Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Vendorspeak August 24, 2007 One of the things I’ve noticed recently is that my blog is getting the attention of software vendors. I had good intentions, like virtually all software vendors do.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

The move of Apple to use software update to break hacked and unlocked phones is somewhat ironic, given the attitude of Jobs toward DRM , and the open source basis for OS X. Jobs understands that DRM doesn’t work, and doesn’t help sell music. But for all of Steve Jobs smarts, sometimes he can be pretty dumb.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

2) The customers, as a general rule, check to the open source or open API box on their RFP and then hire the vendor to do the implementation… they just don’t have the technical chops to really dive deep into the software. at 3:59 pm Yeah, I certainly worry about that dynamic with company-led open source software.

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APRIL 29, 2021

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2007

at 12:19 am I’d be interested to see what you think of Zmanda’s approach — we have absolutely no intention of triggering a fork of Amanda, and do a pretty good job of supporting community users without badgering them to buy our enterprise version. to develop open source software. Mitchell 10.25.07 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

No, it’s not slick, but Filezilla does the job nicely. Sometimes, I wish I had something like Transmit for Linux – which is a Mac OS X client, and the slickest, most feature rich FTP client on the planet (but, sadly, not free in any sense of the word.) It handles FTP, SFTP and FTP over SSL/TLS. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Find an NPTech Job. Setting aside the whole greed-as-motivation issue that got us into this mess in the first place, it's a bad assumption because it's becoming harder and harder to land a job at a nonprofit. TechSoup's guide to the Nonprofit Job Search is a good place to start. So, what should you do? Hire the Right People.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

economic growth and almost 11 million American jobs. Well, we have some data from Europe : FLOSS potentially saves industry over 36% in software R&D investment that can result in increased profits or be more usefully spent in further innovation. . Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

Another interesting thing was that I wrote an article for TechSoup, on “ The True Cost of Free and Low Cost software.&# My feeling from watching the conversations within the NTEN community is that people DO understand the acquisition costs of FOSS software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I helped them vet CMS vendors, make sure the CMS that was chosen could do the complex job they were asking it to do (some were not up to the task) and am the intermediary between the current web vendor and the client, lending my expertise as needed, and helping to move the project forward. OK, enough of that. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

I guess that would be OK if they had done a great job with those things, but all of them are nearly impossible to use, especially when SF is having a “slow day&# (which is most days). They just introduced a project wiki, but again, they’ve rolled their own and it’s useless. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

NTEN did a great job of beginning to approach this topic, and it was great data. One of the drivers of adoption of any software is relentless positivity. It wasn’t scientific, and the sample was about.05% 05% of the nonprofits in the United States (the foundation center says that there are about 1.4 million of them.) Be Helpful.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. That’s a funny story actually, but I suppose many entrepreneurs have similar stories.

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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. Doing such a comparison is brutally hard and you guys did a great job.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

I help them to work out first what they want and why, then help find the right tool to do the job. We’re so lucky with FOSS CMS and various frameworks that there are such vibrant communities and a good diversity to choose from to meet a wide range of needs. 4 admin 02.05.08 BTW, really enjoying your 100 foss posts… keep it up!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

They do a good job of using examples for each of these things (like why Southwest Airlines is so successful, and why the Kidney Heist urban legend sticks so well, among other stories. It’s an interesting book, with a basic premise. It’s worth a read, I think, if you have a message to get across. My way is a simpler lifestyle.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2011

Better community software offers rewards, points, or "completeness" indicators when new users complete each of these steps. Better community software allows you to push out notifications for individual content items, whether it be a blog post, a new discussion topic, or an announcement. daily or weekly).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

He was promoted to Director of Sales in 2009 and took over as President in 2011. In order to attract, develop and retain the best people (especially with respect to Millennials) in today’s job world, you must have a plan to advance your workers’ career opportunities during their time with you. I love my job. Good advice.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

