Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

and although the sample sizes were small, and not representative of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the people surveyed seemed to like the open source tools available. We really can’t draw any conclusions from this – the sample size was small, and, as I mentioned, not representative of the sector.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

We want to hear from you to, so leave your questions in the comments section below, or send them via twitter to @alldaybuffet. Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009. We may be the host, but we need all of you to join us to make the conversation interesting! Join NetSquared & The Feast. Look forward to a Feast on twitter! REGISTER TODAY!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

I’ve now seen two posts (one from David Gielhufe , and one from Lobo of CiviCRM ) suggesting that I dismissed the extremely positive results for the open source CRM tools (particularly CiviCRM) because the sample wasn’t large, or representative of the sector. It wasn’t scientific, and the sample was about.05%

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

This is what I think: Convio should partner with neutral players to underwrite benchmarking studies that get data from a much wider sample of organizations than just their clients. Commenters on Allan’s post wonder about the fate of Convio’s IPO. What do you think? Everyone (including them) gets better data.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

A couple of annoyances: the documentation for the APIs aren’t up yet, and the sample code they are going to publish is in C# and Java! It seems like it will start out with a local query system, then will be opened up to allow third party development of data analysis tools. That part looks very interesting. Non-Profit Tech Blog 08.17.07

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 13, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. This is the Top 10 list of the best social campaigns featured on Osocio in 2009. One of these campaigns will become the Osocio’s Best Campaign of 2009."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

I got some interesting comments (especially the one that said “the author doesn’t really seem to understand the distinction between free, open source, and proprietary software&# , which I thought was a hoot.) Comments? { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Holly 01.17.08 2 Amy Sample Ward 01.17.08

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DECEMBER 24, 2009

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Fundraising Sources for Social Entrepreneurs – December 2009 Edition – "Each month Ashoka compiles a list of fundraising and other resources for Ashoka Fellows. Also available in French and Spanish)."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Toward the end, a young man, who worked with urban kids of color on media and music, commented that he didn’t really know how to get access to the kinds of things available, and he noticed how few people of color were in the room. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 06.29.07 That speaks volumes to me.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010."

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

A Crash Course in Comments - Great ideas about commenting on blogs from Chris Brogan: "If comments matter to you, read on. Check it out! Here are some thoughts to help improve your back and forth."

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. it takes them to this Quora page where they can comment or ask a question about the campaign. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

emphasis mine) &# ooooooh… During the NTEN call on Connect, they had mentioned that they were only going to publish sample code in C# and Java. at 8:50 pm { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Katrin 10.15.07 It appears, from perusing the documentation, that someone in Kintera saw the light, and included PHP code.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

This post originally written September 8, 2009. Comment here, or visit the original post at SSIR here. Posted on Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Opinion blog. Visit the original post here. New research out today from nfpSynergy shows that organizations who serve youth may want to be going online to reach them. The Research.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

Read the post below or visit SSIR to read and comment with that community. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010. My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up. Beyond having just a compelling cause, Millennials are looking for trust – aren’t we all?

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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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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

In November 2009, Oregon was identified as one of the 10 states in most fiscal peril by the Pew Center on the States. In response to the economic crisis, during 2009 MMT expanded its grantmaking strategies to help nonprofit organizations survive the economic downturn by helping with core and general operating expenses.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. "Global Entrepreneurship Week takes place from 16 – 22 November 2009. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources across the web ever day. " Download the report!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Best of 2009 | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Check out the diverse submissions to the December Net2 Think Tank that simply asked for the best blog posts of 2009!

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We welcome your comments and feedback. Sample nonprofit job descriptions: Roles and responsibilities. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. Sources: 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Last year, the festival grew in entries, reach, attendance and prize money with submissions increasing from 140 in 2009 to over 235 documentaries, PSAs and short films focusing on cause-driven issues from around the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. 2009 Year-End Fundraising Guide – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – “Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season?

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2009

Flickr: cwalker71 The 2009 Women Who Tech panels were announced this week, and we're glad to see so many NTEN members representing the women who nptech! That's a long flight, y'all! Fellow Aussie NTEN member David Jacquier has already made the long trip to the US to attend the SxSW conference in Austin.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

When: May 12, 2009. Questions, comments? The 2nd Annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit is just one week away. Again, this year we have a great line up so don’t wait to sign up. Panels run from 11AM EDT to 6PM EDT. Where: Everywhere via phone and web. Check out these awesome panels and sign up today. A big thank you goes out to them.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

They reference an article from the fall 2009 Stanford Social Innovation Review , The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle. Here is just a sample of representative comments from survey respondents: We completely cut one program and seven staff positions and have placed another program on hold pending additional funding.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Join the discussion in the post's comments! Participate in the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards voting to see the 60 tag line finalists and get both inspired and thinking strategically about your own tag line. Does it even have one? Could it be more effective?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Join the active conversation in the comments, too! :: Vinspired Voicebox :: Our robot - I'm excited to see the Voicebox in action! The 2009 Global Fundraising Confidence Survey, carried out by training and consultancy firm the Management Centre, is based on the views of 126 fundraising directors and sector experts around the world."

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of December 9th). Get the Tagline Database and Report!"

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Ten for Ten: Philanthropy from 2010-2020 (December 20, 2010) | Opinion Blog | Stanford Social Innovation Review – "Earlier this year, I took a look back at my decade of predictions, 1999-2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

And, as always, if you have a favorite social media presentation to recommend to other nonprofits, please tell us about it in the comments. Social Media for Non Profits and Special Causes John Sheridan’s presentation at at Pod Camp Halifax 2009 gives an overview of social media and social networking, with plenty of non-profit examples.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of February 11th).

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

Main | Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team » Wednesday Jan 14 2009 10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:40AM | by Allyson Kapin Let’s face it: People have a love hate relationship with their email. January 15, 2009 | Samer Excellent suggestions!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

We welcome your comments, feedback and suggestions! Respondents came from large organizations and small, and from all sub-sectors, and include a small sample from Arizona. Since we started this undertaking in 2009, weve heard each year that demand is on the rise, and that remains the expectation for 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. Submitted by Amy Sample Ward. Additional panels mentioned in the comments of the earlier roundup are here: Who are you? Let's discuss: join us!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Make conversation with your team.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. In 2009, 350, working in tandem with communities around the world and partner organizations aligned on the shared goal of creating a global movement to solve the climate crisis, ignited the largest collective action that has ever been taken around the world with their 10/10/10 Day of Action.

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