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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

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What’s Missing from Your Ecosystem?

NetWits

Wikipedia gives you a fairly verbose definition , the dictionary gives a similar, but less wordy definition that I think is simpler to grasp. “An Think National Wildlife Federation. If you bring the ecosystem mindset in you’ll start thinking about things like: Working with local hotels to accommodate those traveling from out of town.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

You had to say something on the blog, or post a photo on Flickr, or organize a Meetup. Net Tuesdays became a series of national and international face-to-face meetings connecting industry and nonprofit techies. They eventually became hugely successful NetSquared Locals in several countries. Citizen journalism. Google Maps.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. The key to getting your nonprofit’s story in the news is building relationships with local journalists.

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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photos of the slides. I was particularly eager to hear the afternoon lecture , Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation , by Charles Nesson at iLaw. Taking that process from individual level and extrapolating to national level." But what if they went to wikipedia and made a critical comparison? "Take for example.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses.

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