Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2019

Also, consider adding texts to the mix — they’re a great way to send virtual high-fives to fundraisers as they reach milestones. Since 2008, the Cathexis Partners team has served more than 850 nonprofits on more than 2,000 projects, including software setup and management, website development, and online fundraising campaign creation.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

MarketingProfs , an online marketing resource center, is presenting a free virtual conference on online marketing. The keynote presentation by David Plouffe, Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential Campaign Manager, is titled The Art of the Possible: Online Branding Strategies and Tactics. Tools Web 2.0

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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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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 23, 2023

Others may just browse the tables or your virtual auction platform to find a prize that aligns with their interests or that would make a good gift for a friend or family member. For hybrid or virtual auctions , take photos of each basket to upload to your mobile bidding platform. Let’s get started!

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners – Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions.

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Double the Donation

JUNE 10, 2021

Also consider adding texts to the mix — they’re a great way to send a virtual high-five to fundraisers as they reach milestones. These ideas may seem basic. In fact, they are. But they can truly improve your peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns and events. Taking a step back to focus on fundamentals may just help you move forward!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Cheryl Timoney (CT): At the beginning of the pandemic, there was a huge focus on the shift to virtual and engaging volunteers and the community through digital means. Since the shift to virtual, how has volunteering changed? How do you do that in an all-virtual world? Lindsay Gruber (LG): So much, and in so many ways.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

In fact in a recent NFP Synergy survey ( Virtual Promise 2008 ) 49% of folks said they don't measure this stuff at all! One thing that has been bothering me lately is the amount I've been talking to folks about their online success. So many people I've spoken to lately are not measuring how successful online has been for them.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

Since 2008, extensive research and conversations have revealed the state of women in nonprofit careers. The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management’s “74% Project” has found that a woman working for a nonprofit is making even less than the national average, at only 75 cents on the dollar. Share This Post!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2007

For instance, Gartner’s top 10 technologies to watch in 2008. There’s some great stuff there, like virtualization, social software, green IT, etc. Some nonprofits fit into this category, but most nonprofits that I work with don’t. I think sometimes, interesting things come out of that watching.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2021

But it was also a year of tremendous opportunity and exploration into the virtual event space for many nonprofits around the world. Virtual events enable your nonprofit to plan for a year of successful fundraising safely and confidently, no matter what happens next. Planning Your Virtual Fundraising Event.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2009

Back in January of 2008, a network of rural libraries decided to host an online conference to provide an opportunity for library staff and trustees to attend continuing education sessions in an online format, helping to reduce the strain on staffing and budgets.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Many standard virtual hosts have “one click install&# or “fantastico&# – which makes it easy to try out some kinds of web applications. { Many standard virtual hosts have “one click install&# or “fantastico&# – which makes it easy to try out some kinds of web applications. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 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 #15: MPower Open CRM April 14, 2008 I am so far behind, it’s not funny. I’ve got to catch up. 3 Josiah Ritchie 04.16.08

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2020

I first heard Penelope Burk speak at the International Conference of the Association of Donor Relations Professionals in 2008. So, in April, approximately three weeks after transitioning to remote operations and shortly after quarantine, we held a virtual town hall for donors. Send thank you videos.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 19, 2007

I switched platforms to wordpress (hosted on my own virtual host). { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 07.20.07 at 9:24 pm I was going to comment your post — gift economies near and dear to my heart – but I had to pop out of the reader and when I landed to see you new design – WOW!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

It wasn’t so long after that that virtual hosting companies became ubiquitous, and affordable for nonprofits. I even remember writing a grant to some federal agency that probably no longer exists to help create a local infrastructure to get nonprofits online. When was that?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The only difference between the two is the number of virtual machines that you are allowed to run. The Standard edition allows you to run up to two virtual machines; the Datacenter edition allows an unlimited number. Web, Enterprise, Itanium, and Foundation editions have been retired in Windows Server 2012. Previous Versions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What software freedom means to me June 25, 2008 I got some interesting comments on the last post about Linux desktops. The date was sometime in 1995.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

