Tech Soup
APRIL 29, 2013
This week, the call for data measurement in the social sector heightens with the proposition of a Social Progress Index and ways that NGOs can use data maps to increase effectiveness. The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained.
Forum One
MARCH 25, 2009
As part of Federal stimulus spending, we think the government should expand funding for a very innovative online database project that will help with this transition, a project started at Los Alamos National Laboratory and called the ? We think GEO should be funded because: it?s Global Energy Observatory ? We think it?s shovel-ready?
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Forum One
MARCH 25, 2009
As part of Federal stimulus spending, we think the government should expand funding for a very innovative online database project that will help with this transition, a project started at Los Alamos National Laboratory and called the ? We think GEO should be funded because: it?s Global Energy Observatory ? We think it?s shovel-ready?
Saleforce Nonprofit
APRIL 12, 2021
org’s Climate Justice Action map , which connects people with local groups and other activists. BlocPower , a Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund portfolio company, is a Brooklyn-based climate tech startup that is rapidly greening and electrifying buildings in America’s urban core.
Tech Soup
MARCH 29, 2017
Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Since then, it has since logged, mapped, and tracked more than 14,000 reports of petrochemical pollution.
Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 27, 2010
The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. I’ve always done side projects part time, but never had the courage or funds to go at it full time. ″, that focuses on open standards and linking data. We were both doing similar, but separate mapping initiatives.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 15, 2012
This week, Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center has announced the release of an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities. Benetech has long been a pioneer in providing innovative services to people with print disabilities.
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