NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Wikipedia gives you a fairly verbose definition , the dictionary gives a similar, but less wordy definition that I think is simpler to grasp. “An How does your role play a part and what’s the entire ecosystem look like? Every piece plays an important role. But for now we’ll focus on the non-profit world. What’s Missing?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2010

According to Wikipedia , Geocoding is "…The process of finding associated geographic coordinates (often expressed as latitude and longitude) from other geographic data, such as street addresses, or zip codes (postal codes). It is hoped that the project will go a long way towards ensuring that aid goes to those that need it most.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2015

Did you avoid the Wikipedia entry? That’s why it’s vital that everyone – individuals, businesses and organizations alike – takes an active role in shaping the future. Think about the last time you pulled up your search engine of choice. When you typed in your query and hit “search,” how did you decide which entry to choose?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

updating relevant Wikipedia pages. . Smithsonian Institute : T he Smithsonian Institute?offers offers virtual volunteers opportunities to help with two main projects , ? transcribing historical documents ?and?

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Some are small, private, and contained, based on specific job roles. What roles are needed? Anyway, you already asked yourself what roles were needed when you did your strategic evaluation, right? What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks? Some are huge. Some are successful, but messy. What are some possible tools?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

We’re so proud and excited that Amy Sample Ward , former NetSquared manager and TechSoup staffer has just been promoted to the role of NTEN’S CEO. Baltimore, MD: June Tech & Social Change Baltimore Meetup: Wikipedia. Coolest Thing of the Week. Wednesday, June 5. Thursday, June 6. Friday, June 7.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. As the nonprofit community considers the future of virtual media in education, particularly in libraries and museums, it must not forget the role Second Life plays in pushing information sharing and experiencing to new heights and levels.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

I heard from an organizer who told me that her last two jobs have come from her volunteer role in our community, and from many others who told me that getting together with their peers is what gives them the energy to continue to find innovative ways to use technology for good. Beyrouth, Lebanon: SkillPill: Creating Wikipedia Articles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

For the Making Media workshop I am doing next, I was in search of examples of how wikis might play a role in " Filmmaking 2.0 I found the Wikipedia entry for Ken Burns. " (as coined by Arin Crumley and Susan Buice of Four-Eyed Monsters fame and chronicled by Steve Garfield ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia. They also have an advocacy role on behalf of ngos. It is not a book with pages, but it is about relationships. . Wiki: Collective brain of humanity.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

While it's possible to argue that the role money plays in the persistence of digital inequality is diminishing , it is difficult. And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles? Better, perhaps, to allow that the digital divide most closely resembles, well, the world. The Bottleneck.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Wikipedia is one place where consultants could shortly play a supporting role for issue organizations. However if you, as a well-meaning representative of an organization, try to inject your side into the debate, your edits might be summarily deleted and you may be accused of violating Wikipedia rules in quite harsh terms.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Wikipedia is one place where consultants could shortly play a supporting role for issue organizations. However if you, as a well-meaning representative of an organization, try to inject your side into the debate, your edits might be summarily deleted and you may be accused of violating Wikipedia rules in quite harsh terms.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2012

You might recall a day earlier this year when you were greeted with an odd blackout message instead of the Wikipedia entry for poutine. Many became aware of the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act after the January 18 service blackouts started by Wikipedia and Reddit (with support from Craigslist and Google ).

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

There’s a thriving debate about the role computers should play in children’s museums, with many professionals sounding the alarm about the negative impact of exchanging screen time for tactile environments. Teachers don’t have to pretend that Wikipedia, YouTube, and other online tools don’t exist, or aren’t used by their students.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

2006. ^ [2] "Obituary: Art Risser; zoo manager played key role in conservation programs." Meanwhile, the condor’s habitat was improved due to work done by government agencies and environmental groups to protect ranging lands and enact laws against lead bullets. In 1991, condors began to be released back into the wild. It soars.”. Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

The same sort of engine which powers Wikipedia can be put to work across a number of different “platforms”. One could make an argument that both have their own roles into the future, and that we’ll be spending a lot of time learning which works best in a given situation. Neither has yet proven to be wholly better than the other.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

Personas play a valuable role for nonprofits since they help describe the personalities of the users, which is important when you’re trying to tug at the heartstrings. Most of our user research techniques are likely the same as what’s in any designer’s toolkit: surveys, interviews, analytics review, usability tests, etc.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 16, 2006

The post attacks the enthusiam for massively collaborative web projects, in particular, Wikipedia: The hive mind is for the most part stupid and boring. The problem is in the way the Wikipedia has come to be regarded and used; how it's been elevated to such importance so quickly. Why pay attention to it?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2007

sites that revolve around content, like YouTube, Wikipedia, and Flickr, behave this way. On sites like Flickr, the role of the contributor as performer for an audience is explicit—and a source of motivation to continue contributing. The smallest set are the “contributors” who actually upload videos they have made.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

" According to Wikipedia, the sharing economy (sometimes also referred to as the share economy, shared economy, mesh, collaborative economy, collaborative consumption) is a socio-economic system built around the sharing of human and physical assets. What Is the "Sharing Economy?"

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The most upsetting moment of the meeting for me was when some participants expressed a willful disregard and derision for participatory scholarship on sites like Wikipedia. One of the most interesting differences between museums and libraries is the role of the physical place. But that requires acknowledging their existence.

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