Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

I recently because aware of this academic lockdown. To all of the academics out there, I beg you to help me make this change reality. Let’s stop being silenced by academic publishers. { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Kevin Mark 02.08.08 at 1:24 pm Hear.

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MAY 3, 2021

Professionals in the field are aware that this viewpoint is too simplistic to truly encompass what it takes to build and lead a volunteer workforce. If only our work was that simple. I was with my organization long before I became the volunteer manager. Lisa Marie Porter, MA, CVA, has been working in Museums in the public sector since 2001.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

How to Build International Awareness, Cooperation, and Friendship Among Asian Youth. Through TechSoup Japan, KnK received a donation of 15 Microsoft Office 2007 licenses and Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium. "Every year, we hold a photo exhibition of children from the villages we support to raise awareness in Japan.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. With that awareness came a further evolution as the question for charities everywhere regarding mobile giving transitioned from "if or when" to "how".

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Generative Transformation talks about what leadership is , and means – particularly that it means self-awareness. Amy Kinkaid, of Fundraising Breakthroughs , has some great advice about asking for money without shame. A Girl’s Guide to Managing Projects has a nice post about what Project Managers do all day, anyway.

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And, while we can certainly see the outpouring of support during moments of heightened awareness, such as after natural disasters, there may be more at play to the sector’s current state of affairs. These things have forced our awareness, not only of the external factors at play but the value of retaining an organization’s best donors.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

As a web dev, and one into usability, accessibility and web standards, I did alot of research into which CMS were the best for my needs and my clients, and now favour Modx, sNews (and Xoops) as platforms that often get rarely mentioned, but do feel they do need raising awareness of.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Giving Anonymously began in 2005 with our website up and running in early 2007. " New Fundraising Tool for Your Cause: Donor Choices – Causes Exchange Blog - Have you used Facebook's Causes application at your organization either as part of a campaign or general awareness/fund raising?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I know our YouTube channel started in 2007. With all of the crazy consumerism of the holidays, we tried to bring awareness to responsible and meaningful gifting – like giving to charities. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2023

They have seen remarkable results with people from all walks of life, but they’re also keenly aware of the obstacles that tend to come up. Get as many people as possible to pick up the book, thumb through and think, “This book is for me.” Question : How has the Kansas Leadership Center influenced your book?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

I think this is something that many nonprofits, especially those without in-house technology expertise aren’t that aware of. One of the interesting dynamics of any technology provider of any stripe is the way they choose the technology they will focus on and support. No technology vendor, even the largest ones, can support everything.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Nonprofits, government agencies, schools, and corporations organize events bringing awareness to fundraising and volunteering. The BiGTech donation program was launched in September 2007 as part of the TechSoup Global Network and aims to equip NGOs and charities in India with the latest in information technology.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

They have seen remarkable results with people from all walks of life, but they’re also keenly aware of the obstacles that tend to come up. Get as many people as possible to pick up the book, thumb through and think, “This book is for me.” Question : How has the Kansas Leadership Center influenced your book?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

I know it was sort of in process when I was fading out, but I wasn’t much aware of it. One of the big changes that has happened in the nptech space, besides the ways in which Web 2.0 has clearly changed the nptech providers community, is the increasing use of Salesforce as a nonprofit CRM tool.

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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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

I am sure that you are aware of this though. Because most people will only use what they are familiar with. it is particularly sad because its still virtually impossible to spend grant money on GNU/Linux support, people like to fund shiny hologram boxes. your message will justify them. This is why your message is sad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2007

On Sunday, 13 May 2007, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and partners are teaming up to call for an end to child hunger. to raise awareness and funds to assist the world's poorest children. WHO: Anybody in Second Life WHEN: 13 May 2007 WHERE: Pooley auditorium, Borrowdale sim SIGNUP: [link]. So, stay tuned.

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MAY 20, 2008

The Solution: Using Blackbaud® NetCommunity ™, designers and consultants from Blackbaud Interactive™ worked with the development staff from BFC to create a new site that would better reflect the organization’s image, raise awareness, and engage constituents in a variety of ways.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

These Give to the Max days are 24-hour races in which regional nonprofits compete to raise the most money, and the events have raised awareness and funds for organizations from Greater Washington to Minnesota to Alabama, as NPQ noted earlier this year. Since 2007, Razoo has helped 14,000 organizations collect a total of $100 million.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

The Ocean Conservancy is dedicated to the goal of a healthy ocean by increasing public awareness of ocean issues and bringing significant changes to the way oceans are managed. In 2007, Vikki Spruill attended a seminar hosted by the Packard Foundation with Clay Shirky and came away both scared and excited about his ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

If you know of campaigns and lessons learned that haven't been included, please leave a comment: August 2007 I launched a campaign to raise money and get t-shirts donated for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. October 2007 This campaign was for $1,000 to send a young Cambodian woman, Leng Sopharath, to college.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

changes in awareness or attitude) or tangible results (e.g. Toronto : Imagine Canada , 2007. December 2007 (11). November 2007 (12). October 2007 (14). September 2007 (14). August 2007 (12). July 2007 (12). June 2007 (10). May 2007 (11). April 2007 (11). March 2007 (11).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

Leng Sopharath, February, 2007. If you are reader of this blog, you are probably aware of the campaign I ran to raise money for Leng Sopharath's college tuition using the ChipIn fundraising widget.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. It’s been there since 9/7/2007, two days after my call for getting people on Quantcast.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 21, 2009

If your organization is based in the Chicago area, you may already be aware of Lumity and their work with other nonprofits in the region. Learn more about them from this short video. Past Technology Leadership Award Recipients. read more.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing. 13 Diego 11.04.07

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 21, 2007

Most of the emails I receive are from companies or organizations, but this week I received an email from a reader who, along with her sister, is a triathlete "tri-ing" to end homelessness by raising awareness and funds for Genesis Home , a transitional shelter for homeless families in Durham, NC. Throughout 2007, we've done just that!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

The Case Foundation was a pioneer in designing and implementing social giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge in 2007 and 2009 which inspired many nonprofits to experiment and incorporate these practices as illustrated above. Enter online fundraising contests.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

ChristinasWorld : building a network of awareness is different from campaigning: 1) campaigning is about mobilizing action toward specific objectives . Good campaigns move away from awareness 2 spur action. Good campaigns move away from awareness 2 spur action. network building (awareness, trust) and campaigning (action).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. This also tells us something about telling stories and increasing awareness of your issue or organization in general. The lessons for arts organizations.

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2011

One thing to keep in mind is that using an integrated phone line from partners can increase the cost of the service quickly, so be aware of any costs included before you set up a large group training. Intro to Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007. Getting to know Online Conferencing Tools. Meeting Archive: Online Collaboration Tools.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Did it increase our organization’s awareness? After graduating from high school, he moved to Arizona in 2007 to pursue his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Arizona State University. Whatever gamified mechanism you choose, you absolutely must stick to its analytical process in order to define what did and did not work.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

It is part of an awareness raising campaign about switching to CFL light blubs. The 18seconds.org CFL Summit is taking place on February 22, 2007 and will be held at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jos??, Now, this is a cool use of a widget! I can customize the widget to give me the information by state, city, or zip code.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

We started our communities in 2007, more than a year before we started the nonprofit. In a follow up email, I asked him to share his story and describe the benefits and challenges of being a 501-c3 created in the social media cloud. We decided to become a nonprofit in early 2008 and formed the Diabetes Hands Foundation in April 2008.

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