I had good intentions, like virtually all software vendors do. We like what we build/sell (generally, I’m sure there are exceptions.) We think our particular products or service is the best around, or, at least, provides our clients with some unique value.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In 2008 Jeff founded Winspre with the goal of helping non-profits across the country increase their event fundraising revenue and identify new fundraising sources. Jeff and his team at Winspire have helped over 12,000 non-profits to date.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

January 29, 2008 I don’t exactly know where the exclamation point came from, but if you want a scarily easy CMS to install, Joomla is a place to start. It installs easily on generic virtual hosts, and has a very sweet, eye-candy full admin interface. Mambo is way less popular than Joomla at this point.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2012

In 2008, Tim was named an Ashoka Fellow. 6 (Virtual): Juicy Blogging E-Course: The Art & Play of Blogging October 27 (Berkeley, CA) : Blogging for Writers: Build an Audience for Your Work Tweet. In 2011, he received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. I have three blogging classes coming up in October: Oct.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

I set up a mysql database in my standard generic virtual hosting setup, copied the downloaded and unzipped Joomla folder into my webspace by FTP, and fired up my browser. I hear Joomla is dead easy to install, and I need dead easy right now, so let’s try it. Well, guess what? Installing Joomla is dead easy. Um, sorta.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

June 24, 2008 I’m doing a webinar on Linux Desktops next month, and it’s making me think a lot about my own experience using Linux on the desktop, and where I think things are going. it is particularly sad because its still virtually impossible to spend grant money on GNU/Linux support, people like to fund shiny hologram boxes.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 1, 2011

This Friday, March 4, I'll be moderating a panel discussion about experiencing art in virtual environments at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (4pm, 1 hour, free). Needless to say, I'm one of the people who believes the 2008 IMLS research that shows that online encounters with museums increase visitation.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The Tech Virtual is a project that allows people to conceptualize and prototype exhibits online. The online platform has two parts: a website , where all projects originate, and a Second Life presence ("The Tech" in Second Life), where participants can communicate in real-time, share ideas, and build virtual prototypes.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The only difference between the two is the number of virtual machines that you are allowed to run. The Standard edition allows you to run up to two virtual machines; the Datacenter edition allows an unlimited number. Web, Enterprise, Itanium, and Foundation editions have been retired in Windows Server 2012. Previous Versions.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

I started 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa with the simple goal of working fulltime on Social Actions by July 1st. To reach that goal, I pulled together a talented team, attracted some financial resources, and logged thousands of virtual and real world miles spreading my vision for the micro-philanthropy sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Four or five years to adoption: 3D Printing (K-12/Higher Ed), Remote/Virtual Labs (K-12), Wearable Technology (Higher Ed). Learning analytics is not brand new and first identified in the education area in about 2008 according to this excellent primer on Learning Analytics that found by searching the Project Navigator on the topic.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Hunger Action Month was established by Feeding America in 2008 as part of a nationwide, month-long campaign to raise awareness of hunger in our country and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved with the effort to fight it. Hunger Action Month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

We see examples in the ongoing success of Kickstarter , in the record number of small donations President Barack Obama collected during his 2008 campaign and, humorously, in the manner Stephen Colbert has solicited funds for his satiric Super Pac. Today Stephen Colbert is virtually replicating this crowdfunded experiment with his Super Pac.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 30, 2010

You can also check out my lists from 2005-2009: Favorite Do Good Books of 2009 Favorite Do Good Books of 2008 Favorite Do Good Books of 2007 Favorite Do Good Books of 2006 Favorite Do Good Books of 2005 Favorite Have Fun Do Good Books of 2010 (in alphabetical order) I always enjoy Anna Lappe's books.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 9, 2009

Have an idea for a fabulous virtual workshop that every woman working in online communications or technology must participate in? The second annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit (which will take place in April 2009) is looking for panel suggestions. Think you or one of your colleagues would be a great panelist or moderator?

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2008

This week marks one month of live activity for the Tech Virtual Museum Workshop , a collaborative, online platform for exhibit development. What's it like to work in a virtual exhibit workshop? I've been working for The Tech on this project since November of 2007, and it has been an intense and exciting three months.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

Strategize with this economic downturn in mind, not the 2008 recession. While it’s natural to look back at the recession of 2008, this is a very different economic disaster. We are currently planning for a year ahead, but we have far more questions than answers. If they can’t (or won’t) give now, don’t write them off.

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