Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

This virtual desktop solution connects to a nonprofit or school’s existing computer system very quickly and allows older computers to run Windows 7 and Windows applications as well as new PCs. That makes them the official NPTech organization of the year, but we found some pretty outstanding work going on among others as well.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

We quickly accommodated their needs using Twitter; live-tweeting so that they would be able to participate virtually. Jenifer writes for several national and local blogs including her own, 'the art of friendraising' and has trained hundreds in public relations and communications at various regional and national workshops and conferences.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Official announcements via KRTS Facebook feed As it became a virtual community center, KRTS not only made official announcements about the progression of the fire and evacuation plans, but became a place where individuals started asking after loved ones, who would call into the station to verify that they were ok.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 6, 2011

And virtually all of them ask users to pay to donate." Free access to your local newspaper. . … But to many in the nonprofit world, the value of the sites remains to be seen. For one thing, they hand partial control over charity brand names and trademarks to users who are often unknown to the nonprofit groups they support.

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MAY 17, 2013

By framing social media within a familiar, real-life context, this approach empowers staff members to use their best professional judgment without feeling intimidated by the technology or the virtual setting. Community engaging youth nptech Policy Social Media social media program delivery Communications Program'

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MARCH 19, 2012

You’ll get to meet some of our local judges, see dozens of the best videos and photo stories, and connect with fellow digital storytellers. We look forward to seeing the virtual attendees on the livstream party -- and can't wait to see those who can make it in-person on the red carpet! This is a “red carpet” event! Pacific time.

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OCTOBER 5, 2006

And though local ICT initiatives are taking place, the booklet says that the smaller online communities they create need ongoing technical and funding support if they are to survive." Tags: NPtech

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MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

My friend Damir Simunic of WA Research talks about the "principles of success on the edge”, and while he is addressing the problems of virtual collaboration, these rules apply to those of us who design technology solutions as well. Sometimes, it’s having the solution use local languages or other appropriate cultural marks.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Greater generational differences appear when it comes to reasons for social networking and selecting virtual destinations. There's additional heavy traffic to sites related to golf, stocks and investments, travel cruises and virtual pharmacies. Tags: aarp age digital divide Newsletter NPTech NTEN Sami Hassanyeh.

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MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

This online workshop is ambitious - it runs over five weeks and includes virtual field trip and an experimental lab where people will get practical experience with the new web tools and how to integrate them into an existing community of practice. I'll also be doing a field trip of the NpTech Tagging Community.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

A new employee at a local foundation educates herself on the agencies they are funding by visiting their social network sites. "We advise establishing codes of behavior that apply in any circumstance when an employee is acting as a company representative, whether in a real or virtual environment."

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JULY 19, 2012

Throughout the day, I'll be living blogging sessions from MCON12; A virtual conference to help leaders engage the Millennial generation. The focus is on what is local, what is real; we're suddenly talking about where and how things are made. There are four main ways Garrison sees this happening: Providence & authenticity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

During the past two weeks, links shared via the #nptech hashtag on Twitter have been like a Chinese buffet, a huge selection of tempting dishes that look so good you want to fill an entire plate. They're encouraging folks to submit proposals. (I'll be delivering the keynote, my first in a virtual 3d environment.). BackUpMyTweets.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Some that volunteered asked a local restaurant to host and give them a portion of the cover charge or bar sales that night to donate back to CC. On the web site, users enter their name and e-mail address, and that data is immediately written on a virtual care package of health-care supplies that will be sent to a needy community overseas.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2016

It’s as if we have become immune to the humanity that surrounds us at any given moment and find ourselves lost in a virtual, and often alternative, reality. Don’t misunderstand me.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2007

We then flew virtually up the Los Gatos Creek canyon: past their homes and their children's schools along our steep and narrow mountain roads that would be burdened with a dozen/day 90,000 lb. Google Earth Outreach nonprofit mapping nptech net2 activism Full disclosure: I am NetSquared's Community Builder.

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MARCH 30, 2011

I also need to be able to work on the move: I need my "virtual desk" in front of me quickly, whether from my laptop or some other desk or smart device. Dropbox continuously replicates local files to a personal cloud file space and synchronizes those folders across multiple computers and mobile devices. OK, enough preliminaries.

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MARCH 16, 2011

. # 5 Macon Money Macon Money is an innovative project that aimed to unite social, racial, cultural, gender, and economic gaps - all while boosting the local economy! When two bonds are put together, they can be redeemed for goods and services in local businesses. Everyone wins!

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OCTOBER 28, 2008

From periodic candidate updates and requests for time, money, and votes to virtual phone banks , national and local campaigns are finding new ways to mobilize a growing percentage the US's 277 million mobile users. Andy Carvin and others just launched a new "tweme" that will track local voting irregularities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

You can also see if there is a local charity that you bring items to in your own world travels. Slides are available in the NpTech group in Slideshare. Virtual Worlds The Horizon Project wiki, which explores virtual worlds in education, has been nominated for Best Educational Wiki 2007 - vote here.

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MARCH 18, 2010

It substitutes traditional local and long distance charges with a flat monthly per-account fee, and dramatically reduces international calling rates. A virtual private network solution allows company data to be accessed by employees from numerous locations, while keeping it entirely secure. Meetings are a regular part of work routine.

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