Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Beth has some advice for dealing with too much data – write it down (er, on a wiki that is.) Kivi at Nonprofit Communications , talks about how to keep track of the kind of data that writers need to keep track of – editorial calendars. I want to do more and more writing, and doing this sort of thing might be pretty helpful for me.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Beth has some advice for dealing with too much data – write it down (er, on a wiki that is.) Kivi at Nonprofit Communications , talks about how to keep track of the kind of data that writers need to keep track of – editorial calendars. I want to do more and more writing, and doing this sort of thing might be pretty helpful for me.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

It was also part of my job to give advice where it was appropriate, but I have come to realize, in my current position of being apart from building things, that I had a bit of myopia, as all builders and vendors do. It was, a while ago, part of my job to build technology solutions for people.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

at 10:59 pm this is such great advice. Thanks for the great advice. at 9:50 pm This is a great post that I hope you revisit in 2009. If you have a constituent who has a lot to say and says it in an interesting way, get them to express those thoughts in tweets, and see how many other people can be reached. 5 Erin 04.30.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Amy Kinkaid, of Fundraising Breakthroughs , has some great advice about asking for money without shame. All of these articles were interesting and thoughtful. It’s really nice to learn more about what people are talking about. A Girl’s Guide to Managing Projects has a nice post about what Project Managers do all day, anyway.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

More lately, I’ve been working to focusing my advising practice on helping people implement open source software (mostly server-side) in their organizations, providing advice and training. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

I have some advice for both companies, though: Keep going – it’s looking more and more like not only are people expecting the ability to mash their data and other data more, it’s also looking like a pretty good business model. Bottom line: Kintera takes some important steps to open up their application.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Flickr Photo: Mez Love You may have heard by now that we're raising money for scholarships to the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference.Last year was the first time we ran the campaign, and while we met our goal, it was a stretch, and we almost burnt ourselves out. And, it seems like they're all advice I got from my mom.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Since 2009, our survey has asked nonprofit leaders to indicate what management actions they are taking to cope with the recession. In both 2009 and 2010, nonprofit leaders told us that they were "engaging more closely with the board" by increasing the number of annual meetings, sharing new types of reports, or in other ways.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 24, 2008

And, if you have a minute to offer some advice. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Permalink Beth Kanter wrote: BTW, did you share any of your presentation materials or curriculum online anyplace? ¶ veryplaintxt theme ¶

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 24, 2008

And, if you have a minute to offer some advice. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Permalink Beth Kanter wrote: BTW, did you share any of your presentation materials or curriculum online anyplace? ¶ veryplaintxt theme ¶

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

Note from Beth: Last Spring, Allison Fine and I did an evaluation report for the Case Foundation on the America’s Giving Challenge 2009. Not surprisingly, their advice leaned heavily on social media. By Patricia Martin, 2010. It’s downloadable as an ePub or as a PDF.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Between 2006 and 2009, TechSoup hosted open challenges to identify and provide support for innovative projects that harnessed these and other technologies for social good. I for one lost one year, but made a ton of connections and got great advice/input on what was then just a rough idea. and that year we came in second.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t quite understand why you won’t give the same advice to Holly. As you can see, either you get to define your site stats or it will be defined for you. Obviously, with zenofnptech.org, you’ve decided to take control of the site stats for yourself. For one thing, feeding people is not what NTEN does.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Each year since the event started in 2009, we’ve seen these numbers grow. This 6-page guide laid out specific steps for using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as advice for connecting offline events and media opportunities offered during Give to the Max Day. In 2010, we created a targeted Facebook ad with a budget of $250.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The nonprofit Generations of Hope is competing in the top category, for the $250,000 prize, approximately 1/3 its operating budget in 2009. At this point, they are at number 80 on the leaderboard, not bad for an organization that had social media on its to do list for 2010. But she also has advice for those who don’t win. “I

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Here’s a little background: Since 2009, Camber Collective— the result of Hope Consulting and SwitchPoint LLC’s merger—has led the Money for Good research series to seek “the voice of the donor” for charitable giving. What I like the most are the actionable items and advice provided to the entire sector. Never heard of the $FG report?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, December 18, 2010 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Lynn Flinn of EWF International in Tulsa, OK wrote the following in a recent newsletter. Thanks Lynn for this great end-of-the-year advice. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Its so powerful I wanted to pass it along.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Business people evaluating process advice have a much harder task: they have to evaluate the product based on their experience and the reputation of the author, and if they do try to “run&# the advice, they have to do it in the real world of their enterprise at a very high cost for failure.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010 The Five Points Of Professionalism Heres more good advice from The Everything Coaching And Mentoring Book : Professional behavior on the job means that work habits are strong and consistent. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Never Say These Words To A Customer Author Harvey MacKay wrote the following spot-on advice in his recent column in the Kansas City Business Journal. MacKay writes, "Common sense, thorough research and sound advice should allay your fears to a reasonable level." Take a moment. plain and simple.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 I heard this advice quoted the other day and wanted to share it. All great advice for leaders and managers as we start 2011. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010 Run Better Meetings Here are five handy tips for how to run a better meeting: Limit attendance. Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009." July 18, 2010 6:58 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. Use an agenda. Give each topic a time limit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010 5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers I really like author Paul R. Timms advice to stop asking your customers the "typical" questions and instead ask them open-ended questions. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. One way will be to ensure our crisis management plans are in place.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2010

Saturday, July 10, 2010 How To Give Constructive Feedback Eric Harvey and Al Lucia wrote a booklet called " 144 Ways To Walk The Talk." They provide the following great, simple and straight-forward advice about giving feedback: Make it timely -- give your feedback as soon as possible to the performance.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails Cant quite master the ideal tone for the emails you send employees and customers? ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have A lot of companies struggle when creating their mission statement. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Author Peter F.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Dont Praise. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? August 12, 2010 11:37 AM Eric Jacobson said. August 12, 2010 8:08 PM Tiim Krupa said. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. The answer is yes. And, fortunately, there are lots out there to select from. " ~Zig Ziglar.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City company called, The Brainzooming Group, encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips Here are three great tips from the book, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book : Coaches do not motivate their employees; they inspire them to motivate themselves. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

Via the App, David promises to bring his communications industry expert advice and wisdom right to your fingertips. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. David just launched his new App, called " Ask David." Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Its a quick read, yet power-packed with useful tips for communicating effectively -- tips you can start to use tomorrow.

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