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Open Source Feminism: An Intervention with Wikipedia

NTEN

B h Magazine. Open source is meant to be free and equal, but then why do men continue to dominate open source sites like Wikipedia? In February 2014, groups of artists and tech-savvy folks staged what called they called a “feminist intervention” to Wikipedia. Sarah Mirk. Online Editor.

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Wade Roush suggests some continuous computing tools that ought to benefit npos

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the comments of a I post I did on continuous computing where I referenced the continuous computing blog and the possiblities for nonprofits, Wade Roush, a senior editor and West Coast bureau chief for MIT's Technology Review magazine suggested some additional tools. (He I hope to post an interview with SJ soon.) Check out Wikicities.

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Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He covered the following platforms: Blogs: It is more than a web site, built by one person or a small community or group of bloggers. He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia. components, including a blog community.

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4 Tips for Beating Bailout Election Malaise: Give, Laugh, Appreciate, and Look for the Open Door

Have Fun - Do Good

by John Tierney, a recent study published in Science magazine found that, "spending money on others promotes happiness more than spending money on oneself.” A fun way to give, and be part of a larger community, is to join the 29-Day Giving Challenge. According to a March 2008 New York Times article, Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. Emphasize what you will do with the gift and how it will impact the community.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a nice collection of links from the NTEN blog with good footnotes that includes a pointer to the ChicagoTechnology Cooperative , a group comprised of consultants, technicians, developers, and designers, with extensive experience serving the unique needs of nonprofit and community-based organizations. Are there others? Using Web2.0

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Office clean-up Part 1 :Open-Source and the GPL

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

And what happened is I ended up sitting on the floor all day, reading through the piles magazines that have come in over the last few months and just stacked up. I know a lot of people in the in the non-profit community think of Open-Source software as "free", as not requiring a license agreement. You can find it online here.