Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 18, 2014

Are you driven to make a real difference from a leadership position in the open source community, at the heart of Silicon Valley and at the unique intersection of technology and social change? Brand career hiring job nonprofit open source recruiting social enterprise social entrepreneur tech4good VP of Engineering'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. Martus is our free, open source, secure information collection and management tool. To do so, we definitely need your help. billion poor and unbanked. Martus Desktop 4.5 and Mobile Martus 1.2

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

In this guide, we’ll answer all of your learning experience platform questions and more, including: What is an LXP? As your learning business grows and evolves, these changes are fueled by data. An LXP is a cutting-edge platform that some learning business professionals believe will change the way we view eLearning.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change. Socialbrite.org is built in WordPress, the popular open source blogging platform.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 6, 2022

Here is the GA guide: Meet the next generation of Google Analytics. This is a GREAT time to move to Google Tag Manager as it will create a home for all of the different tracking codes your site has, track changes and make sure they don’t hurt site speed as much. Here is our guide on Google Tag Manager for nonprofits.

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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. Sometimes these adjustments are an ongoing process, as our lives and preferences change with time. Since then, I became self-employed, and BuJo accompanied me through this change. My collections: 2 examples.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

At Salesforce, our business is guided by stakeholder capitalism , a system in which corporate purpose is based on a fundamental commitment to all stakeholders — customers, employees, partners, communities, the planet, and society — rather than just shareholders. “We Salesforce’s Sustainability at Home Guide . About the Author.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

“We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. One great way is to guide your staff through new information using a virtual training course. This guide explains that organizations can use learning management systems to design courses that ensure everyone is on the same page.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This guide highlights the top affordable and free nonprofit software solutions to turn to for support. You may not want to change how you currently manage donors, which means you’d like to invest as little as possible in a different solution or approach to donor management. Is it worth it to spend the money? 9 Best Solutions.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Vilcek Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

I've been following Christian Kreutz 's blog, CrissCrossed Blog , which explores social changes through communication and focuses on the impact, potential and challenges of using Web2.0 There was also a more technical guide but I cannot find it right now. tools in different cultures around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2007

You can cast your ballot for the projects that you think most effectively use the social web for social change. To vote, read through the Voting Guidelines , and their handy Voter Guide , which includes short summaries of the 150+ nominated projects. Open Source, Open Standards Video. Games for Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2010

Together as a group we can make The Networked Nonprofit a best seller AND help kids in Cambodia! In addition, the guiding principles in the book will help your nonprofit transform itself into a networked nonprofit that can address many pressing social change issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2008

is a new web resources that includes tactical guides to using a wide range communications tools for social change, packaged with some open source tools for creating media.  The tools section is an annotated directory of open source tools that describe the tool and include links to downloads, manuals, and tutorials.  

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

WebHuddle is free, and open source. But interestingly, Yugma is now integrated with Skype, which totally changes the whole audio on a separate channel issue. This is what I want: The community edition of DimDim that integrates with an open source VOIP system and Moodle. That can share my Linux desktop.

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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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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

For more nonprofit- and library-specific apps, also see: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change from the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference. See our nonprofit and library app survey results and the nonprofit and library Apps Wish List to see how other nonprofits and libraries are thinking about apps. Arts Organization Apps.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions. to networking opportunities galore, the multi-day event captures the heart of using technology for social change. From panels, plenaries, and presentations (oh my!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

As he notes, the analysis can be helpful to him as a journalist and content curator to identify potential sources online. He then pulled the data into an open source network analysis software called Gephi which produced a network map that he reviewed to help guide engagement and source discovery.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

A Girl’s Guide to Managing Projects has a nice post about what Project Managers do all day, anyway. Amy Kinkaid, of Fundraising Breakthroughs , has some great advice about asking for money without shame. Generative Transformation talks about what leadership is , and means – particularly that it means self-awareness. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2009

I kept on hearing phrases like "facebook," "social return on investment," "gift economy," and "social change." I could not resist striking up a conversation with them, especially since we had so much rough turbulence that it helped distract me. I'll certainly be exploring these tools and programs in more depth.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

For example, one of the case studies that Amy Sample Ward and I profiled in the mobile section of our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere was about “Missed Calls” as an organizing strategy. Check out their latest reports on the 2103 Field Guide to Software for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2009

While young people and early adopters increasingly turn to the social Web not only to socialize but to communicate, explore new ideas and share new experiences, nonprofits and social change organizations are still generally stuck in the top-down, one-way world of Web 1.0. jazz and put it to work for your organization or cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

” For further context on mindset and work practice changes in philanthropy to embrace data, here’s some points from Lucy Bernholz. ” He talked about scaffolding as intentional effort to change something. He referenced that there are over 371 platforms for social change data. this any way to run a sector?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

One we like that is oriented toward open source and also advocacy is the Library Freedom Project (LFP). The Internet has not changed that. Finally, I also like the very plain language Senior's Guide to Computers security page. TechSoup's Safer Online Guide. Online Security for Libraries. Want even more?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

Open Source Feminism - Click to Play. Penguin Day is a day-long workshop for nonprofit organizations to explore the range of issues and options inovlved in using Free and Open Source Software. What are the tactics for supporting online open source communities? What is the gensis of an open source community?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Submitted by Paul Lamb, Principal of Man On A Mission Consulting As an avid promoter of technology for social change, and as an active participant in a community of faith, I have often wondered why the two worlds remain so segregated? BTW, if you haven't seen this " Guided Tour of Spirituality in Second Life " its worth a looksee).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Michelle Murrain is doing a post about 100 free and open source software tools. There's also the DiSo Project , an umbrella for a group of open source implementations of distributed social networking concepts. Share Your Stories and Change the World " is accepting submissions until February 7th.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Explore this definitive guide to learn more about Giving Tuesday, get great campaign ideas, and soak up some best practices. Credit card changes are one of the biggest challenges for nonprofits running a recurring gift program. For more information on planning for your major campaign, check out this capital campaign guide from Qgiv.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Michelle Martin rounds up some recent videos from Michael Wesch , the creator of The Machine is US/ing Us , including his newest "Information R/evolution," it is about how digital information is qualitatively different from information on paper and how this changes the ways we think about how to store, use, access it. And if Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Drew Bernard has a review of a new guide by the good folks at Tactical Technology Collective called " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " Nonprofits are from Mars, Designers/Techies are from Venus from the alldaybuffet describes some classic communications issues between nonprofits, designers, and technology staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. If you are interested in community plumbing, here's rough diagram , although it might have changed since a few days ago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. ErikaBJune shines a spotlight on virtual world and digital games for change projects. Open Source Software is Fair Trade !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Be sure to check out Beginner's Guide to Facebook and How to promote your Cause on Facebook articles.

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 5, 2022

According to Morweb’s guide to nonprofit web accessibility , you should leverage your CMS to add the following user-friendly features: . Integrate this tool into your website so visitors can easily change the font size and type as well as change colors to greyscale. . Accessibility widget.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

Telling the Benetech story better is crucial to our future: crucial to making the social change at scale that we consider the essence of innovation. Rebranding is about telling our story better, not changing our core values. Our goal is social change at scale. We are about big, positive change using technology as the vehicle.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2017

Chayn , an international domestic violence charity, recently released a Do-It-Yourself Online Safety Guide. The purpose of the guide is to help people, especially women, be more aware of the safety risks we take online. The guide helps us make a diagnosis of our security strengths and weaknesses and take action to keep safe.

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