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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)? YouTube: youtube.com/womenforwomenintl.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. And the Winners Are… After a few weeks of coding, sourcing ideas, and testing public interest, the projects were again open to the public for voting. Niš 2.0 The Power of Technology Challenges.

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The Future of Fundraising, Part Two

Tech Soup

Surprisingly, 35 percent of respondents to a Nielsen study indicate being open to making online payments on their smartphones. A recent study finds that 73 percent of Internet users in Europe use social networks. In the United States, 66 percent of Internet users are on social networks. according to the Pew Research Center.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

But more than anything, hackathons are fun events to network and meet allies interested in supporting your cause. 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. Hackathons for Social Good. meets LinkedIn for students.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia. • Social media and crowdsourcing • Portable Networks. ” The World Bank blog reports that it has launched an open data website. Hacker Helper is currently in beta. • Mapping • Cloud computing.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

This alternative to cloud computing consists of all the computers that are already around us, connected in to a distributed network of devices through smart routers. The reason why The Fog is emerging is because of the amount of data overwhelming our 3G and 4G mobile networks. They’re calling it The Fog.

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

Have Fun - Do Good

This week's Solutionary Woman is 24-year-old Heddy Nam, the Associate to the Chief Operating Officer of Amnesty International USA and co-founder of Never Again , an international network of young people working for peace. Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. What keeps you motivated and energized to do this work?

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