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The Commons Introduces Grassroots Mobile Survey

Saleforce Nonprofit

This open-source, accessible solution enables workers and volunteers to collect data wherever they need to go. They needed a mobile app that worked offline. It’s not just useful for offline situations like interviewing people in rural India. Enter: Grassroots Mobile Survey, now available to install.

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7 Ways You Can Connect at #16NTC

Tech Soup

Bridging the Divide: Online and Offline Community Managers — Thursday, March 24 — 10:30 a.m. Three Affordable Solutions: Using Open Data and Open-Source Data Science to Reach Your Goals — Friday, March 25 — 10:30 a.m. — Bridging the Divide: Online and Offline Community Managers.

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What do web stats mean, anyway?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

And in your case, as the head of a nonprofit open source organization, I think you’re going to find that not publishing site statistics will cause you more grief than you think. But in many areas there will always be scope for offline delivery of a non-profit’s message. That dog won’t hunt. 2 admin 09.18.07

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports. More and more, now we can.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.

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Nonprofit SXSW Goodness – Conference List Toppers, To-Dos and Topics of Interest

Connection Cafe

SXSW Web Awards : Last year was the first year SXSW introduced the Advocacy award and this year there are some amazing nominees up to be recognized for their creative and effective use of interactive for social good. We'll also talk about how you can get sizeable online grants and free/discounted help from key professionals.”

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Day 1: Connecting Up Conference: Brisbane, Australia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How do we effectively use and not abuse privacy? There are offline ways to do it. is about effective use and connect with other people. Valued open-source software that is cheap, flexible, easy and multi-featured. How would you organization cope with a natural disaster? What is the first step?