NetWits

OCTOBER 12, 2009

According to Wikipedia, “ Brochureware ” is the definition of a website that has very infrequently updated content. Often the site has been developed as a direct translation of existing printed materials, hence the name.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 25, 2011

The primary web development framework used in this environment is.NET. On top of proprietary UNIX, people will generally run associated open source server software for web, database and development frameworks. source: wikipedia ). Proprietary UNIX has dwindled greatly in popularity with the increasing popularity of Linux.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

It being 2015 the first place I looked is Wikipedia (of course) and found this: Skills Management. The Wiki really does sum up many important elements of skills management: Definition: The practice of understanding, developing, and deploying people and their skills. Terrific, a Wiki about skills management!

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Care2

AUGUST 3, 2012

As political campaigns and nonprofits gear up for the election cycle, I thought I would share this infographic that attempts to map the politics of social media properties like Facebook and websites like Wikipedia. Predictive modeling was then used to map the politics of the social web.

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Gyrus

JUNE 14, 2016

The second cool thing we find that is typically overlooked is the ability to develop custom APIs. ” If your organization has developers on board with some time to spare, and you as a training organizer has requirements for interactivity between common programs, an API could be developed to ease inoperability between software components.

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Did you know that the Ice Bucket Challenge has its own Wikipedia article ? Do they distract donors from developing longer term relationships with the sponsoring charity? The data is the key to developing new donor relationships. Discussion and debate. What’s the next “ice bucket”? So interesting. million.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2011

This isn’t really the place to describe what programming languages are, or how they work, but Wikipedia (as always) as a nice entry , worth a read. Most Drupal developers, for instance, don’t spend a whole lot of their time in code unless they work on contributed modules (or contribute patches and such to core.).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. By relying on volunteers, Wikipedia can draw on anyone to share their knowledge on a topic, check facts, or accurately translate content. Building a Wiki.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

Used widely throughout the globe, FrontlineSMS has empowered a texting revolutionat the grassroots by nonprofits in developing nations and has become a beacon for social good in mobile technology. It must be downloaded and is available only to nonprofit organizations. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Marnie, Daniel, and Billy had been following developments at O’Reilly Web 2.0 Wikipedia is a community, Craigslist is a community, Moveon.org is a community, eBay for crying out loud is a community. and knew something new and interesting was going on. Google Maps. One Laptop Per Child (just launched that year). Podcasting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2005

I was particularly eager to hear the afternoon lecture , Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation , by Charles Nesson at iLaw. In 1998, during the embryonic stages of the project, this focus turned to a concept called "Reverence for Life," a non-demonational philsophy of self-development which had taken root in Jamaica's prisons.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

When a for-profit company spends money on the development of a new product or venture, it banks its business on that new venture. Drupal gets updated and maintained by millions of developers (a lot like Wikipedia). They receive ongoing budget priority and dedicated resources. About the Author.

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AFP Blog

MAY 18, 2015

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap helps Nepal earthquake response | Opensource.com : " One interesting effort has been from the crowdsourced mapping community, especially on OpenStreetMap.org, a free and open web map of the world that anyone can edit (think the Wikipedia of maps.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

I found this wonderful comic on Mashable “ The Field Guide to Procrastination ” that identifies 12 different methods for work avoidance or procrastination, defined in Wikipedia as “ putting off tasks for a later date.” ” We all do it. hour chunk of work that is a very specific to do list.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

.&# He talks about three examples which have become classic – free/open source software, SETI@Home , and Wikipedia. He spends a fair bit of time talking about the Wikipedia model, and how, basically, amazing it is. Watching the collaboration of people across time zones developing these proposals has really been inspiring to me.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Designed for the developing world, nonprofit Mozilla's Firefox phones are meant to be a low-cost alternative to iPhones and Android phones. Internet.org is Zuckerberg's digital inclusion initiative to get the developing world online. In open source news, ZTE announced two smartphones that run Firefox OS 1.3, Security Alert.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 25, 2012

I've cut and pasted the list of environmental issues from Wikipedia below. Just this morning, I read in Aging As a Spiritual Practice that one of the 8 lifestyle factors that contributes to healthy aging is being nature, so keep on doing those outdoor activities! I'm curious. What environmental issues are close to your heart?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Wikimedia is the non profit that operates and manages all Wikimedia projects from Wikipedia to Wikibooks, Wikiversity to Wikispecies.). And ultimately, to develop a real (and distributed sense) of WHY the organization will do things going forward. For us, the process is as important as the plan itself. If we wanted to get real buy-in.”

