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. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Preparation and Resiliency: The talents and expertise are an enormous untapped resource in preparing our communities for natural and man-made disasters of all kinds, whether it’s hurricanes, earthquakes, school shootings, or global pandemics like COVID – 19. updating relevant Wikipedia pages. . Global Volunteer Programs.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

Victoria, Canada: Growing Your Digital Fundraising — E-Blasting 101. Morrisville, NC: Get your NPTech Resources! The power of wikipedia to drive traffic to your nonprofit was the subject of Kate Bladow ’s recent event report from Baltimore. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

"The digital revolution is changing the hierarchy of information," said Dr. Valerie Hill in her recent visit to the Nonprofit Commons. YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. In fact, accessibility is the biggest pull for the digitization of anything these days, right?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The larger aim of the organization is to support a digital commons that promotes the sharing and innovative "building upon" of creative works. Lots of organizations now use Creative Commons licensing, including the World Bank , Wikipedia , and MIT plus many other universities. We are in pretty good company. Image 1 : C! /

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2009

Some people have responded to the news with little more than bemusement that Encarta lasted as long as it did, and many have pointed to Wikipedia as Encarta's killer and successor. Wikipedia is the most obvious answer, but is it really ready to be a primary resource in children's education? Photo: Bright Tal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 That said, to be alerted of new resources for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 e-Newsletter.

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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 talks about three examples which have become classic – free/open source software, SETI@Home , and Wikipedia. This is what I call “commons-based peer production.&# Be Helpful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

A blockchain is a decentralized, distributed and public digital ledger that is used to record transactions across many computers so that the record cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of all subsequent blocks and the collusion of the network. – Wikipedia. – Digital Guardian. – Wikipedia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Competition includes a "Knowledge-networking" category designed to take good ideas and circulates them widely, taking full advantage of the Web's potential for collaborative thinking. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Gavin's Digital Diner has a thoughtful essay titled " Do Nonprofits Dream of Electronic Sheep? Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week. Congrats to Allison Fine for the Terry McAdam Book Award. Yikes, the first ever tag spam I've seen in the NpTech Tag Stream! It like it was also splog and closed down by wordpress.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

In the end, the vast majority of non profits simply do not have the technology resources to use most open source solutions. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. at 3:23 am I think your definition of SaaS is aspirational rather than factual. Be Helpful.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News Here are the steps for getting coverage of your organization’s work in newspapers, TV news, and digital publications: . A story about your organization’s history, programs, and future goals is unlikely to get picked up by a newspaper, TV station, or digital publication. Step 1: Find Your Story .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). Its move to becoming an open source DB with a development/community approach similar to MySQL, and 30 years of attentiveness to the Enterprise customer makes it a great resource for Non profits. You might want to take another look at Ingres. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). Its move to becoming an open source DB with a development/community approach similar to MySQL, and 30 years of attentiveness to the Enterprise customer makes it a great resource for Non profits. You might want to take another look at Ingres. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

There is much much commentary and grieving taking place online as well as a memorial in SecondLife , and an article in Wikipedia. However, some nonprofits feel that Second Life is a waste of time and resources. Eric Rice writes about the digital divide in California, while Web2.0 The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2013

Here’s a round up of resources and advice. An excellent source of images is to take them yourself with your digital camera or mobile phone camera. If you practice some the basic photography rules , you should be able to DIY some good images for your content strategy. It is important to respect copyright laws.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Check out our course with Chief Whaler George Weiner and GivingTuesday’s own Director of Digital Strategy Kathleen Murphy. The rest of these tips don’t really make sense if you aren’t participating… GivingTuesday.org has great resources and a way to list your organization GivingTuesday.org/join. Enroll here. . Join #GivingTuesday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 This resources is always good for a laugh. e-Newsletter. e-Newsletter. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2012

You might recall a day earlier this year when you were greeted with an odd blackout message instead of the Wikipedia entry for poutine. Many became aware of the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act after the January 18 service blackouts started by Wikipedia and Reddit (with support from Craigslist and Google ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Are you spending organizational resources writing outreach materials to your program participants. to content on a blog and other web resources so you don??????t Just think about the web resources you consume every day. Research to incorporate in instructional materials.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 This resources is always good for a laugh. e-Newsletter. e-Newsletter. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2006

Read More » Letter from Participation Camp: The Digital Divide Aimee McLaughlin in Influence 5 May 2010 As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasnt sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference." " A key message was.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2006

Read More » Letter from Participation Camp: The Digital Divide Aimee McLaughlin in Influence 5 May 2010 As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasnt sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference." " A key message was.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

With content marketing interest on the rise and nonprofit specific resources lacking, we though it important to help our sector better understand what content marketing is and how it’s being used by nonprofits to advance their missions. By Frank Barry , Director of Digital Marketing at Blackbaud. What is Content Marketing?

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 11, 2017

Wikipedia : In philanthropy, donor intent is the purpose , sometimes publicly expressed, for which a philanthropist intends a charitable gift or bequest. And while it would be great to optimize these areas, most nonprofits: Have limited resources to dedicate to marketing. Cannot afford a digital marketing agency.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

The most well-known example is Wikipedia , a user-generated encyclopedia which boasts over 6 million entries written and edited by about 30,000 volunteer participants. Wikipedia has become one of the top ten most-visited websites worldwide and is the only one in the top ten that is a non-profit initiative. Think of how Wikipedia works.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 This resources is always good for a laugh. e-Newsletter. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 This resources is always good for a laugh. e-Newsletter. e-Newsletter.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

With content marketing interest on the rise and nonprofit specific resources lacking, we thought it important to help our sector better understand what content marketing is and how it’s being used by nonprofits to advance their missions. By Frank Barry , Director of Digital Marketing at Blackbaud. What is Content Marketing?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 This resources is always good for a laugh. e-Newsletter. e-Newsletter. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 11, 2006

15 Minute XP Tune-up Here's a nice resource for the accidental techy - a brief course in "cleaning up" your user's pcs to improve performance. Wikipedia takes center stage Nicholas Carr has been bemused for a good while now by the growing popularity of the publically editied Internet knowledge compendium Wikipedia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

The offline wikipedia, Moulin. A list of tools and resources for Democracy Building and Civic Engagement from the Berkman-Sunlight workshop. Unthinkingly points us to the last mile wikipedia , a 400,000+ article no-images version of the wikipedia that fits snugly into a CD and launched by Geekcorps. It's called Moulin.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

Joshua Greenberg from the New York Public Library talked about transitioning from teaching information literacy to information fluency—helping visitors navigate and harness the vast world of digital information to their own ends. Of course, to do this, staff have to be not just fluent but masters of new information platforms. Do they want it?

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