Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

We have groups in 24 countries, and last year, we held 835 events helping more than 12,000 nonprofit employees, board members, volunteers, and community leaders. Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link].

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NTEN

JUNE 14, 2011

When the earthquake hit Japan in March, nonprofits of all sizes, budgets, and national reputations put up Fundraising Projects on Causes. friends on social media of community members. But on social media, creating a small active community of supporters that is engaged and active provides an alternative. Communicate regularly.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2011

What few are aware of, however, is that the Windows Azure platform also has the capability of serving communities that have been affected by disasters. The portal would allow emergency response teams, municipal actors, and other community agencies to use mapping, social media, translation, and other tools for online communications.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Image credit: Yumi Kimura from Yokohama, JAPAN (so happy smiling cat) [ CC-BY-SA-2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons. community Community member news member roundup news nptech nten Program' If you''ve got some happenings and news of your own to share, let us know and we''ll feature it in an upcoming Member Roundup!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

53% of Asia Pacific citizens donate to charity, with those in Thailand (71%) more likely to do so and those in Japan the least likely (16%). Source: Corporation for National and Community Service. Source: OnGood. Source: MasterCard. Volunteers give twice as often to charity as non-volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The workshop was a discussion, tweet-festival, and social media community-building exercise. The Networked Nonprofit in Japan. >&# >&# ichi&# – Hiroyasu Ichikawa who is president of the SocialCompany in Japan was visiting the Bay Area to attend SoCap.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Impacts to Philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I hope you can take a moment to tell us how donations you've gotten through TechSoup have helped you serve your community. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale. How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2011

Samin Nosrat Samin Nosrat creates community around food with her varied endeavors as a cook, teacher, writer, and accidental activist. She's known for the Pop-Up General Store , Tartine Afterhours dinners , Home Ec Cooking Classes , and the nationwide Bakesale for Japan that raised $140,000.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

Connected Citizens: The Power, Peril, and Potential of Networks – This new report from the Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute explores engaged communities: "Ten years ago, a tiny web site asked people to volunteer to write their own encyclopedia. What does it mean for community change?"

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

A: As the original nonprofit crowdfunding platform, GlobalGiving has an extensive community of vetted global nonprofits and a trusted donation platform. KizunaCranes.com was an engaging site designed to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief efforts in 2011. Q: How do companies around the world use GlobalGiving’s API? LEARN MORE.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

This post was written by Tierney Smith, community manager of TechSoup Canada. One of the scenarios where it's especially important to be able to handle unusually high amounts of traffic is after a disaster, which is why Second Harvest Japan decided to host its Emergency Response Portal in the cloud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

These stories come from all over the world such as US, China, Russia, Japan, etc. These tasks span across 3 main areas in children’s lives, such as at Home, in School and within Communities. .” To help young children understand, we tell international folk stories to illustrate our ten values. Summary.

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Global Giving

AUGUST 21, 2018

A: Founded in 2002, GlobalGiving has an extensive community of vetted global nonprofits and a trusted donation platform. KizunaCranes.com was an engaging site designed to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief efforts. They can give back to communities who make or buy their products by processing donations with each purchase.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2011

Yes, the same Facebook application that hosts your Birthday Wish and largely powered the Save Japan Dolphins campaign featured in the documentary The Cove. Social media allows videos/photos to be viewed in the context of a community of action-takers, which is important to motivate action" – @causes.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Direct Relief International was involved in the Haitian earthquake in 2010 and the Japan earthquake in 2011, providing aid to thousands. Joining in the discussion with Andrew will be David Gadsden, a representative from the nonprofit program for Esri , the company that produces products like ArcGIS Online and Community Analyst.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

Whether or not you you play games, you can’t ignore the gaming community’s far reach these days. Solving real-world issues in a virtual world environment is a growing trend, present in initiatives such as Zynga’s in-game Japan Earthquake Relief efforts as well as games like America 2049 , Ecotopia and others.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2014

So how does a nonprofit that does so much for its community keep operations running smoothly? Tours have brought the boys to Japan, New Zealand, Scandinavia, and other exciting places! I am certainly blessed with the friends and opportunities that Kantorei has given me, and am proud to say that it has influenced my life."

