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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

If creating such a resource seems out of your league, you might want to consider building a wiki. What Is a Wiki? A wiki is a website maintained collaboratively by a community of contributors focusing on a particular subject or project. By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Building a Wiki.

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Open Source Thinking: A Remix Wikitation of Marnie Webb's Ten Ways To Use Web2.0 Tools

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm trying to embrace two ideas here - the idea of open source thinking and wikitation. Allison Fine 's book, Momentum, has a whole chapter on what she calls " Open Source Thinking ," and how it is key to successfully using these new tools. Open source thinking is sharing and remixing.

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Web Design Resources from the TechSoup Global Network

Tech Soup

The Wikispaces Plus Plan , available through TechSoup, offers nonprofits and libraries a hosted wiki site. A wiki is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, and edit content quickly and easily. For an example of a wiki, see TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media Page for Beginners.

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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

shows us how to screencast with Linux and other open source tools! If you want to keep up with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), check out the wiki. Freecharity.org.uk Can cell phones ensure a free vote? Check out Greenlight Nigeria and Mobile Monitors. You've got to love their logo.