Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Kevin Mark 11.30.07 You may want to contact Christian Perrier as He’s Debian’s head translation guy and someone who was involved in the Bhutan effort. Check out the wiki. Lots of food for thought for NOSI and the future. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

And, I think I also get to educate the varied vendors and developers I’ve been in contact with. I get to use my expertise in web application development, but not have to do any web application development (which feels to me a lot like having my cake and eating it too.) And, I get to be agnostic.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

In some comments in a post of mine about Facebook, someone mentioned the article “ Facebook is the new AOL &# and I also mentioned an article I’d read asking how open is Facebook , really? at 2:47 am { 6 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Mike T. 1 trackback } The Better Scoial Network 08.24.07 3 KJ 08.09.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

So, here is a real life example of someone with a measly 195 records in her contacts database. 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Kevin Mark 07.09.07 Its the client I use at work, but I have even fewer contacts than you do. I rail against vendors who promote lock-in. I tout the benefits of open source software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

The Connect platform is a set of APIs, starting with the contact and payment sets of entities, that will allow access (via SOAP 1.1) They will also be doing some serious UI overhauls, and upgrading their CMS. They also are opening a new data center, as well as bringing Akamai technology into the mix. to the data in the Kintera platform.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

A new social networking site, called “Quetchup&# spammed (without permission) the contacts of people who signed up for the site. That’s because a lot of the social networking sites allow you to find other people on their site by giving them your gmail username and password, or your email contact list. at 9:46 am Web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Jonathan Trenn 01.31.08 That can share my Linux desktop. That would be the holy grail. But at least it does appear that there might be increasing numbers of options out there for the likes of me. { at 12:33 pm This may not solve all your concerns, but you may want to look at ooVoo.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 » Sunday Feb 01 2009 Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 08:56PM | by Allyson Kapin What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Receive monthly updates 2 Comments | by Share Article in Case Studies , Marketing Research , Nonprofit Benchmark Studies , Online Advocacy , Online Fundraising Reader Comments (2) Great point about hooking and engaging. May 14, 2009 | Eric Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Segment, test and repeat. com , Inc.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

I’ve given approximately 2,900 hours of work for America since 2009. Posted by ASU Lodestar Center at 12:13 PM Labels: AmeriCorps , Arizona Citizens for the Arts , Michael Soto , Public Allies 1 comments: Siobhansaid. I can’t tell you what an honor it has been to serve my country.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. It was completed and published in November 2009. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

She and I have have linked to each other’s blog posts and commented on each others posts over the past three years. I wrote about her project The Born2Fly Project to stop child trafficking in January, 2009 on National Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Awareness Day. She is no stranger to building relationships.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2011

John has commented on your Wall." Ask them to comment on a recent conversation (list links to a few recent ones). Send these via some sort of email newsletter software such as MailChimp, VerticalResponse, or Constant Contact so that you can monitor each message's click-through performance and make improvements based on message testing.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. 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.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2009

60) Search « Strategies For Optimizing Your Nonprofits Website | Main | YouTube Launches Video Volunteers » Wednesday Jun 24 2009 How Unused Gift Cards Can Support Nonprofits Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 12:14AM | by Allyson Kapin Do you have a pile of gift cards stuffed in an old draw? Contact them for more info.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 set aside $7.2 You have until Friday, June 8, to file comments online at the FCC website. It's essential that they hear from us.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Post a comment and let us know what you think.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

Main | Advocacy Online Unveils Social Networking Platform in Toronto » Thursday Jun 11 2009 Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 11:58AM | by Allyson Kapin Your nonprofit spends time and money growing your online list. Did they contact Congress on health care? Stay-tuned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

When policymakers are not paying attention, Human Rights Watch shines a light on the situation through the media, both mainstream and social channels. In 2009, they embraced Twitter because journalists were active on Twitter and it was an efficient way to reach them. Please share your experience in the comments below.

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See3

MARCH 17, 2008

Share and Enjoy: 5 Comments comment jackie Does this mean office iPhones will be required in the next year?? recorded first by johngibbs on 2009-01-09→ iPhone 2.0 – Bigger Than Sliced Tomatoes [.] 17 Jan 2009 See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why I Use Twitter [.]

