Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

While visiting the country, I met with members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) who are using a growing collection of technology tools to confront reported human rights incidents. We also had sporadic and limited Internet connectivity. My most recent visit to Nigeria confirmed this trend.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2010

Jake Brewer talked about how his organization, The Sunlight Foundation , has played an instrumental role in the development of new data transparency standards in the US government. Where are the reams of data from funders on the cost and ROI of projects they've supported? Tools Web Building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Ruby Sinreich gives a report about Hillary Clinton's Second Life Campaign Headquarters.

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Forj

MAY 25, 2021

Administering continuing medical education (CME) is no simple task— from the advanced accreditation reporting to the ongoing evolution of medical best practices, it can be a huge administrative task for your team. Complicated Accreditation Reporting. Your association needs to report to PARS for all accreditation activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

The Webinar was mostly focused on the privacy concerns and the Human Resources side of Internet/Social Media Policies. During the Webinar, I had copies of the Foundation's Business Conduct, Confidentiality, IT Internet Usage Policy, and other related HR policies in front me. Tags: policy. Brownstone, Esq.

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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2009

The world of technology is changing so quickly, the laws that govern intellectual property can barely keep up. We use Creative Commons to license all of our reports, etc. . Brian also recommends that you check out the Internet Archive while you're in San Francisco. Yes, there is.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Sure, the average price of a computer has been falling for years, but that doesn't take into account the recurring cost of Internet access. Under the guise of non-profitability hundreds of millions of these laptops will be flogged off to our governments. They've finally found a way of selling to a huge number of poor people."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

The fact-finding public hearing and request for comments seemed to have two purposes: both to understand how Chafee is working and to report back to WIPO about the U.S. Government, and it talks about being interested in working on addressing the problem and discussing a wide range of solutions including the proposed Treaty.

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Forum One

JULY 1, 2009

Below are some of the sessions my workmate, Brian Verhoeven and I attended: Digital Signage If you have seen the movie Minority Report , then you may be familiar with some of the innovations in play that can use facial recognition software to match a person?s the Internet] ??just Thus government data could disappear.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

The internet connection here is such that I don’t think a live blog portal will sustain itself. NWF - tag mentions in delicious with which programs or projects are mentioned, can share link to that tag on delicious with staff to see their section. Below is the live blog or the archive of the live blog. Can’t wait!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

The Cluetrain Manifesto , sounded a visionary wake-up call that the Internet would change — was already changing — the fundamental nature of the relationship between businesses and their markets. TV campaigns and government pamphlets are treated with suspicion and disdain. Tags: guest blogging nptech. Simple as that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Beth reports that the IT Team was ready for her, guessing that they’d be installing at least 72 things for her during her nine month stay. Restricting computer/internet use is driven by a management and/or IT assumption that the diverse, dynamic nature of computing is either a distraction or a problem.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. The community, partners, government, are all necessary for really making a change. Yes we have an accessible and attention span limited world thanks in great deal to the internet. But, alone, the organization can’t make the change.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

This resulted in us creating a “sneaker-net” approach to providing basic asynchronous ICT services to rural villages: a complete offline Wikipedia that fit on a CD-ROM, and severely restricted bandwidth throttling to allow community radios to access the Internet (via prepaid RBGAN) for $2-3 a day. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

I asked if I could live tweet to bring others into the conversation which I did using the tag #packfound. . The Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program has long supported projects to help Foundation grantees improve management, governance, and leadership. Tags: network effectiveness scholar working wikily.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

This convergence is being driven by widespread penetration of mobile devices (up to 4 billion people now have access), advances in software innovation and powerful applications, and the maturation of the internet providing a gateway for "cloud" computing where data and applications sit and run over the web.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

This convergence is being driven by widespread penetration of mobile devices (up to 4 billion people now have access), advances in software innovation and powerful applications, and the maturation of the internet providing a gateway for "cloud" computing where data and applications sit and run over the web.

