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"The technology we need most badly is the technology of community." -Bill Mckibben
Nonprofit technologists were never about mere nonprofit technology -- but about people thinking differently and innovatively about creating whole new models for social change. NTEN wasn't designed to run webinars forever; Techsoup wasn't designed to sell old Microsoft products ad infinitum. Yes, we have much to learn about the latest technology -- and seemingly always will. But technology was never an end, but the means.
In a year of transformative change, are we called to look beyond Facebook changes? Are this year's rising social movements getting big and beautiful enough to warrant our solidarity and support? What would happen if more of the world's top "social media for change" evangelizers put their shoulders behind the uprisings that could change everything?
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Your passion is contagious!
Joe - your passion is contagious and your efforts are gaining momentum! I agree with Amy that we need an "action" that we as the #nptech & #tech4good communities can get behind.
We are beyond the point of techie geeks connecting on the web. Normal, non-technical people are using the web to create real offline change every single day. What is it that they can do to "change everything"? And, how can we as the innovators in the group create a secure, yet transparent environment for them?
I'm with you, Joe. LET'S DO THIS!
Providing the means
Hey Joe-
Excellent post, as always. You always bring your heart to the table. Thank you!
I know that the idea of "nptech" is huge, and the people engaged there are diverse. So, the motivations, interest, and engagement are different and diverse... just like with the world as a whole. 350 has done an excellent job at creating a flexible action environment so that people of all nations, all occupations, all flags can be a part of it. Well, if we want to call on the nonprofit technologists to join, what's the call? What's the action? Is there data, or an API or content or anything else that we can put in front of these techies and say "go"?
I'm with you!
The technology we need most...
Is not just community, but also the technology of inner well-being :)
Very well written Joe. I
Very well written Joe. I echo your thoughts.