Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Last minute tidbits December 20, 2007 This will be my last post of 2007 – I’m taking some days off from work and blogging, and won’t return until the beginning of the year.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits August 13, 2008 I love these tidbits blog posts. That’s kinda fun! I was profiled on Linux.com. I “live the open source lifestyle.&# That must have been before the iPhone.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology.

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JUNE 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook the last frontier? or flickr) – but it’s fun to play with, anyway. So we’ll see how it works.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring. Only add your location if you are a location-based nonprofit, such as a museum, zoo, performing arts venue, etc.: Now the fun begins!

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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DECEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 Although I do have to admit its fun to know what a very old friend is listening to on Pandora.) » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 01.04.08 You know why I started to twitter.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology OpenOffice.org to get a boost September 13, 2007 I’ve been spending a lot of time with OpenOffice.org lately. Release Candidate to help with QA, which has been fun (and 2.3 for at least 4 years.

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AUGUST 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Varied and sundry before a brief break August 30, 2007 I’m taking a brief 4 day weekend – not that it would be that noticeable on this blog, since I don’t always post consistently.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why I won’t be buying Leopard November 1, 2007 As many of you know, Apple’s newest version of the Mac OS, 10.5 , shipped just a few days ago. It’s been fun, these 20 years with Macintosh.

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JULY 27, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Odds and Sods July 27, 2007 (That’s Brit/Canadian for odds and ends, if you were wondering.) I think that the whole LOL* lpidgin phenomenon is based on a very specific sort of fun.

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MARCH 2, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology March Blogtipping March 2, 2007 I’m folllowing Kivi on the NPBlogtipping bandwagon. I think it’s a great idea, although I’m one day late.

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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? It has been fun, in many ways, but I’ve not figured out the utility for me in terms of my work, although others have had a better time of it.

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DECEMBER 31, 2008

Social Networking: Part of Your Job or Just for Fun? Fighting for the Arts With Social Media. Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Thinking Strategically About Social Media. Twitter Demographics. Social Change Behind the Firewall. Twitter is the Second Highest Referral After Google.

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OCTOBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants October 30, 2006 This Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has given me a chance to read some blogs I don’t usually get to read, since I’m so often focused in the tech field.

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MAY 21, 2007

Week 1 I should have taken pictures – unboxing a new laptop is a lot of fun. But here’s Ubuntu week 1, not edited or smoothed out. I’ll understand points of pain, for sure. I got a Lenovo Thinkpad Z61m. Good specs, cheap price. My first step was to make sure the laptop booted. It booted fine.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 5, 2011

B efore you know what kindness really is you must lose things - from "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye For the past few days, I've been reading Kim Rosen's book, Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words , in preparation to interview her for the Arts and Healing Podcast.

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JUNE 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Linux desktops? June 24, 2008 I’m doing a webinar on Linux Desktops next month, and it’s making me think a lot about my own experience using Linux on the desktop, and where I think things are going.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Jonny will provide live graphic facilitation of the highly interactive and fun panel. In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. In 2008, I designed the Nonprofit and Social Media ROI Poetry Slam and last year was a panel on crowdsourcing that modeled crowdsourcing in the design and delivery.

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OCTOBER 10, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Metaphors October 10, 2006 I’m a fan of metaphors. at 7:31 am Michelle — this will be a fun conversation!! (Is, Metaphors are powerful in terms of the way we think about things.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! The nonprofit Story of Stuff Project was created in 2008 to respond to tens of thousands of viewer requests for more information and ways to get involved. Faculty at the Art Institute of California - San Francisco.

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OCTOBER 24, 2008

October 23, 2008 | Marinel James-this is great. October 28, 2008 | Hatef Really like this post on video conference information. November 20, 2008 | Video Conferencing Really like this post November 20, 2008 | Video Conferencing Thanks James for sharing such a useful information. Great experience to learn with fun.

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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? at 5:48 am Sure, I put Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology on Quantcast – I was curious to see what would happen. 2 admin 09.18.07 6 Katrin 09.19.07

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JUNE 27, 2008

Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM. Have Fun â?¢ Zen and the Art of Non-profit Technology. Wild Apricot Updates - June 2008. June 2008 (9). May 2008 (9). April 2008 (14). March 2008 (15). February 2008 (15).

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

February 18, 2008 was the 2nd anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast ! A big thanks to everyone who listens to the program and reads the interview transcripts here on Have Fun * Do Good. Over the past two years I have had the privilege of interviewing 30 "Big Visionaries." Their stories are the fuel that keeps me going.

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APRIL 15, 2011

A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1] Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. We welcome your comments and feedback. 1] In the past few decades, the nonprofit workforce has become increasingly professionalized.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

A big thanks to everyone who listens to the program, and reads the interview transcripts here on Have Fun * Do Good. 2006 Alli Chagi-Starr, Co-Founder, Art in Action / Art & Media Director, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights’ Reclaim the Future Program. February 18, 2009 was the 3rd anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast !

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Author, Full Moon Feast: Food and Hunger for Connection listen read Temra Costa, Author, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat listen read Marsha Wallace, Founder, Dining for Women listen read Jensine Larsen, Founder, World Pulse listen read Laura Miller, Founder, Secret Agent L Project listen read 2009 Jennifer Lee, Owner, Artizen Coaching Listen (..)

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In 2008 the IRS instituted the 990-N that requires those with $25,000 or less income to annually file; this is a postcard form. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. These smaller nonprofits were not required to file a year-end information report. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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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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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Author, Full Moon Feast: Food and Hunger for Connection listen read Temra Costa, Author, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat listen read Marsha Wallace, Founder, Dining for Women listen read Jensine Larsen, Founder, World Pulse listen read Laura Miller, Founder, Secret Agent L Project listen read 2009 Jennifer Lee, Owner, Artizen Coaching Listen (..)

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Favianna's blog, Art & Activism. Image credit: Utne Reader November/December 2008 cover image from Utnereader.com. There are too many visionaries in the article for me to list them all here, but here's a sampling, with links to their blogs: Political digital artist and print maker, Favianna Rodriguez. Change Congress' blog.

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MARCH 18, 2011

The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. On one of the pages, amid all the charts on who volunteers and what they do, is a big banner depicting the following result: "33 percent of Arizona adults volunteered in 2008." One in three. But is it right? One in four.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

According to a March 2008 New York Times article, Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness. A fun way to give, and be part of a larger community, is to join the 29-Day Giving Challenge. by John Tierney, a recent study published in Science magazine found that, "spending money on others promotes happiness more than spending money on oneself.”

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NOVEMBER 27, 2006

Monday, November 27, 2006 at 08:04AM | by Justin Perkins Line Rider - beta by * fsk on deviant ART I meant to post this for fun over Thanksgiving, but now youre in trouble. November 29, 2006 | Qui Diaz Copyright © 2008, Care2.com » Monday Nov 27 2006 How can nonprofits make money off of this? All rights reserved.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Then again, Saturday was hardly normal at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. We collaborated with Ze to develop activities throughout the weekend that were lightweight, fun, and encouraged low-key social interaction--exactly the kinds of activities that we have found encourage social bridging with strangers.

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