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Member Round Up: Corn Dogs! Interactive Maps!

NTEN

GOOD Maker, in a partnership with NTEN, announced Detroit's Green Economy Leadership Training (Solidarity) winner of their Use Technology for Good challenge. Solidarity 's winning idea, 'Off Grid Solar System for an Urban Farm', will use the grant to install a solar energy system at Food Field, a four-acre organic, urban farm in Detroit.

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The Public Argument About Arts Support as Seen through the Lens of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Museum 2.0

Earlier this month, the Detroit Institute of Arts was "saved" by a voter-approved property tax (called a "millage") in its three surrounding counties. As one Detroit Free Press commenter wrote: "You are not getting it. Several Detroit comments were in this vein. This perspective was rampant in Michigan.

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Great reads from around the web on August 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

. 'What I’m going to talk about today, are some of the network properties and social principles behind some popular social platforms. Of course, I will compare and contrast them to the new kids on the block (i.e. Google+), and talk about their behavioral implications.'"

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

Data Collecting and Mapping. This project began as a Code for America project in Detroit. Prashant and his co-founders identified a need for local data about buildings and real estate in Detroit and discovered that the city was under-resourced when it came to the technical tools needed to collect it. Referral Services.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

Tech Soup

Refuge Restrooms is a web application and a mobile app (Android and iOS) that crowdsources and maps locations of gender-neutral and trans-safe bathrooms. Of all the projects presented, the Detroit Water Project might be the most well-known. It has been covered by TechCrunch, The Baltimore Sun , CBS News , and more.

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Detroit, Michigan: SeeClickFix Summer Workshop. Detroit, Michigan: SeeClickFix Summer Workshop. Seattle, Washington: Social Network Analysis: Mapping Your Nonprofit's Connections. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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How to Better Choose the World's Most Innovative Nonprofits

Tech Soup

Fast Company's nonprofit innovators list included: The Foundation for Detroit's Future — For saving a city and its art. Direct Relief — For using interactive mapping to fight Ebola. Which Organizations Made the Grade? The ALS Association — For taking a wacky idea and running with it. The Howard G.

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