, and this is now. How do we know our options?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

How can we talk about technology in social change, while, at the same time, publishing in a format that limits the availability of this knowledge to people privileged enough to pay for it? The question of licensing is a terrible dilemma for authors, readers, reviewers and publishers right now and I happen to be all of the above.

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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? Here’s an overview of the different types and some examples for each in philanthropy and doing. (1) 2) Crowd Creation.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Along the way, we’ll explore ways you can create this content using just an iPhone and some CMS knowledge, making each idea accessible for small-shop nonprofits without a ton of marketing capacity. Anne is an advocate for open source and co-organizes the Bay Area Drupal Camp. Let’s dive in!

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Some operations teams use a log book to keep staff updated on the activities of the previous day, but too many rely on word-of-mouth and lose the opportunity to document institutional history and convey knowledge from staff member to staff member. Do you need a way to author and revise documents with others?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Nonprofit Technology Magazine is a free monthly multimedia iPad publication that provides some of the best technological information available from leading authorities in the nonprofit field. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Foter :: foter.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. Noun Project :: thenounproject.com.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

Rachel Botsman, author of the seminal, What’s Mine is Yours, breaks down the Sharing Economy (which she renames the Collaborative Economy) into four helpful segments: collaborative production, collaborative consumption, collaborative finance, and collaborative education. But nonprofits are so much more than these statistics ( link )."

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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. Announcing the Global Open Data Initiative (GODI). 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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