Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. I’m realizing that all of the justifications for why I am so into open source and free software is right here in this book! Thanks for the comments! So here’s the summary for Chapter 3.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

What you should do Make an assessment – will using this online tool really save money or time, or facilitate collaboration in ways that is not possible with local apps? at 11:42 am { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Dave Copeland 08.12.08 at 5:17 am TechSoup Blog 09.16.09 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

But they are so busy living in that mentality of scarcity and competition, that they can’t do that kind of collaboration. collaboratively developed software, and, really, collaborations of all sorts are limited by this mentality. at 7:35 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michele 03.19.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Reading, research, collaborating with others, getting my hands dirty with servers and code, playing with new applications and new APIs – all of those things keep my technology expertise fresh. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 07.11.08 The other arm is learning. at 6:06 am Michelle, I love this!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The Pizzigati Prize is named for Antonio Pizzigati, an MIT graduate, early web author, and leading advocate for open-source computing.

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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. We experimented with “Conversational Case Studies&# and found that conversation in the comments helped improve the richness of the final report.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 18, 2005

It’s called Orion’s Arm , which is a huge collaborative science fiction world-building project. It looks pretty amazing – and a great testament to what open source licensing can do for creative work. { There is a new, interesting project under Creative Commons license. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

I did a lot of planning, evaluation and training in the beginning – some on my own, some with Summit Collaborative. Technorati Tags: consulting , nptech { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 John Powers 04.17.07 at 7:01 am John, Thanks for your kind words, commenting, and reading. Thanks for blogging.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

4) provide collaborative opportunities within, and between organizations? 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth 09.28.06 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth 09.28.06 So, now the question – should a nonprofit organization have a blog? Should staff of a nonprofit blog? 2) communicate the message?

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge. Share your thoughts in the comments. With numerous speakers and a packed agenda, I had a chance to hear some of the projects that's happening in this space.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

We use nonprofit, open-source Drupal to manage our main website. We use Yammer for internal team communications and collaboration. On October 24, 2009, 350.org I’d love to hear your comments below on what you’re able to do with your cloud-based tools and other green technologies.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

We use nonprofit, open-source Drupal to manage our main website. We use Yammer for internal team communications and collaboration. On October 24, 2009, 350.org I’d love to hear your comments below on what you’re able to do with your cloud-based tools and other green technologies.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year? Panelist: Tara Hunt, Intuit 7.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more. May 15, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Email is a critical channel.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

How about some community-owned, community-driven free and open source options? All it takes is leadership, collaboration, and, most importantly, will. { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 David Zeidman 09.03.07 at 7:09 am Why do we not see a collaborative effort to create community owned software?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

On January 21, 2009, the White House issued the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum. The memorandum instructed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to executive departments and agencies on implementing open government. Vote for this Idea ]. Cultural Community to Build Bridges between U.S.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

It’s a particularly interesting project, because it has a definite political purpose: Designed for social movements working for social justice, Crabgrass will consist of tools which allow people to connect, collaborate, and organize in new ways and with increased efficiency. What do these tools allow you to do? 2 Cathy Garland 09.12.08

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « New Study: The Power of the Premium: Convincing Prospective Donors to Give | Main | 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO » Friday Mar 13 2009 Open Government: A Recap of TransparencyCamp Friday, March 13, 2009 at 12:32AM | by Tracy Viselli "We have brought the techies and the policy wonks together, and they arent that different."

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