Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The internet is not new. The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. People believe in the internet. The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

This means that anyone can hack their phones – and a raft of developers can create really interesting kinds of software for phones. Of course, the bottom line is that this makes it more likely that Google can get their ad platform onto phones. This is big. The SDK will be available later this month. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The Pizzigati Prize is named for Antonio Pizzigati, an MIT graduate, early web author, and leading advocate for open-source computing.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2008

The iPhone 3G had some compelling features and 3rd party apps (like Pandora , which, I have to admit, is about 1/2 the reason I got the phone.) In general, the phone actually works quite well. I know some folks are holding out for an Android phone, which, from what I can tell, are going to be pretty similar. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

It is open source, after all. Yes, it is open source, and I applaud Google for releasing open source software. I won’t be downloading it, or trying it, even when they release Mac or Linux versions. Why so curmudgeonly you ask? And it has some cool features. Otherwise, fuggetaboutit. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2008

Check out the new images and videos of Android , the open source phone. Check out the book club , reading Media Rules! Mastering Today’s Technology to Connect with and Keep Your Audience , by Brian Reich and Dan Solomon. And the video with the kids is very cute. Wait for this, or buy an iPhone? Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

I’m on the Evaluating Open Source panel, with Laura Quinn and Catherine Lane, which should be great. So, if you want to catch up with me, email, and I’ll send you my phone # so you can call or text me, or twitter me. { I’m looking forward to it. I think it will be a great time. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

I like my 60G iPod that I’ve had for a while, and although I tire of lugging around three electronic devices (cell phone, Palm, iPod), and that my current phone is about to fall apart, the cost and the fact that it was so new made me decide not to go for it, even though AT&T is my carrier. Too expensive, for one thing.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In this edition of nonprofit tech news, TechSoup shows new ways your nonprofit could harness mobile and killer apps in 2016! Now, it is looking like the emerging killer apps may be messaging apps that text directly to stakeholders' mobile phones. In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I “live the open source lifestyle.&# First, they are putting the wraps on a new version, and there are some interesting projects happening, like integrating voter files, phone banking , and my favorite, case management. I was profiled on Linux.com. That’s kinda fun! That must have been before the iPhone. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

July 9, 2007 So I talk a lot about both open source software, and the preciousness of one’s own data. I tout the benefits of open source software. I used to have this great system where I used the Mac Addressbook, which would nicely sync with my cell phone. Open source projects do get better.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

That work includes updates and upgrades to Martus , our free, open source software that enables human rights fieldworkers to securely document abuse that is occurring in dangerous environments. Benetech will of course continue the software and technology development that is the primary focus of our Human Rights Program.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. For others it was not so clear. One of the main ones that anchors this work is Ushahidi.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol. That is, basically, the addressing system computers and routers and such use to direct traffic around a local network, and the internet. Which, on one hand, seems like a lot, but it’s not, when every cell phone, PC, router, cable set top box and toaster has one. Be Helpful.

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Care2

DECEMBER 12, 2011

In our mobile, social, always on, multi-screen world it’s important to ensure that your for that your organization’s home on the web is robust, well designed, and well-built. Mobile friendly – You’ll also want to be sure that your site loads well in mobile browsers. www.cnn.com vs. cnn.com).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2008

is a new web resources that includes tactical guides to using a wide range communications tools for social change, packaged with some open source tools for creating media.    It also includes tips and resources for developing an Internet Strategy sharing content on mobile phones , and an email strategy.  

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

WebHuddle is free, and open source. This is what I want: The community edition of DimDim that integrates with an open source VOIP system and Moodle. Earlier, I’d found that the only tools that would work with presenters using Linux were ReadyTalk and WebHuddle. ReadyTalk is proprietary and not free (as in beer).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Christian also sent me some links that answer an earlier question I've had, " How Can We Use Cell Phones to Bring Web 2.0 to places without high speed Internet access like Cambodia ?" " I have heard of interesting examples using mobile phones getting RSS feeds from blogs.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. Its team had figured out a way for people in a crisis area to send SMS information (text messages) from their cell phones or computers to report an outbreak of catastrophic conditions. These folks do astonishing work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. Fundraising 2.0 It isn't dumb dumb.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

On the Windows side the hardware manufacturers make proprietary drivers for Windows, and very few make drivers for Linux, or open source their drivers so that Linux developers can use them. The eePC is a great example, as are cell phones, media players, etc. These things are far from the fault of Linux. at 11:21 pm Nice post.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

They designed an open-source mobile browser-based app that allows the user to quickly collect and map data while on the ground. If LocalFreeWeb sounds familiar, it's because this service for finding free Internet access was at the previous Caravan breakfast. Referral Services. LocalFreeWeb. Helpful Tools.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. It covers 10 topics including humanitarian uses of drones: • Mobile and cell phones • New uses for TV and radio. mobile payment system in Kenya that allows people there to text each other money. billiion of us use the Internet nowadays.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

For example, they have some predictable analytics on how people use their mobile phones and this helps understand whether or not they have jobs. He suggested the need for open source licenses for data and research should be available openly within a year. IssueLabs is a great start. No infrastructure to do this!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Data – We collect only data that is on the public web like all other search engines and never display personally identifiable information (phone, email, address). I take feedback from users very seriously 2. As a search engine, users never have to sign-up to get value from Spock. Be Helpful.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 22, 2013

In recent years, the possibilities of what can be achieved with human rights fieldwork and advocacy has expanded as the worldwide use of mobile phones has increased and significant advances have been made in Internet and mobile technology. million grant from the U.S. And they need to be able to trust those tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

In Michael Gilbert's Top Ten Reports of the Year (2006) list, there is a pointer to the Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems. Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. on the interplay of newspapers and internet content. Can cell phones ensure a free vote?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

" Does that include cell phones? Compete provides information on every site on the Internet including site traffic history and competitive analytics. So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools. hard to use ?"

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

It is a specialized cloud database to help nonprofits organizations manage their business, run programs, and maintain donor relationships from any browser and on mobile devices. Here are the plans: Salesforce1 for Windows and Windows Phone 8.1 The name is an acronym of "micro finance open source."

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Email is a critical channel.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

Mobile bidding is a solution that enables auction guests to view and bid on items from their smartphones by either a web browser (web-based) or a mobile app (app-based). As mentioned earlier, there are two mobile bidding types—web-based and app-based. Both platforms are mobile-optimized solutions with the features listed above.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2015

There are two huge barriers for reaching rural Hispanic communities: language and Internet access. As with other rural communities, Hispanic populations in remote areas can have difficulty accessing the Internet. But many people in these communities do, however, have mobile phones. It used the open source platform Drupal.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Session Description: With portable music players, smart phones, and cheap bandwidth everywhere, more and more online marketers are turning to podcasting as a powerful way to extend the reach of their brands and engage supporters. USB headset, dynamic or condenser mics, soundboard, mobile devices, video recording, etc.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

At the end of 2020, internet browsers phased out Adobe Flash and many organizations needed to adjust their courses accordingly. This could mean a fully open-source environment, a desktop environment where only one person can edit the course at a time, or a cloud-based environment for collaborative authoring.

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