NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

First, you need to understand how people read on the web. While you should be wary of anybody promising to teach you how to make people laugh, some of the advice itself can be pretty funny. Your guide to the resources that will help you put technology to work for your cause. Write for the Web. Hint: they don't.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Lots of people were there (I ran out of handouts – I was surprised to see how many people showed up.) There were a very wide range of people there, from folks who didn’t know a whole lot about open source, to those who were developing open source apps. That speaks volumes to me.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I got to be a geek, and feel like I was really making a difference in the workings of organizations, and, hopefully, in people’s lives. I want to more directly work with people and organizations, primarily focused around faith and spirituality. I want to see people’s real faces, and hear their real voices.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Rather than writing yet another how-to guide for people wanting to launch a startup, Tom Eisenmann conducted original research on startup failure to better understand startup success. Question: What is the largest change in entrepreneurship you've seen during your 24 years teaching?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2014

Is success of the Ice Bucket Challenge a happy accident for ALS and the people who suffer from the disease or is the first example of the power of crowd charity? Can other nonprofits reproduce it? My answer: yes and no. The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over $88.5 What can or cannot be reproduced?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

I was a circuit rider for their Rurals Program where I drove all over New York state working with Rural Arts administrators - teaching them anything and everything from how to set up an excel spreadsheet to using email to powerpoint - to plugging in modems. (I I don't crawl under desks anymore, I'm too old).

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

I joined ASU in Fall 2008, and it’s been 8 years. My professional role includes three aspects: teaching, research, and service. What do you think people should know about your work, or about the Lodestar Center, that they might not be aware of? For how long have you worked at ASU? What were you doing before this?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

In reviewing Plone, and talking with people who develop for Plone, I was convinced that the reason that Plone had fewer reported vulnerabilities was not just because it was less popular – it’s because it (and Python and Zope) was more secure by design. I can only assume you concede these points. 3 Dave Keays 04.03.09 “itâ??s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Each blog post is given a score from 1 to 10, representing how interesting and relevant people have found your content. Teaching Your Kids About Philanthropy. It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. Fighting for the Arts With Social Media.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. What lessons did you learn about people during your road trips?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2014

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. What lessons did you learn about people during your road trips?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. What lessons did you learn about people during your road trips?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 28, 2008

I love how blogging connects you with people who have like-minded interests all over the world, but nothing beats meeting people in person. Beth will give a keynote about, "New Media: The Wizard Behind the Curtain," and teaching a session about, "Social Media Game for Nonprofits."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

For organizations, web stats are useful indicators of how many people are being reached by their message, the geographical spread of the visitors and whether or not a specific campaign was successful in driving traffic or creating actions (like donations, or letters, etc.) For one thing, feeding people is not what NTEN does.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2011

Transmedia : As a funder, MacArthur was less interested in games as a stand alone experience, and more interested in them as part of a other actions and media that people can participate in. Since then, iCivics has expanded to include a broader focus on teaching about the governmental systems through different online games.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 6, 2009

A September 2007 Ode magazine article, Giving Makes Us Happy , describes a 60-year study by Paul Wink of Wellesley College that followed the lives of about 200 people. One of the findings was that many of the people who said they were happy had, "generativity--the ability to give to others." Show appreciation for the people you love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

This is not a program that one or two people — who have other corporate responsibilities — can do in their spare time. Just evaluating all the submissions can take many, many people hours. Amazon, in 2005, and Google, in 2008, learned the hard way. to help participants develop their ideas for submission.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Now I mainly do one-on-one work with people via phone, and teach classes on occasion. Most people who work with me fall into 1 of 3 categories. Payment must be received by December 31, 2008. I also host Echoing Green's Be Bold Podcast about creating a career with impact. You can learn more about my work at brittbravo.com.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

In defining your target audience, too, keep the intended outcome in mind: Which people are actually in a position to act on your information? Think back to your school days, and which teaching style was most likely to keep your attention long enough to learn something â?? Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1] Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. Pollak, T.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Technology Support as Teaching April 24, 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot about technology support lately. In my work people learn evaluative thinking from me. Really a lot. It opens additional doors.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Inspired by the film, Rachel of Vampituity is asking people to create a Pie That Evokes Your Dreams for February's food blogging event, Sugar High Friday , and to help support the dreams of the nonprofit, Pie Ranch , in the process. The round-up of pie posts will be published on Vampituity on February 29, 2008.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The "Fall Festival" advertised on their homepage is for 2008, and the "events" link opens up to a May 2009 calendar. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 18, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunteer?" The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. The number seems high to some people and low to others. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D. One in three. But is it right?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Foundations have consistently remained conservative in their grant and operational spending since the financial market crash of 2008 and have been looking to do more with their limited resources. Many people have begun to ask, “how can we serve a diverse population without a diverse organization?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2008

The impact of HIV and AIDS is felt by millions of people globally every day, particularly in countries like Cambodia. HIV pregnant women who have previously registered come here near to term, receive teaching in group classes, and when in labor go to the Hospital, where they receive nevirapine in labor. View Larger Map.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. Microsoft's Windows MultiPoint Server. is a thin-client or shared-resource-computing.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. Microsoft's Windows MultiPoint Server. is a thin-client or shared-resource-computing.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

Because she had a knack for doing computer stuff, she became the de facto IT person and over time developed their infrastructure, which is now based on Microsoft Server 2008 , with the help of consultants from time to time. She uses the other tools in Microsoft Office , but is one of those people that can do amazing things with Outlook.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2013

Here are the percentages from 2008-2012: 27%, 29%, 28%, 27% and 27%. Sisyphus teaches us the lesson of futile labor. They’re our most dedicated and engaged people, so how about we focus on them for a change? Not a lot of change right? When I think about converting participants to fundraisers I think of Sisyphus.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2013

Back in 2008, I devised a plan to outsource my New Year''s Resolutions. I met many new people and learned a lot about technology and community, but the learning wasn''t the point, enjoying the resolutions was. I imagined people weighing themselves everyday without looking at the scale and then also guessing what their weight was.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In 2008 the IRS instituted the 990-N that requires those with $25,000 or less income to annually file; this is a postcard form. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman JAN 30, 2008 Identity 2.0

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

We used a "pledge to donate garden produce" to invite those folks interested in our Teaching Garden to a special open house event at the Food Bank. Capital Area Food Bank of Texas : The mission of the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas is to nourish hungry people and lead the community in ending hunger.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Just glance over their Resources Page and you'll find a massive number of sections including: A Career Center : Arguably one of the largest and best know career resources for people interested in starting or enriching their career in the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

In one year, with about eight people, no budget and two main events, we've raised over $275k. I'm looking forward to hearing feedback and insights when I present the paper at the World Social Marketing Conference in Brighton, England this upcoming September 2008. Or, to teach your child how to change a tire.

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