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Build a Non-profit Website that Works [Steal These Ideas!]

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It’s the digital face of your organization and where many people interact with you for the first time. Start With the Basics: Platform, Domain Name, and Site Map The first thing you need to do in building your non-profit website is choose a platform. Next, you need a site map. Pick the best domain name available and embrace it.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing. Examples from Haiti.

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Great reads from around the web on October 9th

Amy Sample Ward

How Technology is Redefining How We Connect | Psychology Today - An interesting read - focusing on the need to incorporate offline interaction in relationships. Mobile phones, texting, facebook, and Twitter are just a few of the ways in which relationships are being redefined, established, and maintained by technology.

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

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Marnie Webb, with Caravan Studios, refers to these trusted adults as "first referrers" because they are the ones interacting directly with youth in a community and would be well positioned to provide referrals to nearby free meals. Remember, it only includes sample data from 2013 right now, but 2014 data is coming soon!

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. The H 2 O Conserve Water Footprint Calculator is an interactive tool designed to help you quantify how much water you use, find out how you use it and what you can do to conserve. billion people lack access to toilets. What is Blog Action Day?

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

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Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Be sure to visit the site and press "Play" on the map.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Google’s Mapping tools include: Google Earth. Google Maps & MyMaps. Google Maps API. The new map galvanized the community because they were able to really understand the impact of the plan. Google Sketchup.

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