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Chromebook for Nonprofits: Are Web Apps All You Need?

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This is a disaster waiting to happen. Now they have no need for local applications or data. They can take them anywhere they need, access all their applications and data, never worry about malware, backups, disaster recovery, etc. Photo: slgckgc , CC license They use Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, and Internet Explorer.

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Building Refurbished Computers with Volunteers at InterConnection

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It refurbishes IT equipment to very high standards with a largely volunteer workforce, and it is a model program for responsible export of refurbished IT equipment in to developing countries. Most of the computers that the organization works on are donated by local companies and residents. Photos: InterConnection.org.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

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Caravan Studios' SafeNight app uses a similar model, in which individual donors can fund hotel rooms when domestic violence shelters are full. The Community Resilience Platform also pulls together important information for citizens, but specifically in times of disaster. Connecting People to Vital Services.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis. What is it?

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis. What is it?

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum. However, to localize it, Stephanie incorporated Pakistani imagery, including a photo of Arfa Karim, the youngest female Microsoft ‘expert’ in Pakistan, to represent fly. We even localized and mixed up our energizers and icebreakers.

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