Oft liegt so eine trackerverseuchte #App wie der #DBSchnüffelnavigator einfach so (in App Stores) herum und wirkt ganz normal. Doch dann findet @kuketzblog heraus, dass #PersonenbezogeneDaten verarbeitet werden noch bevor man das #OptIn geben konnte.

Dank @digitalcourage müssen wir diesen Eingriff in unsere Privatsphäre nicht einfach hin nehmen und sich die #DeutscheBahn vor Gericht verantworten. Als unabhängige #NGO gegen ein solches Monopol zu klagen verdient großen Respekt.

Nutzt die Gelegenheit beim #39C3 die Menschen hinter den Erfas, Initiativen, Vereinen usw. kennen zu lernen, alte Bekannte zu treffen und neue Kontakte zu knüpfen.

Oft liegt so eine trackerverseuchte #App wie der #DBSchnüffelnavigator einfach so (in App Stores) herum und wirkt ganz normal. Doch dann findet @kuketzblog heraus, dass #PersonenbezogeneDaten verarbeitet werden noch bevor man das #OptIn geben konnte.

Dank @digitalcourage müssen wir diesen Eingriff in unsere Privatsphäre nicht einfach hin nehmen und sich die #DeutscheBahn vor Gericht verantworten. Als unabhängige #NGO gegen ein solches Monopol zu klagen verdient großen Respekt.

Nutzt die Gelegenheit beim #39C3 die Menschen hinter den Erfas, Initiativen, Vereinen usw. kennen zu lernen, alte Bekannte zu treffen und neue Kontakte zu knüpfen.

Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen has expressed hope that Japan will provide peace education for future generations in Gaza to prevent attacks on Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/japan/israeli-ambassador-to-japan-interview-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #israel #gaza #us #education #ngo #palestine

The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, based in the city of Okayama, sent a medical team earlier this month to Aceh Tamiang on northern Sumatra in Indonesia, where deadly floods have caused heavy damage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/society/ngo-medical-aid-indonesia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #indonesia #ngo #health #mentalhealth #floods

The case of Trustroots alongside the earlier issue of #CouchSurfing are a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of traditional feudalistic #FOSS foundation/ #NGO models for open-source projects. The mess we keep making of #FOSS governance https://hamishcampbell.com/the-mess-we-keep-making-of-foss-governance/

The case of Trustroots alongside the earlier issue of #CouchSurfing are a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of traditional feudalistic #FOSS foundation/ #NGO models for open-source projects. The mess we keep making of #FOSS governance https://hamishcampbell.com/the-mess-we-keep-making-of-foss-governance/

How is the #Fediverse doing when it comes to nonprofit and civil society organizations?

In my own civil society network, several organizations and people opened accounts here, but most eventually shifted to Bluesky.

Instead of blaming them, maybe we should ask: what is pushing civil society actors away? What isn’t working for them here?

As a quick example, I looked up the Amadeu Antonio Stiftung and found their Mastodon account @amadeuantonio (~5.5k followers here, but inactive for over a year).
They also have a bridged Bluesky account @amadeuantonio.bsky.social (~300 followers from the Fediverse and 23 k+ followers on BlueSky, but actively posting).

#Mastodon #BlueSky #nonprofit #NGO

Interested in better meetings, better listening and healthy power sharing?
Do you feel deep down that there must be a better way?

Sociocracy might be just what you've been looking for.

Free info session Dec 1
https://www.sociocracyforall.org/event/free-sociocracy-session-december-2025/

#nonprofit #NGO #purpose #missio #socinn #newwork #OD

Interested in better meetings, better listening and healthy power sharing?
Do you feel deep down that there must be a better way?

Sociocracy might be just what you've been looking for.

Free info session Dec 1
https://www.sociocracyforall.org/event/free-sociocracy-session-december-2025/

#nonprofit #NGO #purpose #missio #socinn #newwork #OD

Let’s be honest about the state of the #Fediverse regarding large-scale adoption: for several important groups, it still doesn't work well enough.

Does it make sense for a small business to use the Fediverse as its main channel? [1]
What about civil society organisations involved in politics? [2]

Both groups need engagement to fulfil basic goals, and many who try to establish a presence here end up discouraged. Can this change? I’m not sure.

The reason I started the “Leave X” campaign for European politicians ( @leavex) [3] is that politicians are, in my view, the group with the strongest obligation to maintain accountability wherever they communicate. We elect them, they should not be reliant on a platform that undermines democratic discourse.

Journalists also depend on engagement, but they have an additional requirement: they must follow their sources. And politics has always been central to journalism.

We can keep blaming the groups that aren’t joining the Fediverse. Or we can strategically focus on the groups who should be here, but still aren’t.

[1] https://social.vivaldi.net/@everton137/115400615193674994

[2] https://social.vivaldi.net/@everton137/115564574402420309

[3] https://leavex.eu

#LeaveX #Journalism #NGO #SmallBusiness

How is the #Fediverse doing when it comes to nonprofit and civil society organizations?

In my own civil society network, several organizations and people opened accounts here, but most eventually shifted to Bluesky.

Instead of blaming them, maybe we should ask: what is pushing civil society actors away? What isn’t working for them here?

As a quick example, I looked up the Amadeu Antonio Stiftung and found their Mastodon account @amadeuantonio (~5.5k followers here, but inactive for over a year).
They also have a bridged Bluesky account @amadeuantonio.bsky.social (~300 followers from the Fediverse and 23 k+ followers on BlueSky, but actively posting).

#Mastodon #BlueSky #nonprofit #NGO

Challenges of #NGO work, including those working for #FreeSoftware: "How NGOs die — Europe's playbook for dismantling democracy" https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar1c67c9a3 (via @llas )

What do you mean by “mainstreaming”? https://hamishcampbell.com/what-do-you-mean-by-mainstreaming-2/ It’s what happens when people take grassroots energy and repackage it in #NGO boxes or #dotcon business plans. The result? We end up feeding the monster we’re supposed to be fighting.

What do you mean by “mainstreaming”? https://hamishcampbell.com/what-do-you-mean-by-mainstreaming-2/ It’s what happens when people take grassroots energy and repackage it in #NGO boxes or #dotcon business plans. The result? We end up feeding the monster we’re supposed to be fighting.

Building Networks (Ecosystems)

Balance means prioritising the roots - not exclusively, but deliberately - to counter the dominance of traditional and #NGO media.

The corporate #dotcons, the “social media” mess — we KISS use and abuse what's left as compost.

The #openweb, foundation of transparency and federation ( #4opens).

#Nostr is a classic “me-too” project caught in the #geekproblem loop. It won’t move forward until it learns to value community as core infrastructure.

#Bluesky, meanwhile, is already drifting into the hands of VC-funded #fluffy elitists who turn every commons into a brand. It’s a likely dead-end for real change or challenge — which is exactly why the #mainstreaming, #blocking, #NGO, and #fashernista crowds flock to it.

#Nostr is a classic “me-too” project caught in the #geekproblem loop. It won’t move forward until it learns to value community as core infrastructure.

#Bluesky, meanwhile, is already drifting into the hands of VC-funded #fluffy elitists who turn every commons into a brand. It’s a likely dead-end for real change or challenge — which is exactly why the #mainstreaming, #blocking, #NGO, and #fashernista crowds flock to it.