Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m learning November 30, 2007 It’s been mostly fun so far at the Open Translation event here in Zagreb. The event itself has been fab. Check out the wiki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. In 2008, we wore funny hats to go with the theme of our panel.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Nonprofit Technology Link Love July 30, 2008 Here are posts from a small sampling of bloggers I regularly read: Holly Ross shows her geek cred in a great post about DNS. Beth is, of course, THE web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

We pull in donation opportunities, volunteer positions, petitions, event, and other actions from 60+ different sources. Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. That’s today. A few years ago, we had just a handful of pioneering platforms in microphilanthropy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m up to these days January 29, 2008 As you might have noticed, my blogging has diminished a bit. Pretty presentation with no content is useless. It feels quite good, actually.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2007

Although women were only 25% of the Penguin Day attendees, that’s actually pretty darned good for open source related events. Do you think the numbers in Angela’s presentation for FLOSS in general are on target? She’s got some great video blogging, including a short one on “ open source feminism.&#

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

I have used it everyday, to do everything (all of my spreadsheets, worksheets, articles, presentations, I used it to write a novel, I used it in seminary for papers, etc., Actually, even if they have, for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, it’s really great. for at least 4 years.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Blackbaud's analysis of online giving in 2008 found that December accounted for about 21% of the year's transaction volume, but 48% of the total dollars raised. Nonprofits that use online friends asking friends or peer-to-peer fundraising programs usually see spikes around these events during the year. Giving USA estimates that $307.65

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. How research or any type of findings are packaged and presented can impact how readily the knowledge is put into practice.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

This week I was in Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive Festival where I presented or facilitated at several social good sessions or events. ” One method that some nonprofits engage in to improve an event or campaign is an “ After Action Review.,”

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2006

Upcoming events: November 14, 2008 - opening speaker at Kom je Ook?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2021

A list curated by MobileCause – a nonprofit technology company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile, and event fundraising solutions. As you review your fundraising plans and goals for the past year, it’s easy to look back and see a year marked by postponed and cancelled events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. I have been experimenting with how to deliver “networked&# presentations and workshops. David Weinberger also lived blogged the presentation and q/a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2009

It was from April, 2008! View more presentations from kanter. . I was invited to present to this group about how nonprofits were using social media effectively. They were working together in teams to apply their knowledge to design an outreach event that also incorporated social media. International Youth Conference.

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Care2

MAY 17, 2013

About the Presenters: Jeanette Russell – Organizing Director, Salsa Labs Nonprofit leader Jeanette Russell brings nearly 20 years of nonprofit experience to her role as organizing director for Salsa Labs. Jeanette has planned hundreds of workshops, events, rallies and webinars for progressive nonprofits nationwide.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

Join us for a free webinar presented by GrantStation! ” He was initiated into the world of GrantStation through that endeavor and joined the team in July of 2008. The webinar, GrantStation: Jump Start Your Grantseeking , is happening on September 7 at 11 a.m. Pacific time. Register today as space is limited !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Note from Beth: It is strange sometimes how social networks can have your past, present, and future collide. When the New de Young opened it did a 32-hour party and community celebration , starting a trend that was then picked up by the Contemporary Jewish Museum with Dawn in 2008 and now the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA).

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Gyrus

AUGUST 19, 2016

Sure there are special broadcasts that detail typical training regimens for certain prolific athletes, and I for one am quite interested in attempting to eat the 2008 diet of Michael Phelps, who famously proclaimed he was consuming 12,000 calories a day. Present the Right Tools. If you’re a swimmer, you need a pool to swim in.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

These are the themes I heard while attending the interesting Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook" event this past Monday in DC, organized by the team of Lucas Cioffi , Stephen Buckley , and Kaliya Hamlin. They designed the event with the goal of sharing lessons from agencies who have some early experiences.

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Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

This past weekend, in conjunction with our exhibition about Ze Frank's current participatory project, A Show , we hosted " Ze Frank Weekend "--a quickie summer camp of workshops, activities, presentations, and lots of hugging. A few things I learned/observed/was impressed by: A spirit of inclusion, generosity, and welcome permeated the event.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Here are just some of the ideas found there.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2009

The event was presented by Adobe and Convio was the sponsor of the Activism category. Browse the complete list of the finalists to see what some of the most creative web designers were up to in 2008. Fun times were had by all, the only thing I was missing that evening was a clean ironic t-shirt to wear. Blog: Bygone Bureau.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

There’s no time like the present to improving your donor retention rates. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008. Adrian Sargeant says “a 10% increase in donor retention can increase the lifetime value of your donor database by 200%.”. So let’s get started, right? And they regularly maintain and update their database.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

It does this by keeping donors in the same context that inspired them in the first place—this can be a fundraising event, a social media post, or your website. Event promotions – Let’s say you have an exciting event coming up. This can be as simple as filling out a form on your website. Check out our recommended best practices.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

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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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

For his 2010 Annual Report he compiled and presented data around his father’s life. You see densities of information where you had memorable events, and long silences where you were buried in depression from being dumped. It presents fragmented pieces of people’s lives that we are often forced to react to rather than engage in.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

About the Presenters: Allyson Kapin – Co-Founder, RAD Campaign Allyson has been named a "Top Tech Titan" by the Washingtonian, one of the Most Influential Women In Tech by Fast Company and one of the top 30 Women Entrepreneurs to Follow on Twitter by Forbes for her leadership role in technology and social media.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2009

Here’s a sample of our 2008 year-end campaign. In December of 2008 we conducted our typical year-end direct mail campaign. I’m fortunate enough to co-present with a very talented Internet fundraiser - - Vivek Venugopal of Northwestern Memorial Foundation. It did for us. However, we added an e-mail component as well.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Less than 24 hours ago, Epic Change launched its TweetsGiving 2009 , a 48-hour charity event to encourage people to express their gratitude using online tools and at face-to-face meet-ups. This two-day event, which ends on Thanksgiving, also invites people to donate to Epic Change. . A Platform for Self-Organizing.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2019

Their questions made me think about a blog post I wrote in 2008, The Future of Authority. Our collective understanding and savviness about the power online platforms wield--for good and ill--has greatly increased since 2008. With no further ado, enjoy this post. Me: "Sort of." Other person: "But doesn't that erode museums' authority?"

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