Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change

Presented at the NTEN Non-Profit Technology Conference (NTC) on April 5th, 2012

To learn more or contact Aaron, visit http://www.civicactions.com

Transcript

1. Open Source
   Mobile Apps for
   Social Change
   #12NTCapps
   Aaron Pava
   CivicActions
   

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2. Evaluate This Session!
   Each entry is a chance to win an NTEN engraved iPad!
   or Online using #12NTCapps at www.nten.org/ntc/eval
   

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3. AARON PAVA
   @ CIVICACTIONS
   @ PAVA
   

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4. ❖ Trends in Mobile Technology
   ❖ Free & Open Source?
   ❖ 15 Mobile Strategies & Technologies
   ❖ Open Discussion and Q&A
   ❖ Specific Case Studies
   AGENDA
   

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5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/doug88888/2780642603/sizes/o/in/photostream/
   

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6. THE MOBILE TOOLS TO
   SOLVE SOCIAL PROBLEMS
   ARE ALREADY OUT THERE.
   

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7. The Big Trends in
   Mobile Technology
   

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8. Mobile is Exploding
   

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10. One Million Users
    America Online
    Facebook
    Draw Something
    9 years
    9 months
    9 days
    

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11. Mobile phones will overtake PCs
    as the most common Web access
    devices worldwide next year.
    

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12. Think “Mobile First”
    

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13. Mobile Forces You
    to Focus
    

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14. Mobile Extends Your
    Capabilities
    

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15. Mobile Users are Not
    Always Distracted
    

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16. What Do We Mean By
    Free & Open Source?
    

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17. Beyond
    Apple vs. Android
    

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18. Open Mobile Strategies
    

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19. Mobilize Existing
    Web Platforms
    

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20. Create a Mobile
    Website
    

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21. Responsive Design
    

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22. REALLY Think
    Mobile First!
    

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23. Send Email to be
    Read by Mobile
    Devices
    

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24. Mapping
    

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26. Mobile Commons
    Legislative Lookup
    

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27. Broadcast Texting
    (Send & Receive)
    

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28. VOIP Drupal
    

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29. Open Data Kit
    

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30. Mobile
    Crowdsourcing
    

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31. QR Codes
    

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32. Interactive
    Conferencing
    

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33. Open Street Maps
    

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34. Create a Native
    Mobile App
    (maybe)
    

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35. Specific Case Studies
    

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36. Syria Tracker
    Crisis Map
    http://www.frontlinesms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/FrontlineSMS_IRH_CycleTel_2011.pdf
    

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39. Institute for
    Reproductive Health
    using Frontline SMS
    http://www.frontlinesms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/FrontlineSMS_IRH_CycleTel_2011.pdf
    

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40. Open Discussion
    and Q&A
    

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41. Let’s Get to Work
    

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42. Aaron Pava
    @ pava
    @ civicactions
    #12NTCapps
    

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43. Evaluate This Session!
    Each entry is a chance to win an NTEN engraved iPad!
    or Online using #12NTCapps at www.nten.org/ntc/eval
    

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