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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. Many of us are aware of open source software and open architecture, but open philanthropy doesn’t exist yet.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The measures of impact for this project include diversity, deeper and more relevant reporting, and better connection with listeners. The measure of impact is to determine whether the comments and feedback strengthened or improved the final proposal. Crowdsourcing for knowledge creation can include “mashups of data.&#

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How do I measure thee, let me count the ways, etc). Learn how shortcodes, custom social networks, and mashups are delicious. Reggie Bibbs is on a one-man mission to raise awareness of his disorder, neurofibromatosis. I will do an overview connecting the idea of metrics to poetry. THIS is Iron Chef ??? With snacks!

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