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UniversalGiving: Impact, with a little help from friends (SocialActions)

Amy Sample Ward

But, what it should really say is, “we may be non-profit, but we are not non-impact.&# Or at least something like that! maybe you want to join forces for a longer-term project for real impact. What is the Impact? Social Actions is “an open source database of actions people can take on any issue.

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The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi The first ever Martus users group meeting took place earlier this month in Chiang Mai, the capital of Northern Thailand. Martus is Benetech's free and open source software package designed for human rights activists to collect stories and data about human rights abuses.

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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

It's an open source free web meeting service. This group is an international network of people interested in e-learning, is organizing a trip to Thailand and Laos. hidalgo is on "an open-source journey around the world documenting free culture, social innovators, and global change." It isn't dumb dumb.

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Big News in Benetech's Human Rights Program: New Funding and Enhanced Tools!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

When widely deployed, these tools have the potential to make lasting impact by empowering people to fight abuse and advance democracy. To further enhance the impact of Mobile Martus, we are partnering with The Guardian Project , leaders in mobile security and verifiable mobile media.

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