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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. Google announces " Broadcast Your Cause, " a nonprofit channel on YouTube. It's an open source free web meeting service.

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Using a CMS to Make Your Website Social

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Along with updates to the four systems we reviewed in the past, we’ve added seven new open source and proprietary systems to provide nonprofits with a much broader scope of the types of systems available to them. Note from Beth: Your web site is your home base is the heart and soul of your content strategy.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

Top feature: Slack’s foundational feature is channels. You can create channels for different projects, campaigns, teams, or topics. Top feature: Adobe users have access to a robust asset library of over 195 million royalty-free Adobe Stock collection photos, videos, and music. This keeps all conversations focused.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge Global Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

Although video is popular issues like bandwidth speed, which affect many communities, photo may be the best storytelling option. The discussion focused on creating greater visibility for organizations across digital channels. Making an impact also requires giving your audience a story in a format they can consume.

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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

With over a decade of web development experience, John channeled his skills into building something with social value. ″, that focuses on open standards and linking data. Many of us are aware of open source software and open architecture, but open philanthropy doesn’t exist yet.

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