Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. The internet is an endless stage and platform, and when we are up there speaking, we expect you are all listening.

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

It stands for Application Programming Interface, which is a method for letting a program work with another app or website. A: As the original nonprofit crowdfunding platform, GlobalGiving has an extensive community of vetted global nonprofits and a trusted donation platform. Q: What is an API? A: API is an acronym. API By Theme.

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Global Giving

AUGUST 21, 2018

It stands for Application Programming Interface, which is a method for letting a program work with another app or website. A: Founded in 2002, GlobalGiving has an extensive community of vetted global nonprofits and a trusted donation platform. Featured Photo: Bridging the technology gap in Denver and Kenya by Technology Partnership.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2011

Yes, the same Facebook application that hosts your Birthday Wish and largely powered the Save Japan Dolphins campaign featured in the documentary The Cove. The chat focused on best practices for videos, the most effective types of content, and platforms and methods to spread your digital story.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Before the cloud, if you wanted to build a web application (a program that you get to through a browser — Facebook is a good example) you would get yourself a server which would run your application. Similarly, when people visit your application (e.g. At this point, you hire another customer service rep to help them out.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The app was developed on the Windows Azure platform, a cloud-based platform for building and hosting web applications. Photos and video can also be included. Photo: Lee Maguire. Notifying Family and Friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Flickr Photo by Geoff Livingston. More specifically we discussed grass roots fundraising and the rapid growth of online platforms that allow people to raise money for the causes they support. Are the fees charged by the various new online fundraising platforms to high for mass adoption to occur? Check out the video. Negatively?

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