ICANN Opens Application Cycle for Global Grant Program
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 12, 2024
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced the first cycle of the ICANN Grant Program is officially open.
ICANN Grants Cycle Opens, CEO Search Continues
The NonProfit Times
APRIL 15, 2024
The inaugural cycle of the ICANN Grant Program is now open for applications from eligible organizations. Work effectively on the global stage with other international leaders in this critical space to reaffirm an inclusive, multistakeholder Internet governance paradigm. The organization is in the process of finding its next CEO.
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Funding available for internet projects in Canada: Applications are open for CIRA Grants
Charity Village
MARCH 9, 2023
Would funding for an internet project benefit your community? It’s that time of year – CIRA Grants opened for applications on March 2, 2023. Applications are reviewed on an […] The post Funding available for internet projects in Canada: Applications are open for CIRA Grants appeared first on CharityVillage.
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[DATA] 14 Must-Know Stats About How Nonprofits Use Social Media
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
The Open Data Project [ español , français ] seeks to gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use technology for digital marketing and fundraising. To access the complete data, please take the Global NGO Technology Survey and then visit the Open Data Project Hub. Why the Open Data Project?
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Why Nonprofits Should Pay Attention to Web3 and the Metaverse
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 20, 2022
Web3 is a new version of the internet that uses blockchain (IE a secure but transparent record keeping system) to decentralize the management of the internet, thus reducing the control of prominent companies such as Google or Meta. Web3 draws its name as the third iteration of the internet. What is Web3? What is the Metaverse?
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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Browsers
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 14, 2011
The browser wars between proprietary and open source browsers have changed in some ways from the days that it was simply Internet Explorer vs. Netscape. On the proprietary side, still, sits Internet Explorer, now about ready to pop with version 9. So what do I mean when I say Chrome is “sort of an open source browser&# ?
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Still Confused About AI, Learn the Facts A-Bot Us!
.orgSource
APRIL 29, 2024
In training the AI is exposed to vast amounts of text, datasets, and other types of information from the internet. But its worldview is primarily based on the internet, and that is a highly distorted perspective, heavily populated by marketing and the selfie world of social media. The bottle is open. Don’t put the AI in charge.
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Open Source Feminism: An Intervention with Wikipedia
NTEN
MARCH 26, 2014
The internet is powered by open source technology—exciting software that's built collaboratively from the bottom-up. Open source is meant to be free and equal, but then why do men continue to dominate open source sites like Wikipedia? Sarah Mirk. Online Editor. B h Magazine.
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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 19, 2021
The Metaverse is a broad term that encapsulates the next evolution of the internet. The possibilities are wide open. Mastercard is investing in startups that will further digitalize money, Visa now offers a card that earns Bitcoin Rewards , and Walmart is opening Bitcoin kiosks. The Metaverse for Nonprofits.
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Open versus Proprietary: Choosing the Right Content Management System
Byte Technology
APRIL 28, 2015
And in recent years, CMSs have been divided into two main categories—the “Open Source” and “Proprietary: systems—because, as is so true on the Internet of today, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. And indeed, the distinctions between the two platforms are important to know before embarking on a website design initiative.
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Start-up Marketing: How To Do It Right
Byte Technology
JANUARY 14, 2022
And being online NOW was essential to ensure having new patients scheduled for when they did open their doors. While our development team was building the website, our marketing team created an internet landing page with Flourish clinic information and strong calls to action. Timing is everything!
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4 Text Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Take from Big Brands
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 8, 2023
Big brands know that texts have an incredibly high open rate—that’s why many of our favorite retailers have adopted a text marketing strategy. Marketing-related text messages have an incredibly high open rate of about 99%, compared to the average email open rate, which is closer to 30%. You can read all about it here.
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An Open (Online) Book: What SB 272 Means for California Public Records
Byte Technology
MAY 4, 2016
Today, the effects from FOIA continue as state and local entities strive to maintain an openness that would have been unheard of before Johnson’s act. And of course now, thanks to the joys of the Internet that we hold at our fingertips, accessing information has become easier and astronomically faster.
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Congressional Testimony Statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 26, 2013
On August 1, 2013, I testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on the subject “ Innovation in America: The Role of Technology.” We don’t create solutions from scratch: our innovation is adapting existing raw technology to meet the needs of the users in the social sector.
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5 Ways to Protect Your Nonprofit’s Data
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
By Ryan Polk , a Policy Advisor at the Internet Society , where he is primarily focused on issues related to Internet trust. In support of Data Privacy Day on January 28th, the Internet Society shares 5 ways to protect our nonprofit’s data: Train your employees to update their devices and applications.
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10 Emerging Trends in Online Communications and Fundraising to Watch in 2018
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 19, 2017
As personal computers, smartphones, and the Internet of Things evolve, so must your nonprofit. The Internet of Things. By the year 2020, over 50 billion things – cars, appliances, roads – will be connected to the Internet of Things. Mass adoption of giving through the Internet of Things will likely take 5-10 years.
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News in open source and open standards
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 3, 2008
Venture capitalists are liking open source more and more. More $ toward open source is a tide that lifts all boats. Interestingly enough, lots of developing world countries voted against it. Interestingly enough, lots of developing world countries voted against it. There’s lots of great details on Groklaw. Be Helpful.
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The Bots Face Off – Or Do They? ChatGPT Versus Bard
.orgSource
AUGUST 14, 2023
In case you’ve been living in a yurt in Mongolia, ChatGPT by Open AI launched in November 2022, is the Einstein of chatbots. In quick response to Open AI’s bid for the spotlight, Bard, Google’s competing product made its debut in March 2023. Bard is able to access and process information from the real world through Google Search.
