Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. From my perspective, the key is openness.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

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. Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

So, you want to build a MashUp? Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! Here's one of her training presentations. One of the above is the actual cover of " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " - a must read booklet from Tactical Technology Collective. NpTech Conversations. for NGOs there.

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Nptech Slides Summary Tag 50

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

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. Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Crowdsourcing for knowledge creation can include “mashups of data.&# Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. Crowds Can Not Be Trained Like Seals by Beth Kanter. 2) Crowd Creation. Crowdsourcing 101 by Beth Kanter.

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