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The Next Wave of Technology for Nonprofits

John Kenyon

The SafeChat Silicon Valley Domestic Violence Collaborative, made up of four nonprofits who provide services in the San Jose, California area, launched this online chat service in August 2016, successfully completing its two-year pilot phase in August 2018. adults to use the service (Pew Internet Social Media Fact Sheet 2018).

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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

The Missing Faces in Technology and Innovation – Here is a well-written post on a very important topic from Robin Caldwell: "The beautiful thing about the Internet is that it is impervious to Affirmative Action, EEOC compliance and the Fair Housing Act. ." Robin Caldwell: Black Like Me? "Hujambo from Tanzania!

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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

The Missing Faces in Technology and Innovation - Here is a well-written post on a very important topic from Robin Caldwell: "The beautiful thing about the Internet is that it is impervious to Affirmative Action, EEOC compliance and the Fair Housing Act. Meru, Shepherds Junior School was connected to the internet for the very first time.

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Recap: Social Media for Social Impact

Forum One

eBay's Green Team began with a group of San Jose employees. " campaign or SecondLife users' ability to instant-message, group chat, voice chat, and/or video chat while immersed in a virtual environment. Tags: Influence Events Internet Strategy Online Community Social Media. Time as currency. View the event tweets.

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We Want YOU to Help Scale Up Mobile for the Common Good

Tech Soup

Although we know we have no lever guaranteed to eliminate poverty — it has been with us for thousands of years — for the first time, we have a tool kit and neural network via mobile and the Internet, which can be pointed at making a difference in people's lives. For more on the program's impact, watch this video.

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9 Ways Nonprofits Can Excel Using Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There was also a wonderful blog, “ Litter Did You Know &# and the above video about “Lady Meow Meow.&# But the real story was when the SFSPCA staff shared during the keynote was that these regular videos are produced by volunteers! 1: Social media must be integrated with internet communications or program strategy.

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An Interview with Jeska Linden about Nonprofits in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

During that time, I discovered this group of English majors who had started their own Internet Company. When I graduated in 2003, I moved out here to California and worked with the San Jose Museum of Art before getting a job with Linden Labs. He's a few years younger than me, so very much part of the video game generation.