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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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Treat Your Website Project Like an Investment Rather than an Expense

Tech Soup

The big problem is that most nonprofit web design projects are considered a one-time expense, instead of a long-term investment. Invest in Open Source. Open-source software differs from other platforms in that it doesn't cost anything to license and use. Mind Shift: Expense Versus Investment.

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Internet Identity Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the communities that inspired this development - Planetwork has held a vision for how these emerging open standards could be used for social change. XRI and I-names are part of the OpenID ecology that is gaining traction on lots of grassroots sites along with big sites Technorati and Wikipedia.

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Good Lord, another blog.

Museum 2.0

But the aspect that most excited me were the discussions about active participation in museums. From closed content to open-source forums. But the concepts behind them are powerful and useful in the discussion about the future of museums. No museum is as flexible or participatory as the Web has become.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She shares some of the internal conversation her colleagues on staff and their differing views: It took a little more work to convince my co-workers [about web 2.0 For me, the web and 2.0 What does web site stickiness mean in the context of Web2.0? situation unless museums can get the ???stickiness??? era websites.

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is much much commentary and grieving taking place online as well as a memorial in SecondLife , and an article in Wikipedia. shows us how to screencast with Linux and other open source tools! A web site featuring multiple bloggers with offices in this space has popped up chronicling this group's experiences.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. 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.

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