Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Convio’s APIs and Extensions are free, but the Database connectors have consulting costs associated with them, and that makes sense to me. The Kintera API looks, quite honestly, seriously wimpy in comparison to either Convio or Salesforce. Extensions also include the pantheon of Web 2.0 gods: Flickr, RSS, Google, etc.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 18, 2007

My point is that companies like Microsoft have almost nothing to do with providing good software — the marginal gain from selling better software is miniscule in comparison with the potential income from spreading some FUD and reaping the benefits as everyone re-evaluates their risk positions. 2 Michelle Murrain 06.03.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

I hate to be so blunt, but it is true, at least in comparison to the ones on the Mac. I used to have this great system where I used the Mac Addressbook, which would nicely sync with my cell phone. It also integrated well with Mail.app and iChat. It was great. First problem: Linux address books … suck. There are basically three options.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

But their number pale in comparison to, say, the plethora of, say, network sniffing tools, for instance. This is not, of course, to suggest that there have been no efforts to produce software that addresses social and human needs – there have been a lot.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

There are some interesting comparison’s out there – see Notmyself, Phil Crissman , and Jeff Croft for a good review of Ma.gnolia’s open API. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

to care a whole lot about how many hits they got in comparison to similar (or different) organizations. And, I actually hope that doesn’t change. I don’t think we want homeless shelters, food pantries, mental health organizations, etc.,

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

February 18, 2008 This is a rant. Most custom CMS that I’ve seen lately are sorely lacking in features and/or usability, in comparison to what’s out there, and available. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology No more custom CMS!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Charlie brings up an interesting point – the number of customers that Blackbaud has pales in comparison to the leagues of nonprofits who use other solutions. Instead, they will have to rely on consultants, or unfortunately volunteers.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Survey participants will form a panel over time, allowing for trend comparisons among the same organizations. The collaboration streamlines the process for charities, which will receive fewer surveys will respond to questions once instead of repeatedly. This approach provides more useful benchmarking information than repeated cross?sectional

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2010

2010 Global State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey North American Survey Results Global Comparison Survey Results United Kingdom Survey Results Asia-Pacific Results Here are five key insights from the survey: 1. cited direct mail as the top driver. All Rights Reserved

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Permalink Beth Kanter wrote: BTW, did you share any of your presentation materials or curriculum online anyplace? link] Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 8:48 pm | Permalink Alex wrote: Great, great, great – it’s always good to know you’re pointing your resources in the right direction.

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