MindMixer Helps Citizens Engage With Their Communities
How many times have you had a brainstorm on how to improve your local community? MindMixer - a "virtual town hall" - is designed to help…
non-profits
Articles tagged "Non-Profits"
Wed, 17 April 2013
Fri, 15 March 2013
How Change.org Puts More Power Into The Hands Of People
Change.org has become an effective marketing machine for mostly non-profit organizations
Thu, 13 September 2012
3 Ways Social Media Is Reshaping the Political Landscape
The recent political conventions underscored a few disconcerting trends. Our political leadership is not only out of touch with reality…
Fri, 24 August 2012
Why Starting A Non-Profit To Create Social Change Is A Bad Idea
Combine their penchant for creating social change with their innate entrepreneurial inclinations, and it you might expect a wave of Gen…
Fri, 17 August 2012
Cartoonist Crusader Launches Fundraiser for Nikola Tesla Museum
Inventor Nikola Tesla may finally get the recognition he deserves if cartoonist Matthew Inman has his way. In a bid to buy the land on which…
Wed, 11 July 2012
20 Hours Left to Help 300 Kids Learn to Code This Summer [Updated]
Editor's note: Black Girls Code has reached its goal, but you still have until midnight to support the Summer of Code campaign. San…
Tue, 20 March 2012
World Bank Distances Itself from Google
In January, Google and the World Bank announced a partnership allowing the bank privileged access to Google Map Maker data to support…
Mon, 16 January 2012
Google Partners With World Bank
Google announced a partnership with the World Bank today to make Google Map Maker data more accessible to government organizations in…
Fri, 30 September 2011
KarmaGoat: A Charity Marketplace
Think about how much stuff you have. Are you at your desk? Open the drawer next to you. What's in there? Do you really need all that…
Thu, 4 August 2011
ZURB Design Wants To Help Your Nonprofit Complete A Mission
Silicon Valley design agency ZURB is holding their fourth annual ZURBwired event on August 18, in which the firm donates 24 hours of their…
Tue, 2 August 2011
CoverCake Launches Analytics Dashboard For Books
CoverCake, a service that tracks online conversations about books, is launching a new Web-based dashboard app tomorrow, turning its vast…
Tue, 21 June 2011
The EFF Supports Puerto 80
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is firing back at the U.S. government for domain seizures related to a Spanish sports streaming site…
Sat, 28 May 2011
Hacking for Egypt
Egypt's January revolution was not caused by tech but tech played a role, as a cursory glance at ReadWriteWeb's stories on the country show…
Fri, 22 April 2011
Associated Press to Distribute Nonprofit Content
Yesterday, the Associated Press announced that it would augment its syndicated news offerings with content taken from non-profit…
Tue, 12 April 2011
Let's Hack Education with Data (and a Contest from DonorsChoose)
A recent Brookings Institute survey found that Americans want more media coverage of education. People said they want more information…
Thu, 24 March 2011
Humanitarian Search Engine Launches
In partnership with Google, Bearstech and European Consulting Services, France's Red Helmets Foundation has launched a global missing…
Wed, 23 March 2011
World Bank to Launch Urban Dev Platform
The World Bank has announced the launch of a Web-based urban development platform for July 1. In conjunction with the University of…
Tue, 22 March 2011
Want to Go to Ghana for Free?
Worldreader, the non-profit that uses e-readers to teach literacy in the developing world, is sponsoring a video contest to bring a…
Sun, 27 February 2011
#EQNZ: Social Media Response to Chch Earthquake
Last Tuesday New Zealand time, the city of Christchurch suffered a destructive and deadly earthquake. Measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale…
Sun, 30 January 2011
Facebook Deals Now in Europe
Facebook launched Facebook Deals in Europe today, the location-based checkin service that offers specials and discounts to users who login…
Tue, 23 November 2010
Like Water? Track the BP Oil Spill Aftermath Online
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, from April 20 to July 15, was probably the disaster most extensively covered online. BP itself…
Tue, 7 September 2010
Top 10 Online Free Speech Resources
Anyone who writes on a specific topic will have a set of resources he or she refers to in order to keep on top of what's happening. Those of…
Thu, 15 July 2010
Deal Site Groupon Launches G-Team, Campaigns for Local Causes
Popular group-buying daily deal site Groupon has gone back to its roots with the launch of an initiative called "G-Team," which harnesses…
Tue, 29 June 2010
iPhone 4 Reception Problems? Law Firm Wants to Hear from You
The iPhone 4 is Apple's most successful product launch in the company's history, selling 1.7 million units in the opening weekend…