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Engaging the Community in Innovative Ways. The Red Cross has a simple shelter search web app , accessible via any web browser. Shelter information is updated every 30 minutes. Notifying Family and Friends.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Diversity — how to make sure the organizing team, presenters, attendees, and content are inclusive and reflective of the community. So don't be nervous — we're ready to create amazing tech training and networking events in your community! The workshops topics included. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2010

Concerts took place mainly in the UK and the US, but also in Australia, Japan, France, and a half a dozen other places around the world. Local organizers mean stronger connections with the community, and potentiallly better results Downsides: These things tend to be uneven. So far, folks in 18 cities are doing just that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Hands up who’s got a Twitter follower from Japan? Here’s some good tips when your network is global. How about Facebook friends in India?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

An inclusive environment that cultivates engagement from a global community. The Community Sprint, held in San Francisco on November 2-3, was a first-of-its-kind event for the Commons Community. For the uninitiated, Community Sprints are highly collaborative, community-driven events. This shift was hard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

For example, I raised $120,000 for Japan disaster relief by showing how the tsunami destroyed cities and displaced communities. He falls into something bad and gets more and more evil each day. You can focus on the negative as part of your storyline.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

They do this work so capably that Microsoft Community Affairs has commissioned them on multiple occasions to refurbish and send their computer donations to NGOs and schools all over the world. InterConnection has also worked with the U.S Peace Corp numerous times. Suffice to say that they’re a leader in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief Find out how Second Harvest Japan used cloud-based technologies to serve Japanese communities when disaster struck. For more information, check out TechSoup Canada's recorded webinar on Google Apps. Reach for the Cloud with Microsoft Services.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

Dorado cites the online communities of Farmville, which raised funds for Japan tsunami relief, and FoldIt, which deciphered the structure of an AIDS-like virus. And organizations that do not want to go it entirely alone can reach out to online game creation communities for help with development. Collaboration and Epic Wins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

via Steve Elbows from the Video Bloggers Community: Signed a deal that involves 3 youtube 'channels' of BBC content, one of which. wont be available in the UK due to advertising: full article here. uploaded by YouTube members - although it would reserve the right to swap. altered in a way that would damage the BBC's brand.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

Jen Burton, Community Director of Causes Fundraising Focus: Facebook. In 2009, The Academy Award winning film The Cove used the activism platform to create one of the most successful causes , bringing together over 1 million people to end the dolphin slaughter in Japan. Jen recently spoke at TechSoup’s Online Community Meetup.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2011

How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief Find out how Second Harvest Japan used cloud-based technologies to serve Japanese communities when disaster struck. For more information, check out TechSoup Canada's recorded webinar on Google Apps. Reach for the Cloud with Microsoft Services.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 9, 2005

Right now, I'm in Kyoto, Japan, to speak at the Science and Technology in Society forum (STS). It's my first visit to North Africa, and I'm excited about the chance to meet more of the leadership of the international disability community (especially those engaged in technology issues). Sometimes I like to update people on my travels.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. SF Online Community Meetup. Dublin, Ireland: Techfugees: A Tech Community Response to the Needs of Refugees. Tokyo, Japan: #社会課題に向き合うwebデザイナーが­増えている!? Tuesday, March 7, 2017.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Japan) as well as terms that your supporters are likely to use in describing commercial whaling (e.g., Tags: Influence Audience Research Internet Strategy Online Community Social Media. You probably don’t want to construct the following search: commercial + whaling. Yikes, more than 30,000 results.

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See3

JUNE 22, 2009

For example, a post about a round of whale killing in Japan might like to a Greenpeace action against whaling. And another fun video to recruit video-makers from the YouTube community: Tags: Video youtube. You can see more about this new initiative here: Here you can watch the NerdFighters talk about this new opportunity.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

A View of the Cloud from the NetSquared Community Even among technologically inclined people, there's sometimes a reluctance to move to the cloud. How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief Find out how Second Harvest Japan used cloud-based technologies to serve Japanese communities when disaster struck.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2011

Is your organization working to ready itself to respond to the needs caused by the earthquake in Japan? Share them here so the nonprofit community can be better prepared the next time the need arises. Author: Kent Gilliam. Convio wants to help you. Rapid response is a top-of-mind topic for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes right now.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Organizer, Bakesale for Japan listen Naomi Natale, Founding Artist, One Million Bones listen Halle Butvin, Founder and Director, One Mango Tree listen Carinne Brody, Doctoral Candidate in Public Health at UC Berkeley. listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen.

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