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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Dr. Karen Erickson, one of the nation's leading experts in literacy for people with disabilities, invented the original concept for Route 66 and collaborated closely with us on the instructional approach and content. PBS NewsHour Stories In March, PBS NewsHour published two stories about Benetech and the HRP.

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Thoughts on the Future of Open Source and Nonprofits

NTEN

" Given the natural affinity between the principals of open source development -- peer production, collaboration, transparency -- and the goals and culture of many civic sector organizations, it makes sense for decision makers and tech staff to at least keep up to date on developments in the open source world. " "Doesn't scale."

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Social Media Club Workshop in Hawaii - Live Blogging Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Collaborations.    Because of the broadcast era, the relationship between a business and a customer became less personal.   Broadcasting AT large crowds doesn't work. Are We Speaking a New Language?  .  There are four c's: Context. Communications. Connections.

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[VIDEO] Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities

Bloomerang

So people that speak multiple languages or that live in different countries that have different ways of communicating and of seeing the world. So WhatsApp is available in multiple languages. So you can download the app in any language almost. The second step is talk to people in their language. for a while.

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Cool Factor : Personal PSAs , 24 Hours, and Collaboration. The program was presented at the Texting for Health Conference this past February, and hopes to provide the tool in multiple languages as well! *. Centers for Disease Control and the University of Georgia’s New Media Institute.

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106 Free or Low-Cost Online Tools and Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Loomly is an online social media calendar that allows multiple users to collaborate from one master calendar. Periscope is a mobile app connected to Twitter that enables nonprofits to easily broadcast live from special events or while on location. Dulingo provides access to free online language learning tools.

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82 Free or Low-Cost Online Tools & Mobile Apps for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Periscope is a mobile app connected to Twitter that enables nonprofits to easily broadcast live from special events or while on location. Dropbox is a cloud storage service (sometimes referred to as an online backup service) that is frequently used for file sharing and collaboration. Periscope :: periscope.tv. RiteTag :: ritetag.com.

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