Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A search engine that “knows millions of things&# about people, places, and history, Qwiki takes the information from your Wikipedia Page and converts it into a more visual format complete with audio, video, digital photography, and the ability to “Improve This Qwiki.&# What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A user-generated charity review site that’s ideal for nonprofits that are too small to get officially reviewed by Charity Navigator or the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, your supporters can write reviews for your nonprofit that you can then link to on your “Donate Now&# landing page. It is a must download!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration. This input led them to adopt an Emergent Learning framework and feminist evaluation principles , which recognize evaluation as a political act and the information generated as key to advocacy.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

The waterfall age of the Encyclopedia Brittanica has given way to Wikipedia, and the bottom-up world is here to stay. While there, he helped launch Nonprofit Boot Camp , the Environmental Nonprofit Network, and the Next Generation Leadership Forum. Embrace it and thrive, or resist and go the way of the technosaur.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Most of the content was (and is) user generated. Wikipedia is a community, Craigslist is a community, Moveon.org is a community, eBay for crying out loud is a community. If the Wikipedia community can build Wikipedia with the smallest handful of grant dollars and paid staff, what could the AIDs community do if it embraced these tools?

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Gyrus

JUNE 14, 2016

The ability to generate content directly into the LMS not only exists but is being highlighted on this blog post. a))” [Wikipedia] GyrusAim has developed a feature for supporting compliance with Title 21 CFR Part 11. "Title 21 CFR Part 11" Wikipedia. Assessment Creation Tool. Beal, Vangie. "What 14 June 2016.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2011

However, how that HTML, CSS and JS is generated varies depending on the system underneath. Now, a minority of web servers actually serve HTML files – they serve HTML, CSS and Javascript dynamically generated by software, like, in the case of this page you are reading now, WordPress. PHP is one of many programming languages.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Ars Technica reports that hackers are expanding their password cracking frontiers into Wikipedia, YouTube, song lyrics, and other works of literature or writing. Lovecraft story "The Call of Cthulu" and it is noted in a Wikipedia entry. LastPass is a popular program for generating secure passwords.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 14, 2023

In order to find individuals who exhibit propensity, affinity, and capacity markers, you’ll need to comb through and organize a lot of data.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Did you know that there are over 156 million public blogs, according to Wikipedia. What are the best blogging practices your organization should implement that will also generate more blog traffic? That's a lot of competition for all you nonprofit campaigners and bloggers. How do you make your blog stand out?

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Wikipedia offers this one : Intelligence has been defined as the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Humans are creative, while AI is generative. Artificial intelligence is similar to human intelligence.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Wikipedia came up with a great idea , one we encourage you to steal. With all of the free QR code generators out there, you can link to all sorts of resources on your web site. If you like your stories in bite-size, infinitely repeating packages, GIF.tv will keep you occupied for seconds at a time. Lots of seconds. OccupyGooglePlaces.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Precycling , according to Wikipedia, is the practice of reducing waste by attempting to avoid bringing into the home or business items that will generate waste. I think I've found one, though. Nobody is talking about "precycling for the holidays" yet. It's essentially to act like No Impact Man.

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Care2

DECEMBER 13, 2009

In short, this generation is reshaping America. The first generation in human history who regard behaviors like tweeting and texting, along with websites like Facebook, YouTube, Google and Wikipedia as everyday parts of their social lives and their search for understanding. What does this mean for your nonprofit?

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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. Drupal gets updated and maintained by millions of developers (a lot like Wikipedia). How Can Nonprofits Make the Shift? Invest in Open Source.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Wikipedia provides a good formal definition : “Web accessibility refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. That experience should be positive and pleasant, inspiring trust rather than generating frustration.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 25, 2011

The waterfall age of the Encyclopedia Brittanica has given way to Wikipedia, and the bottom-up world is here to stay. While there, he helped launch Nonprofit Boot Camp, the Environmental Nonprofit Network, and the Next Generation Leadership Forum. Embrace it and thrive, or resist and go the way of the technosaur.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

But turning your website into an inbound lead generating and branding machine takes time and commitment. In a recent study conducted by HubSpot, 63% of marketers say their top marketing challenge is generating traffic and leads. The phrase is so popular that it even has it’s own Wikipedia page. ” Maybe not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

That I even know of Kropotkin comes courtesy of the Wikipedia entry for the ???gift People who are creating content for OpenContent publications, like Wikipedia. What are the principles for relying on users to build a money-generating business? gift economy,??? the current term of art for this altruistic approach. People who???s

