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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world. The Digital Public Library of America held a hackathon to test the prototype DPLA platform and build apps for it. meets LinkedIn for students. Library Hackathons.

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10NTC: Are Nonprofits the New International Correspondents?

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Roger told us about his job as a writer for Mercy Corps , where he's traveled to places like the Congo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and most recently Haiti, writing about the man-made and natural disasters that have struck those places and the accompanying relief efforts. Tags: Digital Divide Reporting Running Your Organization.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

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This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Digital Wallets. Strange News. Accessibility.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

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TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. Up to now our digital selves have been pretty indelible on the Internet. Find what TechSoup Global thinks about the new FCC net neutrality decision here.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

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We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia. Back in my May Nonprofit Technology News edition, I covered the emerging field of digital wallets. Images: TechSoup Global and Nominet Trust. Hacker Helper is currently in beta. • Data management • Drones.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

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This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013. Digital Wallets.

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