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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

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phone was a brand new and exciting phenomenon and something that only a. word "phone" be dropped from its title. The mobile phone (henceforth to. Text message a landline phone. So how can nonprofits utilize mobile phones for their work? GREEN to 6363 to get your sapling.” have changed.

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Events, Twitters, and Green Web Hosting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Speaking of personal fundraising campaign, check out the " luck of seven " - an open source journey around the world documenting free culture, social innovators, and global change from noel hildalgo, a new york city-based activist, organizer, blogger, and barcamper. Nonprofit Tech Software + Mobile Phones = Citizen reporting?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I “live the open source lifestyle.&# First, they are putting the wraps on a new version, and there are some interesting projects happening, like integrating voter files, phone banking , and my favorite, case management. A new site was launched called “ Green Nonprofits.&# I was profiled on Linux.com.

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Mobile for Good: Trends to Watch at Mobile World Congress

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Besides being a launch pad for shiny new gadgets, MWC has also been a forum for green technology news, digital inclusion efforts, low-cost smartphones, and other mobile for good innovations. Beyond wearables, Samsung also announced the newest member of its Samsung Galaxy line of phones, the S5. the Open C and the Open II.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

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Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. One of the main ones that anchors this work is Ushahidi.

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App Resources for Nonprofits and Libraries

Tech Soup

For more nonprofit- and library-specific apps, also see: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change from the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Green Apps. Learn Why Apps are Green. Arts Organization Apps. Office Apps for Smartphones. Library Apps. Apps for Every Organization. More App Resources.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy. It's an open source free web meeting service. Fundraising 2.0 The topic is how to do have fun and do good!

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