Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

But I do want to spend more time thinking about this issue. One of the things that I have tried to do with this blog, and will continue to, is to get underneath the surface issues. Like getting underneath the surface issues of the recent CRM vendor mergers, or getting underneath issues relating to open source software.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even. At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Privacy , security , and liability came up more frequently than in other sessions I’ve done which is not surprising that this group represented board members and CEOs of nonprofits and foundations. And, they’re issues not to be taken lightly. How has your agency addressed these issues in your social media policy?

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Jumo’s received a very warm welcome and a lot of press being that the founder Chris Hughes was also the co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign. It’s a movement of people who want to make generosity a part of everyday life.&#. 5) ammado – [link].

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

apps out there, and beginning to try and use them to create content and organize my life, I have come to the following conclusion: the apps are great, but integration still sucks. First, there’s the blogging issue. November 28, 2006 Well, both in the process of learning about all of the very cool web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The first step in making change in your life, local community or world is to learn. TapIt water bottle refilling network was founded in 2008 to give New Yorkers free access to clean sustainable water on the go. Here are a few ways you can use technology today to learn more and act for water conservation! What is Blog Action Day?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Second Life isnt just about wasting time, however, nor are its "residents" exclusively teens hunkered down in their parents basements with Hot Pockets and Red Bulls - there may be real marketing potential for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. John Breyault and Kevin Reid from Issue Dynamics Inc.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Life would definitely be easier if there was one piece of software that could do everything we needed it to, from donor management to email blasts. Of course, life is rarely that simple. In 2008, NTEN began asking the community to tell us what they thought of the tools they use. We love to hear from you.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

I will hold off for a while yet in my life working with people directly on spiritual issues, and work now with what could certainly be called the spirituality of nonprofit technology – finding balance and looking at the bigger picture. And the more I thought about it, the more it made sense to me, and the more I liked it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Think about how powerful the use of the metaphors around the "war on terror" are, and how differently we’d think about our world and our life if the prevailing metaphor were one of "catching criminals who use terrorist tactics." Metaphors are powerful in terms of the way we think about things.

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

The Internet, and technology as a whole, is so intertwined with day-to-day life that the decisions made by governments and corporations directly impact how we use the Internet and how CSOs work — now and in the future. We also have to engage with other CSOs and other stakeholders on these issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2008

Congratulations to Marnie Webb for winning the 2008 NTEN Award at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in New Orleans. Vince Stehl was also given a life time achievement award. Oh, I also got a people's choice award (popular vote) The person you turn to most for trusted advice (for nonprofit technology issues). The same results.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 11, 2008

You can get involved with OTM's work by participating in an OTM workshop , becoming a member of their Ning social network , and taking the 2008 Seva Challenge. The Engage Network was created by Julia Butterfly Hill's organization, Circle of Life. You can watch a video about CCF's work on PBS.org ). yoga activism Cambodia

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2010

I haven't made up my mind for sure about anything yet, but I appreciated his exploration of the issues. In the book, Lisa Witter, and co-author Lisa Chen, outline the four C's to use when marketing to women about your issue, or cause: Care, Connect, Control, and Cultivate.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM. Random Thoughts on Life and Work. Wild Apricot Updates - June 2008. June 2008 (9). May 2008 (9).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2010

In 2008, the words hope and change swept the nation. After all, we're all about change, and it suddenly seemed we might have a larger than life, charismatic partner in the endeavor. By Holly Ross, Executive Director, NTEN. The fever pitch of optimism may have been felt most acutely in the nonprofit sector.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other." -- President-elect Obama's acceptance speech November 4, 2008 In her post today, Congratulations President-elect Obama: Now, BlogHers, what will YOU do to change America?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Source: Pew and American Life Internet Project, Adults and Social Networking Use. The share of adult internet users who have a profile on an online social network site has more than quadrupled in the past four years -- from 8% in 2005 to 35% now, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project's December 2008 tracking survey.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

It’s quite interesting, and it deals with the audio over phone issue (which is a major snag) by dispensing with two-way audio entirely, and just using one-way audio. It’s not about the technology, but the technology can make your life miserable ;-) Drop me a note if you ever want to discuss this in more detail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. They organize supporters, raise attention to important social and political issues, seek donations, and organize supporters to walk, run, shout, protest, and vote, things that were once done mostly by nonprofit organizations. Trust me.