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? 60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook?

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

In August of 2009, the following exchange occurred between an employee known only as "Lindsay" and her boss, "Brian": [Lindsay]. Create lists to organize personal and professional contacts to control what they can or cannot see. This may prevent that scathing comment from ever reaching Facebook.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Post a comment and let us know what you think.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

We're tracking open rates, web site hits, blog comments, people served, high-dollar donations, staff productivity, and thousands of other things across our organizations. Let's say your development staff shows you something like this: 782 first time donors in 2009. Let's take a step back, and ask one simple question: "Why?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

To enter the raffle to win a copy of this Indie Excellence Award winning book, leave a comment below about an "ordinary" person you know who is doing extraordinary things to change the world. Please include your email so I can contact you if you win. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

60) Search « Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team | Main | Year-End Fundraising » Tuesday Jan 06 2009 Defining a Nonprofit Websites Google Analytics KPIs (Part 2) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:43PM | by James OMalley In part 1 of this series, we discussed how to correctly install your Google Analytics.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Another hot question at this seminar and others on nonprofits + social media is about walking the line between your professional and personal brand, especially if you are the one tweeting, blogging, status-updating, commenting, texting, etc. Social media is not a spectator sport—it’s a contact sport.” Comment away….

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

so we had a particularly interesting angle for him on the story and I contacted him and was interviewed for the news that night. Receive monthly updates 1 Comment | by Share Article in Social Networking , Web 2.0 www.MHPonline.org April 22, 2009 | Rick Bernardo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

Receive monthly updates 3 Comments | by Share Article in Marketing Research , Social Networking , Trends , Web 2.0 Reader Comments (3) I definitely agree. May 11, 2009 | Caitlin Jennings Copyright © 2008, Care2.com People think that by creating their own social media site that everyone will just flock to them.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

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. June 5, 2009 | Steven Yes Kapin, right question specially for non-profit organisations. Please add your tips below!

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Care2

JUNE 4, 2009

» Tuesday Jun 02 2009 Social Media Webinar on June 10th Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 09:14PM | by Allyson Kapin Mark your calendars for one of the best webinars on integrating social media into your campaigns. Bob Winstead Founder, Generous Community June 4, 2009 | Bob Winstead Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

APRIL 14, 2009

It is essential not only to read the blogs and websites of the influencers in your community, but also become a frequent commenter. Receive monthly updates 4 Comments | by Share Article in Online Marketing , Social Networking , Web 2.0 Reader Comments (4) Great tips, Jen. April 14, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Jen Excellent counsel.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

World » Sunday Feb 08 2009 Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 11:08AM | by Allyson Kapin I will be watching Twitter like a hawk later this this week. 2 Comments | by Share Article in Online Fundraising , Social Networking , Trends , Web 2.0 Great post. So busy reading.

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Care2

JUNE 16, 2009

» Monday Jun 15 2009 Converting New Activists into Donors Monday, June 15, 2009 at 05:05PM | by Allyson Kapin Last week Frogloop talked with Madeline Stanionis and Jenn Smith of Watershed about their top 5 tips for engaging new activists who recently signed up for a nonprofit’s email list. com , Inc.

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Care2

JANUARY 19, 2009

» Thursday Jan 15 2009 Friday Webinar: Best Practices for Email List-growth and Fundraising Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 05:01PM | by Justin Perkins As more and more nonprofits go online, and more and more donors give online, the leading nonprofits are finding that email is the most powerful option for online fundraising.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

Receive monthly updates 12 Comments | by Share Article in Misc. Reader Comments (12) Great list, Allyson. February 26, 2009 | Gayle Thorsen Allyson, Great overview of web content best practices. John February 26, 2009 | John Haydon I recently came across your blog and have been reading along.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2009

60) Search « Washington Post: Fundraising Via Email Is Way More Effective than via Social Networks | Main | Punching Up Your Action Alerts and Online Fundraising Appeals » Tuesday Apr 21 2009 Congratulations to Nonprofit Campaigners on Three Recent Victories Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:22PM | by Clinton OBrien 1.

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