Saleforce Nonprofit
DECEMBER 8, 2022
This open-source, accessible solution enables workers and volunteers to collect data wherever they need to go. By using a mobile phone, they can collect data on the go and easily sync it to their Salesforce platform if they are in an area where the internet is unavailable. They needed a mobile app that worked offline.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. Thousands of reports were placed via SMS.
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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. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones.
NTEN
JULY 23, 2009
Mobile Voices offers an open-source multi-media platform optimized for low-cost mobile phones that lets users create, share, and reflect on stories about their lives and communities. million patients in Malawi and Uganda, they've seen that text messages and cheap mobile phones are great tools on the front-lines of global health.
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 14, 2009
We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Email is a critical channel.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 20, 2007
Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. She notes, "It doesn't specifically talk about open content, but discusses online and offline content income models in depth, with numbers." Nonprofit Software and Hardware and Cell Phones.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 30, 2012
A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. A mobile app that allows you easily conduct mobile searches by simply speaking into your phone using their new “Speak Now” technology. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. It is a must download!
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