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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. on the interplay of newspapers and internet content. Someone tagged the NGO-in-a-Box with nptech just today. Where's the conference tag? Update: Tactical Philanthropy announces the 2007COF tag!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

Organizational reporting. I used the tag #packnet and asked for the "Poor Man Dummies Guide to Social Network Analysis and Mapping Tools." Vladis Krebs and other Twitter users pointed to some great resources which are listed below along with others that I discovered. Tags: network effectiveness. Family members.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Check the internet and ask colleagues at other organizations for their recommendations. Their full range of tools and services include: Electronic document capture, tagging, and filing systems. Extensive board governance services, including retreats and recruiting. Board governance training in a concise “Boards 101” format.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

You run a report, you run a query, and you’re immediately second-guessing, or you want to start let’s say a new donor welcome series, and you don’t have a lot of confidence that your data is actually going to be able to serve up just new donors. She runs some reports. She does batch gift entry. So this is a big deal.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Calvin Osborne, an attorney with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), underscored the urgency in improving broadband -- essentially fast Internet access -- to keep the US from lagging behind other nations. However, Simmons highlighted one area where Missouri farmers might benefit from government support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

This issue is so massive that it is going to take an ongoing effort from many different angles -- educatiing young people with help from teachers and parents as well as everyone who is using the Internet now - to model good behavior and continue to the dialogue around this. REPORT - Every little BIT helps. The Human Genome project.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

As for tactics, well, we mostly relied on “proven” or “successful” efforts; lessons learned from other organizations working in an analog paradigm like government, unions, and churches. For example, why track how many events are taking place for our own reporting only? Analog Tactics. Show how much money is being raised!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

You may make copies for backup purposes or to allow you to personally use this report on more than one computer. Technorati Tags: 07NTC , intellectualproperty , nptech { 1 trackback } Where Most Needed 04.11.07 But most engineers do, and did even in the government-funded R&D world I entered in the 80’s.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2022

Thousands of government institutions are already using digital participation platforms. They generally have several core functions that work well: collecting, reviewing, and revising ideas and proposals; voting on proposals; and reporting outcomes. They can make engagement easier, more transparent, and more accessible.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2010

Did I think it had anything to do with minorities being more trusting of the government during the Obama era? Wild Apricot Blog : Make Your Own Infographic – "Infographics are to data what storytelling is to an annual report: a more engaging way to help bring attention and understanding to your nonprofit’s cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2006

On 6 January, Reporters Without Borders issued six concrete proposals aimed at ensuring that Internet-sector companies respect free expression when operating in repressive countries. The organisation calls on bloggers and Internet user to sign an online petition in support of this initiative.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

By that I think she means that the Internet of Things (IoT) will become more evident and more a factor in our lives in 2014. IoT is the trend in which non-human things are more and more connected through the Internet to each other. She was named by Fast Company Magazine as one of the most influential women in technology.

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Forum One

MARCH 24, 2009

This is the fourth in our series of "shovel-ready" internet projects -- Forum One's take on how to spend the the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)" popularly known as "the stimulus package.". Tags: Strategy. " Well, then, this one isn't business, it's personal. and embrace innovative new learning models" (ED.gov).

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 8, 2007

A lot of my organizing is done over the Internet, though I am most nourished by my direct face-to-face experiences working with women around the country. We blogged every step of the way, uploading our travel stories at libraries and free Internet cafes. Tags: women activist war. How did you get involved with CODEPINK?

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Forum One

MARCH 14, 2010

Viola: enter the Open Government Initiative. Of course, noone is acting like Open Government is going to be easy and/or accomplisable overnight. Such considerations should be added to the ever-growing list of possible challenges that need addressing in order to ensure that the promises of Open Government are realized.

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Forum One

MARCH 14, 2010

Viola: enter the Open Government Initiative. Of course, no one is acting like Open Government is going to be easy and/or accomplishable overnight. Such considerations should be added to the ever-growing list of possible challenges that need addressing in order to ensure that the promises of Open Government are realized.

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Forum One

MARCH 14, 2010

Viola: enter the Open Government Initiative. Of course, noone is acting like Open Government is going to be easy and/or accomplisable overnight. Such considerations should be added to the ever-growing list of possible challenges that need addressing in order to ensure that the promises of Open Government are realized.

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