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. So here goes. I got involved in Linux a long time ago.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

I know a lot of the free site tools, wikis like wetpaint.com, keep trying to move to become more social, and let the audience/membership interact more – that is definitely related. It’s definitely been a lot of work for both the developers and us as a client, but we’re pretty happy with the result so far.

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AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology A goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn? at 10:00 am It seems to me that open social networking protocols are definitely the way forward. The content centered ones, like flickr, del.icio.us 6 Joe 09.01.07

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 If there are specific pages that give you trouble, or if you still find the overall site too slow, definitely let us know and we’ll get on that. 8 Todd Sieling 11.06.06

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FEBRUARY 13, 2008

I have always believed that if “outsiders” could learn of our charity, they would want to help, as we give such great reporting and photographs of the kids helped, and because our overhead is so low. It was definitely a full time job during the last 2 weeks of the contest. Which source of traffic worked the best?

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

are some of the many excuses nonprofit leaders give for not focusing on the health of their board. But there are definitely places where I could do better. Prior to joining BoardSource’s leadership team in December 2008, she served as the vice president of development at the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

I have always believed that if “outsiders” could learn of our charity, they would want to help, as we give such great reporting and photographs of the kids helped, and because our overhead is so low. It was definitely a full time job during the last 2 weeks of the contest. Which source of traffic worked the best?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? I don’t quite understand why you won’t give the same advice to Holly. As you can see, either you get to define your site stats or it will be defined for you.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

A couple months ago, the ASU Lodestar Center released its 2010 report on Arizona Giving & Volunteering. The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. For 2008, the CPS put the Arizona volunteering rate at 25 percent. One in three. One in four.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

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 "Fall Festival" advertised on their homepage is for 2008, and the "events" link opens up to a May 2009 calendar. Long overdue, the IRS finally pulled the trigger.

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APRIL 16, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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MARCH 25, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Streamline: The literal definition is to design in a form that offers the least resistance to fluid flow. I will also try, for the first time in my life, to have a blogging schedule for topics and to give more attention to proofing or at least reading my posts out loud before publishing. Then, try to think in even broader terms.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

On September 10, the Whitney Museum of American Art started offering a new membership called "Curate Your Own," in which members select one of five specialized "buckets" of benefits in addition to core admission and discount benefits. People want to experience art in quite individual ways. The "insiders" are another example.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

It is a provocative piece that really made me re-evaluate how I view disaster and humanitarian giving. We can lobby for stricter legislation governing transparency, and make sure that we do our homework before we give to an organization, so that we minimize the risk that our money or time is not being used in a way we might disagree with.

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JUNE 30, 2009

Give them love – fast! Give them something to do! I agree that it is vitally important to give your supporters something to do next. Tell them about the issue without giving them an option to help in some way is a wasted opportunity. If you dont ask, they wont give. 60) Search « How Sticky is Facebook?

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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. 50 people giving $20 each is enough to hire a reporter to go more in depth into a specific topic that those 50 people think is important. We launched in November of 2008.

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JULY 26, 2007

ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition. That will give you a percentage that you can compare against other potential investments. April 25, 2008 | Lisa Neal I need help getting training on how to calculate ROI -- more for our client services and training programs.

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JULY 17, 2007

ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition. That will give you a percentage that you can compare against other potential investments. April 25, 2008 | Lisa Neal I need help getting training on how to calculate ROI -- more for our client services and training programs.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

No reason to give your reader their address, as they probably already know it.) Point readers back to your website: Definitely provide a link, but also provide a reason. So give these tips a try -- and if you have other tips or techniques you use, Id love to hear about them. Talk about your content, or your archives.

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MAY 29, 2009

billion in 2008 to $29.8 “For all our online donors, only one-third give a subsequent gift online,” said Donahue. “The other two thirds give via the mail and phones. Giving on social media sites. billion in 2013. It really is an integrated approach that continues to drive our revenue. Let us know!

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition. That will give you a percentage that you can compare against other potential investments. April 25, 2008 | Lisa Neal I need help getting training on how to calculate ROI -- more for our client services and training programs.

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AUGUST 7, 2007

" The result has been innumerable neat applications that allow you to give free gifts to your friends, watch videos on Facebook, and even manage an imaginary stock portfolio. The developers hope to revolutionize the way people give money, using the principles of group fundraising and social networking. " or "Fight Hate."

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AUGUST 16, 2008

Ramya Raghavan: I would definitely encourage any 501c3 U.S.-based YouTube provides content and a community, so it straddles the line between a media outlet and a social networking site and gives nonprofits the best of both worlds. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com com , Inc.

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JULY 14, 2008

Ramya Raghavan: I would definitely encourage any 501c3 U.S.-based YouTube provides content and a community, so it straddles the line between a media outlet and a social networking site and gives nonprofits the best of both worlds. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com com , Inc.

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MARCH 4, 2009

A good site gives users the information that they need quickly and efficiently. 3) Use Landing Pages Strategically: Landing pages should give an overview of each web section. February 28, 2009 | RetroWarehouse This is a really helpful list, and nonprofit orgs should definitely take your advice to heart. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Making the Most of the News Cycle In September 2008, NWLC launched a voter education microsite that included a register-to-vote widget, and we started running Google ads on keywords like “register to vote.” Conversion rates are definitely the key stat for us, but we keep an eye on CTR too. Has this happened to anyone else??

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JULY 24, 2007

" The result has been innumerable neat applications that allow you to give free gifts to your friends, watch videos on Facebook, and even manage an imaginary stock portfolio. The developers hope to revolutionize the way people give money, using the principles of group fundraising and social networking. " or "Fight Hate."

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

You want people to look at your profile and think, "Gee, theres an organization I could give my hard-earned money to." In the case of MySpace profiles, there is a very definite tipping point in terms of the amount of content that should be included in your profile. Read our HSUS case study here. How much is too much?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

You want people to look at your profile and think, "Gee, theres an organization I could give my hard-earned money to." In the case of MySpace profiles, there is a very definite tipping point in terms of the amount of content that should be included in your profile. Read our HSUS case study here. How much is too much?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The “Open Source Software is Free&# myth July 14, 2008 I had a startling realization a few days ago. 3 AJ 07.16.08 There is no implication of it being free, although much of it is.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way? 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.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

data from edison research from 2008 on podcasting listenership. Soundboards - definitely not necessary. ID3 tags - can use itunes for this, drag album art and file over. Gives you good metrics for downloads, where people are coming from, etc. So, bring your iPods and earbuds, and let’s podcast! Chad: baudcast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Special thanks to Qui Diaz and Danielle Brigidia for giving this a real world test from the vantage point of a social media strategist in a nonprofit organization. And while surveys, focus groups and other services can give you an analysis of what your current audience is doing online, direct observation is works best.

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APRIL 16, 2008

Seriously, I try to live life without any regrets, but I definitely have a long list of mistakes I made and things I wish I had been able to do more effectively. The growth of peer-to-peer social networks like Facebook enables a new model – a constituent-driven model - for giving and volunteering. How much time do we have?

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Seriously, I try to live life without any regrets, but I definitely have a long list of mistakes I made and things I wish I had been able to do more effectively. The growth of peer-to-peer social networks like Facebook enables a new model – a constituent-driven model - for giving and volunteering. How much time do we have?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 Writing a series I think gives me the space and time to think about particular technology issues in way more detail than I can in one post, and Web 2.0 The Wikipedia entry on Web 2.0

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