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Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

Tech Soup

The organization got started when a group of Kenyan bloggers led by Erik Hersman began doing online mapping of violence reports after the 2008 Kenyan election. During the early days of our Netsquared project , we held big annual conferences to showcase and fund innovative tech for good. So much innovation. So much innovation.

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Meet the 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge Judges

Tech Soup

While our community is busy from March 6 – 12 picking their favorites for the Audience Choice Awards , our panel of expert judges will be selecting the top digital stories from among hundreds of entries. All winners will be announced on March 28 at an awards ceremony and screening party in San Francisco and on streamed to the web.

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A Halo for Winners, A Crown for Cause Marketing Forum

Selfish Giving

I just returned from a great outing at Cause Marketing Forum’s 7th Annual Conference in Chicago last week. The conference featured some wonderfully entertaining and informative speakers, and CMF honored some incredible businesses and nonprofits with their signature “Halo Awards&# for outstanding cause marketing.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014

Tech Soup

Beth Kanter won the NTEN Award in2007: Most Valuable Person in NpTech field. She is the 2010 NTEN Award Winner and was named to the NonProfit Times list of the 50 most influential people in the charitable sector in 2008. He got the NTEN Award IN 2011. " Beth Kanter. Marnie Webb. John Merritt.

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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Qgiv

Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. In October 1998, the first National Suicide Prevention Conference was held in Reno, Nevada. Agencies from within the U.S. However, the U.S. had yet to establish their own guidelines.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM. Wild Apricot Updates - June 2008. Conferences. June 2008 (9). May 2008 (9). April 2008 (14). March 2008 (15). February 2008 (15). January 2008 (17). Copyright © 2008.