Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Someone in an IRC channel last night who was trying to help me as I tore my hair out said “why does xorg suck so bad?&# X Windows has always been the bane of my existence. I really have come to think that xorg has it in for me. My refrain about it has always been “I hatesssss xorg, I hatesss it.&# at 9:41 pm Linux desktops?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

But interestingly, Yugma is now integrated with Skype, which totally changes the whole audio on a separate channel issue. I had been encouraged to look again at Yugma , because they said that Linux desktop sharing would happen before the end of last year. Well, it seems that it still is “coming soon.&#

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 18, 2005

It makes finding channels with interesting video easy, as well as making channels easy. I’m looking forward to the Crooks and Liars channel! They’ve just released a beta version (sorry, Mac only, for once) of a new platform for internet video, called DTV. This is very cool. It’s definitely a thing to watch.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

It was interesting not as much for its focus on the presence or absence of “channel programs&# but for the way it characterized the qualities of the different distributions in terms of the business model of reselling Linux. And, Canonical also provides professional support. Canonical has a lot of connections in the nonprofit sector.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

And it only makes sense if the connections that can be made, the communication channels opened, the voice heard is worth that investment. But there are many, many organizations in the middle of these extreme examples. Blogging takes time, focus, and energy from someone or someones. As for podcasting and vlogging.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

We invited a mix of nonprofit communications and technology speakers to offer their visual communication tips, insights on delivering with mastery, and listening through social media back-channels. RSVP today to reserve your space as attendance is limited to 1,000 guests.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

What this means is that if you are in the program, viewers will see a “Donate&# button both on your channel page and when your video is playing in a standard page. What this means is that if you are in the program, viewers will see a “Donate&# button both on your channel page and when your video is playing in a standard page.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

What this means is that if you are in the program, viewers will see a “Donate&# button both on your channel page and when your video is playing in a standard page. What this means is that if you are in the program, viewers will see a “Donate&# button both on your channel page and when your video is playing in a standard page.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

129 have donated again in 2010. What channel (direct mail, email, social media) the gift came through. Let's say your development staff shows you something like this: 782 first time donors in 2009. 16% retention rate . Clearly a problem, right? What would be helpful in understanding how to solve this problem? Dates of gifts.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

We invited a mix of nonprofit communications and technology speakers to offer their visual communication tips, insights on delivering with mastery, and listening through social media back-channels. Click HERE to join Nonprofits Live: Great Presentations.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

For now, direct mail fundraising -- especially when used in a multi-channel strategy -- continues to bring in the most revenue. According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008.

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 16, 2009

an event management product that connects with Salesforce.com A PayPal integration product This is a pretty robust set of channels for data to move back and forth from Salesforce.com to Plone. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

April 8, 2007 As I write this, I’m hurtling through small towns and big cities on the train home. You need to capture the consumer with your free content and then extract value through alternate channels… ads, products, services, memberships, etc.&# 5 Anonymous 04.14.07

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

Steve MacLaughlin , Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions, will discuss key technology trends impacting nonprofits, the role of social media in online fundraising, the emerging channel of mobile giving, and the importance of building a multi-channel strategy. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

This is the first time that the indices have included fundraising data related to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. for the 3 months ending January 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending January 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 30th, 2010 Jumo means “together in concert” in Yoruba, a West African language. About $500,000 came from unnamed individuals in the early days and in September 2010, Omidyar Network announced a grant of up to $750,000. When The Jumo website had its soft launch back on March 18, 2010.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Myths about Online Giving Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 1st, 2010 There are so many myths about online giving. 33% of online donors will switch channels to become offline donors. Here are five that need to be busted.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. Mobile is going to be a huge channel.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2011

What has your nonprofit done since January 12, 2010? Do you have offline and well as online channels ready to go? Since that day many nonprofits have changed and improved how they respond to these kinds of disasters. Some still haven’t applied the lessons learned to their organizations. Do you have email templates ready to go?

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

Steve MacLaughlin , Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions, will discuss key technology trends impacting nonprofits, the role of social media in online fundraising, the emerging channel of mobile giving, and the importance of building a multi-channel strategy. All Rights Reserved

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In 2007, 92 people gave up their September birthdays to bring water to a hospital in Kenya. Since then, over 10,000 individual fundraisers have raised more than $11 million – including over $1 million for Central African Republic as part of the 2010 September Campaign to bring clean water to all of the Bayaka people.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2011

Key Findings: The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online continues to be a significant source of giving and new donors. This is in line with the 2010 Online Giving Report. The dominate giving channel for new donors 64 years old and younger is online — not offline.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

OpenSSL is nonprofit open source software that provides security on e-commerce and other websites by creating an encrypted channel between your device and the website. The bug originated not from a malware attack but rather from an OpenSSL programming error. The Big UN Report on Climate Change.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Just When You Thought Direct Mail Was Dead Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 10th, 2010 It’s baaack! Actually, it’s single channel communication that’s dead. Donors flip channels. Is it easy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

In February 2006, WITNESS first social media tool was the launch of its YouTube Channel. Eventually, WITNESS had to moderate the comments by approving comments that followed our stated guidelines on our channel. Since mid-2010, WITNESS has been investing resources in mobile marketing and communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. As we march into 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events? Donors As Program Partners Not Just Check Writers.

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