Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Tableau

MARCH 9, 2022

Welcome to Best of Tableau Web—a monthly highlight of tips, tricks, and inspiration from across the internet on Tableau and data visualization. From our global Tableau User Groups (TUGs) and Tableau Conference to Community Forums and my favorite Twitter hashtag—#DataFam—the community is as strong as it is vast. Bronwen Boyd.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

After the Internet became more than an online super highway crowded with signposts, we moved into a much more fast-paced and interesting period: the digital paradigm. For example, we may ask our enewsletter list or our Twitter followers what we don’t talk about that they wish we would, or what’s really interesting to them lately.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The internet has no barriers when it comes to reaching an international user base and these startups are capitalizing on being able to have a global reach. Entrepreneurs who cannot pitch to Valley investors will not be able to reap the benefits of possible investment. Startups are aiming for a global, not local market.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

There is always a conundrum in measuring social change movements as well as networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. National demographics of key platforms, like Twitter and Facebook, reflect the demographic makeup of the nation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

My curiosity drove me to investigate: ? Can we listen to the tides of Internet conversation on an issue, and learn to predict and ‘surf’ them? ? Can we use the momentum of focused attention to raise an issue above the noise? Are people more compassionate to animals, more generous towards the homeless? Twitter: @upwell_us.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Job training for at-risk youth, veterans re-entering the workforce, or even homeless or transitional populations. Building your social media presence with training on Twitter and Facebook. Since they're cloud-based, you can finish your courses anywhere and anytime, as long as you have Internet access.

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Forum One

MARCH 17, 2010

We heard a lot about the use of crowdsourcing, the latest Twitter apps, and why content strategy is so important. For example, through a Twitter campaign during the conference, Mark Horwath raised $50,000 for his organization InvisiblePeople.tv to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2011

With an audience of over ten million Twitter followers – more than any other twitting being on Earth (and two million more than our President) Lady Gaga can evangelize to a massive crowd. Her call to action inspired over 30,000 hours of community service and a new wave of attention on homeless youth. What will you get out of it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

They had no internet access and – most distressingly for me – no phone service at all. The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000. Her twitter handle is @patbrandes. The couple left their home on a barrier island off Long Island and evacuated inland. They lost power, heat, and light. They could not cook.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

of internet users access the internet using their mobile phones. X (formerly known as Twitter): With Twitter, you’re more limited in what you can post. Instagram also recently started its own Twitter-like social media site called Threads. Optimize the site for mobile visitors.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t think we want homeless shelters, food pantries, mental health organizations, etc., Secondly, I certainly saw that over the five years I was the IT Director at the Coalition for the Homeless that our clients were increasingly interested in initiating and maintaining electronic communications with our case workers.

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Media Cause

JULY 7, 2022

A related long-tail keyword might be “a local nonprofit that helps feed the homeless.”Longer Navigational: users are trying to go somewhere on the internet. Twitter login”). It’s short, to the point, and usually has a higher search volume, making it more competitive to rank for. What is the best online education program?”).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

Because many people use the internet as a means to express themselves and display their identity, content that relates to people is often shared more. Nonprofits might also have access to data that others do not (such as numbers surrounding homelessness, food donations etc.). Mainstream internet virality is niche marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

If you’re raising a Gen Z kid, you’re already familiar with their seemingly innate grasp of technological platforms, from Twitter to Twitch. Help them set up and manage their campaign. She lives in Brooklyn and has a make-believe mutt named Barney.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) in booth 39. And before, during, and after the conference follow us on twitter @is7interactive #. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. Increase your mission-focus with 501 Technology. Aqubanc in booth 58. See you in Atlanta!

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) in booth 39. And before, during, and after the conference follow us on twitter @is7interactive #. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. Increase your mission-focus with 501 Technology. Aqubanc in booth 58. See you in Atlanta!

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2021

Apps lie at the heart of one of the most enduring conflicts in the trans community In late February, a small company called Euphoria became the day’s main character in trans Twitter circles. The company had received very little engagement on Twitter until then. RKA easily brushed off the Twitter kerfuffle.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Kampala, Uganda: Teaching Youths the Dangers of the Internet.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

I’ll keep an eye on the Twitter feed as well. . And they can also be settings, things like schools or homeless shelters. . It also reduces the likelihood of losing your work if the funder’s system times out, or crashes, or malfunctions, or you lose your internet like I just did. So don’t be shy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2011

Last year, I connected with Stephanie Rudat over a year ago when we were both named on a list of 11 Twitter Activists You Should Be Following. (It is also how I met Mark Horvath, an activist for homelessness). Post images on Twitter, Facebook, your blogs. Stephanie is the founder of the Alliance of Youth Movements.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

Craigsconnect has also supported the Tenderloin Tech Lab, a computer lab that serves low-income and homeless people in San Francisco. Access to the Internet and social media lowers barriers to supporting causes and organizations. Much like the printing press, technology has the potential to democratize access to learning and speech.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Section 230 is considered a foundational law of Silicon Valley, which is probably why it’s currently under attack from politicians who take issue with companies like Facebook and Twitter. Riana Pfefferkorn / The Center for Internet and Society). Twitter seems to be working on a subscription platform for its social networking service.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

Inspired by Galloway, I also asked you all for suggested questions on Twitter. Later that year, he said that it was important not to let China set the rules for the internet in the rest of the world, arguing that the country’s values aren’t democratic. Facebook and Twitter have taken steps to remove Boogaloo content.

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