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TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs

Tech Soup

The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred 7 weeks and 4 days ago. In times of need, nonprofits provide an infrastructure of critical support. The nonprofit sector in Japan has a major role to play now in providing services and support to the devastated local communities. About TechSoup Japan.

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The NPTech Response to Japan

NTEN

Flickr photo: Logan was his name-o It's been just a few hours since one of the largest recorded earthquakes and subsequent tsunami hit off the coast of Japan. The photos and video coming out of the region are awe inspiring and scary. Our hearts go out to the people of Japan.

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Networked Nonprofit Update: November

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. I’d like to use this post to share some of the responses to the Networked Nonprofit at different book events and online during the past month and let you know about upcoming events in November. Networked Nonprofit in Vegas.

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Donors needed for our friends in Japan. Will you help?

Connection Cafe

It’s just few days after the worst earthquake ever recorded in Japan, followed by a devastating tsunami and still uncertain consequences around affected nuclear plants, and many of us are thinking about how we can help. People may be thinking that because Japan is more developed the need is less. Author: Molly Brooksbank.

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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Lendingmemo. Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding by Robert Wu. At CauseVox , We’ve helped thousands of people and nonprofits all over the world crowdfund for nonprofits and social good projects. Nonprofit crowdfunding is changing the landscape in online fundraising.

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Member Round-Up: Mobile apps for social change, volunteering inspiration, upcoming conferences,

NTEN

There''s a terrific schedule of sessions and an all-star lineup of speakers (including NTEN Members, Steve McDonell of ACHIEVA and Beth Kanter ) planned for the Bayer Center for Nonprofits '' upcoming Tech Now Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Two words: photo booth. Make sure to register by Sept. 30 to get early-bird pricing.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. For many start ups and even nonprofit groups doing something truly innovative, they totally blow it the first time around.