NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

When this happens, the community rarely benefits from the resulting application. Once a community has determined its needs, however, utilizing open source software presents a more rapid, sustainable path to implementation. And videos! Lots and lots of video. Open source is a community-driven effort.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 26, 2013

Here is an excerpt from my written testimony, as originally featured on Benetech''s Blog : Delivering my statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary, August 1, 2013 We build our work on strong foundations laid down by other people and companies, whether it’s the open source ecosystem of the Internet, or proprietary software or content.

Internet 142

Internet Copyright Law Open Source 142

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

They were able to benefit from Bloomerang’s intuitive interface, donor-centricity, and custom field functionality. Slack Platform overview: Slack is a messaging platform that enables employees to send and receive multimedia messages, including regular chats as well as audio and video clips. Their team found its solution in Bloomerang.

Software 89

Software Free Tools Adobe 89

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2008

However, Songbird has emerged, like many open source projects do, as a mature, stable, and, in Songbird’s case, a truly awesome application, because of the incredible extensibility of the Mozilla framework (and the talent of the Songbird developer community.). It’s happily notifying Growl when new songs play.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The Pizzigati Prize is named for Antonio Pizzigati, an MIT graduate, early web author, and leading advocate for open-source computing.

Open Source 40

Open Source Tanzania Rwanda Open 40

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Another great example is Epic Change.

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Philanthropy Social Media Media Social 244

Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Built as an open-source Drupal tool, the website attempts to learn what visitors want from the TCWS site and deliver related content over time. That challenge led to the development of a unique personalization tool , created by Forum One, as a way to serve discrete audiences with different journeys and needs.

Build 71

Build Community Experiment Las Vegas 71

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Ryder’s has produced a video guide and the BuJo website guide , which are very clear and explain the system well. Having worked for over a decade with nonprofit professionals, I can think of several ways they can benefit from it. Also, in a way, BuJo is an open source movement with its basics, many versions and user community.

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Journal Professional Nonprofit Reflection 104

Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Built as an open-source Drupal tool, the website attempts to learn what visitors want from the TCWS site and deliver related content over time. That challenge led to the development of a unique personalization tool , created by Forum One, as a way to serve discrete audiences with different journeys and needs.

Build 46

Build Community Experiment Las Vegas 46

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Search Web Open Source Audio 100

Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon. Use closed captioning for your videos to provide access to people who are deaf and hard of hearing. Ensure that your social media content is accessible to disabled and neurodivergent users.

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Social Media Media Strategy Social 94

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

This has led to advancements that benefit everyone. We now have a free, open source reading app for you called Go Read. In addition, we are active members of the DAISY Consortium, where we are able to contribute back code and other technical expertise so that all may benefit. Have an Android device?

Literacy 166

Literacy Program United Arab Emirates Student 166

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Socialbrite’s mission is to shine a light on the best practices, social tools and strategies that will benefit each of these important constituencies.”. Lasica, a social media pioneer who co-founded Ourmedia.org, the first video hosting and sharing site.

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Tools Change Los Angeles Social 100

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

A couple weeks back, IntraHealth International — a supporter of TechSoup Global — launched a terrific new collaboration with great music artists, technologists, and health care workers in order to further benefit programs for urgent health needs in Africa.

Africa 43

Africa International Public Open 43

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Our clients benefited from this incredible jump in donations, too! Check out this video to learn more: The Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis reached 101% of their fundraising goal on Giving Tuesday 2020 by using Qgiv’s platform. Ask local performers to appear on your livestream or send in a video performance recorded ahead of time.

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Campaign Ideas Giving Tips 98

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Want to show somebody a video or a picture you posted to your profile? Your pictures, videos and everything else is stranded in a walled garden, cut off from the rest of the web. Unless they also have an account, they can’t see it. Be Helpful.

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Linkedin Facebook Social Network Open Source 100

Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

Formed in response to the growing employment and economic barriers that plague the transgender (sometimes called "trans") community, Trans*H4ck is a series of hackathons that bring visibility to trans entrepreneurs and innovators while developing new and useful open-source tech products that benefit the trans community.

San Francisco 36

San Francisco Las Vegas Project Tech 36

Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

Software for creating wikis is easy to use and is available in both open-source and proprietary forms. The wiki provides information on events and blog posts to help social benefit organizations navigate the changing nonprofit technology landscape. The Online Community and Social Media Team Wiki.

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Wiki Collaboration Online Wikipedia 65

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Or that a certain nonprofit Executive Director Dugg a post about starting a video game company? The ability to login is just a benefit to people who want the ability to search within their own network and stay up to date on what data changes on the web about people they know. What have I learned in all of this? Be Helpful.

