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TechSoup Global at National Day of Civic Hacking

Tech Soup

This hackathon took place at San Francisco State University's Paul J. Arthur Grau of NetSquared Honolulu reported back on the National Day of Civic Hacking/Code for Hawaii event in Honolulu. Another project was creating an easily accessible map of Hawaii's farmer's markets. Image 2: Code for Hawaii, Bytemarks.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

The site will then publish responses from local officials and encourage further transparency. From Kosovo: Bordi Studimor is a project that seeks to improve the communication between high schools and universities in Kosovo. The site will publish the problem in hopes that it will pressure local government officials to solve them.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. This year I facilitated several labs, including several for the Knight Foundation Arts Program to learn about the local arts ecosystem in four cities, including Philadelphia, San Jose, Charlotte, and Macon. How about you?

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Candid community: Expanding equitable access to nonprofit resources 

Candid

At Candid, we partner with libraries and nonprofit resource centers across the country to provide nonprofit organizations and local communities with free access to Candid’s educational resources, trainings, and products. Candid community partners are strengthening the local nonprofit sector and helping their communities.

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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

There are local government based nonprofit programs like Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities in Ohio, and ARC Broward. There are university based nonprofit programs like Assistive Technology of Ohio at The Ohio State University , which has a unique Adaptive Toy Lending Program. How Accessible Technology Works.

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Quick Hit: My Work with the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

Museum 2.0

Yesterday, a lovely article came out in the local paper about what we're trying to do to become a thriving community hub. You know when you land in Hawaii and they put a lei around your neck? I've now been the Director of The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz for two months. What's the quintessential Santa Cruz welcome?"

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Carnet Williams: Nonprofit Technology, Blogging, Aggregating, & Surfing.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We ran around to local nonprofits in Eugene helping them with their technology projects. I then became and associate dean at Stanford Law School, then moved on to be Director of Academic Technology for Stanford University. I am also involved in a renewable energy project to turn waste into energy to reduce Hawaii???s