Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Indeed, with an open-source platform like WordPress—and not to mention the thousands of plug-ins and themes available to users—it should come as no great surprise that bugs, security holes and the like are constantly being discovered and, unfortunately, exploited by nefarious hackers.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

" Check out OpenAction's newly launched platform, read about work they've done with Acumen Fund, Ashoka and others, and share your thoughts! Don't know where to start your research or where to read evaluations of existing and past mobile data collection efforts? Get the Tagline Database and Report!"

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. The internet is an endless stage and platform, and when we are up there speaking, we expect you are all listening.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The advantage of the technology sector is that even if it is rudimentary or preliminary functionality, you can expose a new idea/tool/app/platform to the community from the very beginning, getting their feedback and support. Recognize the role of technology across all our work. Let the community drive the innovations you want to support.

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Care2

MAY 25, 2011

Registering a domain, purchasing hosting, installing an open source CMS like WordPress , and setting up a basic design theme can all be done affordably. If you're drawn to the power of Salesforce integrated featureset, Convio's Common Ground CRM which is built on the Salesforce platform may be a good alternative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

For example, the Irvine New Leadership Network project that has used network mapping for two purposes: 1) evaluation 2) direct network engagement. Mapping can be done with low tech tools (sticky notes and markers) or you can use simple tools to map your own network on social media platforms or software that helps you illustrate it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

Note from Beth: Last Spring, Allison Fine and I did an evaluation report for the Case Foundation on the America’s Giving Challenge 2009. Recently, I began experimenting with pushing the kind of info usually relegated to final reports out across multiple platforms. But what about using it to make social change more scalable?

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Social Media Research Share Media 96

Forum One

APRIL 22, 2010

Ning , the leading free social media platform provider has recently lost not only its CEO, but also about 40 percent of its workforce. At Forum One, we periodically examine dozens of collaboration platforms. Here are some of the more interesting low-cost solutions we've evaluated or used: www.socialgo.com. Hosting: Online.

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Ning Alternative Free Profile 66

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Search Web Open Source Audio 100

NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

We knew we would ultimately be in 16 countries by the year 2020, which meant that tracking, monitoring, and evaluating projects would become more complicated by the day. Mid-stream we realized something phenomenal: We could make this platform 100% open to the public and not hold our performance data behind a curtain.

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International Project Org Technology 60

Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

He is using his background as a trader to forward the foundation's approach and spends a lot of time doing research and evaluating data in the pursuit of high risk social change projects. Open Source philanthropy data big data' Why Markets for Good may go wrong. Pundits: Stop Sounding Ignorant About Data.

Africa 47

Africa Data Philanthropy Giving 47

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Through this R&D Center, we are working to revolutionize the availability of accessible images and tactile graphics by targeting standards and developing open source tools that help close the gap between what technology can do automatically and what requires expert human work.

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Literacy eBook Images Accessibility 208

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk. As a quick comparative look between a small number of open source systems, it’s hard to argue that it contributes no information. More on that in a bit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2007

They are discussing options for virtual world platforms for education and standards. Fund the development of an ideal platform. Pick a platform that provides adequate services and start a community, pushing for interoperability and openness. Possible evaluation criteria for virtual worlds.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Mobile Voices offers an open-source multi-media platform optimized for low-cost mobile phones that lets users create, share, and reflect on stories about their lives and communities. Third Place: $10,000. The Extraordinaries -- On-demand crowdsourcing volunteerism via smartphones. Second Place: $15,000. First Place: $25,000.

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Mobile Malawi Netsquared San Jose 36

Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

We would hope that these marketing algorithms could inspire really valuable educational recommendations in the future, but before that happens there is a lot of work that needs to be done to improve interoperability between learning platforms, accreditation platforms, and identity management platforms, among other things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Some questions I don't know the answers to: What are the best examples of nonprofits using social media to crowdsource advice, program evaluation, ideas, or other uses? Do you have advice for an organization using Flickr as a campaign platform? What are the best practices or techniques for crowdsourcing?

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Museum Campaign Flickr Arts 92

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In cases where an organization wants to engage in collaboration online but doesn't know exactly how, they could certainly evaluate the options and do a detailed software selection to find the "right" solution. Nowhere is this truer than in the online collaboration space. This is the work that matters.

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Internet Tools Strategy Learning 50

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In cases where an organization wants to engage in collaboration online but doesn't know exactly how, they could certainly evaluate the options and do a detailed software selection to find the "right" solution. Nowhere is this truer than in the online collaboration space. This is the work that matters.

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Tools Strategy Learning Collaboration 40

Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Website builders are software platforms that allow users to create and manage websites without needing to write code. You have to find the platform that fits your needs best—not perfectly, but “best.” For the rest of us, these people might as well be wizards. We need special tools to do a lot of the heavy code-lifting for us.

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Websites Template Plugin Beginner 52

Whole Whale

JUNE 1, 2023

AI as a service is now a reality and can be powered by any number of growing open-source models. It is being rolled out en masse to children on platforms such as OpenAi, Bing, Snapchat, Bard, TikTok, and more by the day. Empathy and expert evaluations. Evaluations detect biases and limitations.

Teen 52

Teen Test Advice Review 52

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 20, 2011

The Survivors Connect online platform includes various opportunities for those wishing to report abuse, take action, or otherwise support the network of activists, and relies on a variety of collaborative technologies, from data mapping to online seminars, SMS-powered communications to an online community network.

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Collaboration Technology Impact North America 179

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Signing up for a new donor management platform is exciting. Post-migration, evaluate your success: After migration, evaluate the success of the process against predefined goals. OpenRefine is a free, open-source tool that you can download and put to work cleaning up your data. Not so much.

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Data Donor Map Test 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It was good opportunity for me to look back at the crowdsourcing chapter in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , and update the examples and thinking. The presentation was followed by a discussion about how one might evaluate efforts to engage crowds. What do you track? What domains of impact should be considered (e.g. 2) Crowd Creation.

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Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

After the acquisition of Convio, the combined team evaluated our full product portfolio. And, the Salesforce.com platform was one clear benefit of Common Ground. Regarding Luminate CRM, we are committed to the Salesforce.com platform. In light of its viability in this market, why did you choose to retire this particular product?

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Blackbaud Product Integration Platform 29

Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The majority of the executive departments and agencies opted to meet this requirement through the implementation of an open government public web site built on the IdeaScale platform. The individual sites, which are now live, provide an important opportunity for citizens to have their voice heard on open government.

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