Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

My point here was completely pragmatic – if nonprofits have decided to take the OpenSocial plunge, why not share what they’ve done, and collaborate so that many more can benefit. That was all. Ultimately, OpenSocial doesn’t do what I’d like it to do. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Chapter 3 is a discussion on Peer production – it talks about how it is that people have come together to collaboratively create software and content – basically, knowledge production. Watching the collaboration of people across time zones developing these proposals has really been inspiring to me. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Of course, most of the residents of Kibera don't have the tools or access required to use online maps as we do.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Here’s a run through of the Tools Galore session.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

I started 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa with the simple goal of working fulltime on Social Actions by July 1st. Last week, from my home office in Montreal, Canada, I wrote up 9 ambitious goals for 2009. Our efforts in these income-generating areas should start to prove themselves by February or March of 2009. and you can, too!

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Of course, most of the residents of Kibera don't have the tools or access required to use online maps as we do.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Between 2006 and 2009, TechSoup hosted open challenges to identify and provide support for innovative projects that harnessed these and other technologies for social good. Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 18, 2005

It’s called Orion’s Arm , which is a huge collaborative science fiction world-building project. But I guess they won’t, given their position. There is a new, interesting project under Creative Commons license. It looks pretty amazing – and a great testament to what open source licensing can do for creative work. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

I did a lot of planning, evaluation and training in the beginning – some on my own, some with Summit Collaborative. it was what I enjoyed most, and it was what I thought I was best at. But, somewhere along the line, I started to do more and more implementation, because, honestly, that was what my clients needed most at the time.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. I left that session knowing exactly the direction I wanted to take Social Actions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

4) provide collaborative opportunities within, and between organizations? So, now the question – should a nonprofit organization have a blog? Should staff of a nonprofit blog? Would this help: 1) gain donors? 2) communicate the message? 3) keep stakeholders informed? Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

The first reason is the excessive focus on specific social media tools. Many first-timers are introduced to social media via specific tools. Many ’social media experts’ who are practitioners rather than thinkers also focus on specific tools. My own approach to social media is both tool-agnostic and terminology-agnostic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. Trust me. What works?

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

Right now, there is an excellent example of this by the team behind the Davos 2009 World Economic Forum. Capture presentations made during the event with live embedded audio and share them on a tool like Slideshare after the event. See a recent tweme from our Marketing & Online Community conference 2008. Check it out !

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

We combined that research with insights gained from more than 300 industry leaders that participated in our Real-Time Web Summit in October 2009. Probably middle of 2008. From live video to live updates to live collaboration, more and more experiences online are going on in real time. That’s just one idea.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge. Using an event such as the 2008 financial crisis as a backdrop, he hopes to be able to back-test his hypothesis against the volumes of data generated around the same time.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

to developing recommendations collaboratively. EPA has also apparently trained 60 people to be trainers in online collaboration. That's too bad - given the role GSA has played, e.g. in negotiating blanket agreements for use of third party tools. Presented a nice paradigm for to model/plan citizen engagement: from outreach.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2014, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation —the largest private foundation in the world—launched standard, streamlined procedures for its grant processing that included new tools to focus documentation and analysis on the key topics supported by its philanthropy. In 2008, the US economy was languishing in the Great Recession.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" In 2009, our challenge becomes how to harness these tools for in order to reopen the policy-making process.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

These physical or conceptual silos hurt collaboration and create redundancies. . Nonprofits are resourceful, great at finding solutions given the available tools. Officially, a silo is a large cylinder designed to insulate its contents. Silos in nonprofits keep departments insulated and reduce communication. During his 4.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

On February 12, 2009, Twitter users will meet up in over 100 plus cities to socialize offline, meet other Twitter users, enjoy some fun, have a few drinks, and raise money for charity: water. I guess I look at it like this: if you give a hundred people tools to lay bricks, you'll likely get a hundred small structures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Non-Profits and Social Media: Not the Usual Suspects: A panel of 5 nonprofit leaders, social media monsters, and how they leverage their social networks, to advance their respective organizations missions, collaborate with one another and use social media for social good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. It was organized by Ed Schipul. Submitted by David Neff. Bring your yoga mat!

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. It was organized by Ed Schipul. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

in the Spring of 2008 at an Innovations in Journalism conference, I thought, this is going to be big. was a 2008 Knight News Challenge Winner. On July 9, 2009 I interviewed David about Spot.us We launched in November of 2008. I often say that, "Collaboration is queen." for the Big Vision Podcast.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. Sometimes the difference comes down to preferred tools.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. Sometimes the difference comes down to preferred tools.

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sgEngage

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. They bring with them new ideas, approaches, and tools to engaging with people. Its also valuable for small business, artists, and much more.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

All it takes is leadership, collaboration, and, most importantly, will. { at 7:09 am Why do we not see a collaborative effort to create community owned software? This is neither impractical nor rocket science. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 David Zeidman 09.03.07 Be Helpful.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

The Strategy by David Neff of Ridgewood: Ingenious Communication Strategies If 2009 was the year everyone and their mom jumped into the social media pool, then 2010 is the year of strategy. In 2008, I helped start the Frozen Pea Fund against breast cancer.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Tags: Technology Tools Worth Checking Out Quick Hits.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

She’s also the founder of The Rooted Collaborative, which I think she’s going to tell you more about later on. My first time in really understanding what that meant was in 2008. And as Steven mentioned, my baby that I released into the world is The Rooted Collaborative. She’s the CEO over at Kishshana & Co.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Over the past six months, I've been collaborating on a book with Allison Fine , titled " The Networked Nonprofit " and we've been sifting through stories, research, and seeing many patterns. This year's Tweetsgiving hopes to raise more than $100,000 in donations. As June Holley, a thought leader in networks, would say, " Be Rhizomatic.".

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

What do these tools allow you to do? It’s a particularly interesting project, because it has a definite political purpose: Designed for social movements working for social justice, Crabgrass will consist of tools which allow people to connect, collaborate, and organize in new ways and with increased efficiency.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Permalink Beth Kanter wrote: BTW, did you share any of your presentation materials or curriculum online anyplace? link] Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 8:48 pm | Permalink Alex wrote: Great, great, great – it’s always good to know you’re pointing your resources in the right direction.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

I had the chance to interview Belinda Lang, American Express Vice President, Consumer Marketing Strategy, and who was involved with their very inspiring 2008 Members Project. I interviewed her Nov 5, 2008 at our Marketing and Online Communities Conference. AMEX writes that they have not yet planned if they will do the project in 2009.

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