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Tell Your Community's Story with NetSquared

Tech Soup

Kisumu, Kenya: Social Media Week. If you’re holding monthly events that are gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar! Portland, Oregon: Secret Knowledge of Open Source. Busia, Kenya: Building for the Future with Appmaker-Mozilla Western Kenya Network.

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Building the Tech Capacity of Nonprofits Everywhere with TechSoup's NetSquared Events

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If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Nairobi, Kenya: NetSquared Kenya Joins Mozilla Maker Party 2016. Nairobi, Kenya: Mobile Solar Computer Classroom Project in Kenya.

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Growing the NetSquared Community

Tech Soup

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Austin, Texas: CiviCRM: Free, Open-Source CRM for Nonprofits and Startups. Busia, Kenya: Safer Internet 2016 — 9th February 2016. Tuesday, February 23, 2016.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

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In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. " The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. " The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

mobile payment system in Kenya that allows people there to text each other money. Mozilla’s Firefox , the nonprofit driven free and open source web browser; Creative Commons , the project set up to provide a straightforward licensing framework for online creators. I admit to being a bit envious of the Safaricom M-PESA.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

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Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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