Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

As Salesforce has deepened our commitment to the environment, we’ve also been inspired by our customers who have made sustainability fundamental to their missions with innovative approaches. Below are resources for companies, nonprofits, and education institutions alike to deepen their commitment to the environment: Sustainability Cloud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

What does it mean that one blog has three times as many users as another blog in the nonprofit tech space? Maybe open Social Graphs will help ? The event is encouraging bloggers around the web to write a post about the environment. t documentation" from the list of what open source communities can learn from nonprofits.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

We may be a nonprofit, but we’re also a tech company: in ten years, we shouldn’t be doing what we’re doing today! That work includes updates and upgrades to Martus , our free, open source software that enables human rights fieldworkers to securely document abuse that is occurring in dangerous environments.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

From my college dorm room, where I thought that pattern recognition could do more than target missiles, to my first successful high tech company where we built technology that could read just about any font without training, to Benetech’s founding with the Arkenstone reading machine for the blind. That was over 24 years ago!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

Our work has significant impact on users, partners, and the fields of social enterprise, human rights, disability and the environment. 4 We prefer open to proprietary (internal and external). Benetech seeks to be open internally and externally. We honor our commitments to all our stakeholders. 3 We do the right stuff right.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

We use free and open source software whenever possible, but we're pragmatic and work with what our human rights monitoring and advocacy partners need, so our environment is a pretty eclectic mix. Please use open file formats (PDF is fine). Write and run web crawlers and scrapers for data collection.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

First, links for the day: High Tech Trash – it’s an in depth photo essay and interactive feature on the National Geographic website. So next year, I’ll be doing 100 posts on particular free and open source tools. Hmmm, think it was that keyword? Two whole pageviews. I find that fascinating.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. I’m realizing that all of the justifications for why I am so into open source and free software is right here in this book! It gets chewy, for sure, but it feels like every chew is worth it.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2009

Future Tech (10:15am, Wheeler Hall). The Future Tech panelists are experts in the development and implementation of new technologies that work for the social good. Youtube users and environment lends to active participation. Two trends: Technical side increasing openness in API, RSS, etc. Moderator: John Scott.

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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. Currently she manages corporate venture capital partnerships at Elemental Excelerator, a climate tech growth accelerator based in the Pacific. About the Author.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

So, look for opportunities to be a catalyst, supporting an environment for the community to help itself. Debunking Myths About Funding Tech Innovation. As it turns out, the community knows far more about itself than you do (unless you are actually part of that community, of course!).

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

It is a nonprofit tech company that develops free and open-source software for information collection, visualization, and crowdsourced interactive mapping to help mitigate disasters. The device can also be plugged into solar power chargers, making it well-suited for fieldwork or rural environments.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

Does your IT department require a specific tech stack? We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Open source systems don’t have licensing fees, and hosting in a Linux environment is less expensive than hosting in a Microsoft environment.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

Does your IT department require a specific tech stack? We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Open source systems don’t have licensing fees, and hosting in a Linux environment is less expensive than hosting in a Microsoft environment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. The Non-Profit Tech Blog drills down deeper on the limitations and suggests waiting before adopting. This week was Blog Action Day for the Environment.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

One of TechSoup's less-known areas of work has been to support and promote the work of other tech-for-good organizations, like Ushahidi in Kenya. Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. These folks do astonishing work. I was there that year and the competition was intense.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact. Fast Forward, a tech nonprofit accelerator, highlighted a few such organizations during their Demo Day 2022 event. Using Tech to Reduce Barriers to Education.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

John Lyman from Google.org laid out three key themes in deploying technology products in the developing world: Remember the context and environment in which you are using technology. With numerous speakers and a packed agenda, I had a chance to hear some of the projects that's happening in this space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2007

A Women's Tech (un)Conference. Our goal is to create an open space forum for women in tech to come together to. Our goal is to create an open space forum for women in tech to come together to. Sheesgeeky will include women working in: Open Source. October 22-23 Computer History Museum. Enterprise IT.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. Joy Neal (right) is the library director and Lane Fernando (below) is their tech support person.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. Joy Neal (right) is the library director and Lane Fernando (below) is their tech support person.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The nonprofit landscape is littered with abandoned grant-funded and poorly maintained tech projects. Nonprofit tech projects have trouble getting off the ground because they rarely have the consistent funding needed to make the project the full time focus of an experienced developer team. It costs millions to build a tech platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process with staff and advisory board feedback. The panel picker process just opened - so you have until August 29th to vote for as many panels as you think are worthy of being on the program or not. Lessons in Local Tech: Sustainable Food 2.0

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2021

First up is our talented Tech team! I proudly steer some of Forum One’s most complex projects, including Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment’s WIC platform, Washington State’s All-Payer Claims Database, and Fujifilm’s Sonosite. What does it take to succeed on our Tech team? What we do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

It is an open study/storage facility displaying about thirty-three hundred objects from the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Crowdsourcing the art selection process, and opening it up to the public. If you are the Luce Foundation Center for American Art , you offer the public the ability to become “citizen curators.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 11, 2013

The staff at Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I lead, recently came together to answer this question: “What values define our identity and drive our work?” This post originally appeared on CSRwire Talkback. It was a very meaningful exercise for our entire team, resulting in what we call “ The Seven Benetech Truths.”

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

This is done through aggregating content from multiple sources, creating content with integrated authoring tools, and providing an interactive learning environment. First and foremost, LXPS are best for organizations that are: Large to enterprise-sized with the budget to invest in tech innovations. Driven by the learner.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2016

Staying true to the open source movement that is Giving Tuesday, The Office of University Development focused on overall awareness for Giving Blueday but gave the participating schools, colleges, units, and organizations the freedom to add messaging for “why them.” Culture of Continuous Improvement.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. an open class discussion, or a traditional front-of-room lecture from your teacher? Non-Profit Tech Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

The BuzzMonitor is an open source application that "listens" to what people are saying about the World Bank across blogs and other sites in order to help the organization understand and engage in social media. As Lifehacker notes , seems like this is a quick and dirty way to submit issues to tech support.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

If nonprofits want to have a good fundraising platform that they can know won’t be bought and swallowed and changed so that they’ll have to shell out more, it’s time to invest money and effort in an open source platform. We have power and options in using open source solutions. We will fill the void.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

The Seven Benetech Truths: Social Change Through Technology We Get Stuff Done Right Stuff Right Open Over Proprietary Partnership Over Going Alone Value Flexibility Personal and Professional Development Social Change Through Technology Benetech is about social change first and foremost. Open Over Proprietary We’re an open source organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 24, 2021

They have been instrumental in launching an open-sourced DEI benchmark survey for our ecosystem, as well as influencing how Salesforce.org Alliances could help drive equity in the partner ecosystem and beyond. Amy has been in the tech industry for over 15 years, always focused on partnerships, connection, and results-oriented action.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 23, 2007

So I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of free and open source software in environmentally sustainable computing. Sometime in September, NOSI will be releasing the new version of the primer on open source software for nonprofits. I’ll be announcing it, for sure. Elluminate Live!

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Your overall learning business strategy and tech tools such as your learning management system (LMS) and eCommerce tools work together to deliver content to your learners. Another consideration is the platforms already in your association’s tech stack. Quickly author content by enhancing existing content, such as PowerPoints.

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