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Geo-Tagged Map Shows Impact of Hurricane Joaquin in Real Time

VisionLink

5, 2015— VisionLink , a community inspired software and consulting company, has developed a free, shareable, real-time, geo-tagged map depicting actual damage reports produced by Hurricane Joaquin. During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, VisionLink became the nation's system of record for millions of people and thousands of shelters.

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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

Qgiv

February is Black History Month in many countries in the United States and Canada, an annual observance dedicated to honoring and acknowledging the valuable contributions of Black people in both nations. Woodson believed that it was important to establish a theme to help focus the attention of the public.

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Instead of Selling Objects, Build Public Trust

Museum 2.0

It's sparked public uproar, legal battles, and nationwide press coverage. It's cracked the crumbling, outdated rules around deaccessioning--and unearthed more serious issues of public trust. Cue public uproar and legal action to block the auction. The issue is violation of public trust. Here's what happened.

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Policy 2.0: Can Online Collaboration Lead to Better Public Policy?

Forum One

" in which we (the people) got the power to publish, share, comment, friend, follow, tag, and organize online. " and the trumpets sounded for transparency of government data and innovation. The three steps are: Recruit engaged citizens from outside of government -- most importantly the people directly impacted by the policy.

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10 Free Nonprofit iPhone Apps

Nonprofit Tech for Good

National Public Radio :: Download. The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. App Name: NPR News. Updated: March 4, 2010. VolunteerMatch :: Download.

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Oregon Foundation looking for a Million Dollar Idea

Amy Sample Ward

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

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Social Enterprise Summit's Policy Track

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Michelle Obama was a big part of Public Allies and is a huge fan of national service Public Private partnerships. There is interest from other groups in the government and the White House, like OSTP and the Office of Public Engagement. They have four staff right now. They have three areas of focus: Service.

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