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Contest for Science & Technology Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

GreatNonprofits.org’s 2010 Science and Technology Campaign, in partnership with Guidestar, NTEN, TechSoup Global, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, Association for Women in Science, Inveneo, and Tonic, seeks top-rated nonprofits who are making a difference in the fields of science and technology. read more ).

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: May 24

NTEN

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) It sounds likethey're working towards the same thing as CommonGoodVT! Members are in bold.

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Crowdsourcing: Community vs Crowd

Amy Sample Ward

The Value-add of Crowdsourcing: For me, the two biggest reasons to include crowdsourcing in your strategic design of community building or contests are: Crowdsourcing invites diversity by encouraging anyone with an idea or interest to participate. You can see the full collection, and how they were voted on by the community here: [link].

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2009 NTC Preview: Brian Rowe on Fair Use and User Generated Content

NTEN

Can you edit the videos your supporters created for your video contest into something entirely new? Tags: 09NTC brian_rowe creative commons ip NPTech NTEN. When someone posts a positive comment on your blog, can you use it in your fundraising materials? How much of the New York Times technology blog can you quote on your own site?

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Data Portability for Good

NTEN

Along with 3 colleagues, we volunteered to develop an entry for the Apps for America 2 contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. Because data is powerful! How can I make my data portable?

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2010 NTC Preview: Laura Efurd on Why You Should Care About Tech Policy

NTEN

They say that all politics is local, and nothing sounds quite as remote as Net Neutrality. Here's a preview: If you work up an appetite during Laura's session, she reminded me that there were a couple of contestants from the ATL on the last season of Top Chef. We can go visit their restaurants and talk shop: Woodfire Grill.

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Nine Teddy Bear-Approved Tips for Getting Comments On Your Blog

NTEN

That sounds like a no-brainer—but not all blogs do it. It’s along the lines of a weekly caption contest, but there’s an educational component to it. More Clicks, Less Filling Also why a weekly caption contest or Wordless Wednesday-type column works so well: When you update it, you can repost it on your organization’s Facebook page.

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