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Help us celebrate software developers who create open source apps and tools that nonprofit and advocacy groups can put to good use

Charity Village

The Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest honours the life and legacy of Antonio “Tony” Pizzigati, an early advocate of open source computing. The Pizzigati Prize provides grants to developers making a two-faceted contribution to social change.

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NTEN and the Pizzigati Prize join forces to advance open source for good

NTEN

NTEN is proud to be the new steward of The Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest , elevating and celebrating open source development for social impact work. The Pizzigati Prize honors the brief life of Tony Pizzigati, an early advocate of open source computing. Open Source for Social Impact.

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12NTC: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change

Tech Soup

session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. Why Open Source? Open source is not just about software distribution. Open source as a philosophy also promotes accessibility, transparency, inclusivity, open data, and integration with other tools. Broadcast SMS.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. and identified many opportunities for change. Notably, the group debated the tension between short-term fixes and long-term systemic change.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. Martus is our free, open source, secure information collection and management tool. To do so, we definitely need your help. billion poor and unbanked. Martus Desktop 4.5 and Mobile Martus 1.2

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How This Nonprofit Increased Donations After Switching to Salesforce

Saleforce Nonprofit

Read about what pushed us to make this change, the challenges with our old system, and what we’re hoping to achieve with a digital transformation. The fact that we could not change this field previously was an indication of how little control we had. That’s the “why” behind our recent transition to Salesforce.

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Great reads from around the web on October 11th

Amy Sample Ward

– Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - – "Let’s face it, the world is no picnic these days. We’re facing climate change. The Congressional Management Foundation new study, Communicating with Congress: How Citizen Advocacy Is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill provides some good insight."

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