Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

Consider this: when you visit your doctor about a medical issue in the United States, you can be reasonably confident that it won''t shortly be on the front page of the local newspaper. The summer of Snowden and revelations about the NSA have brought the public and private debate about digital privacy into the mainstream.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

But don't be afraid — huddle up for warmth and knowledge with your nonprofit tech friends at a local Tech4Good meetup. Find your local #Tech4Good group. Kitchener, Ontario: Promoting Open Source. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. Digital signatures for parents/guardians wanting to sign up their children with disabilities for Bookshare. when we bring them to developing world countries.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2012

Your local Microsoft Partner - local Microsoft partners focusing on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Project Hosting for Open Source Software - an open source project community hosted by Microsoft. Microsoft Pinpoint - a tool designed to help your organization find applicable help and resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 14, 2009

" The DigiActive Guide to Twitter for Activism | DigiActive.org - "Following the recent protests in Moldova, the value of Twitter as a tool for digital activism is more prominent than ever. (Just please credit CRP for the data.)" " Penguin Day Agenda - pd.aspirationtech.org - Are you heading to the NTC this month? ."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

I have become a complete devotee of Dokuwiki , which I use locally on my laptop, for my to do lists, notes, etc. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I am an avid Wiki user. Different enough to drive me crazy. Be Helpful.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. Jennifer Anderson. Priscilla Chomba Kinywa.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Submit your digital video, five photographs, or a super-short story now, because we have $13,000 in prizes available! Or if face-to-face is more your style, join your local NetSquared group — NetSquared groups are holding digital storytelling events all month. London, United Kingdom: Digital Storytelling.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

More lately, I’ve been working to focusing my advising practice on helping people implement open source software (mostly server-side) in their organizations, providing advice and training. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Basically, they partner with localized web media outlets, and provide widgets that contain information about local nonprofits that are connected to content. So if the article is about a fire, you might see on the widget information about the American Red Cross, or other local nonprofits that address the needs of victims of fire.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2005

just the other day I found an excellent case study on the Khmer Open Source Localization project. I took a closer look at KnowProse which is focused on ICT/Digital Divide issues. But this has changed. It was on a site called: KnowProse In comments, Taran told me he broke out of pdf so more could discover it.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

OBS Studio is an open-source tool for video recording and live streaming. The ability to record local video is perfect for virtual event teams that need to capture tutorials and live demos. 3D video editing. Brand overlay. Media library. Video capture. Audio tools. Text overlay. Video stabilization. 5) OBS Studio. Text overlay.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Europe and UK.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

“Collaboration is the key to success, in everything really,” said Amy Sample Ward, an Oregonian now living in London who heads up London Net Tuesday and collaborates with others to create local opportunities to share and learn. “I Socialbrite.org is built in WordPress, the popular open source blogging platform.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

Formed in response to the growing employment and economic barriers that plague the transgender (sometimes called "trans") community, Trans*H4ck is a series of hackathons that bring visibility to trans entrepreneurs and innovators while developing new and useful open-source tech products that benefit the trans community.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

What you should do Make an assessment – will using this online tool really save money or time, or facilitate collaboration in ways that is not possible with local apps? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

That is, basically, the addressing system computers and routers and such use to direct traffic around a local network, and the internet. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol. They are worth a read. {

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

It seems like it will start out with a local query system, then will be opened up to allow third party development of data analysis tools. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. - Non-Profit Tech Blog 08.17.07 The APIs will be without cost.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. Team up with local news. Many local news organizations like to host an annual food or gift drive around the holidays. Try partnering with your local news station to increase the reach of your campaign. Host a concert.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. Ushahidi has developed multiple software tools now that are in use in well over 100 countries and dozens local languages. Creative Digital Inclusion Work. These folks do astonishing work.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

I even remember writing a grant to some federal agency that probably no longer exists to help create a local infrastructure to get nonprofits online. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. When was that? Be Helpful.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

Since piloting an initial project with one of our local Pathways to Education program sites, we have seen the use of social media help our staff save substantial amounts of time and provide additional opportunities to engage our youth across the country. Jason Shim is passionate about the intersection of nonprofits, youth, and technology.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 18, 2007

What I’d really like to see though is a true, enthusiastic Open Source community get behind a “better&# spreadsheet for its own sake, not for the sake of copying Office. Phil: I agree – with time and effort, OO or any open source spreadsheet could out Excel Excel. Maybe WikiCalc is the way to go.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

Open source champion Brian Behlendorf spoke at the event, encouraging the hackers to focus on finding an interesting problem to solve rather than worrying about building a sustainable model. The participants were tasked with developing digital tools to help nonprofits and government agencies work better together.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

We also shine the light on the potential security problems of smart toys, predict the end of the digital divide, and discuss a health-related wearable that can't get here fast enough and some intriguing 10 year-old predictions that just happened to come true. Digital Divide Will Be Bridged in 2016. Social Media and Fundraising.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

OBS Studio is an open-source tool for video recording and live streaming. The ability to record local video is perfect for virtual event teams that need to capture tutorials and live demos. Capterra Rating : 5/5. 3D video editing. Brand overlay. Media library. Video capture. Audio tools. Text overlay. Video stabilization.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Our NetSquared leaders are currently holding free events in 24 countries and meet with their local TechSoup partners to collaborate on how to best support nonprofits in their country. Find your local #Tech4Good group. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

As more and more politicians dive into the world of Social Media, the way we communicate and interact with our local and national representatives is changing. Lessons in Local Tech: Sustainable Food 2.0 Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher. Are you eating well? With snacks!

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Foundations can make greater progress on addressing critical social issues by using digital platforms to elevate the work and success of the many players in their sector. Think of a digital platform as: . The functions that digital platforms can provide include: . The functions that digital platforms can provide include: .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Phil’s observation about less money to be made in open source has this choice retort: “Remember, trying to measure the information / attention / netocratic economy in dollars is like trying to figure out the worth of Microsoft by the number of acres it occupies.&# Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Back in my May Nonprofit Technology News edition, I covered the emerging field of digital wallets. Charity Digital News , Wired , and several other UK tech publications recently reported on Nominet Trust 100 , or NT100, which is a new comprehensive global list of promising applications of digital technology for social good.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

" The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. The resulting website was named "Ushahidi" from the Swahili word for "testimony."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2007

"We've been experimenting with using various feeds on our local CVS site to make it more dynamic. The front page combines several active feeds from our editors in a side bar and the news page takes a feed fom the local council and the ict page takes a feed from the local Digital Challenge blog.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

" The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. The resulting website was named "Ushahidi" from the Swahili word for "testimony."

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