Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time.

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MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

In 2007, I realized that a much more effective way to aggregate interesting actions would be to subscribe to RSS feeds from trusted sources. I wrote about the potential for aggregating RSS feeds of giving opportunities in a blog post called, Why We Need Group Fundraising RSS Feeds. They were talking about API’s.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. I love twitter, which in some ways surprises me, and in some ways doesn’t.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #12: Miro February 26, 2008 Miro used to be called “Democracy Player&#. There are channels for everything. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Chrome September 4, 2008 The hiatus is over with a short entry about Google Chrome , the new browser from Google that I learned about on the twitterverse while I was stopped at one rest stop or another.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2013

This past week, Google announced that it would close Google Reader on July 1st. Nonprofit technology colleague Nancy Schwartz shared that link and it prompted a lot of angst for many who had grown dependent on this free software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook Ad Platform November 13, 2007 It always takes me a bit to digest new Web 2.0 It’s an interesting time, and there is a good question – is this something nonprofits should jump on?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits February 14, 2008 These are tidbits of things I’ve gotten recently from vendors, or gotten via feeds or twitter. Kintera opens a Developers Challenge. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Welcome to the new blog! The feed should stay the same. If, for some reason, yours stops working, try this feed. { If, for some reason, yours stops working, try this feed. {

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Like other nonprofits, they support their community with strategically aligned business partners, whose resources bring expertise to the organization’s philanthropic efforts. As for donation platforms, they received some great feedback about Qgiv from several nonprofit peers. Hunger Action Month.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 2 Comments | by Share Article in Misc. It is clear that this “village” is changing the world.

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" October 7, 2008 | Paul Greenberg Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Great work.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do you keep up? August 5, 2008 I have been thinking for the last few days about what it means to “keep up&# with the technology field, particularly ‘net technology.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. But the real story is much more complicated.

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JUNE 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What is private? June 10, 2008 Today, someone on the progressive exchange list asked about a tool called Rapleaf. What is public? 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 ThomasT 06.11.08

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OCTOBER 9, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Getting Naked: Being human and transparent October 9, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. Sorry it’s a day late.

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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 What OpenSocial Means November 1, 2007 The buzz of the blogosphere is the announcement of Google’s OpenSocial. What does this mean for the nonprofit sector? No question about that.

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JANUARY 16, 2008

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Reddit.com , a social news site, is pairing volunteers with nonprofits between now and February 14, 2009 as part of its Feed a Need project. Nonprofits can submit their organization's name to be considered for volunteer time through the Feed a Need site. reddit volunteer online web

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Join Care2, Blackbaud and Feeding America for this free Expert Webinar, and discover the essential tips that can help you stay ahead of the curve. How leading nonprofits use benchmarks to optimize their campaigns. How Do You Measure Up? Current Shifts and Tips in Online Marketing & Fundraising Thursday, 6/27 at 2pm ET.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. You can actually go back and review your entire feed. Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Pimp My Nonprofit Panel at SXSW. Twitter Demographics.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits. is vital to any nonprofit organization. It lies at the root of everything a nonprofit does â?? Effective Knowledge Transfer and Exchange for Nonprofit Organizations: A Framework provides 10 printable tools â?? Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 15, 2011 Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead and Manage a Nonprofit Organization posted by Laura L. A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1] Bush, Ph.D. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The result is that the chaff is blown away, leaving behind a much cleaner picture of the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

I like to track the data, but also think about what it means for nonprofits. State of the Twittersphere HubSpot has just shared the State of the Twittersphere report for Q4 2008. Here's a summary of the data from the report: - Twitter is dominated by newer users - 70% of Twitter users joined in 2008. - Here's how. Other posts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

What Next — posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center The IRS has begun to revoke the tax-exempt status for those nonprofit organizations that have not filed some form of a 990 (information report) for three years. These smaller nonprofits were not required to file a year-end information report.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

He told me about his elearning learning portal that might not only solve my blog categorization and finding issues, but also do it for a community of bloggers who write about a particular topic - say nptech and nonprofit bloggers. He set up an experiment with feeds from nptech bloggers. That's a river of blog resources, why add to it?

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Clearly the Internet has transformed how nonprofits communicate with their activists and donors.

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Care2

MARCH 28, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" April 15, 2008 | Jordan V Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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APRIL 15, 2008

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JUNE 18, 2008

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See3

JANUARY 21, 2009

But video is becoming the dog to the text tail and nonprofit organizations — and businesses — need to get their online video game on. It reported a record-breaking day, feeding up seven million video streams at one time. Tags: 2008 election Video webcast Web Tech. From today’s NY Times.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 25, 2008

Earlier in the month I taught a Nonprofit Blogging 101 workshop at the 2008 Making Media Connections Conference. Talk to other nonprofits whose blogs you respect. Provide rss feeds to the whole blog, and to individual bloggers' feeds so readers have a choice of how they want to subscribe. blog blogging nonprofit

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008.

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