Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It is the ideal content management system for nonprofits because of how it’s open source and anyone can contribute to making it better. Google XML Sitemaps – automatically generates a sitemap and lets Google know when your website pages and posts have been updated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Here's a few: She's Geeky , an unconference for women in technology, held a blog day on September 19th which generated many posts including a few from the nonprofit tech space ( here , here , and here ) Blog Action Day is October 15th. t documentation" from the list of what open source communities can learn from nonprofits.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Our strong cryptography technology, Martus —a free, open source, secure information management tool-makes it easier for groups working with vulnerable populations keep the sensitive information they collect confidential. Case in point: our accessible online library, Bookshare.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 6, 2022

Here is the GA guide: Meet the next generation of Google Analytics. Yup, we kinda get what we pay for in this game… If you are next level frustrated with team Google you can explore open source web tracking solutions like Matomo which are really cool, BUT be aware that as of April 2022, the Google Ad Grant requires a working GA account.

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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. What are the tactics for supporting online open source communities? What is the gensis of an open source community?

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Byte Technology

JUNE 2, 2016

It’s important, therefore, that any site built specifically to generate revenue be designed in such a way that makes the user experience as rich and rewarding as possible. Too often business owners don’t seek answers to really important questions prior to launching their site: Is it easy to navigate?

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

We did significant academic research on the millennial generation and emerging giving trends. At the time, the millennial generation was getting a bad rap; everyone envisioned them as kids absorbed only in their screens that didn’t care what happened around them. There is a psychology around generating engagement for a cause.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

It can be more strategic about its vendor selection, increase direct revenues from a nonprofit website design, and generate longer term buy-in from leadership. Invest in Open Source. Open-source software differs from other platforms in that it doesn't cost anything to license and use. Don't Forget Hosting.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

The technology organization designs, deploys, and supports open-source software for health workers providing care in the world’s hardest-to-reach communities. With the global shift to an all-virtual workplace, BCG Canada has reimagined how they generate awareness for this event, and Slack is at the forefront.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

Embed the generated HTML on your site, and you have a form that submits the information as a new record in the Lead object. Salesforce-generated HTML code may require additional styling. Solution: Web to Lead forms. The native Web to Lead function in Salesforce provides a setup wizard to create a form.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The solution can even generate videos and images based on text inputs. Nonprofits can have 250 generative credits per month for generative AI features like Text to image and Text effects. WordPress Platform overview: WordPress is a free, open-source CMS, meaning anyone can view and change the software’s code to suit their needs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

So, if fair use adds more economic benefit than copyrights – what would open source do? ASAY: Importantly, these savings apply to everyone, not merely open source companies/developers. Open source isn’t biased in distributing its benefits. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

It was a great combination of really detailed tech learning (like I learned a really cool trick using JQuery to generate rounded corners, which is generally not an easy thing to achieve,) and big picture thinking. Sessions I went to included: Open Source Ecosystems. I got to learn a ton, and contribute a bit.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I “live the open source lifestyle.&# MPower has started to generate some community-driven development. I come across a lot in my varied net wanderings, and people send me stuff, so it’s a nice way to talk about some of it, without having to go into too much detail. I was profiled on Linux.com. This blog is rated 8.2

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Kinds of sites best done in Drupal: Large community sites where you need different kinds of content generated by users (blogs, wikis, job postings, etc.). Also, I have to say, as much as I have respect for other Open Source CMS platforms, IMHO, 98% of websites can be served by either of these platforms. Community Blogs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

One such idea I brought up is reshoring—that is, bringing well-paid factory jobs back home from overseas, and particularly to the South Bronx as a hub of local sourcing and production. open source design or DIY manufacturing) to create customized products in small batches and the global reach of the Internet to sell them.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

The platform provides training and open-source tools and resources for climate activists, links activists to local groups and campaigns, provides a platform for rapidly evolving content, and also supports a Coal Tracker as the group seeks to end the reign of dirty coal in Africa.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

It’s also really interesting to see how free and open source fits into all of this. That’s been a very interesting process, and we have been generating some good examples that will be really helpful in the process of figuring out what tools are present that can do what’s needed, and what gaps exist. Be Helpful.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

We use free and open source software whenever possible, but we're pragmatic and work with what our human rights monitoring and advocacy partners need, so our environment is a pretty eclectic mix. Automate generation of publications based on data using LaTeX and Sweave. Write and run web crawlers and scrapers for data collection.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

User-generated content includes how-tos, interviews, and life stories. To encourage library patrons to continue making content, Escondido Public Library trains library patrons using mostly free and open source software. Escondido Library's LibraryYOU.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology IPv6 September 29, 2006 So, this blog won’t be totally technology zen. They are worth a read. { They are worth a read. { Be Helpful.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

Writing stories by consensus hasn't produced many masterpieces, and writing stories by mass public generation seems dubious. Granted, I'm also a big content snob and wonder if it's possible that such a thing could be done well. Of course, there are other stories that involve the public and literally get under their skin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. An online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. It must be downloaded and is available only to nonprofit organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

The thing we have actually done the most of is write the primer , and I’ve got more ideas for types of open content that NOSI could get involved in doing, so these suggestions for business models are quite welcome. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 1, 2010

But as open source code bases like Drupal become more popular, not-for-profits will realize that we no longer need to outsource to technology firms because building a platform is cheap and easy and keeping up with upgrades is important. Its easier than ever to create a not-for-profit and generate a big splash with a little stone.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

Martus is Benetech's free and open source software package designed for human rights activists to collect stories and data about human rights abuses. It was surreal and incredibly exciting to see these inspiring people, my colleagues and friends, assembled in one place to launch the next generation of Martus.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

The questions and problems are generated exactly from the needs of the participants – what do they need to do? Anyway, I do hope at some point to have a chance to do this kind of thing again. And I think it would be great to have an nptechpunk mini movement! Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. Most of the content was (and is) user generated. was generating at the time, have a look at the original series of NetSquared blog posts. What Is Web 2.0? social bookmarking (now called Delicious ) by using their APIs on the site.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Shareable: The Open Source Guitar – So many good pieces to think on from this post (thanks for sharing it with me, Billy!) To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

(a fav of mine), Duncan Sheik, and others to help raise awareness and support of putting open-source software technologies directly in the hands of health care and aid workers around the globe. Open source technologies let us address health challenges collaboratively with African developers in the lead," said N'Dour.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Landmark Steps to Liberate Open Data President Obama has signed an Executive Order to make government data more accessible to the public and entrepreneurs. Under the terms of the Executive Order and a new Open Data Policy all newly generated government data must be made available in open, machine-readable formats.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

" Limitation breeds creativity and innovation that can result in a more efficient, better run organization that serves more people and generates stronger impacts. Navy have been broadly adopting open source software. This economic downturn has affected nonprofits quicker and more painfully then previous episodes.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Sometimes the engineer and the user/manager are the same person -- if a small organization is using some open source tool by themselves to build a website, for example. Nonprofits tend to have more unanticipated needs than other organizations because of the general lack of IT planning that goes on.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2007

I don’t know what the next couple of months will bring, but I’ll try to generate some pithy blog posts for y’all. I haven’t been posting near as much as I’d like, mostly because I’ve been rather busy. It’s not just consulting work, but other varied happenings in my life as well. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

As Charles pointed out in his introduction, part of what's exciting about these inventions is that they're indicative of a new generation eager to use their ideas to make big changes in their communities and world. Tags: Acquiring Technology Digital Divide Open Source Services Spotlight Volunteers.

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