Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

How can we talk about technology in social change, while, at the same time, publishing in a format that limits the availability of this knowledge to people privileged enough to pay for it? This goes back to my constant refrain – the means are the ends. These resources and tools thus improve equality of opportunity.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

Sometimes I feel like there''s an encyclopedia of online advocacy, fundraising, and social media stuck in my head. While I have close to two decades of experience in the nonprofit field and love to share my experiences and data, I’m lucky to be surrounded by such smart nptech folks who share their knowledge with me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

is senior consultant for Common Knowledge and covers the sustainable food community. is an online engagement strategist for World Resources Institutes and in her spare time writes a blog about using metrics for nonprofit web advocacy. is an open source software guru who writes the some best posts on that topic.

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Neon CRM

MAY 24, 2023

Unlike a new recruit, you already have some history and knowledge of the lapsed members that can help you bring them back to the organization. CiviCRM This is a free open-source solution for associations that helps with contact management, outreach, and event management.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. TweetCharts :: tweetcharts.com.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The field of open data is all about their sharing it out to the rest of us. The Open Knowledge Foundation is a great advocacy charity in that field. Grameen has a team of community knowledge workers who go out in the fields of Uganda and collect agricultural information on their mobile devices. AdviceForGood.com).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

submitted by Rachel Weidinger, Common Knowledge. Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher. With a culture of open source designs, Instructables, wikis, and blogs, we can start an international movement. Can (and should)non-profits become news sources themselves?

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2021

An effective omnichannel strategy relies heavily on an intimate knowledge of your audiences and their interests and needs. Open source solutions we recommend for nonprofits and government include Drupal and WordPress. Brand awareness, advocacy, and social media tools to manage and support your brand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Competition includes a "Knowledge-networking" category designed to take good ideas and circulates them widely, taking full advantage of the Web's potential for collaborative thinking. " New Realisties in Online Advocacy " tagged and Jason from Democracy in Action.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2015

iFixit is an online repair community and parts retailer internationally renowned for its open-source repair manuals and product "teardowns." He describes it as "a united front of consumers, environmental organizations, the aftermarket, and digital rights advocacy groups."

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Along the way, we’ll explore ways you can create this content using just an iPhone and some CMS knowledge, making each idea accessible for small-shop nonprofits without a ton of marketing capacity. Anne is an advocate for open source and co-organizes the Bay Area Drupal Camp. Let’s dive in!

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2015

First up, a round of applause for the winner of the sixth annual Care2 Impact Prize, which recognizes a campaign or initiative in the nonprofit sector that has made an outstanding impact on the field of online advocacy, online fundraising, or both. Congratulations to this year''s winner: Imagine No Malaria’s 2014 World Malaria Day campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. TweepsMap :: tweepsmap.com.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Chicago, Illinois: Knowledge Mapping for Greater Social Good. Seattle, Washington: Board Advocacy: Are You Ready to Stand for Your Mission? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Friday, May 19, 2017.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Take, for instance, Unlocked Labs , a nonprofit that employs a team of incarcerated software developers who are building nonprofit, open-source technology to make high-quality education more accessible to incarcerated individuals. That’s where the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) comes in.

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