Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Not so with the behemoth of the Internet, WordPress. An Open Book. Because of its open-source nature—the code to run the platform is available to anyone and everyone—WordPress comes in at a very attractive price and is extremely flexible depending on a user’s specific needs. Money Talks.

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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. We will phase out our free service." " Where does that leave those of us who need a free-for-use Ning alternative? Pricing: Free version comes with 1GB of storage and is ad-supported.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2007

At Penguin Day, one of the issues discussed was nonprofit adoption of Open Source software and the issue that there aren't enough technology stewards, translators, documentation, and training available to the end user to make adoption easier. Specifically, what tools did he use.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The panel featured Jonah Sachs, the creative director of Free Range Studios , which is a film studio that makes web videos for social and environmental change groups. Jesse Shapins, the other panelist, is the co-founder of Zeega , an open-source web application. Heroic Stories Capture Nonprofit Audiences.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

To encourage library patrons to continue making content, Escondido Public Library trains library patrons using mostly free and open source software. By utilizing free open source software, LibraryYOU and Pop Up Podcast participants are encouraged to take their training outside the library and continue creating.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The Pizzigati Prize is named for Antonio Pizzigati, an MIT graduate, early web author, and leading advocate for open-source computing.

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

All of this software is free and much of it is open source. is the free version of PGP and is the most widely used email encryption standard in the world. Lifehacker has a brilliant how-to on email encryption complete with a video. I highly recommend checking it out. What if it ends up in the wrong hands?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

ReadyTalk is proprietary and not free (as in beer). WebHuddle is free, and open source. This is what I want: The community edition of DimDim that integrates with an open source VOIP system and Moodle. There does seem to be an active (but small) user community. I’m hoping to test it out soon, as well.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

I spent 3 hours struggling with the Nvidia drivers (that’s the on-board video that my motherboard has) and my xorg configurations still don’t work. (X With all of the amazing examples of really great free and open source software, here is an example of one that just isn’t what it should be. {

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

. - This is an independent, community-nominated, community-voted event created in 2012 that aims to publicly recognize the excellent individuals and organizations that have maximized the capabilities of Drupal open source content management system. The best advocacy website is Global Zero developed by Advomatic & Free Range.

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Care2

APRIL 12, 2009

Join environmental experts at the next Internet Advocacy Roundtable on April 16th at 3PM for a discussion on breaking our addiction to oil. Vote for the Best 2008 Nonprofit Videos. Now it's time for the public to vote for their favorite nonprofit videos. Introduction to Free and Open Source Software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

It took me a couple of frustrating hours or so to configure samba (editing the samba.conf file and testing) so that I could share my home directory, with music and video, with my other computers, and share my printer. Of course with my mac, I opened up the system preferences, checked a button, and, voila! Directories were shared.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology for Good Report, The soft launch of Hacker Helper, a new free service that sends money over email, the world’s most popular websites, and two new Netflix style subscription services for eBooks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. It's an open source free web meeting service.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

They have an integrated, cloud-based IT system in which everyone has laptops and merely needs some way to get to the Internet to plug in to 350.org. This theoretically frees up millions of offices from having their own local area networks with servers and IT staffs to run them. We have weekly global Skype video calls for various teams.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

During the last several years, TechSoup's Storymakers project has been focused on highlighting the most compelling nonprofit videos. In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet. If we want to get our story out there in a form that will get attention, videos are the ticket.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

CCB, Inc Enter at booth 52 for a chance to win a Flip Slide HD video camera! With a design inspired by GO Campaign's work for orphans and vulnerable children across the world, this 16GB Flip provides up to 4 hours of incredible high quality HD video. Just slide open the 3” widescreen to show your videos instantly to friends.

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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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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

They have an integrated, cloud-based IT system in which everyone has laptops and merely needs some way to get to the Internet to plug in to 350.org. This theoretically frees up millions of offices from having their own local area networks with servers and IT staffs to run them. We have weekly global Skype video calls for various teams.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

They designed an open-source mobile browser-based app that allows the user to quickly collect and map data while on the ground. Watch this quick video to see LocalData in action: (Please visit the site to view this video). Video : Code for America. It was the first project of its kind in 28 years. LocalFreeWeb.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

Open Source Feminism - Click to Play. Penguin Day is a day-long workshop for nonprofit organizations to explore the range of issues and options inovlved in using Free and Open Source Software. The video captures those on the philsophical side. Penguin Days.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

in the developing world where access to the Internet may not be very. landlines to focus on developing the use of mobiles and the mobile Internet. Though the list above includes mobile Internet-related services, some of the. Though the list above includes mobile Internet-related services, some of the. MP3 player.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Finally, for your website to be compatible with the growing number of devices that it is likely to be viewed on in the coming decades – personal computers, smartphones, Smart TVs and appliances, and internet-connected mirrors and car dashboards, ensure that your website utilizes responsive design. Primary Navigation Bar: Footer: 4.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Power : lastly, and very importantly, we see our contributions making an impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Marshall Kirkpatrick's Comparing 5 Ways To Tag Videos hit dig popular. Katya Andresen points us to " Story Telling As Best Practice " online free training with Andy Goodman. Webinars about personal fundraising (with Kevin Bacon) and Open Source Software (Michelle Murrain) over at NTEN next week.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Consider how you might use the interactive possibilities of the Internet and Web 2.0 Im Rebecca Leaman, and its my pleasure to join the Wild Apricot blog team in exploring how to use the internet and web 2.0 Please feel free to contribute non-profit technology tips and ideas by commenting on blog entries. instructional video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. " If your organization is using social media, perhaps you've been wondering how to measure or whether if you can even measure "embeds" (that cut and paste script for videos, badges, widgets, and the like).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Ideal for activist organizations, CrowdVoice allows organizers to create “Voices” of protest where users can monitor and contribute links, photos, and videos of protests worldwide. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

As FrogLoop blog concludes in its recent analysis of MySpace, "Social networking sites are essentially a microcosm of the internet, and hosting a profile on either is akin to managing a website. The NOSI Choosing and Using Free and Open Source primer is on the ICT Hub Knowledgebase!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

" I did manage to get Internet access on my nokia N95 and couldn't resist Twittering his quip. What if we were to audio and video record interviews with politicians and put them on the web? Using Facebook and Linked but in the basic stages Gave an overview of some statistics of Internet usage/access of the world's population.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

One of the ways is via strategic commenting and here's a terrific video tutorial on the topic or this terrific tips article from problogger. ActiveCollab an open source project management tool. Time to Nominate Projects, Vote for Videos, and Charity Badge Contest! Vote for the Best Nonprofit Video !

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Panelist: Tara Hunt, Intuit 7. Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

In Michael Gilbert's Top Ten Reports of the Year (2006) list, there is a pointer to the Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems. Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. on the interplay of newspapers and internet content. Can cell phones ensure a free vote?

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) What can nonprofits learn from the politicians?

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