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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

In San Francisco, sometimes one can feel a bit cynical about the influx of frivolous technology with billion dollar valuations. They're also a useful way for nonprofits to connect with local developers if they're interested in building an app. This project began as a Code for America project in Detroit.

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San Francisco Day of Service

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While several of us were in San Francisco for the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference, we helped install a wireless network in a local community center. Photo Gallery: Connections for San Francisco's Homeless.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. The lack of trust between NGOs and local Kenyans and the expectancy that NGOs are funded from outside Kenya are the key reasons for limited local fundraising towards NGO in Kenya.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

Trans*H4ck is based in San Francisco, but has held events in Boston, Chicago, Oakland, Las Vegas, and more. This location-based apps helps users find LGBT-friendly healthcare providers, mental health specialists, and providers that specialize in transgender health in San Francisco. Liberating Ourselves Locally.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (Weekly). Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (Weekly).

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LocalFreeWeb Combines Digital Inclusion with Public Transportation

Tech Soup

I spoke with Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented LocalFreeWeb at the previous breakfast. Joseph first heard of the LocalFreeWeb project a little over a year ago at Hack Night for Code for San Francisco. A Simple Digital Inclusion Tool.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California. Thursday, September 7, 2017.