Tag: resources

This Week in Sharing: Ideas, Ideas, and More Ideas

03.14.13, 9:37am Comments (0)

This Week in Sharing, ideas reign supreme - from urban agriculture and urban planning to open source mathematics and open tech education. Read more »

4 Seriously Cool Ways Nonprofits Are Using Crowdsourcing

By Casey Armstrong

01.22.13, 5:08pm Comments (8)

Expert Casey Armstrong shares four ways nonprofits are using crowdsourcing to power their missions. Read more »

How to Build a Vibrant Open Source Community

By Joel Dietz

12.09.12, 7:27am Comments (1)

If you want to create great open source software, you need a great community first. Read more »

Resources for Building the Solidarity Economy

By Willie Osterweil

11.27.12, 7:07am Comments (1)

The Solidarity Economy, built on democratic principles and social justice, offers an exciting method to create a new, better world through mutual aid, sharing and cooperation. Read more »

Virginia Community Takes ACTion With Social Media

By Beth Buczynski

04.13.11, 7:44am Comments (0)

The good people of Alexandria, Virginia had a problem: Local non-profit organizations wanted to do good, but they needed donations of time, money and supplies. Read more »

An Interview With Dan Sinker, Creator of the Chicago Mayoral Election Scorecard

By Paul M. Davis

01.26.11, 11:50am Comments (0)

Politics in Chicago is a rough-and-tumble sport only rivaled for mindshare by the city’s beloved Bears. Since Mayor Richard M. Read more »

Online Resources for Teaching Parents Technology

By Paul M. Davis

12.30.10, 12:02pm Comments (0)

With kids returning home for the holidays, it's the time of the year when students and young professionals become the on-hand IT staff for their families. Read more »

Five Essential Tools for Starting a Coworking Space

By Beth Buczynski

12.27.10, 12:15pm Comments (2)

Finding a way to draw independent professionals with introverted tendencies out of their home offices and into a coworking space can be tricky. Read more »

The New Sharing Economy

By Neal Gorenflo

12.24.10, 12:14pm Comments (9)

Technology is connecting individuals to information, other people, and physical things in ever-more efficient and intelligent ways. It’s changing how we consume, socialize, mobilize— ultimately, how we live and function together as a society. Read more »

Resources for Last-Minute DIY Gift Ideas

By Paul M. Davis

12.23.10, 3:24pm Comments (0)

If you celebrate Christmas, you’re probably down to the wire, rushing from one mall to the next. Fortunately, there are still alternatives to holiday traffic and spending money you may not have on unnecessary trinkets. Read more »