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Safer Internet Day 2014: Help Create a Better Internet
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
Phishing scams, data theft, social media missteps, and cyberbullying are all unfortunate side effects of Internet use. In honor of Safer Internet Day , Microsoft has launched a new interactive website to promote a healthy Internet for everybody. What are the Internet safety practices at your organization? Why participate?
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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Start Using AI in 2024
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 23, 2023
Each of these tools could be the subject of its own article, and the internet abounds with resources on how to utilise them. 3) Implement an Organisation-Wide Policy Implementing a comprehensive AI policy not only aligns everyone in your organisation but also opens the door for innovation.
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Healthy Fear, Healthy Habit: Teaching Privacy to New Internet Users
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 29, 2014
But with proper education, Internet users can fight back against these digital creeps. Organizations that work with seniors, non-native English speakers, youth, and other new Internet users are in a natural position to do this important digital inclusion work. " In other words, the Internet isn't a monolithic entity.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
NOVEMBER 21, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open source your Open Social Apps? Which lead me to think about the idea of open sourcing OpenSocial apps. Can we build a library of OpenSocial applications that have open source licenses?
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Open Social != Open Data
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Social != Open Data November 8, 2007 As the hype (which, I agree I have contributed to ) around OpenSocial dies down, the reality behind OpenSocial becomes clear. Be Helpful.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 31, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Satellite Internet gets the boot October 31, 2007 Finally, I have real broadband. We moved last weekend to a town that has actual real cable high speed internet. Be Helpful.
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100 Free and open source tool #15: MPower Open CRM
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 14, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #15: MPower Open CRM April 14, 2008 I am so far behind, it’s not funny. What’s new about MPower is that it has very recently been released as open source.
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The Hidden Cost of Open Source LMS
Gyrus
MARCH 11, 2015
Open source learning management systems have become increasingly popular, and on paper they always sound good. The term free is usually a misnomer; there is almost always a cost associated with using open source LMSs. You search the internet for free LMS and click on the first search result for an open source product that looks good.
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Free and Open Source Tool #13: Flock
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 9, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #13: Flock March 9, 2008 I’m running behind, so I need to catch up in the next week or so. I’m still on internet clients, believe it or not, and still have some to go.
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SaaS vs. Open Source
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. SaaS is not, by definition either proprietary or open source.
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Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
The concept of Internet anonymity has received considerable debate in recent years. Internet anonymity means any interaction a user has on the Internet is shielded, so that his or her identity is not shared with another user or any third party on the Internet. Here some good reasons why Internet anonymity is important.
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Open Social Networks
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
NOVEMBER 5, 2007
I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph. Be Helpful.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
DECEMBER 1, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models. Be Helpful.
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Speaking of open social networks …
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
AUGUST 14, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. You can log in using OpenID. All really great stuff. Be Helpful.
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Open Source Feminism?
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 12, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Feminism? She’s got some great video blogging, including a short one on “ open source feminism.&# Let’s get together! Be Helpful.
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Platforms break open!
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 15, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! Open has 3 components, APIs, Database Connectors, and Extensions. Bottom line: Kintera takes some important steps to open up their application. You make your own conclusions.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
DECEMBER 13, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Movable Type goes Open Source December 13, 2007 This is old news, sort of. They are really putting their money where their mouth is, in terms of working toward more openness. Be Helpful.
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Free and open source tool #8:XChat
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #8:XChat February 5, 2008 This is, really a post both about a tool ( XChat ) and about IRC (Internet Relay Chat.) XChat is one of quite a few IRC clients. I use IRC every day.
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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers
.orgSource
JUNE 25, 2023
If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind. The entire team should have up-to-date hardware with sufficient processing power, a high-quality camera and speakers, and a reliable, fast internet connection. Provide a mix of multiple-choice and open-ended questions allowing for individualized responses.
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Free and open source tool #10: Filezilla
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
FEBRUARY 7, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #10: Filezilla February 7, 2008 I decided that most of the tools I’ve been talking about so far (except WordPress and Joomla) are internet clients for one type of protocol or another.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 18, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open, part II October 18, 2007 The dust is settling. Methinks vendors in this space still just don’t grok, really, what “open&# means. I have a few comments. He’s right.
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Case Study: Providing Event Attendees with Wireless Internet via Mobile Broadband
NTEN
DECEMBER 21, 2011
How important is it for your conference attendees to have access to the internet? of NCFR Conference attendees said that having internet access is at least somewhat important. Our organization has felt the pinch, spending thousands of dollars in past years on internet access for just our cyber café and registration desk.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 21, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #16: CiviCRM April 21, 2008 In honor of the webinar that is happening in a couple of weeks, I figured I’d talk a bit about CiviCRM. Be Helpful.
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Ubuntu open week
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
NOVEMBER 26, 2006
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Ubuntu open week November 26, 2006 Next week is Ubuntu Open Week , a series of events and classes about Ubuntu Linux , and for people interested in getting involved in Ubuntu. Be Helpful.
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Tech Soup
MAY 14, 2013
It is a nonprofit tech company that develops free and open-source software for information collection, visualization, and crowdsourced interactive mapping to help mitigate disasters. Connecting to the Internet Digital Divide GreenTech International Networks Green IT WiFi tsgreentechnology BRCK Ushahidi' Find out more about this here.
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