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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It is open source software, but we're experimenting with a revenue model to sustain the project over the long term. We found that groups working on documentation lack the necessary tools and methods to record and secure information in a systematic and consistent way. We've just launched Miradi.

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10 Types of Fundraising Event Software for Virtual Events

Qgiv

To host a successful fundraising event, whether it’s virtual or in-person, you’ll need a reliable method of registering attendees. This is an example of a peer-to-peer event page by BEACON for Adult Literacy.]. Text-to-give is a carrier-based mobile fundraising method that charges the donor a predetermined amount to their phone bill.

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Data Digest: Global Open Data Initiative, OpenData Latinoamérica, Big Data for Disaster Response

Tech Soup

Facilitating global literacy about Big Data is viewed as important for the media, civic hackers, and civil society. How open data is transforming democracy in Africa – and the challenges it face s. Open Source disaster recovery data big data' Their network will help with trouble shooting and data training.