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Terms and Trends in DIY and Open Source Online Maps

NTEN

Online maps can demonstrate the breadth of large movements or highlight grassroots work at a very local level. The advent of HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and other modern web technologies has paved the way for new, open source, cross-platform compliant mapping technologies to develop stylish and interactive maps.

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Building Community with Open Source

NTEN

Once a community has determined its needs, however, utilizing open source software presents a more rapid, sustainable path to implementation. With open source (specifically, in this case, Drupal ), all of the functionality is available already (except for the jet-packs and sinks -- those are still in beta).

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All You Need To Know About Streaming Tools With Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) Services

AccelEvents

Trends suggest that RTMP will be a critical solution for live streaming , and you should incorporate it in your next online or hybrid event. The Accelevents Studio connects with live streaming solutions (such as Lightstream, Streamyard, ReStream, and Open Broadcaster Software) through RTMP capabilities. .

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Furthering Your Nonprofit Career: 3 Tips for Development

Bloomerang

It used to be that you needed to enroll at a local school or spend hours in the library to learn new skills. Instead of having to search for sparse sources of information, we’re now left with the opposite issue—sifting through ample resources to find the most trustworthy and impactful information. . Journals and blogs.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. A collection of economic and media trends and stats.

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

What makes it possible Cloud computing is made possible and easier by two trends, two that have happened closely in parallel, one that is relatively recent: High bandwidth to the curb and massive data centers. You are dependent on your internet connection – which could be a problem for mission-critical applications. Be Helpful.

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

They're also a useful way for nonprofits to connect with local developers if they're interested in building an app. Prashant and his co-founders identified a need for local data about buildings and real estate in Detroit and discovered that the city was under-resourced when it came to the technical tools needed to collect it.