Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What software freedom means to me June 25, 2008 I got some interesting comments on the last post about Linux desktops. Access to the source code is a precondition for this. would all be free (libre).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2008

I agreed to publish my piece at Sage for complicated reasons, but… I vow that this is the last article that I will publish to which the public cannot get access. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Kevin Mark 02.08.08 That’s super depressing. It’s really worth a read. It’s time for change to happen!

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AUGUST 7, 2007

August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. In some comments in a post of mine about Facebook, someone mentioned the article “ Facebook is the new AOL &# and I also mentioned an article I’d read asking how open is Facebook , really?

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JANUARY 9, 2007

Over the weekend, the New York Times ran an article about education programs in Second Life. Father and daughter have been co-teaching a Harvard Law School course in Second Life this past semester, called CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opnion. See Allan's comment and read Ethan's post. The event took place today.

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DECEMBER 17, 2007

Experiments, snafus and stumbles December 17, 2007 I seem to have lost my head. at 6:28 pm { 5 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Caroline Meeks 12.17.07 Data – We collect only data that is on the public web like all other search engines and never display personally identifiable information (phone, email, address).

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APRIL 15, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. In response to the growing needs of professional nonprofit managers, numerous university-based nonprofit management education programs have emerged, but few offer continuing education for nonprofit professionals. We welcome your input and feedback. ^ [1] Wing, K. Pollak, T. Washington, D.

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MARCH 4, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. Consider the following: On the same day in the fall of 2007, two contradictory newspaper headlines accompanied high profile, front-page articles in both the East Valley Tribune and the Arizona Republic. The headline in the East Valley Tribune was, "More Arizona public schools are excelling."

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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. Thanks for blogging. 2 Michelle Murrain 04.18.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. If you want a chance of winning a copy, leave a comment saying how you might apply some of the science of participation to your social media strategy. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum.

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OCTOBER 20, 2006

I have to admit that I went into this thinking much more about the more public types of APIs even though the APIs for internal data integration has been a real interest of mine, and a real concern, as well. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Katrin 10.23.06 at 7:56 am Michelle- Great summary.

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Unlike the others, that are released under varied open source licenses, the code for SQLite is public domain.

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Unlike the others, that are released under varied open source licenses, the code for SQLite is public domain.

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AUGUST 12, 2007

In their words: “CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS is a bit of an odd beast. It is Red Hat, with branding removed. So they take RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and repackage it.

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JANUARY 14, 2009

at 4:38 pm { 14 comments… read them below or add one } 1 mathew 01.15.09 Tagged as: CMS , CRM , nptech , opensource { 4 trackbacks } What we’re reading, week of 1/12 « i On Nonprofits 01.15.09 at 3:50 pm CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) 01.26.09 at 8:53 pm Loraine Lawson 02.16.09 at 8:31 am Drupal and Salesforce 12.31.09

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JUNE 10, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The next one is Educational Care, in Tempe, who reported $1.8 In any case, Educational Care doesnt turn up other traces.

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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. 10 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 09.18.07

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JULY 13, 2012

Mobile apps are an interesting way for museums to advance their educational missions beyond people’s expectations. The iPhone version, released in January 2009, built on an earlier mobile site targeted at feature phones that launched in 2007. Here’s our wrap-up of new, updated, and helpful apps for doing good.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2007

The site and corresponding outreach campaign are designed to educate the American public about why US engagement in the world and the alleviation of global poverty is critical. .&# Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Global Development Matters — Clocks and Watches Blog [.]

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

Then, in May 2007, the Scratch online community (called ScratchR) was released. I've joined the site, but I haven't yet uploaded anything or commented on anything. Many adults have become engaged with Scratch both as mentors/educators and as creators in their own right. but still, a programming environment. I'm one of them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

According to the Twitter Fan Wiki , hashtags were popularized during the San Diego forest fires in 2007 when Nate Ritter used the hashtag "#sandiegofire" to identify his updates related to the disaster. Nathaniel Naskashima, in a comment on another post , shared some insights from his look at the hashtags used by Foundations on Twitter.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Kathleen Rogers has been the NOZAsearch managing director and product manager since 2007. Join your local chapter of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement ( APRA ) for ongoing educational programs and networking opportunities. I hope this is helpful and appreciate your product feedback in the comments below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

We'll be back before 2008 with a roundup of 2007. Leave a comment and I'll summarize in the next NpTech Summary. The 2007 Crunchies is its first annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year. Not at all?

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

IDI) , a DC-based public affairs firm, invited us to attend an excellent presentation and guided tour of Second Life, providing an overview, debunking myths, and even offering some innovative strategies for nonprofits to tap into the 8.3 John Breyault and Kevin Reid from Issue Dynamics Inc. Whos on Second Life? Why could Second Life Matter?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Most websites will have an images folder that you can use to host these pictures without them being visible to the public. Feel free to leave us any questions in the comments section. She previously worked in health care as a client advocate and educator. You may also want to visit some of our upcoming classes to learn more.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

In DC, I worked half-time for NASA as an electrical engineer and half-time for the Capital Children's Museum (now defunct) as a science educator. While now the blog's a big part of my life, at the time, it just felt like an experiment--a place for me to develop my ideas in a public setting. So I packed up and moved down the East Coast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

"Put it this way, if you have a quote from Bill Clinton on your site, you are probably not hurting for publicity!" Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. Everyone is invited to make any last minute plugs in the comments or trackbacks! NTC 2007 Pipe.

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JANUARY 26, 2007

More on the GetActive and Convio Merger Jason has a post commenting on the recent release of a benchmarks study from Convio observing that findings like "Email addresses are valuable" won't surprise many people, although he notes there are few worthwhile nuggets.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Convio will join Kintera and Blackbaud as a publicly traded company September 1, 2007 You’ve probably heard the news, and I’m taking a break from my break to write about it.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2006

And, as my colleague Laura Quinn notes in a comment over here , it isn't about negative feedback - it is about sharing the knowledge to be more effective in using technology. Incidentally, NTEN will be conducting a variety of vendor satisfaction surveys in 2007 and will be inviting a small working group to help prepare those surveys.

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MARCH 23, 2007

public information??? A few comments over at Kikono too. " Some commenters suggest that bells and whistles are mostly for early adopters who can build a lot of buzz and help a site reach critical mass, although clever functionality is not a replacement for good content. For me, the web and 2.0 For others, the concept of ???public

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Please share your own experiences with alternative strategic planning processes in the comments! The minutes of meetings held in 2006, 2007, and early 2008 reflect a hurried and rather superficial process. Naturalis will give the public an active role. Those are the constraints of the innovation policy field.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. The Public Library of Science is a wonderful example of a reputable, respected peer-reviewed journal where articles are freely available to the public. Below is his response.

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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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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

It makes us uncomfortable with opening museum content up to comment, tagging, and alterations by visitors. In short, it limits museums from being places that are trusted as institutions of public engagement and interaction--the places many museums claim they want to be. But this goes both ways. Be honest about mistakes.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Time to find a fundraising solution that can’t be bought August 6, 2007 Blackbaud , which is one of the big gorillas in the CRM/Fundraising space bought a littler guy, eTapestry. We will fill the void.

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MAY 18, 2011

The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; public and society benefit; and religion sectors.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; public and society benefit; and religion sectors. Read more about the methodology.

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