Wade Roush suggests some continuous computing tools that ought to benefit npos

In the comments of a I post I did on continuous computing where I referenced the continuous computing blog and the possiblities for nonprofits, Wade Roush, a senior editor and West Coast bureau chief for MIT's Technology Review magazine suggested some additional tools.   (He wrote the article on the August issue of the TR on Continuous Computing called "Social Machines" definitely worth reading ...).  I was musing more on the human impact -- what skills or changes do nonprofits need to adapt to use these tools?    Interesting, Wikicities was mentioned by SJ Klein during the Berkman Center Thursday blogger meeting session on wikipedias.  (I hope to post an interview with SJ soon ...)

Hi Beth -- thanks for linking to my blog. I can think of at least two free "continuous computing" tools that ought to benefit every nonprofit. One is wikis. They're great places to organize ideas, write collaborative documents like mission statements or PR materials, and keep your organization running without having to have so many physical meetings. Check out Wikicities for examples of what different types of communities are doing with wikis. The other is the idea of the collaborative calendar, including services like EVDB, Upcoming, and (in the Mac universe) iCal. These seem like a great way to coordinate meetings and publish news about an organization's events or deadlines or milestones.

Does anyone know of any nonprofits using wikis? 

Comments

[Marshall]

I helped set up an internal wiki for an arts education fundraising group awhile ago. And my favorite np wiki is Global Voices Wiki, a directory of local blogs around the world.