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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. Free and Open-Source Apache Spark provides a powerful platform for large-scale data processing and machine learning tasks. RapidMiner is another open-source platform with a drag-and-drop interface.

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Highlights from the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Summit

Saleforce Nonprofit

Next, the Summit featured a conversation between Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation , a $16 billion international human welfare and social justice philanthropic organization, and Dr. Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

On International Human Rights Day, we pay tribute to all human rights defenders, celebrate the recent victories of the human rights community, and recognize the challenges that still lie ahead in the global struggle to advance justice, accountability and an end to impunity. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. Here was the Philanthropy News Network announcement of the project: "TechSoup NetSquared, the project to increase nonprofit effectiveness through Web-based social tools, has added a case study section to its website. 'Net2 What Is Web 2.0?

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. New York, New York: First-Generation College Graduate Networking and Philanthropy Conversation. New York, New York: Summer Solstice Success Celebration. Wednesday, June 7, 2017.

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Events, Twitters, and Green Web Hosting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Nonprofit Blog Exchange celebrates its second year anniversary and reflects on activities to date. Arts NpTech The Goat at Large shouts about Open Source CMS for arts organizations from the Center for Arts Management and Technology. You must read this post about blogging and low-cost nonprofit professional development.

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University of Michigan – Setting a Higher Standard for Giving Days

Connection Cafe

They opted to have their giving day coincide with the National Day of Giving (Giving Tuesday) so that they could leverage the day’s media attention around philanthropy, allowing for them to be a part of the global movement while also branding their messages to the specific needs of the university. Culture of Continuous Improvement.