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2010

The people at AidData (a program of Development Gateway ) have teamed up with the World Bank Institute to complete the first stage of a groundbreaking geocoding project (Mapping for Results Initiative).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2008

But, I'd love to see a range of examples that de-construct the development of a wiki in a nonprofit setting. Perhaps you most likely remember this amazing deconstruction by John Udell of the Wikipedia entry on ??? It really helped you understand the inner workings of the collaborative construction of content on Wikipedia.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Capriza has developed what they call a virtualization-based approach that allows someone to make an internal organization mobile app for a department — in as little as a week. I envision a magical time when we'll all be our own little Wikipedias. Capriza.com — promises to revolutionize mobile apps.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Wikipedia provides a good formal definition : “Web accessibility refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. “Web accessibility” means creating websites that can be fully used by people with disabilities.

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Care2

DECEMBER 13, 2009

In the four decades since the development of Election Day exit polling, this is the largest gap ever seen in a presidential election between the votes of those under and over age 30.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

We had a delightful discussion with Lance Slaughter, Chief Development Officer and Chapter Relations extraordinaire for the ALS Association. Wikipedia Searches for ALS : 2.89 I think what is most captivating, and something that Slaughter and I discussed, is the statistic on Wikipedia searches. million Twitter mentions.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Wikipedia offers this one : Intelligence has been defined as the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. AI systems are composed of modules that can be independently developed and replaced.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

He estimated that half the developers were hobbyists, and half were people with start-up ventures who came to San Francisco looking for seed funding. Most attendees were Android app developers who are interested in getting into Glassware , the app development platform for Google Glass. The conference attracted 1,200 attendees.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

Grant Howe is VP of research & development for Sage North America's Nonprofit Solutions business, based in Austin, Texas. Follow him on Twitter and read his first post in the Tag, You're IT! I've heard a lot employees and managers talk about "needing a mentor." What Is or Isn’t Mentorship?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

As a result, website experiences have had to change significantly—from the way websites are designed and developed to the Content Management System (CMS) used and search engine optimization (SEO) strategies. What is responsive web design?

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 22, 2007

Fixing Wikipedia Articles link [via Michael Gilbert's weekly Nonprofit Online News] More and more often we find that wikipedia is the first place we are pointed to when seeking information about a person or organization online. Suppose you look up your NPO and find incorrect information in the article?

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

David zeroed in on two relevant data points to tell the story - the number of hours Americans spend watching TV in a year, and the total combined man hours needed to create all of wikipedia: 4. Their Envisioning Development project helps people understand “What is Affordable Housing” in New York City.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Emily Inlow-Hood of PATH shared her group’s work on building out a strategic Wikipedia presence, and the discussion went on to consider a wide range of presence management topics, from mobile (build applications? or just optimize for the browser?),

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Bay Area, in the summer of 2012. It will be a gamechanger in the US, with 10,000 of the smartest, most motivated young hackers and other young technoids being exposed to the best of web development, artificial intelligence, robotics, social networking, gaming and social engagement. Welcome to the U.S., Campus Party — we need you.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Toronto, Ontario: How to Develop and Deliver an Effective Pitch. Boston, Massachusetts: What Nonprofits Can (and Cannot) Learn from Wikipedia. Denver, Colorado: Not Your Grandmother's Website: Mobile/Responsive Web Development. Open Data Leads to Development: Is This Wishful Thinking? Tuesday, July 14, 2015.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2009

is what we call social computing, when the content is contributed by the users, like YouTube or Wikipedia. We do collection development in both directions now. Library 2.0 is what librarians call it when we apply these ideas to libraries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2006

One of the communities that inspired this development - Planetwork has held a vision for how these emerging open standards could be used for social change. XRI and I-names are part of the OpenID ecology that is gaining traction on lots of grassroots sites along with big sites Technorati and Wikipedia.

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