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MARCH 30, 2011

" A Mobile World – whitepaper – A new whitepaper from SmartOnMobile looks at how the constituents of nonprofit organizations are using<br /> their mobile phones. "Our message to nonprofits: Your mission is noble, and your intentions are honorable. " Lights.

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JULY 13, 2011

How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish? He contended that investment—whether it’s in a major gift campaign, a planned giving or special event program, or the expansion of development staff—consistently generates a positive return. What you think? Guest post by Paul Connolly.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Download the full white paper or share it using this link: [link] Below are notes from my remarks. The internet is not new.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

"" Free Access: Nonprofit Tagline Database & Report | Nonprofit Marketing | Getting Attention – "Don't miss the just-released, all-new Nonprofit Tagline Database with 4,800+ organizational, program, fundraising campaign and special event taglines. This 82-page report answers these questions and many, many more!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

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JULY 23, 2009

The 2009 N2Y4 Conference showcased the Featured Projects from NetSquared's Global Challenge focused on mobile technology. VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. FrontlineSMS:Medic - SMS for Medical Records and Mobile Lab Diagnostics. The N2Y4 Mobile Challenge called for innovative mobile applications supporting social good.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Katrin over at MobileActive.org weighs in , and I agree: So what does this mean for the ‘mobile for good’ field? Be Helpful. This is big. This means that anyone can hack their phones – and a raft of developers can create really interesting kinds of software for phones.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

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MARCH 3, 2008

It’s a conference that is an event of the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet. Be Helpful. I’ve never been – online politics has never really been my focus. But I’m quite looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to talking about free and open source software to this audience. {

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

November 26, 2007 I’m going to Zagreb, Croatia to be at Aspiration’s Open Translation event. It will be my first international open source event, and it’s an amazingly interesting topic. Be Helpful. I’m really looking forward to it. So I am so excited to be going.

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APRIL 21, 2008

CiviCRM is a nonprofit-focused open source tool, centered around membership, fundraising, events and such. CiviCRM has 4 basic components: CiviContribute, CiviMail, CiviMember, and CiviEvents – which allow you to track contacts, donations, members, send out email blasts, have event registration, etc. Be Helpful.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

There are some fabulous sessions proposed for the 2009 NTC , running the whole gamut of nonprofit technology, from planning to Web 2.0, Vote for them , especially the one I’m helping out with (David Geilhufe is the spearhead) on open source CRM. Be Helpful. But, of course, as with anything, look (a lot) before you leap.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m learning November 30, 2007 It’s been mostly fun so far at the Open Translation event here in Zagreb. The event itself has been fab. Be Helpful. Check out the wiki.

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AUGUST 5, 2008

I’ve been helping a client hire a temporary project manager, and so in the interview process one of the questions I ask is how people keep up with change in the field. As Jack said, it is helpful and important for someone to be informed, but we don’t have a real need for an expert (yet). How do you keep up? 2 Jack 08.07.08

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MAY 12, 2008

Be Helpful. I’ll be on hiatus for about another week, and will have some long awaited new FOSS tools, as well as other posts that have been brewing for a while. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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APRIL 3, 2008

Be Helpful. Adobe (yeah, Adobe ) joined the Linux Foundation , and released a Linux alpha of Air , their new application platform. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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JUNE 19, 2008

But in the nonprofit realm, my perspective on helping nonprofit organizations with technology issues has a lot to do with client empowerment, learning based on what’s needed at the moment, and active collaboration. Be Helpful. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it?

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APRIL 11, 2008

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Be Helpful. So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. {

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

is through mobile devices! Why Go Mobile? On the other hand, only 16% of the surveyed nonprofits plan on having mobile websites in 2011, while 19% plan on having Smartphone Applications. Did you know that mobile web use increased by 230% between 2008 and 2009? [1] 3] Did you get an adrenalin rush?!

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

2) Mobile technology. Video, social media, and peer-to-peer fundraising and engagement are helping nonprofits leverage the trends and data to be more successful in their communications and fundraising programs. Prior to Haiti's record online giving, December 31, 2009 saw more than $19 million dollars given online in one day.

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MARCH 9, 2008

These posts on open source applications are so helpful. Be Helpful. Update: I’ve been using it now as my default browser for the last day or so, and it is really growing on me. { 1 trackback } Boy in the Bands » Blog Archive » Because the power of the Internet increases as people get connected. A true gift!

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Be Helpful. I am going to have to stop using Chrome. 2 film fan 09.16.08 Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I am going to have to stop using Chrome. 2 film fan 09.16.08 I am going to have to stop using Chrome. 2 film fan 09.16.08

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MARCH 13, 2008

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

There were signs of life out there in our community nonetheless, which we've wrangled together to help you get back into the swing of things. Mobile Citizen , a provider of low cost-mobile Internet for schools and nonprofits, announced this week that they are expanding their services nationally.

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JULY 25, 2008

Be Helpful. More on that in a later post. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. More on that in a later post. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Be Helpful. It is, I imagine, what the future of television will be. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. It is, I imagine, what the future of television will be. { It is, I imagine, what the future of television will be. {

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JANUARY 7, 2008

Please take it no matter what the level of use of open source software is in your organization – data on as wide a range of organizations will be helpful to us. Be Helpful. Please encourage your colleagues and clients to take this survey as well.

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JUNE 11, 2008

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DECEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 26, 2008

I also wrote a software choice worksheet , that can help with the process of looking at a wide variety of tools. Be Helpful. Idealware has a great article on CRMs, and how they are different, and how you can begin to figure out what might work best. One of the fascinating things to me is how quickly the CRM space is evolving.

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JULY 13, 2012

Here’s our wrap-up of new, updated, and helpful apps for doing good. Mobile apps are an interesting way for museums to advance their educational missions beyond people’s expectations. The iPhone version, released in January 2009, built on an earlier mobile site targeted at feature phones that launched in 2007.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology. Be Helpful.

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MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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AUGUST 14, 2008

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JANUARY 4, 2008

The surveys could stand some graphic design help, but you can design templates for it. Be Helpful. It’s a LAMP stack application. Worth a look if your organization does surveys. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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MARCH 17, 2008

Be Helpful. So, if you want to catch up with me, email, and I’ll send you my phone # so you can call or text me, or twitter me. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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