Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

Ari Sahagun , a consultant who works with social justice groups on network visualizations, called for a group to discuss Network Mapping and Visualization. We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. The notes are here.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. Chicago, Illinois: Knowledge Mapping for Greater Social Good. London, United Kingdom: Technology and Vulnerable Consumers. Dublin, Ireland: Digital Street Mapping Workshop.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 10, 2012

What we weren’t paying attention to was how we brought the advantages we carry in our offline lives– often defined by race, gender, class, and now, technological access and skill– to that blank canvas." Read the full post to hear both David's take, and suggestions for success from Patrick Meier. "DeadUshahidi’s

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world. Design and implement data visualizations, including everything from simple static charts and maps to custom interactive visualizations on the web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits.

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APRIL 12, 2021

org’s Climate Justice Action map , which connects people with local groups and other activists. It completes this mission by leveraging Salesforce technology, Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, and structured finance to create green buildings in America’s urban core.

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s The GEO project is intended to collect and show data and geospatial information (on maps) of energy resources, generation, transmission, usage, and environmental impacts. GEO will eventually include data, and data on Google maps, for: 1. We think it?

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s The GEO project is intended to collect and show data and geospatial information (on maps) of energy resources, generation, transmission, usage, and environmental impacts. GEO will eventually include data, and data on Google maps, for: 1. We think it?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

They also span the range of proprietary, SaaS, and Open Source. Open Source Tools. Having been bogged down with my own open source CMS tool before 2005, then having taken a break from development, I missed out on the prime years of Drupal’s development. WordPress. I like it more and more. SaaS Tools.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

This week, Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center has announced the release of an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities. Benetech has long been a pioneer in providing innovative services to people with print disabilities.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 One of the best examples of the use of APIs are Google Map mashups. These are using data in your own databases, and grabbing maps from google maps and putting them inside your application.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

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.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

Open source. Each category is exhibited by different tools, technology, and/or approaches. Co-Create – Shared Content: Mapping, Mosaic, Wiki, Links, Games. Open Source – API. VolunteerMatch: Live Map. Authenticate. Share – Like & Tweet Button, E-Card, Fwd to Friend.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing. Indirect Content. Now for indirect content or Mash-ups.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Data Privacy Heat Map Shows Increasing Global Momentum Towards Data Protection Standards. Forrester has developed a research and planning tool called the Data Privacy Heat Map to leverage in-depth analyses of the privacy-related laws and cultures in 54 countries. Data Privacy. Has Big Data Made Anonymity Impossible?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Links April 6, 2007 There has been a little bit of blogging and the like at NTC – although it was certainly hindered yesterday, when the internet was down for most of the day. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. An example of an API is when you put a Bing or Google Map on your website.). Google Maps. things that it celebrated are now commonplace, and nonprofit technology and effectiveness still requires money. Citizen journalism. Podcasting.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2013

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings… but we all know that meetings are boring! Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Kevin Lo reports from San Francisco’s latest event, Open Source and Open Data in Action. Tuesday, July 30.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies. Another project was creating an easily accessible map of Hawaii's farmer's markets. Census Bureau and the Peace Corps.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. It seemed that only Blackbaud had APIs you have to pay for.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

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.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2009

Over the past month, I had the privilege of being the Forum One Project Manager for a fun, open-source web application development contest: the Apps for America 2: Data.gov Challenge. The result displays in table format as well as visualized on an interactive, "heat," Flash-based map of the United States. Cool right?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. It's quite incidental that it's a green technology in that it allows people to have significant impact without needing to travel to stricken areas.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

In San Francisco, sometimes one can feel a bit cynical about the influx of frivolous technology with billion dollar valuations. Data Collecting and Mapping. They designed an open-source mobile browser-based app that allows the user to quickly collect and map data while on the ground. Referral Services.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Google’s Mapping tools include: Google Earth. Google Maps API.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Be sure to visit the site and press "Play" on the map. How can we do that? What's Changing?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

TechSoup's network of nonprofit technology meetups has been growing. Vancouver, British Columbia: Nonprofit Technology Show and Tell. Victoria, British Columbia: Women in Technology Panel #2. Austin, Texas: CiviCRM: Free, Open-Source CRM for Nonprofits and Startups. Naples, Florida: What's Missing?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

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.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

OpenStreetMap: If you’re looking for an alternative to Google Maps that is open source, check out OpenStreetMap.org which allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth. The entire map of the earth has been crowdsourced.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

NTEN member and geographic web and mobile software developer Azavea, in collaboration with Temple University's Center for Security and Crime Science, just released ACS Alchemist , an open source tool that makes it easier to access US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) data.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Each month, more than 70 groups hold free events in 24 countries.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

Have questions about general nonprofit technology “stuff?&# This session will revisit the challenges of collective action in an era of “open source activism,” and highlight how the Web can help overcome those hurdles. Have questions about NetSquared, Net Tuesdays or innovation Challenges? Tuesday, April 28.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Without further ado here are my favorites.

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

LXPs accomplish this by aggregating a variety of learning materials from different sources and providing artificial intelligence-assisted recommendations to each learner based on their past interests. Learners outline their own path using content discovery tools, content recommendations and pathways, skills mapping, and content indexing.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

" The deliberate style of technology work known as the "waterfall approach" (first solidify strategy, then requirements, then design, etc.) " The deliberate style of technology work known as the "waterfall approach" (first solidify strategy, then requirements, then design, etc.) Want mapping?

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2009

He not only pushes his organization to integrate technology into its strategy, he helps the entire sector do the same by sharing relentlessly, and smiling while he does it. The winners were: First Prize Winner ($5,000) -- Social Actions Interactive Map -- submitted by John Brennan. Along the way, we make it fun.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

I explained how technology and social media are playing a leading role in innovation in the aid sector and helping to bring relief to earthquake victims in Haiti. Open source maps to help aid workers navigate damaged areas and coordinate their efforts.

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