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

At the MWC keynote, Zuckerberg laid out his vision for a low-cost data plan that would include basic search and social networking and Wikipedia access – essentially all text-based services. On the flipside, studies have shown that improved Internet access in developing economies can increase productivity by up to 25% and generate $2.2

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2011

However, today's Generation Z , also known as the Net Generation, has loads of über-technologically advanced resources at their hands. Facebook, iPads, Blackboard, Wikipedia (don't judge me, but there's good stuff there). Now, I had a pen and paper, and a severe writer's bump, when I was in school.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

" Today, information is published from the 'bottom up' or from user-generated sources. YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. Anyone can publish through blogs, wikis, and websites. This new hierarchy model is the basis for my exploration of virtual media as a delivery mode.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Lack of access to the knowledge in books perpetuates ignorance, generates poverty and squanders human potential. Our goal in working with the Internet Archive on the Open Library would be to experiment with a Wikipedia-style “please donate if you can” model to offer a global solution for free to everybody. We can do better!

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

how we generate and use energy, it?s The GEO project is intended to collect and show data and geospatial information (on maps) of energy resources, generation, transmission, usage, and environmental impacts. Distributed power generation installations (solar, geothermal, wind). Global Energy Observatory ?

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

how we generate and use energy, it?s The GEO project is intended to collect and show data and geospatial information (on maps) of energy resources, generation, transmission, usage, and environmental impacts. Distributed power generation installations (solar, geothermal, wind). Global Energy Observatory ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2009

Alfred Sloan used ROI in the 1920's at General Motors Source: Wikipedia I'm in the process of writing about and prepping several workshops for nonprofits about Social Media and ROI, known as "Return on Investment." ROI processes, particularly as part of the budgeting process , are familiar to many nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

I found the Wikipedia entry for Ken Burns. re of the Muppet generation or not, this site can be poured over for hours, so set some time aside. Interesting, Four-Eyed Monsters , the poster child for social media and filmmaking, does not appear to have a wiki. Maybe I missed it or perhaps there is a good reason why. That's a start.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

User generated content, and the hope of monetizing it through advertising, is at the core of the business model of almost all social media platforms. Most users prefer to consume user generated content, by reading blog, watching videos, or browsing through photos. Many digital activism initiatives like Social Documentary and Witness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia. User generated content - Web 2.0 Discussed the differences in perspective between generations. It is not a book with pages, but it is about relationships. . Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

I was first introduced to the concept of the gift economy and pay it forward many years ago when I was the community builder for a first generation online network for artists, called ArtsWire.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Such a place can also be a source of “user generated content”, relieving your internal staff from the burden of coming up with fresh content, and truly leveraging the ideas of your larger community. By providing your stakeholders with a dedicated place to share knowledge with one another, community building happens naturally. Some are huge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

According to wikipedia , The earliest known occurrence of the word "widget" is in Beggar on Horseback (1924), a comedy play written by George S. Wikipedia's definition of widget also points to some popular, cultural, and technical, including: A comic book character and copyrighted image. Kaufman and Marc Connelly.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

It's also interesting to note that, according to Wikipedia, Hawaii, New Mexico, California and Texas are already majority-minority states. Today in the United States, 25 percent of children under age 5 are Hispanic; by 2050, that percentage will be almost 40 percent.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

From curator-generated to user-generated. Or, check out the wikipedia article , which is more readable. I just returned from the annual ASTC (Association of Science and Technology Centers) conference, where there were LOTS of good conversations and controversy. The transition from "visitor" to "user." Yes, these are buzzwords.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 13, 2009

The extent to which I can learn from Wikipedia or waste time on Youtube is directly proportional to the volume of other users' participation--creators, critics, and spectators alike. Every person who clicks on a Google search result, rates a movie on Netflix, or adds a photo to Flickr improves the overall experience for subsequent users.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Wikipedia is one place where consultants could shortly play a supporting role for issue organizations. However if you, as a well-meaning representative of an organization, try to inject your side into the debate, your edits might be summarily deleted and you may be accused of violating Wikipedia rules in quite harsh terms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A user-generated charity review site that’s ideal for nonprofits that are too small to get officially reviewed by Charity Navigator or the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, your supporters can write reviews for your nonprofit that you can then link to on your “Donate Now” landing page. It is a must download! Worldle :: wordle.net.

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