They identify the right tools for the job are and balance the cost with potential benefits. Sometimes, tech people need to be reminded of the broader context in which they are operating -- that there are solutions to problems that lay outside of software. Efficiency. Tech people are trained to automate processes. During his 4.5

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, famously announced the post-PC era in March 2011 during the launch of the iPad 2. Jobs was as usual quite prescient. By 2009, there were over one billion PCs in use worldwide , and many more in use now. In the recession year of 2009, order volume increased 16 percent.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in September 2009. The post-PC era was announced in March 2011 by the late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, during the launch of the iPad2. The post-PC era was announced in March 2011 by the late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, during the launch of the iPad2.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser. on our own servers or desktops.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser. on our own servers or desktops.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3. Thanks to the Internet, open data efforts, and open source software projects, a variety of free and low-cost tools are now available that allow NPO/community group staff to dive into mapping. April 27 , 2009 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 5.

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BoardAssist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

“How can I help my nonprofit find the right software?” Many nonprofits are greatly in need of some software assistance, whether its buying their first software, or upgrading what they have. An engaged board member can often be very helpful guiding their nonprofit through the process of purchasing the right software.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of us beyond the webinars, Bloomerang is a provider of donor management software. What is the mack daddy of summer jobs for young people? It is the best job that a young person could probably have ever. It is the best job that a young person could probably have ever. In the house.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

is doing a great job at bringing people together in ways that are new for this newish media called the internet. I do think the jury is still out, and I think that using language which raises expectations about any one single new technology (like Web 2.0) is not a good idea. Yes, let’s talk about how Web 2.0 Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

What types of ethical principles are introduced through software programming, and how transparent should designers be about their choices? The Two Sides of the AI and Humanity Debate: I’ve been following Shel Israel for over ten years, since he interviewed for a chapter about nonprofits and Twitter in his 2009 book, Twitterville.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

My job was to keep everything up and running: the network, file servers, computers, printers, email systems, etc. In 2009, we finalized a technology plan. At this point, the servers were aging and needed to be replaced, and we needed new software and user licenses (MS Exchange Server), as well.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Back in the early 1990s, I had a day job studying nonprofit spending and reporting as part of something called the Nonprofit Overhead Cost Study , a joint project between the Urban Institute and Indiana University. The average donor doesnt want to pay for "frilly" stuff like accounting software, talented executives, and fundraising campaigns.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Keeping an IT system safe from intrusion and malware is a big and complex job. They are inside jobs, so individuals taking precautions is pretty crucial. Use password management software that maintains a secure and encrypted username and password list. I like CNET’s 2009 piece on “ How to Recognize Phishing Emails.”

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NTEN

MARCH 25, 2013

Most soup kitchens serve double, triple, even quadruple duty as a community center, health center, temporary shelter, and a place to get job services. The soup kitchen operates in a field of health clinics, shelters, and job training centers. Fortunately, soup kitchens don’t work alone in addressing hunger.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. What resources do you need to get the job done? You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

depends largely on two things: open standards, and open source software. Open Source software and open standards are the foundations of Web 2.0. Open standards are now becoming de-riguer for application developers, and even proprietary vendors are adopting longstanding ideas and methods from free and open source software.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Google Analytics: Google Analytics , a free and powerful website stats software, lets you dig into your website data so you can find out all sorts of useful info such as who your audience is and what keywords they are searching for to find your website. April 28, 2009 | Maureen Backman Thanks Allyson, this is a great focused list.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

Modelled on eugenicist theory, the software is used to capture people’s faces and compare the photos to existing databases, with the aim of identifying and locating people – often producing highly racist results. The LAPD has used the software around 30,000 times since 2009, often to defend richer enclaves from ‘gang crime’.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Relatedly, racially biased facial-recognition technology has resulted in drivers of color losing jobs due to computer-assisted mismatches, without any due process or evidence of wrongdoing. Nevertheless, when the software consistently reports a mismatch, a driver can be summarily dismissed. 9</sup).

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