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Big News at Benetech (and for me!)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Helped environmental leaders design, manage, monitor, and evaluate global conservation projects and campaigns with the first open source conservation project management tool. When Benetech began, we didn’t know of any other tech for good social enterprise. I can assure you that I am not retiring.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy. Vice President, Tech for Social Impact, Salesforce.org. Isabella Gonzalez Potter. About the Author.

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Benetech Truths

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech seeks to be open internally and externally. While respecting individual privacy and our other values, we foster a collaborative work environment through open communication. We rely on open source tools for information exchange and development tools, as appropriate.

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10 Popular #Hashtags for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Example Tweet: #FollowFriday || Wildlife Conservation || @ WildlifeTrust @ WildlifeRescue @ JaneGoodallInst @ gorilladoctors @ polarbearsintl @ seaturtle. Event] Example Tweet: UNICEF is using RapidSMS in 23 countries, many more users who download the open source software. You use it to send a shout out to your followers.

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10 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Released in 2003, WordPress is open-source software and free to use and fully-customizable using WordPress themes and plug-ins. The most recent design of the Nature Conservancy’s website is excellent.

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NetSquared Think Tank Round-Up: Tools for Monitoring Online Feedback Part 2

Tech Soup

Tattlr - "open source" says Gordon Dymowski on MetroShrink. You can track who opens it, when they open it, and if they click and give. This is usually a conservative estimate of how many people are coming. Radian 6 - "Data-centric" says Gordon Dymowski on MetroShrink. and log into.

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Guest Post by Debra Askanase: Fill the Gap Campaign Crowdsourcing for Citizen Museum Curators

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We simply put up a sign that tells the visitor where the artwork is (on loan to another museum, on view elsewhere in the building, or in the conservation center for treatment). Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing , defines it as: The application of Open Source principles to fields outside of software. We are storage, after all.

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