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Attention Data Nerds: The Future is Now: Mobile Strategies for Social Impact

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My favorite example of how mobile technology is literally putting power in the hands, pockets and purses of people is Fresno BusTracker. Community members are using this data to press for – and win – changes in the transportation system in Fresno.

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Community Science Workshops and Shared Authorship of Space: Interview with Emilyn Green

Museum 2.0

Our programs end up being the hub of the local science learning ecosystem--especially in communities where there isn''t a science center for miles in any direction. And Fresno in the Central Valley--a city of 500,000, hundreds of miles from the closest science center. Where it didn''t work, no local support stepped up.

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