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Especially when they help reveal a lot of information in a visual format. A lot of good information about how donors research their giving to nonprofits. Let’s help share information about what’s happening across the nonprofit sector. Here are five good nonprofit infographics worth looking at. All Rights Reserved

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MAY 20, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Health launches … and it’s not HIPAA compliant May 20, 2008 Yesterday, the big news is that Google Health launched. Sounds pretty interesting, but hold on a second.

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AUGUST 5, 2008

August 5, 2008 I have been thinking for the last few days about what it means to “keep up&# with the technology field, particularly ‘net technology. Also, one of the things I do is blog – so I regularly have to process and digest information to write decent blog posts. We’re just not there yet.

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MAY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Blackbaud buys Kintera May 29, 2008 In retrospect, this probably was inevitable. Update: Allan Benamer has some more information that’s worth reading. { 2 Anonymous 06.13.08 2 Anonymous 06.13.08

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

We hope that this will spur development for more social applications and mashups as well as better distribution of these applications worldwide. I’ll be watching the Open Handset Alliance, and wondering when I can replace my Blackberry with an open phone. {

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JUNE 10, 2008

June 10, 2008 Today, someone on the progressive exchange list asked about a tool called Rapleaf. It is important to understand that Rapleaf is just gathering public information on people, based on their email addresses. What is public? How do we know? How can we assure privacy?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Online Courses November 6, 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot about giving online courses in the use of open source software.

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APRIL 12, 2007

April 12, 2007 Beth Kanter, as always, has a great, informative summary of the Penguin Day activities last Saturday in DC. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Feminism?

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DECEMBER 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why I’m twittering December 7, 2007 Yes, it’s hard to believe. There are substantive conversations that happen, and real information gets shared. I succumbed. So what’s the story?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology. Watch the demo.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology WeAreMedia Project August 13, 2008 Yet another great NTEN project is happening, spearheaded by Beth Kanter, to develop a Social Media toolkit for Nonprofits.

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JULY 6, 2007

July 6, 2007 Deborah, is, as per usual, diplomatic in her discussion of the site " Sustainable Nonprofit ", which is a new(?) The site is beautifully designed, and engaging, with some good information and tools, as well. In fact, we agreed we are getting toward overload – too much information in too many places.

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APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking too soon April 15, 2007 I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since I wrote my post, a few weeks ago , saying I was done with technology consulting. But then, I had something of an epiphany.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Send queries to nonprofit tech lists for experiences and information, like nosi-discussion , nten-discuss , riders-tech , and others. Look at ohloh.net – they have great info on most projects – how many developers, lines of code, how active development activity is.

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DECEMBER 17, 2007

Experiments, snafus and stumbles December 17, 2007 I seem to have lost my head. But for a long while, it took a lot to gather all of that information. The effects could be disastrous if someone got their hands on that information. I was all curmudgeonly until last week, when I started tweeting and got into Spock. 5 Jay 12.18.07

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AUGUST 28, 2017

When developing mechanisms to improve downward accountability, informal mechanisms provide opportunities for unexpected communication with nonprofit staff and empower clients to provide perspectives relevant to their experiences (Wellens & Jegers, 2016). From consultation to participation. Wellens, L., & & Jegers, M.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0

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MARCH 26, 2009

“Its reassuring that despite the economic downturn most of the metrics they looked at, including average gift size, were flat or up compared to 2007,” said Robert Weiner, who provides technology consulting to nonprofit organizations. Dave Steadman Hamilton College March 26, 2009 | Dave Steadman Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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MAY 10, 2011

Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council have been working together to publish trends and best practice information in this area. The growth of event fundraising over the past decade is now a significant contributor to these organization’s overall revenue. All Rights Reserved

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

But it’s also the latest online creation of Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. GuideStar does have Jumo International listed as a nonprofit organization but very little information is shown and likely won’t be until they file their first 990 with the IRS.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

There are 75 pages of statistics and trend information in the report. decrease from 2007 ($83,034), after adjusting for inflation. Average total giving to religious causes dropped in 2009 to $9,985 from $17,635 in 2007, a decrease of 43.4%. consulted accountants, 40.8% consulted attorneys and 38.8% This is a 34.9%

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The 34 page report contains a lot of information across a broad range of questions. Each of these entities has, at a minimum, a decade of direct experience collecting information from nonprofits concerning charitable receipts, fundraising practices, and/or grantmaking activities. sectional studies. All Rights Reserved

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

What you do with the information makes all the difference. If you’re just looking at the list, then the value of the information is relatively low. Sometimes that leads to very valuable insights into what’s happening. Sometimes it’s just ambient awareness or trivial trivia. Just like a report of giving by city.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

What you do with the information makes all the difference. All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for Loyal & Wealthy Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 14th, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. All Rights Reserved

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Blackbaud updates these indices on the 15th of each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. All Rights Reserved

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MAY 18, 2011

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Human-based social engineering is just what it sounds like – people at a computer entering stolen credit card information to process a transaction. There are certainly pros and cons to using these but they work. Just about everyone in law enforcement will tell you that this is the hardest type of online credit card fraud to prevent.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

How will you gather information about the results of your efforts? Process Does your organization have an emergency rapid response plan? How quickly can content, copy, etc be approved and posted? What is the follow-up plan for the media, donors, etc? Technology Can your website and giving forms handle 4x their normal traffic?

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JANUARY 18, 2011

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Integrated Systems are a Global Priority: The area with the highest average importance rating in all countries is having a unified database that contains all information on donors and other supporters. and community fundraising is cited by Italian respondents. All Rights Reserved

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

That means Facebook needs more profile information about you and based on what I’ve seen so far — people are updating their interests, employment history, and other details at a rapid pace. Thankfully those users voluntarily cough up a tremendous amount of information about themselves. The feed is being fed like a holiday goose.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Technical Strategy Consultant, Zuri Group and Shiloh Stark, Online Fundraising Manager, Amnesty International USA Part V of Advocacy Live – Closing Remarks Final thoughts and comments on information shared during the session. Featuring: Emily Wenzler, Sr. All Rights Reserved

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The 2011 NTC offers many fun and informative opportunities to connect with peers, exhibitors, and experts who share your commitment – and your challenges. There is also a special conference rate of of $209 per night at the Washington Hilton. The cut-off for this special pricing is February 17, 2011. All Rights Reserved

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APRIL 15, 2011

Blackbaud updates these indices each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. All Rights Reserved

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APRIL 22, 2013

In 2007 Allyson founded Women Who Tech: A Telesummit for Women in Technology working in the non-profit and political campaign world, championing women who are inspiring change and transforming technology. Amy has worked in private philanthropy, advocacy nonprofit organizations, web design companies, and as a consultant.

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