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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

You can learn more about John and OpenAction in the interview below. I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. On July 5 the real fun began.

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

I remember sitting in a session by Kurt Voelker of ForumOne Communications, Tompkins Spann of Convio, and Jeremy Carbaugh of The Sunlight Foundation. I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. They were talking about API’s.

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Congrats to the NetSquared Winners!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The last leg of the journey was to attend the Netsquared Conference (N2Y3) where three winners of the NetSquared Mashup Challenge were selected by conference participants. I was on a team of video bloggers who conducted formal interviews with representatives from the 21 featured projects. A Mashup Of 29+ Social Action Platforms ???

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: This Week in NPTech

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LOLnptech Lot's of member news and activity online this week, so, in the order that I ran across them: NTEN member organization United Nations Foundation was mentioned in a Forbes article discussing ways nonprofits are raising money in tough times. One tactic is going online. Rockstar Beth Kanter presented on social media ROI.

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The GlobalGiving FilmFest: Watch, Vote, Give

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've written about Global Giving on this blog previously, an interview with Mari Kuraishi , President and Co-Founder of Global Giving. Sombit Mishra from Global Giving (who I also interviewed last fall ) sent me an email about the GlobalGiving FilmFest: Watch, Vote, Give. GlobalGiving: Prizes will be distributed July 9-July 13, 2007.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: Valentine's Day Edition

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Member News online this week: NTEN member United Nations Foundation is featured in a Forbes article for turning to innovative online strategies -- including YouTube and Twitter -- to raise money in tough economic times. Marc Osten interviews Gavin Clabaugh -- two NTEN superstars, I must say!

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Nonprofit and Flickr Resource List: Not listed, Add in the Comments

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Fundraising Campaigns and Presentations Camera Rwanda Photo Stream Post with an interview Street Kids Fundraising Campaign raised $8,000 from photo group Sharing Foundation Presentation annotated in a flickr photo set. Full Stop Campaign - google maps and flickr mashup. A List of Examples. Community-Powered Campaigns.

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