Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

I’m on the Evaluating Open Source panel, with Laura Quinn and Catherine Lane, which should be great. I’m looking forward to it. I’m also holding the consultant spot on the panel “ Changing your CEO from barrier to partner &# with Marnie Webb, David Geilhufe, and Steve Heye.

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JULY 10, 2008

2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 07.11.08 at 6:06 am Michelle, I love this! I think, actually, all technology consultants, whether they do what I do, or hack code, should do this exercise. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

After some good conversations with NTEN Members and consultants who have their heads in these systems, we began thinking about the links -- or the missing ones -- between the different systems nonprofits use to track any number of tasks on a daily basis. . Tags: CMS CRM data ecosystem dms NPTech NTEN. To do that, we need your help!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

From their website: Some of the features that distinguish Hampshire from more traditional liberal arts colleges include student-designed academic concentrations; an active, collaborative, inquiry-based pedagogy; an interdisciplinary curriculum; and a narrative evaluation system. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it?

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MARCH 9, 2009

3/12/2009). Tactics for Finding More Online Donors, Members and Advocates : When Organic List Building Tactics Aren’t Enough (3/16/2009). Storytelling via Email (3/26/2009). Evaluating your Email Marketing Efforts for Success (4/2/2009). Tags: NPTech NTEN jocelyn harmon webinar.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Many privacy experts argue that the recent decline in reported data breaches ( 498 in 2009 versus 657 in 2008 (PDF)) is not due to an improvement in data security practices, but rather that fewer organizations are publicly reporting such breaches. According to an October 2009 Gallup poll , 66% of all U.S.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

There are many challenges – how do you teach self-reflection and self-evaluation? How do you teach the ins and outs of the nonprofit sector? How do you get providers to invest time and energy in what is really a marginally profitable business?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I can evaluate previous projects based on what I see is the underlying complexity, and figure out how much experience a vendor has had with a particular set of problems. I can bridge the gap between technology vendors and clients in a way that is pretty unusual, and, honestly, that I’m proud of.

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JUNE 2, 2009

Goals and Setting Yourself Up for Success (6/5/2009). Evaluating. Performance and Monitoring Your Google Grants Account (6/11/2009). Your Google Grants Ads and Keywords (6/19/2009). Nonprofit Offerings (6/26/2009). Series Cost: $100 for NTEN Members, $200 for non-members. Optimizing. Optimizing. non-members.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 18, 2007

My point is that companies like Microsoft have almost nothing to do with providing good software — the marginal gain from selling better software is miniscule in comparison with the potential income from spreading some FUD and reaping the benefits as everyone re-evaluates their risk positions. 2 Michelle Murrain 06.03.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

She asked for some help in identifying interactive e-book resources that she could then use to create an annual report, referencing the 2009 annual report from VolunteerMatch as an example of what she was looking for. Once you've got that figured out, evaluate how your audience is likely to receive that information.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come. 2 admin 04.03.09

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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. It will include visioning and planning, evaluation and training. it was what I enjoyed most, and it was what I thought I was best at. I’m creating a new practice, called MetaCentric Techology Advising.

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MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Now’s the time to take advantage of the opportunity to put in place an intensive evaluation process that will allow your fundraising, marketing, and communications programs to function at the highest degree of efficiency and effectiveness. Copyright © 2009 by Mal Warwick. Tags: mal warwick NPTech NTEN Planning Fundraising.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. Over $5 million has been raised in 2009 alone. In April 2009, the Washington Post published a critique of Facebook Causes on the basis that it wasn't an effective tool for raising money. and Canada.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

I have evaluated a number of options, and every one of them comes up short in one way or another. I should mention that ReadyTalk has been the official webinar provider and sponsor for NTEN [link] for the last few years…congrats on your recent appointment to the NTEN board, btw.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

, within a year social investors will be able to use our website to not only ascertain whether a certain charity is a fiscally sound and meets basic standards of transparency and accountability, but also we will evaluate the organizations effectiveness and results. . October 2009. [4] Philadelphia Social Innovation Journal.

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JANUARY 15, 2008

The grand prize winner will be announced at NTEN’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in New Orleans on March 21. The winner will be awarded an all-expense paid trip to the 2009 NTC to be held in San Francisco. net NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network is the membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

On January 1st, I wrote about my goals for 2009 using Chris Brogan's process of selecting three words or larger concepts to frame them. If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. It can help you evaluate whether a tool is really valuable. My three words: streamline, weave, and Einstein. Take Breaks.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

The 2009 N2Y4 Conference showcased the Featured Projects from NetSquared's Global Challenge focused on mobile technology. Those Featured Projects came together May 26-27, 2009 in San Jose, CA, at the N2Y4 Conference to pitch their ideas, find collaborators, and get valuable feedback. Second Place: $15,000.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

The New Year has officially begun, and it’s the perfect time to reflect on the year past, or for most people, look forward to see what resolutions and initiatives can be planned to make the new 2010 better than 2009. Evaluate your website’s effectiveness. Improve multichannel engagement/integration.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Current best practices will serve nonprofits just fine in 2009. They'll want to set the programmatic agenda, select the beneficiaries and target areas, communicate the organization's message, and, in real-time, evaluate feedback as it comes in. Notice something strange about those tasks? The economy may be hopping four years from now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 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 about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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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. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 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. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Maybe we can make this request to Google through out friends and partners at NTEN. Thanks website for non profits 23 Sep 2009 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. What do you think Holly?

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

Maybe we can make this request to Google through out friends and partners at NTEN. Thanks website for non profits 23 Sep 2009 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. What do you think Holly?

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JULY 23, 2009

Karl Hedstrom , NTEN. Every year at NTEN's annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), one of our major goals is to collect enough feedback from you, the attendees, to make our future conferences even better. Historically, we've accomplished this through the tried and true method of paper evaluations. How it Worked.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Although the Journal was prepared in partnership with NTEN, I take full and personal responsibility for the decision to use a closed license. Katrin Verclas (the Executive Director of NTEN, for those who don’t know) was eager to know if there was any way to make it open and pushed hard for it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

As I move out of doing implementation, and into more evaluation, planning and facilitation of technology change within organizations, I wanted to spend some time articulating what I have tried my best to practice when I’ve been in a place of providing technology support. In my work people learn evaluative thinking from me.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

From the stories I’ve heard this week, nonprofits of the size that I’m most familiar with (small to medium-sized) still don’t have in-house technology expertise to make evaluations about what directions to go in. The previous sentence is a clumsy attempt to use langage from both parties in the conversation.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

Note: This was first published on the Care2's Frogloop Blog on September 29, 2009.). He likes the idea of 360 degree participation: evaluations must be made by technologists and users, and then decisions can be vetted from the top down. You can also listen to the audio ONLY by subscribing to the NTEN Podcast on iTunes.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

Workshop leaders will offer feedback and evaluation. We’ll use the TSdigs event in October 2009 as a case study. Tags: events 10ntc netsquared nten presentation. The groups will use both community organizing principles and social media tools to create an online social media campaign. Can’t wait to see you there!

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MAY 27, 2010

The Strategy by David Neff of Ridgewood: Ingenious Communication Strategies If 2009 was the year everyone and their mom jumped into the social media pool, then 2010 is the year of strategy. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. Follow, participate, and create hashtags and memes. Have a response process.

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