Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

First, decrease earnings and wealth inequities by going back to the tax policies of the 50s, 60s and 70s, where those who were wealthy paid much more in taxes than they do today. He says: "Which brings us to the global crisis that began in 2007–2008. The solution to this story seems simple.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. Also, it depends on the privacy policies of the network provider. The content centered ones, like flickr, del.icio.us and our own Social Source Commons , are a different animal.) 3 KJ 08.09.07

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

We focused on the science and policy. At the 2008 conference, I attended a session presented by Farra Trompeter of Big Duck Consulting. We educate and support patients, push for changes in policy that will increase and improve research, and empower survivors to raise their voices against the status quo. How cool is that?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2007

The site and corresponding outreach campaign are designed to educate the American public about why US engagement in the world and the alleviation of global poverty is critical. As we say on the site, it’s the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. The 2008 election is our chance to change that.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Farewell Mr. President is a basic video sharing site designed for a little catharsis in the count down to having a new president. 19 Feb 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

She is also the co-author of the business bestseller, " Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies ", published by Harvard Business Press in May 2008. But I use these sites, as well as Twitter and FriendFeed, to stay up on what people are doing. What's your friending policy on different sites?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

I've spent my whole adult career working for nonprofits that I believe do pretty darn good jobs of serving the needs of their communities, providing valuable services, advocating and educating on behalf of important policy decisions, and do all around good work for the world. First, we don't "sell" the products listed on our site.

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Forum One

AUGUST 4, 2008

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Six months later, and despite being delayed again by work, a new template for GBK, and eventually several additional green sites, is almost done. McCown -- who got over 1,400 signatures on a petition to restore ferry service -- was onto something, I decided to add to her total by creating an online petition on The Petition Site.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

MARCH 26, 2008

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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MARCH 13, 2008

If you don’t know about Flickr , it’s a popular photo sharing site that can be used by nonprofits. The concept is simple: you choose a photo of a baby seal, create a caption for it, and upload it directly to their Flickr account (using Flickr’s interface that is built into the Humane Society’s site). Why do this?

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Forum One

JANUARY 9, 2008

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

JANUARY 9, 2008

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

JANUARY 2, 2008

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

Which KPIs your nonprofit organization ultimately uses will depend heavily on its goals and the goals of your website (your site does have a purpose, right?!?). Google Analytics has proven particularly helpful for content-based sites and commerce sites. For this reason, you must tailor your KPIs to your own site and strategy.

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JANUARY 23, 2008

Watch it here: The here is this page on the MoveOn.org site. In the video he even points down to the donation form from his YouTube box, asking the viewer to donate right now to kick of the 2008 campaign activities. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us

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MARCH 18, 2008

You can learn more about this video at The Hub , which is Witness’ site for human right video. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us It is not easy getting video out and it certainly has to be dangerous even to shoot it.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Sites such as Network for Good (networkforgood.com) and Click and Pledge (clickandpledge.com) are easy ways to incorporate online giving onto your site. Sites such as Network for Good (networkforgood.com) and Click and Pledge (clickandpledge.com) are easy ways to incorporate online giving onto your site.

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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. To stay updated on how the legal landscape develops, follow the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic blog at UC Berkeley Law.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 16, 2009

CDF is the foremost national proponent of policies and programs that provide children with the resources they need to succeed. Heidi Hess, the Director of Online Communications at CDF, wanted to make www.childrensdefense.org the destination site for people searching for information about child advocacy issues.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

Websites like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube are among the top 10 most trafficked sites in the US. According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008. All rights reserved.

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Care2

APRIL 15, 2008

» Friday Mar 28 2008 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:53AM | by James OMalley Convio recently released their second annual nonprofit online marketing benchmarks study. April 15, 2008 | Jordan V Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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MARCH 28, 2008

» Friday Mar 28 2008 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:53AM | by James OMalley Convio recently released their second annual nonprofit online marketing benchmarks study. April 15, 2008 | Jordan V Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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MARCH 3, 2008

They encourage all 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to apply and fill out an application, but I couldn’t find on their site anything that said how they determined who gets in. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

Avoid using image or flash-based navigation in your site. This will make it easier for search engines to crawl and understand your site. Its also typically easier for site visitors to use and is more accessible. An XML sitemap can provide search engines with important information about your site and improve your search rankings.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Email: While more than 35 percent of American adults now have a profile on at least one social networking site – the best way to reach supporters is still email. Email lists are continuing to grow, though the rate of growth was 17% in 2008. Average gift size across organizations was $71 in 2008. Here are the highlights.

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DECEMBER 12, 2007

We are working with our clients to engage constituents on sites like YouTube, Facebook and MySpace. link] 17 Dec 2007 social bookmarking With all the junk email we receive it seems to me that rss and social networking sites will become the primary way we communicate with each other. Because email… what’s the technical term?

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MARCH 12, 2008

Here’s the release: Somerville, MA (PRWEB) March 12, 2008 — Firstgiving, a leader in providing Web-based fundraising services for individuals and charities, today announced the ability for its users to add YouTube™ video and Flickr photos to their personal Web pages.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2008

On the IdeaDrivenMarketing.com blog there is a post about a social networking/content sites for Baby Boomers called Eons.com. This site is a failure due to a basic misunderstanding how their target market sees themselves. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 12, 2007

In May 2005, Andrew Slack and his friend Justin Oberman started a MySpace site to discuss the connections between the Harry Potter series and social justice. When the site took off, 27-year-old Slack created the Harry Potter Alliance. Interesting tidbit: Harry Potter author JK Rowling used to work for Amnesty International ).

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MARCH 12, 2008

What this means is that you can do more embedding YouTube into your site, allowing people to upload video to your YouTube channel from your site and having people leave comments on your site that will end up in your YouTube comments. YouTube is now a platform. It is offering video-hosting for free.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Case in point: Obama for America, the 2008 Obama election campaign effort. ' And the answer they came up with was: Let's see if we can rally them around these policies that are part of the planks of our platform and let's see if they can go to their local representatives," said Flower, director at the Monitor Institute.

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DECEMBER 6, 2007

60) Search « So Easy, a Chicken Could Do It: frogloop 2008 Reader Survey | Main | Blogger Uses Petition Site to Create Better Transportation for NY » Thursday Dec 06 2007 Care2.com Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. All rights reserved.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

The People Speak also demonstrates the UN Foundation’s dedication to online video, featuring video throughout the web site, running video contests , and inviting supporters to capture and submit their own stories. She’ll be taking questions about her presentation on January 16, 2008. Foundation’s Sharron Raybold.

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