Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
Michelle Murrain’s perspectives on nonprofit technology, with a specific focus on open-source software. Link: http://www.zenofnptech.org/
View ArticleThe Salsa Scoop
Salsa Labs’ Democracy in Action platform is a nonprofit that provides online advocacy and fundraising suites for nonprofits — if you’ve signed a petition or made a donation online, chances are likely...
View ArticleTechnology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector
Nonprofit technology and software for techies, “accidental techies” and nonprofit executives alike, from Deborah Elizabeth Finn. Link: http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog
View ArticleIdealware
Idealware “provides candid Consumer Reports–style reviews and articles about software of interest to nonprofits. Through product comparisons, recommendations, case studies, and software news, Idealware...
View Articlee.politics
“Online advocacy tools and tactics.” Colin Delany explores the intersection of politics and technology, with a specific focus on nonprofits and social change organizations using innovative methods and...
View ArticleNetSquared interview on the Genocide Intervention Network
This interview chronicles the Genocide Intervention Network’s use of social networking and social media in the arena of anti-genocide advocacy. And it touches on a key point of mine — the usefulness of...
View ArticleSocial Networks for Social Change on Beth Kanter's blog
Beth Kanter was nice enough to feature my recent slideshow on using social networks for social change.Beth's Blog, Beth Kanter12 November 2008Ivan Boothe helped start the Genocide Intervention Network...
View ArticleCan blogging stop genocide?
Posted to the NetSquared blog.First, I want to thank NetSquared for offering me and the Genocide Intervention Network the opportunity to attend this critical event. I had written out my introduction...
View ArticleThe theory of bottom-up social networking
Recently, the Genocide Intervention Network's efforts in "social networking"— things like MySpace, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us — have been attracting a fair amount of attention. I was invited to...
View ArticleNotes from NTC: Participatory Media and the Future of Online Outreach
Although these two panels were held separately at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2007, I thought that they related so well that I'd present them together. Leveraging the Power of Participatory...
View ArticleOrganizing Rather than Mobilizing: Using Social Networks for...
Britt Bravo from NetSquared asks, "What is the return on investment of the social web for nonprofits?" For the Genocide Intervention Network, which is the organization I'm involved with that has been...
View ArticleDrupal for Nonprofits, or, How to Build Social Networks for Change
(Cross-posted to NetSquared) Earlier this month, NetSquared was generous enough to fund my attendance at the Lullabot Drupal Intensive workshop in Providence, Rhode Island. Drupal is a free,...
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Genocide Intervention Network nominated for NetSquared mashup award
This week, the Genocide Intervention Network was honored to be nominated by the NetSquared community as a 2008 Featured Project for our proposal to upgrade and extend the DarfurScores.org website:The...
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Hundreds Gather for Social Change Tech at NetSquared Year Three
The NetSquared Year Three conference has gotten off to a great start: nonprofit staffers, activists, techies and funders gathering to talk about — and award some money to — using technology for social...
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NetSquared Project Interviews and Session Notes
Some really incredible presentations here at the NetSquared conference, both from featured projects and individual speakers. Seth Horwitz and I are busily collecting information for next Tuesday's...
View ArticleUsing Social Networks for Social Change: Facebook, MySpace and More
In 2008, I spoke at the Democracy in Action Community Conference about the Genocide Intervention Network's use of social networking and social media to achieve our goals in advocacy, fundraising and...
View ArticleCommunity blogs run better on open-source software
Earlier this month, Soapblox, a blogging platform used by many local progressive bloggers — especially community blogs — collapsed. In one fell swoop, hundreds of political activists' online...
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Using Facebook for social change: The webinar
Just a quick note to say I'll be speaking as part of Social Actions' free "Using Facebook for Social Change" webinar on Thursday, along with Susan Gordon, the nonprofit coordinator of Causes, and...
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The fire and the food: Why there's no such thing as a Twitter revolution
In the past two days, posts began popping up on Twitter with the tag "#pman"— short for Piata Marii Adunari Nationale, the largest city square in the capital of Moldova. Students were organizing:Ever...
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Gurus Are Not Enough: A Call for Organizers and Organizing in Social Media
Gurus, mavens and experts convey information — they tell you the way things are.Organizers, conversely, cultivate leadership and facilitate a community's exploration of its vision — they offer a way to...
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