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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I use these tools because I haven’t found open source alternatives for these functions that work as well, or are as user friendly. It’s not cheap, but it works well, and saves me so much time invoicing, that it pays for itself several times over every month. So what tools did you come to depend on in 2008?

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How Are Your 2008 Activist Resolutions Going?

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We're half way through 2008, so I thought I'd share how mine are going, and check in on yours. Challenge for the rest of 2008: I'm feeling a bit discouraged about what feels like a lack of progress in the situation. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008. My resolutions were to: 1.

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Developing a Social Media Plan: Lessons from Election 2008

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Election 2008 is remarkable for so many reasons. As agents of social change, there is a great deal the nonprofit sector can learn from Election 2008. Go Mobile: Mobile applications have surged in this 2008 and some predict it will make the difference in the election's outcome. For the first time in U.S. Tools you can Use.

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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. By this point, suicide was a global health issue, and the United Nations and World Health Organization had worked to establish guidelines for suicide prevention strategies. However, the U.S.

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The power of open source VOIP

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Asterisk is the open source PBX application that works by using VOIP. It seems cool, and a great alternative to freconference.com. Oh, and did I mention – it works really well as a generic PBX – something lots of nonprofits need. { What is Asterisk, you ask? And it’s free, too.

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MPower Open keeps moving forward

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 MPower Open keeps moving forward July 6, 2008 This is old news, but I’ve been busy. “If we build it they will come&# only works in the movies. { 1 trackback } Bookmarks about News 11.09.08

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How to Backup Your Ning Network Content

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Recent changes in Ning’s business model (see News & Views About Change for updates) have Network Creators wondering whether to pay to keep hosting their online communities on the Ning platform, or to start looking at alternatives. Back in 2008, founder Marc.( read more ).

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