Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

I use these tools because I haven’t found open source alternatives for these functions that work as well, or are as user friendly. I use TweetDeck, Twhirl, and the Analytics reporting suite among others. So what tools did you come to depend on in 2008? Easy, fast, robust, and powerful. SaaS Tools. I love last.fm.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits May 19, 2008 There are some really interesting tidbits of stuff out there. Everyone (including them) gets better data. Allan Benamer points out that Kintera is about to be delisted by NASDAQ.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

at 12:33 pm I think digital sharecropping works better as an analogy than as an actual analytical insight. People have left social networks before and they will do so again if there is an alternative that suits them better. . When all of those happen, I’ll be the first to sign up. { at 9:46 am Web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Making apples-to-apples comparisons of these systems was one of the most difficult analytical tasks I’ve taken on in a while (and, actually much of the heavy lifting of designing the analysis was done by Laura Quinn), and until you attempt such a thing, please be somewhat tempered in your complaints about it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

The tools include Google Analytics, PostRank, Feedburner, and others. Hard Data Points: Look at the Feed Subscribers trends from Feedburner and Unique Visitors Trends from Google Analytics. Analyze the types of posts (content and format) that get linked and the impact of that linking in referrals using Google Analytics.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

According to Target Analytics, which analyzed over 70 nonprofits direct mail programs, response rates have been declining over the past two years, and this decline is accelerating. Also: Do you think I’m overstating the case about the need for nonprofits to find alternatives to Direct Mail? Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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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. While they're scrambling to figure out "new media" alternate entities spring up around them that exist only online. Data, Data, Everywhere: Drowning in a Sea of Analytics . It was organized by Ed Schipul. Is one better than the other?

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