Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Send queries to nonprofit tech lists for experiences and information, like nosi-discussion , nten-discuss , riders-tech , and others. Google it – you might find articles and reviews that might be helpful Try it out. These are almost always free to download and try out – this is easier for some projects than others.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

at 8:08 am I have been using Site Meter since my blog was born mid-July, but many articles tout the superiority of Google Analytics. If I’m reading your article correctly, you’re saying you’re sticking with Site Meter. And in terms of interface, it blows Sitemeter out of the water. { Thank you again for your help.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2009

This week, the newsletter featured an older TechSoup article, Five Principles to Design By. Guest writer Joshua Porter contributed the article in 2007, but his advice is as fresh and pertinent as ever. The experience belongs to the user. Technology serves humans. Design is not Art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Most often these new experiments have grown out of frustration with the fact that, despite several decades of rapid growth in philanthropy and nonprofits, many of the same social and environmental problems persist, or are getting worse. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising). How do networks learn?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

This article was originally published by Taylor & Francis Online. Though the resulting structures can be complex, social enterprises are increasingly transforming traditional nonprofits and corporate philanthropy into new hybrid organizations (Billitteri, 2007).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

This is because all providers start out with some personal experiences or biases, and most are too busy taking care of clients to spend lots and lots of time gaining new expertise in a broad range of topics – they need to focus. Novell I think the article says pretty much everything that needs to be said about Novell, and SUSE Linux.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 21, 2011

1] Education, religion, age, and income are some variables that are typically studied in relationship to formal giving and volunteering, informal or personal giving and volunteering, and secular and religious volunteering (Sundeen, Garcia, and Wang, 2007). [2] Like this article? Sundeen et. Get another! Sources: ^ [1] Sundeen, R.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

It is a huge community, so it is hard to get to know users, since there are so many, but it’s not commercialized, from my experience. I do disagree with you about the commercialization of the Joomla community, though. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

For the last two years we’ve been bombarded with articles from bloggers and the mainstream media that MySpace is dead. You don’t hear about it much anymore, but in 2007 there were many stories of how MySpace was helping bridge the digital divide because low-income youth were logging in and teaching themselves HTML code.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2017

Author Jeanne Bell states, “while the nonprofit sector regularly discusses and addresses programmatically issues of race and class, recent studies reveal a sharp disconnect between our values and our leadership’s demographics” (Ostrower, 2007). Capstone CEO Interview [In-person interview]. Learning from diversity: A theoretical exploration.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

at 9:17 am Thanks for this informative article! I’m not in the mood to experiment with YASB – Yet another social bookmarking tool … but soon I will. It’s the best way for us to know how well we’re doing on delivering a good experience to you. 3 Beth 09.27.06 4 Michelle 09.27.06

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2011

This phenomenon was explained more fully in an article from the Catholic Sun in April 2007. The final quote in the Catholic Sun article really rang true for me: "If all of who you are is wrapped up in youth ministry. Like this article? It's not uncommon for many to only last two years before they burn themselves out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

According to the Food Research and Action Center , more than 36 million people lived in households in America struggling against hunger in 2007. Though the numbers aren't in, it must be likely be higher in 2008 as this article by David Cay Johnston in the New York Times points out. Hunger isn't just a problem in America.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

Today's New York Times article by Stephanie Strom describes some of the most recent online contests, including the Case Foundation ’s Giving Challenge, a contest conducted through Causes. on Facebook, Network for Good, Global Giving and Parade Magazine in 2007. This contest was based on the total amount raised.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." When I first saw the article, I thought it was the article from a year ago where they said basically the same thing. Flickr Photo by Vaguely Artistic.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2008

Today, June 20th, is World Refugee Day , a day to raise awareness about refugees' rights, and to honor their experiences. million refugees outside their countries, as well as 26 million others displaced internally by conflict or persecution at the end of 2007." That's a statistic you don't often see in the news.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

One way to ensure success is to experiment alongside and in full partnership with your supporters. As you experiment, remember to let your supporters do the talking. . Note : The original version of this article was written in 2007. The author updated this article in September 2009 as part of Mozilla Service Week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Facebook: 2007 "We own the social graph, you bring the objects." Will google set it free in 2007 ? " That's why the article grabbed my attention. What grabbed my attention was the article title. what we experience on Facebook. A community tag stream. Viral sharing. Is social networking doomed?

