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The Commons Introduces Grassroots Mobile Survey

Saleforce Nonprofit

This open-source, accessible solution enables workers and volunteers to collect data wherever they need to go. They needed a mobile app that worked offline. So, I started sharing my idea at different networking events. It’s not just useful for offline situations like interviewing people in rural India.

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Great reads from around the web on July 10th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. The egalitarian nature of the web as platform — for example, technically, no link or traffic is prioritized over another — makes it easier to connect people and ideas that were previously isolated. What do you think?

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Current Affair: The Importance of Keeping Your WordPress Site Updated

Byte Technology

When it comes to WordPress, the Holy Grail of do-it-yourself Content Management Systems (CMS), updating isn’t just a good idea: it’s a critical component of using the site in the most efficient and secure way. And if you took your site offline for a major update, do a test of your pages before going live again.

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Build Online Experiences that Spark Community Engagement

Forum One

All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap. Built as an open-source Drupal tool, the website attempts to learn what visitors want from the TCWS site and deliver related content over time.

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Why Nonprofits Need a Values-Based Social Media Strategy

Non Profit Quarterly

Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon. These barriers and disruptions to visibility, access, privacy, and safety impact people’s online experiences—and have offline consequences.

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Techniques and Tools: How To Visualize Your Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As he notes, the analysis can be helpful to him as a journalist and content curator to identify potential sources online. He then pulled the data into an open source network analysis software called Gephi which produced a network map that he reviewed to help guide engagement and source discovery. Area of Expertise.

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Virgin America As Connector

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It's an interesting idea - built on the ladder of engagement and the concept of a gift economy. Behind me was Nicholas Reville, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Miro , a HD open source video player. What other airline (and route) offers a great flying experience and offline networking opportunities!

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