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Oregon Foundation looking for a Million Dollar Idea

Amy Sample Ward

Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Oregon, USA, that has a pioneering spirit and is always up to something new, different, and meaningful – plus it is quite near to my heart. Meyer Memorial Trust is the largest private foundation in Oregon, established from Fred G. Meyer’s personal estate.

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What We Talk About When Talk About Open Data

Tech Soup

Five years ago, the city of Portland, Oregon followed the precedent set by San Francisco and Chicago when it opened its data to developers. You can see some of the apps generated by the contest at civicapps.org.). Here in the U.S., local governments are using open data to improve their services. Have you done it yourself? Shutterstock.

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NetSquared Celebrates Progress and Looks Forward to 2015

Tech Soup

15 groups held live events which helped drive video submissions to the contest and allowed TechSoup to reach more NGOs with educational opportunities. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Portland, Oregon: Website Accessibility 101. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Portland, Oregon: NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. Check out the #Storymakers2017 page for all the details.

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Live Blogging: 09NTC Mapping Your Social Media Strategy

Amy Sample Ward

but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. ARC - we are set up similarly, Robin Parker does Oregon Trail chapter for example. Beth’s learning process: document on the fly. test and teweak. pick the right metrics. harvest insights. look at what other nonprofits are doing in the space.

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Super Tuesday!

Connection Cafe

Keeping in touch with friends and family is less and less about writing an email and more and more about commenting on Facebook or sending a text message. All states offer the option to vote via absentee ballot , and Oregon and Washington are both pretty much entirely vote-by-mail. Almost everything these days is online. Fuggedaboutit.

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