SaaStr Workshop Wednesday w/ Lucas Price, Yardstick
Technology in the service of civil society
1. Technology in the Service of Civil Society
TechSoup Europe & TechSoup Balkans
Wojciech Rustecki, TechSoup Europe
Sanela Lulić, TechSoup Western Balkans
Point conference
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21.05.2015
6. results
CKAN platform (with JAVA function server)
50 Data Sets (Education, Transport, Ecology, Maps)
The sets are available through API and in 4 different forms: maps (WMS,
WFS), files (CSV, XLS), Web Services, Data bases
Informal Meet-ups & Workshops
71 Submitted Projects
2500 Votes in public voting
20 Finalists
1 Hackaton
4 Winners
7. a community
Apps4Warsaw is more than a competition for the best city apps
built upon City of Warsaw publically available open data.
WE WANT TO PROMOTE OPEN DATA AND ENGAGE
PEOPLE IN CREATING CIVIC TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR
THEIR CITY.
We aim to set paths for City of Warsaw opening up its data sets
and becoming an open and innovative city.
10. what is TechSoup?
TechSoup is one of the biggest Social Enterprises in the World
TechSoup Global Network has served over 55,000 orgs (outside
US) this year
Technology Donation Program works in 48 Countries
We build communities around social tech
We run open data projects
Transparency and Accountability Programs
We deliver solutions & services for NGOs
We develop Apps
11. TechSoup Global - Our Network
All NGOs can use technology to
better deliver programs and
achieve their missions, and can
be models of success.
100+ corporate and foundation
partners work with us to create
collaborative solutions that
ensure an exchange of
resources with NGOs.
Members provide locally
relevant support and solutions
that make it easier for NGOs to
enhance how they use
technology.
NGOs TechSoup Global
Network
Corporate &
Foundation Partners
13. Qs? talk to me
Wojciech Rustecki,
wrustecki@techsoupglobal.org
www.techsoupglobal.org
www.techsoupeurope.org
www.techsoup.pl
www.apps4warsaw.org
Twitter: @techsoupwarsaw
14. TechSoup Balkans
technology donation program
Point conference
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
22.5.2015
Sanela Lulić
Techsoup Balkans - Fondacija Mozaik
15. Technology
Photo CC Gates Foundation.
Technology can help us to make amazing
things, it makes our work easier, better and more
efficiant.
19. TechSoup Balkans - technology donation program
- Albania - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia
- Kosovo - Macedonia - Montenegro - Serbia
20. TechSoup Balkans
How to get a software donations?
Visit techsoupbalkans.org
1. You sign up
2. Register or Associate to an Organization
3. Request Products and Services
21. Thank you and Connect with Us
www.techsoupbalkans.org
facebook.com/TechsoupBalkans
twitter.com/TechsoupBalkans
Editor's Notes
TSG, together with our network of international partners, has developed unrivaled domain expertise in the legal structures of public benefit organizations and amassed a unique and valuable dataset of more than 615,000 NGOs worldwide. These NGOs collectively provide significant representation across all social issue areas and can be compared across countries and sectors, by size and program. These organizations by and large represent the 99% of organizations that receive the least resources and represent some of the most excluded parts of society. TSG and our global network of NGO partners regularly communicate and interact with this community and regularly roll out impactful programs at scale to serve this community’s needs.
Our network is a trusted source of information and provides the best in technology tools and education from key leading technology partners, such as Microsoft, Google, Intuit, and Symantec – to name just a few from our list of over 100 corporate partners.
We’re honored to also have 50 grantmaker members use NGOsource for their equivalency determinations. Of the biggest 15 international grantmakers, eight have signed on so far, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation.
The lists of our corporate and foundation partners are included at the end of the presentation for your reference.
Technology transforms NGOs
when they can get it
when they can learn how to use it and
when it can accelerate their work
Several factors elevate NGOs’ need for help with technology:
Economic gaps.
The rapid evolution of technology.
An abundance of tech choices that can overwhelm and confuse (the cloud, mobile, so many options).
