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Your Nominations: 13 People with Big Visions for a Better World

Have Fun - Do Good

Flickr photo credit: Ray of Light. Jeffrey Bryan, a veterinary oncologist Emily Jacobi, Digital Democracy Jenny Ramo, New Mexico Appleseed Kavita Ramdas, formerly of Global Fund for Women ( I interviewed Kavita in April 2008 ) Kenya Masala, Source Consulting Group, (he's the musician behind the Big Vision Podcast's intro and outro music).

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Networked Nonprofit Update: November

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. Flickr Photo by KK. Flickr Photo by James Leventhal. The Networked Nonprofit Nairobi Kenya on November 18th. Networked Nonprofit in Vegas. Photo by KK. The Portland Arts and Culture Social Media Convening Workshop.

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The Future of the Map – With Live Demos of GIS Platforms

NTEN

Flickr: °Florian From mapping election violence in Kenya to coordinating disaster response efforts to helping people decide where to live , nonprofits have increasingly used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support their work.

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The Upcoming E-Waste and Refurbishment Standards Conference in South Africa

Tech Soup

The intention of the event is to join industry and government in putting into action some of the principles developed at the 2012 United Nation’s Pan-African Forum on E-Waste in Nairobi, Kenya. Image: Beanhammer (Flickr Creative Commons). GreenTech mobile phone recycling refurbishment Africa computers electronics reuse'

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The Power of Curation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr by Leo Reynolds. A woman in Kenya (replete with name and photo) who could use your $50 to start a corner store. Guest post by Paula Goldman. The wisdom of crowds, the insanity of crowds. Mention the word “network” to most people and their reactions tend to sway between these two polar extremes.

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Storymakers 2016 Winners

Tech Soup

This five-photo Flickr submission presents a compelling visual narrative and tells a great story. This is an example of a community using video to capture the inspiration inherent in its nonprofit mission. Best Photography Winner — Learning Tree Farm.

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Inspire: create, collect, share! My time at the '09 NTC

Forum One

On Sunday I hosted a Flickr Bootcamp, where I worked with non profit, "accidental techies," and helped them learn about better online photo sharing techniques. My section focused on a case study of storytelling in the field, when I was a Congressional Hunger Fellow in Cambodia and Kenya from 2005-2007.

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