article thumbnail

Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

Tech Soup

Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Since then, it has since logged, mapped, and tracked more than 14,000 reports of petrochemical pollution. Check out Ushahidi Surveyor.

Benefit 36
article thumbnail

Theatre Flashmobs on YouTube and Swarms of Theater Goers on FourSquare

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition, the Museum has taken those tips and created a mashup with the YELP api. A Google maps, Twitter and Foursquare mashup that show’s where your event participants are checking in on a map and what they’re  talking about). Track volunteering efforts. A 3 day walk).

YouTube 95
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

Tools 73
article thumbnail

Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

Tools 59
article thumbnail

How KaBOOM! Is Using a Networked Approach To Scale Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Through a suite of online tools—including a social networking site, online training, do-it-yourself content, and a Google-map mashup—KaBOOM! does track online metrics, its leaders actually care more about what happens in the real world as a consequence of someone visiting the website or using its tools. While KaBOOM!

Network 95
article thumbnail

Making Smarter Decisions: Five Business Intelligence Myths

NTEN

Mashups make me want to sing! It's all about mapping data to business needs to make better decisions. Myth #4: Our Staff Tracks What They Need. First, I guarantee you not everyone in your organization tracks things in the same way. I want to eat statistics for dinner. I would marry a good data visualization. We're Fine.

article thumbnail

10 Disruptive Technologies You Need to Think About

NTEN

Disruptive Technology #7: Complex Resource Tracking. Disruptive Technology #9: Mashups and Enterprise Portals. Is it OK to put client home address information into a public mapping website? This means creating more automated systems for managing network resources. In other words, data sharing. The questions are big.

Gartner 90