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See3

OCTOBER 20, 2008

October 15th is Blog Action Day , an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world's bloggers, podcasters and videocasters to post about the same issue on the same day. This year’s topic was poverty so See3 decided to host a screening of the Dollar A Day film series released by GlobalDevelopmentMatters.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2010

When choosing to do work that's changing the world, even if it's only contributing your life experiences and values to public conversations (which can be risky for some people), examine your network and ask the people in it to support you in the scarier moments. But each of us has our own valid concerns that need to be addressed.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 15, 2009

I recommend you listen to his December 22, 2008 show where he created a montage of his favorite quotes from guests. He starts most shows with a few minutes of news from the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, and then transitions into an interview. Listen/subscribe on iTunes.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Several decried the oversimplification of the question, arguing that it's not an issue of "lead vs. follow" but a spectrum of forms of participant engagement. Adam and I first met in 2008, when we were part of a National Academies think tank-ish thing on the future of museums and libraries.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Real-life Examples. The wiki helps us avoid version control issues and allows us to keep a history of changes by author. HIV continues to be an important public health issue and at AIDS.gov, we want to ensure that we use our website and all available communication to their best advantage. Lessons learned? Create urgency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. The issue of privacy is of huge importance to my field of sexual and reproductive health as well as anti-violence work. I’m not a lawyer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December.

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See3

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

One of their games is called Play The News, and it basically has the player learn about a current news event, put themselves in the shoes of one of the parties in the news event, and then predict what will happen in real life. We co-hosted the reception on Thursday night and there was a great turn-out and great energy at the conference.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Great and sometimes surprising statistics on social media use around the world, circa March of 2008. It's part three of an ongoing project, so the authors analyze trends over time as well as providing a snapshot of March 2008. I can't wait for part four.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

This has been a steady upward trend since 2008. Now seems like a good time for nonprofits to educate their constituents about the privacy issues surrounding these and other smart objects. If we want to get our story out there in a form that will get attention, videos are the ticket. This past year, U.S. Privacy and Security.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

I'll be starting the challenge again on October 30, 2008 so that the 29th day of my challenge will be on November 27, 2008, American Thanksgiving. Below is an edited transcript of an interview from October 11, 2008 with Cami Walker, the founder of the 29-Day Giving Challenge, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

What are the issues you follow in the media, or wish you could be involved with? Find an event on Craigslist , Idealist or Upcoming about an issue that interests me. If you are going home for the holidays and are dreading the, "What are you going to do with your life?" My advice: 1. Follow your curiosity. Sign up for it.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

Ze had issued an invite to tens of thousands of people online, and we had no idea how many people would attend, and who they are. He gently acknowledged the fundamental weirdness of meeting people in real-life, in confronting their "fleshiness," giving voice to anyone else's concerns about over-stimulation in the space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2007

I was asked to participate on a panel proposal at SXSW 2008 with several nonprofit colleagues. After life-altering experiences in Vietnam and India, and spending the night in a displaced persons camp in Turkey after the '99 earthquake, I knew my life couldn't continue on it's current course. No, I'm not blogging on the plane!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

David felt this was less of an issue of learning new leadership skills, but simply a distraction. I interviewed Ben Matthews who was part of the organizational group that dreamed up the Twestival concept in London in September 2008. Especially if the people in the orchestra have been playing together for years!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

In January, Cristi was named one of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century for 2008 by Women's eNews. So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. She was also awarded their annual Ida B.

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