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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. It is a must download! Viddy :: viddy.com.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Today I’m in San Antonio, Texas, for the American College of Preventive Medicine annual conference. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Direct Content. Indirect Content.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

They originally wanted to organize a conference to convene social innovators and social entrepreneurs on the nonprofit tech cutting edge to see what everyone was doing. An example of an API is when you put a Bing or Google Map on your website.). Google Maps. and knew something new and interesting was going on. What Is Web 2.0?

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The Future of Cloud Computing: 5 Startups to Watch from BoxWorks

Tech Soup

When I attended the BoxWorks conference in San Francisco in September, one extraordinary session I attended was on emerging cloud technologies. BoxWorks is the annual conference for Box.com, one of the emerging cloud file storage and collaboration companies similar to Dropbox and Huddle. via search to end-users.

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Join a Nonprofit Tech User Group This August

Tech Soup

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. NCTech4Good’s Judy Hallman identifies the lessons learning during their recent conference. The power of wikipedia to drive traffic to your nonprofit was the subject of Kate Bladow ’s recent event report from Baltimore. August’s NetSquared Events.

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Big Data, Philanthropy, and Health at SOCAP13

Tech Soup

At SOCAP13 , a social enterprise conference in San Francisco, I attended two back-to-back conferences on big data with some nonprofit representation. CHNA is part of a larger project called Community Commons , an interactive mapping, networking, and learning tool. How big does the data have to be? Where does it come from?

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

David zeroed in on two relevant data points to tell the story - the number of hours Americans spend watching TV in a year, and the total combined man hours needed to create all of wikipedia: 4. Kurt is a frequent speaker and panelist at conferences on technology issues facing organizations.

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