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Predictions for 2009

Amy Sample Ward

It’s the time of year when people start placing their bets on where we’re going next. Developers, consultants, experts and users all like to weigh in with their predictions for 2009’s big developments, innovations and attempts for the coming year. So, here are my 2009 Predictions for the Social Web.

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Open Source CRMs – people like them?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source CRMs – people like them? and although the sample sizes were small, and not representative of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the people surveyed seemed to like the open source tools available.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008. With approximately 1.5

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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’m betting that in 2009, many folks will move from shared hosting to VPS servers. I love discovering new music, seeing what people I know are listening to, and learning more about what I listen to over time. So what tools did you come to depend on in 2008? There are a lot of good reasons to consider this. SaaS Tools.

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A Roundup of New Year's Predictions, Resolutions, and Best Of 2008

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, I couldn't decide and ended up writing the look back as a lessons learned, a personal New Year's resolution post, and a round up of what nonprofit folks had on their minds as they entered 2008: Four Lessons Learned: Social Media and Nonprofits Meme: I listed four lessons learned and tagged four other people.

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2009 Nonprofit Benchmarks: How Does your Organization Measure Up?

Care2

Establishing benchmarks helps organizations better leverage supporters, engage activists and keep websites dynamic with compelling content that drives people to take action. Even in this dismal economy, online donations grew 14% and 69% of nonprofits raised more in 2009 than 2008. However it’s not all good news.

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Find me in my “office”

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.