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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

On the morning of July 7th, a page was created for the events taking place in central London and as both television news and personal witnesses revealed more information the page content grew – by the minute. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Indirect Content. Now for indirect content or Mash-ups.

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NTC Day of Service: Our Tenth Year!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over 110 volunteers worked with almost 60 local Atlanta-based nonprofits sharing their wisdom and expertise on a variety of techie topics. I knew the day was going to be magic when Kathleen Kurre from TechBridge inspired us with stories about the generosity of techies and Chris Johnson shared why Atlanta is known to have healing properties.

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8 Museum Apps Doing Good

Care2

ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. iOS/Android: This app truly takes history outside the walls of the museum by mapping several hundred historic photos across St. Choose a photo from the map or gallery to learn about the architecture, the context behind the image, and related anecdotes from St. The Civil War in St.

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Each month, more than 70 groups hold free events in 24 countries. We've already scheduled 66 events for June, and the month is just beginning. Search for your city on NetSquared.org to find your closest event. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Atlanta, Georgia: Connecting for Social Good. Africa and Middle East.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

Bloomerang

Hey, I’m Brian O’Neal executive director of Third Lens Ministries a nonprofit based in Atlanta. And the capital campaign is a sequence of events that’s methodically planned. . They’re able to tell a great story and they’re able to communicate a solution to an obvious need. Brian: Yeah.