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Disrupting Social Change at Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference

Care2

If nonprofits are going to solve the world''s toughest social justice issues and create real world impact, then we need to disrupt the charities and radically change the way they function and are led. Creating real world impact and disrupting the status quo will be a couple of the central themes at the Nonprofit 2.0 The Nonprofit 2.0

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Open311: What Nonprofits and Public Libraries Can Gain from Open Government

Tech Soup

A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on open government data. The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. Tim O'Reilly painted a breathtaking picture of the future of government.

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Vendor Relationship Management: Why Nonprofits Should Care

Tech Soup

Whenever I learn about a new concept or trend in technology, I try and think about how nonprofits and libraries could use it or benefit from it. The movement has huge potential for nonprofits and public libraries, but it still has some ways to go in the overall technology sector. These fall into the category of CRM.

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Letter from Participation Camp: The Digital Divide

Forum One

As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasn't sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference." Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the barrier to entry for all citizens in government decisions. Public Library. Tags: Influence Collaboration Events Government.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. But what that really means is that nonprofits in more than 75 cities have access to free training and networking events every month! Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum.

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Transparency Camp West 09: Blogging and Tweeting An Open Board Meeting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Transparency Camp is an unconference designed to convene a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks — government representatives, technologists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent and meaningfully accessible to the public.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

As of January 25, there are 40,000 nonprofit members attending free tech networking events and workshops in 75 cities. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Boston, Massachusetts: February Salesforce Bootcamp 101 for Nonprofits.