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2011

Idealware , a partner of TechSoup's recently posted an article addressing how to train staff in simpler, more cost-effective ways. Intro to Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007. Share your experiences, favorites, and tips in the comments below. Have you used these or other tools for conducting online trainings?

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Neylon’s answer was one of the links in Brian Kelly’s article on Quora. Rashmi Sinhi, CEO of SlideShare, one of my favorite object-based social sharing sites, created this deck back in 2007 which talks about the evolution of social sharing. Here we connect to the information and others who have an interest in it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2007

We had our members email the articles, via Collactive (which steps you through the process), and quickly raised them to the "most emailed" spot on the home page. In this case, we are asking our members to vote up an article on our anti-genocide hotline, 1-800-GENOCIDE, on the social bookmarking website Reddit.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Our campaign managers in the field have been experimenting with using SMS to reach target audiences to spread news and information, campaign messages, and news about campaign activities. This article was originally published at: [link]. Brooke Sadowsky, Program Manager, RARE Conservation. and regional offices.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 25, 2009

Census Bureau , the 2007 poverty rate of people who reported they were American Indian and Alaska Native, and no other race, was 25.3%. Plus, according to a March 23rd article on CNNMoney.com, Micro-loans for Americans? Plus, according to a March 23rd article on CNNMoney.com, Micro-loans for Americans?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

1 For nonprofits, understanding the dynamics of senior volunteerism can help organizations utilize seniors in a way that furthers their mission while offering a positive volunteering experience. Singapore, 2007. ^ [5] Corporation for National and Community Service. ^ [6] Newman, Sally, Jyotsna Vasudev and Roland Onawola. Get another!

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

60) Search « Live From New York: 2007 DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference | Main | Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

60) Search « Live From New York: 2007 DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference | Main | Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2007

I think the title should have been more aptly "Why Project Agape's Cause Is Better ROI for Fundraising Than Second Life in 2007!" Second Life is great for enabling rich learning experiences, creative expression, and complex interpersonal interactions." Now this should set the stage for an interesting debate!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

In 2007, I realized that a much more effective way to aggregate interesting actions would be to subscribe to RSS feeds from trusted sources. The same query is submitted to the Social Actions API as is submitted to any data repository – news articles, videos, blog posts, etc.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

» Monday May 07 2007 New M+R Study: Online Fundraising Tactics -- What Works? Monday, May 7, 2007 at 11:52AM | by Hatef Yamini Karen Matheson and Eve Fox of M+R Strategic Services recently reviewed over 180 fundraising appeals sent out over the course of 2006. To create a new comment, use the form below. All rights reserved.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

But in the first 6 months of 2007, I was experimenting with social networking and bookmarking tools on Green Brooklyn, including and especially the Care2 News Network , and saw such a great result that I decided that I needed to redesign everything ASAP. 60) Search « Care2.com Besides, Im too busy with clients. com , Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

No doubt an ongoing conversation with lots of experiments. Meanwhile, a few scholarly articles on the topic. with a detailed account of her organization's experience. Jon Stahl's link list points to an article called " The Question " - The number-one question lurking in every executive???s What do you think?

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

It’s a much richer, more thought-out experience than anything I’ve seen for nonprofits on social networks. [.] 18 Oct 2007 facebook » Convio Open – Why the Convio Facebook Application blows away Causes [.] 19 Oct 2007 Non-Profit Tech Blog » Convio Facebook App not recommended for use right now [.]

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Project Bread won the “Special Events Fundraising” prize for growing online donations 200% in two years, exceeding $1 MM in 2007. Precept Ministries won the “Best Web Site” prize for having an excellent homepage and for effectively using pathway design to drive different audience experiences.

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See3

MAY 28, 2007

The fact that traditional advertising is as expensive as ever and less effective than ever has pushed many marketers to experiment in this direction. On the other hand, when the New York Times writes an article about you — albeit about the challenges you are having with your contest — is that considered a PR victory?

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