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Author Archives: Matt

Showcasing Some SSC Feeds

Have you ever wondered what those little orange antenna buttons floating around the Social Source Commons website were for?  Well, my friends, you are about to learn the beauty of “Feeds,” a nifty little feature on SSC that lets you keep track of things that you’re interested in.  And if you already know what “feeds” […]

A Few Good Community Toolboxes

As far as I am concerned, there is nothing more useful on Social Source Commons than a well-made community toolbox.  A community toolbox is a toolbox that someone has created with a particular theme that they can invite others to build on.  This allows community members to contribute their knowledge of tools and resources.  Toolboxes […]

Surveying CTC VISTA Software Tools

One of the projects that we’re implementing here at SSC is a survey of Americorps CTC VISTAs such as myself.  Every CTC VISTA is placed at a nonprofit somewhere in the United States.  Our roles center on capacity building for our organizations and behind the scenes, sustainable contributions to their goal.  The hope is that […]

Bringing More Value to the SSC Community

We here at Aspiration are constantly trying to offer greater value in the Social Source Commons for our users.  We realize that our community of users is the most important part of this undertaking and we’re starting to form some new Community Engagement goals to address the subject of you, the users.  Here’s a quick […]

Howdy from Matt

I just wanted to throw out a quick Hello to all you SSC blog readers out there.  I’m really looking forward to working with Aspiration and the Social Source Commons as a CTC VISTA and I hope that you will all feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns or contributions. Thanks! Matt

Welcome to SSC Beta Testers!

We are very grateful to have such a diverse and knowledgeable group of eRiders, developers and NPO/NGO technologists helping us kick the tires on this “beta” version of the Social Source Commons. Our goal is to build a resource that provides: A map of what software is being used for NPO/NGO needs A place to […]

Be Gentle With Us :^)

This is the first “live” version of the Social Source Commons! We are really excited to have you visiting and experimenting with the site. The site is in beta stage right now, which means most of the basic functions work, but we have a lot more plans for what it may do in the future. […]

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