Nonprofit Technology Nonprofit Technology The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network will present the 2006 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Seattle, Washington in late March 2006. The theme will be Changing Lives and Building Community: Nonprofit Technology in Action. The keynote speaker will be Guy Kawasaki. Activities will include two days of sessions, a science fair, and a day of service. ...more on Wikipedia about "2006 Nonprofit Technology Conference"
501 Tech Clubs are informal regional groups in the United States for people who are interested in nonprofit technology. They are organized under the auspices of the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, which hosts a web page and email groups for the Tech Clubs, helps to promote events and recruit members, and shares information among the organizers in each region.
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The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a non-profit corporation (classified as 501(c)3 in the United States) to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, USA, in June, 1999. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apache Software Foundation"
Benjamin Mako Hill (b. December 2, 1980) is a Debian hacker and author of the Debian GNU /Linux 3.1 Bible (ISBN 0764576445). He currently works at the MIT Media Lab in their electronic publishing group, and is on the boards of Software in the Public Interest, Software Freedom International (the organization that organizes Software Freedom Day) and the Ubuntu Foundation. Hill is known within the hacker community for his essays and 'innovative' package-name poetry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Benjamin Mako Hill"
Capacity building is assistance which is provided to entities, usually developing country governments, which have a need to develop a certain skill or competence, or for general upgrading of performance ability. Intergovernmental organizations ( international organizations, often of the UN-family), provide much capacity building as a part of their general work, but also by bilaterally funded entities or by private sector consulting firms or non-governmental organizations, called ( NGO)s. Sometimes NGOs, in developing countries are themselves recipients of capacity building. ...more on Wikipedia about "Capacity building"
The term circuit rider, which has its roots in Methodist preaching, has more recently been applied to technology assistance providers who travel to small non-profit organizations in a particular sector to troubleshoot or support particular technology needs in those organizations. Another term for these people is eRider. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circuit rider (Technology)"
Community Informatics, also known as community networking, electronic community networking, or community technology refers to an emerging set of principles and practices concerned with the use of Information and Communications Technologies for personal, social, cultural or economic development within communities, for enabling the achievement of collaboratively determined community goals and for envigorating and empowering communities in relation to their larger social, economic, cultural and political environments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Community informatics"
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A community technology center or CTC offers resources to help bridge the digital divide, primarily through public access to computers and the internet. In addition, it may provide training that ranges from basic computing skills to digital media production. ...more on Wikipedia about "Community technology center"
CompuMentor, founded in 1987, is one of the leading providers of technology assistance to non-profit organizations in the United States. Based in San Francisco, CompuMentor offers a wide range of programs and services that help nonprofits and schools use technology to achieve their missions. CompuMentor is the home of TechSoup.org, the technology website for the nonprofit sector and TechSoup Stock, the technology product philanthropy service just for nonprofits. ...more on Wikipedia about "CompuMentor"
(Cyber-Yenta) A term coined by John G. McNutt to describe a consultant who assists nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in using information and communication technologies to support their missions. An altruistic busybody and honest broker in the field of nonprofit technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyber-Yenta"
Cyberactivism is the process of using technology, generally the Internet, to participate in civil disobedience and to send a concentrated message to a large audience. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyberactivism"
Daniel Ben-Horin is the president and founder of CompuMentor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daniel Ben-Horin"
An expression used by government advisor, Dr. Simon Moores in a 1996, BBC television interview on digital inclusion, the digital divide is the socio-economic difference between communities in their access to computers and the Internet. The term also refers to gaps between groups in their ability to use ICTs ( Information and Communications Technologies) effectively, due to differing literacy and technical skills, and the gap in availability of quality, useful digital content. The divide is seen as a social/political problem. It became an issue among concerned parties, such as scholars, policy makers, and advocacy groups, in the late 1990s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Digital divide"
The EDC Center for Media & Community in Newton, Massachusetts produces and coordinates the Digital Divide Network (DDN). The network seeks to narrow the digital divide. The website serves as an online community of activists, policymakers, researchers and concerned citizens interested in sharing knowledge to help bridge the digital divide. ...more on Wikipedia about "Digital Divide Network"
The Dirk Award is the highest honor given in recognition of leadership in the eRider community.
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E-democracy, a neologism and contraction of electronic democracy, is the utilization of electronic communications technologies, such as the Internet, in enhancing democratic processes within a democratic republic or representative democracy. It is a political development still in its infancy, as well as the subject of much debate and activity within government, civic-oriented groups and societies around the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "E-democracy"
Electronic advocacy (also known as cyber-activism, online organizing, and internet activism) is an emerging social work practice in which technologies such as email, web sites, and podcasts are used for cause-related fundraising, lobbying, volunteering, community building, and organizing. What sets electronic advocacy apart from other forms of advocacy is the use of high technology (New Media and other forms of sophisticated information and communications technology) to changing public policy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electronic advocacy"
ePhilanthropy is an emerging field of fundraising and philanthropic giving through the internet.
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FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit website, which "aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics". It is run by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, and has received funding from the Annenberg Foundation. ...more on Wikipedia about "FactCheck.org"
The Fedora Foundation is an organization to which Red Hat has planned to grant authority of the community-led Fedora Linux development project. Red Hat general counsel Mark Webbink announced the plan at the June, 2005 Red Hat Summit in New Orleans. For more information, see http://fedora.redhat.com/About/ ...more on Wikipedia about "Fedora Foundation"
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit organization founded in October 1985 by Richard Stallman to support the free software movement (free as in freedom), and in particular the GNU project. ...more on Wikipedia about "Free Software Foundation" http://www.shortopedia.com Dreamteam.
Hurricane Katrina illustrated both failures and successes in technology both before, during and after the disaster. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hurricane Katrina and technology"
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) deal with the application of Information and Communication Technologies ( ICT) in development programmes in underdeveloped countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Information and Communication Technologies for Development"
Internet activism uses Internet communications technologies to enable faster communications and coordination by citizen movements. ...more on Wikipedia about "Internet activism"
John G. McNutt is an associate professor of social work at the University of South Carolina, and a leading researcher on the use of information and communication technologies in the nonprofit sector. Much of his current work focuses on electronic advocacy. ...more on Wikipedia about "John G. McNutt"
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