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2012 SXSW Interactive – #nptech Highlights

Amy Sample Ward

Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. Throughout the conference, I posted notes from sessions and other highlights from the hallways – and you can get all of the posts from the Nonprofit Times!

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The Evolution of NPTech: Keynote and slides

Amy Sample Ward

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. The Evolution of NPTech: Where we came from, and [maybe] where we’re going. The Evolution of NPTech. If you have other questions, or other ideas, please share them!

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Using Social Media to Put a Face on Homelessness with Mark Horvath

NetWits

He goes by the name Hardly Normal and fights to put a face on homelessness by using the internet, social media and InvisiblePeople.TV (content can be intense) to share stories about real people battling with being out on the street. Mark Horvath is a passionate guy with an incredible story.

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NpTech Summary: Advocacy 2.0, Sketchcastes, and NpTech in Different Languages

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NpTech Talk. As both a lesson and as a metric, failure is potentially productive at every level of socialmarkets - from the repeated return of one homeless person to shelter, to the repeated attempts to attach a value like SROI to such a story." NpTech Software. Ruby Sinreich's Advocacy 2.0 " What do you think?

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

Tech Soup

High-Tech Help for Homelessness. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. Do you have some NPTech news you’d like to report?

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Panhandling or Hotspot Vendor: Which is better?

NTEN

What BBH Labs did with Homeless Hotspots is a harmless and fun idea that provides a positive interaction between homeless people and the rest of you. Plus, our homeless friends made a few bucks. We’ve all been panhandled by a homeless person on street begging for money. Mark Horvath. Invisible People.

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#GivingTuesday is almost here! NTEN Members share their campaign plans

NTEN

Lisa Narodick Colton , See3 , is working with a group of homeless organizations to increase awareness about issues and feel grateful for what they have. GivingTuesday Community Fundraising giving members nptech nten Social Media Strategy Fundraising' Are you taking part in #GivingTuesday? Let us know about your plans in the comments.

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