NGO staff may be skilled in an issue or a service, but are not always tech experts.
Technology companies are willing and often eager to donate products and services, and there are NGOs who need the technology. However, to connect companies and NGOs remains a challenge.
Access to technology is essential, but context is key: NGOs need local technology “know-how” and support.
For NGOs to use technology effectively, they need solutions. TechSoup Global works with many NGOs and many partners to create solutions that work and are easy to share, replicate, and scale.
“Today, technology is the social catalyst empowering communities in all corners of the globe to improve their lives and shape their collective future. Modern technology is opening floodgates of information and influence historically reserved only for those in power.” – Jeff Skoll
Data Sources:
Jeff Skoll Quote: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2011/07/05/a-minute-with-jeff-skoll-on-technology-and-global-social-change/
Technology transforms NGOs
when they can get it
when they can learn how to use it and
when it can accelerate their work
Several factors elevate NGOs’ need for help with technology:
Economic gaps.
The rapid evolution of technology.
An abundance of tech choices that can overwhelm and confuse (the cloud, mobile, so many options).
NGO staff may be skilled in an issue or a service, but are not always tech experts.
Technology companies are willing and often eager to donate products and services, and there are NGOs who need the technology. However, to connect companies and NGOs remains a challenge.
Access to technology is essential, but context is key: NGOs need local technology “know-how” and support.
For NGOs to use technology effectively, they need solutions. TechSoup Global works with many NGOs and many partners to create solutions that work and are easy to share, replicate, and scale.
“Today, technology is the social catalyst empowering communities in all corners of the globe to improve their lives and shape their collective future. Modern technology is opening floodgates of information and influence historically reserved only for those in power.” – Jeff Skoll
Data Sources:
Jeff Skoll Quote: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2011/07/05/a-minute-with-jeff-skoll-on-technology-and-global-social-change/
Technology transforms NGOs
when they can get it
when they can learn how to use it and
when it can accelerate their work
Several factors elevate NGOs’ need for help with technology:
Economic gaps.
The rapid evolution of technology.
An abundance of tech choices that can overwhelm and confuse (the cloud, mobile, so many options).
NGO staff may be skilled in an issue or a service, but are not always tech experts.
Technology companies are willing and often eager to donate products and services, and there are NGOs who need the technology. However, to connect companies and NGOs remains a challenge.
Access to technology is essential, but context is key: NGOs need local technology “know-how” and support.
For NGOs to use technology effectively, they need solutions. TechSoup Global works with many NGOs and many partners to create solutions that work and are easy to share, replicate, and scale.
“Today, technology is the social catalyst empowering communities in all corners of the globe to improve their lives and shape their collective future. Modern technology is opening floodgates of information and influence historically reserved only for those in power.” – Jeff Skoll
Data Sources:
Jeff Skoll Quote: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2011/07/05/a-minute-with-jeff-skoll-on-technology-and-global-social-change/
Technology transforms NGOs
when they can get it
when they can learn how to use it and
when it can accelerate their work
Several factors elevate NGOs’ need for help with technology:
Economic gaps.
The rapid evolution of technology.
An abundance of tech choices that can overwhelm and confuse (the cloud, mobile, so many options).
NGO staff may be skilled in an issue or a service, but are not always tech experts.
Technology companies are willing and often eager to donate products and services, and there are NGOs who need the technology. However, to connect companies and NGOs remains a challenge.
Access to technology is essential, but context is key: NGOs need local technology “know-how” and support.
For NGOs to use technology effectively, they need solutions. TechSoup Global works with many NGOs and many partners to create solutions that work and are easy to share, replicate, and scale.
“Today, technology is the social catalyst empowering communities in all corners of the globe to improve their lives and shape their collective future. Modern technology is opening floodgates of information and influence historically reserved only for those in power.” – Jeff Skoll
Data Sources:
Jeff Skoll Quote: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2011/07/05/a-minute-with-jeff-skoll-on-technology-and-global-social-change/
