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The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3

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 The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3 November 16, 2006 I bet you thought I’d stopped reading? So here’s the summary for Chapter 3. Or given up? It’s really worth a read.

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008. The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. So, be sure to regularly retweet partners, chapters, staff, activists, donors, and sponsors.

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Social Media and Governance: Reflections from BoardSource

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I started the social culture discussion with a story describing an Twitter and board meeting experiment I did back in 2008. Part of the meeting featured the students themselves sharing how they used these tools. The last chapter of the Networked Nonprofit is on networked governance.

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The scarcity mentality

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

A long time ago (in web years) I was working with a certain CEO of a certain chapter of a certain very-big-nonprofit (whose role in life is to fund other nonprofits – this kinda gives it away, but it’s necessary for the story.) This reminds me of a true story. Be Helpful.

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review). It has a command-line tool, and it is possible to use C/C++ and Tcl for database access. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review). It has a command-line tool, and it is possible to use C/C++ and Tcl for database access. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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How Nonprofits can Use Analytics with Advocacy

Connection Cafe

In this blog post, I want to discuss two big themes from chapter 1 of the book. Digital listening just gives you a new set of tools and processes to help confront hard strategic questions. pages 5-11 of chapter 1). pages 13-18 of chapter 1). Download Chapter 1 >> The Media Theory of Movement Power.