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Techniques and Tools: How To Visualize Your Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ari Sahagun , a consultant who works with social justice groups on network visualizations, called for a group to discuss Network Mapping and Visualization. We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. The notes are here.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. The platform would then take their data, map it from their sending location, and create the other visual support data you see on the map. Indirect Content.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users. They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more. Google Maps & MyMaps.

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Mobile Innovations for Social Good

NTEN

Mobile Voices offers an open-source multi-media platform optimized for low-cost mobile phones that lets users create, share, and reflect on stories about their lives and communities. Third Place: $10,000. Marginalized populations lack access to digital technology yet aspire to participate meaningfully in the digital public sphere.

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Tools Galore in Online Communications - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older More than 3.5 Twitter data: An estimated 5,000 to 10,000 new accounts are registered each day.

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Driving Employee Development: The Role of an LMS in Corporate Training Programs

Gyrus

Upskilling the Workforce with an LMS Employers can deploy training in a variety of formats, such as online or live courses, offline courses, recorded courses, or webinars. An LMS helps employers re-tailor or tweak their training modules depending on skill gaps and other data inferred from current training. 100% cloud-based deployment.

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