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Web Experiment gMail Open Source 113

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Released in 2003, WordPress is open-source software and free to use and fully-customizable using WordPress themes and plug-ins. Prioritize images and video over text and provide ample white space. Finally, it’s also worth noting that the videos do not play upon load thus avoiding a flight response in its visitors.

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Websites Design Practice WordPress 349

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

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. Costs & Benefits. So, what are the costs and benefits of social media in emergency response?

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Twitter and Facebook, but with Skype Out, Email Rules A few nptech bloggers are experimenting with Twitter and seeing some of the benefits. He did a video interview with Dirk Slater , too! Arts NpTech The Goat at Large shouts about Open Source CMS for arts organizations from the Center for Arts Management and Technology.

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Nptech Summary Green Hosting 50

Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

There are many examples of the benefits of the mobile in emerging and. benefits, nonprofits at home and abroad should try to better understand. Nonprofits in the developed world can also learn a lot from. what is happening elsewhere. So w hat else can you do with a mobile? Short Message Service (SMS). MP3 player. Print pictures.

Mobile 52

Mobile Phone Develop Pakistan 52

NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2017

Whether your organization is just starting or is established with a large following, every nonprofit can benefit from some type of nonprofit software. Their unlimited live support includes phone and email support, and don’t forget their online articles, videos, and webinars are all here to help, too! Don’t bear the whole load yourself.

Software 42

Software Guide Nonprofit Analytics 42

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

What is Openness? While some headlines might proclaim that Open Source is meaningless in the nonprofit sector, the issues as Holly Ross of NTEN says, "The question isn't really about open source, but about openness." " So, how do you explain Open Social to your executive director?

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Director Open Social Social Network 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

The 21 Featured Projects will have the benefit and challenge of being reviewed by experts in technology, economic sustainability, and social impact. Marshall Kirkpatrick's Comparing 5 Ways To Tag Videos hit dig popular. A roundup of five online video editing suites. Peter Dietz has started a personal fundraising campaign.

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Nptech PDF Conference Tag 50

Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

Today, the conversation has shifted towards making our websites accessible as a key requirement of the development process - for complex reasons and with complex benefits. Accessibility is good for the business bottom line - "The benefits of accessibility would [.] " - suggested by Jenifer L. Johnson via Linkedin.

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Netsquared Accessibility Culture Build 40

Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

Or build an open-source PCR machine for copying DNA. This is typically a video plus text, although some projects just use a simple image instead of a video. For example, check out the charming way this comic book artist personalizes his relationship with potential backers in this video , minute 2.) Funding goal.

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Fund Museum Pledge Game 49

Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You’ll also want to add high-quality photos, videos, and graphic designs to your website to make your digital presence more visually appealing and demonstrate the tangible impact of your nonprofit’s work. . If your nonprofit has videos or other multimedia content with audio, include captions synced with the audio. Color contrast.

Websites 52

Websites Audio Widget Open Source 52

Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) But widgets are just the beginning.

API 28

API Convio Open Social Media 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

With streaming video tools that are free - like Ustream.TV - I imagine we'll see more people video streaming from professional conferences like next month's NTC Conference in New Orleans. The presentation describes the benefits of using Digg and shares some before/after results. Haven't dug into Digg yet?

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Nptech Slides Summary Tag 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 11, 2014

We are exploring this in Benetech Labs , where, together with our partners, we examine the viability of new software-for-good projects, prototype, and test new applications with the potential to deliver large-scale benefits to society. Its the back end and shared tools that can that truly deliver the benefits of collecting data at scale.

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Data Impact Open Source Mobile 187

Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

For instance, one of your personas may prefer watching videos, while others might like to see blog posts with photo essays. . Incorporating a variety of content, from explainer videos to interactive polls, will help engage your audience on multiple levels. . Gather content from a variety of sources. Interactive charts.

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Content Strategy Create Websites 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

What if we were to audio and video record interviews with politicians and put them on the web? Valued open-source software that is cheap, flexible, easy and multi-featured. Do you see yourself moving into video blogging? What if networked better and created stronger communities of practice?

Australia 56

Australia Conference Guidelines Comment 56

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. Partnering with Cloud for Good has greatly benefited the CDC Foundation’s ability to raise funds and tackle the coronavirus outbreak.?

Nonprofit 76

Nonprofit North America California Service 76

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

If nonprofits want to have a good fundraising platform that they can know won’t be bought and swallowed and changed so that they’ll have to shell out more, it’s time to invest money and effort in an open source platform. We have power and options in using open source solutions. We will fill the void.

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Open Source Blackbaud Time Fundraising 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Ideal for activist organizations, CrowdVoice allows organizers to create “Voices” of protest where users can monitor and contribute links, photos, and videos of protests worldwide. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media 264