Helping Haitians via mobile, crowdsourcing & social media
New platform revolutionizes the way emergency response takes place Guest post by Katrina Heppler envisionGood.tv Bravo to the thousands of volunteers worldwide who are assisting with translating...
View ArticleHow to set up an SMS campaign system
Mobile advocacy basics, from keyword response to mobile data collection Guest post by Melissa Loudon MobileActive S MS is everywhere, in an amazing diversity of applications. From enabling ‘instant...
View ArticleAnthropology: Taking it mobile
Anyone taking more than a passing glance at the kiwanja.net website shouldn’t need long to figure out my four key areas of interest. I’ve always maintained that if your ideal job doesn’t exist, then...
View ArticleA mobile platform for human rights
Handheld human rights from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Co-director of Digital Democracy spells out how new platform can skirt government censorship One of the organizations I’ve been admiring from afar over...
View ArticleMobile community: The holy grail of m4d?
Where are the best sites for people to stimulate debate around mobile technology? The other week I wrote a post on the difficulties of running a “mobile for development” – or m4d – project. I tried...
View ArticleSocial mobile meets Facebook
Anyone who reads the Kiwanja.net blog, or who follows our work with FrontlineSMS, will know there are two main themes that run throughout our work. First, how do we lower the barriers to entry for NGOs...
View Article6 ideas to help nonprofits get started on Foursquare
A heat map of Foursquare members worldwide. Use check-ins & shout-outs to raise awareness among its 10 million members Target audience: Nonprofits, cause organizations, foundations, NGOs, brands,...
View ArticleBuilding mobile applications for social good
If you were thinking of designing or building a website, you’d be in luck. If you were thinking of writing a suite of financial management tools, you’d be in luck. If you were even thinking of...
View ArticleTwo mobile resources in words and pictures
Outtakes from Mobile World Congress & a community engagement event Last week saw me start out at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and finish up at an event focusing on the use of text messaging...
View ArticleInstagram launches Web profile pages
Interact with Instagram directly from the Web Target audience: Nonprofits, cause organizations, foundations, NGOs, social enterprises, businesses, educators, journalists, general public. Did you know...
View ArticleGet your organization on board with mobile
Photo by Johan Larsson (Creative Commons) A Mobile 101 with tips on integrating mobile technology into your nonprofit or library Target audience: Nonprofits, cause organizations, foundations, NGOs,...
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