Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Back Channels, Workflow, Data, Twitter, and me March 13, 2007 I read Beth’s recent blog entry on Twitter , and of course, the neo-luddite in me said “waste of time!&# And then there is data.

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APRIL 12, 2011

Especially when they help reveal a lot of information in a visual format. Includes data from Blackbaud , American Red Cross , MobileMarketer.com , and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Based on 2006 data, the chart features the 10 major sources of revenue for U.S. Here are five good nonprofit infographics worth looking at.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

Remember the global financial crisis (GFC), aka the Great Recession, of 2007-2010? And, despite slight upticks in 2010 and 2011 in giving, they were still well below pre-GFC levels. This is a time to make informed and collaborative decisions. We just saw this. Of course you do. percent in 2009. Finally, don’t panic.

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MARCH 3, 2016

He founded the company in 2010 to transform the way business intelligence is performed so organizations of any size can quickly and easily deploy powerful analytics. We’ve all heard that big data is revolutionizing the for-profit world; making companies smarter, leaner and more intuitive. Know What You Want from Your Data.

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Often, they had to pay a consultant to help them set up their database and teach them how to use it. Even with the consultant’s help, they had to endure a lengthy implementation period; it was months before the system was set up. Now let’s look at Excel , which a lot of nonprofits initially use to track their data.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

Wireframes Magazine – I’ve been doing Information Architecture for a very long time, now, but it’s great to learn new tricks and tools. Flowing Data – OK, I’ll fess up, I’m a data geek. And I love data visualizations, and ways to make data easily accessible.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 20, 2008

Google says: “Google Health aims to solve an urgent need that dovetails with our overall mission of organizing patient information and making it accessible and useful. I’m just not so sure how far I should trust Google with my health care data. Sounds pretty interesting, but hold on a second. at 12:10 pm Woah.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2008

April 23, 2008 NTEN is doing some great work getting information about the use of different kinds of tools in the sector, and how people are using them. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Rate your CMS! and how they like them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Recently, I got into a discussion with several other nonprofit tech consultants about guidelines for nonprofits to embrace a mobile strategy and specifically what to recommend. A recent conversation with nonprofit tech colleagues in a Facebook group provided just the kind of information that nonprofits need to make those kinds of decisions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

In a huge agreement , Microsoft agreed to share information about Windows to the Samba project, so that it can keep up to date easily. It’s sobering – as much as I love technology, it scares me how much damage it can do to both people and the environment, once we’re done with it, and ready to upgrade to something new.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

I realized that one of the most important things that we can do is educate the organizations we work with (as well as individuals) about privacy issues and data. When is data public? It is important to understand that Rapleaf is just gathering public information on people, based on their email addresses. When is it private?

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It’s best to consult a graphic designer that specifically knows how nonprofits function. Once you have a few options for graphics and you need to choose between them, it’s time to consult the masses once more! This data will inform your supply decisions through the campaign. About the Author. Debbie Salat.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2007

April 12, 2007 Beth Kanter, as always, has a great, informative summary of the Penguin Day activities last Saturday in DC. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Feminism?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

We hope that this will spur development for more social applications and mashups as well as better distribution of these applications worldwide. I’ll be watching the Open Handset Alliance, and wondering when I can replace my Blackberry with an open phone. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Check out our Moodle page for more details (the outline, and information on how to participate is there.) It will be given under the auspices of Linuxchix , an organization I’ve been a part of since 2000. The course is a 12 week course, starting on November 19th (with time off for the holidaze.)

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

In our annual Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending Survey , we asked respondents to describe the components of their organizations’ IT budgets—everything from Overall Expenditures to what proportion they allocate for Staffing, Capital, Consulting Contracts and Other Discretionary Expenditures.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 29, 2008

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Like the freedom that RSS gives to end users in terms of getting the data that you want in your hands, to read when and how you want it, APIs give programmers (and, at times, end users) the freedom to get data from Web 2.0 The free sharing of information in ways that allow for new innovation.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2007

There are substantive conversations that happen, and real information gets shared. There seemed (to me) to finally enough interesting people and things to follow on twitter – it began to seem like microblogging was more that just about what kind of tuna sandwich someone was eating (although it sometimes still is that.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

Also, one of the things I do is blog – so I regularly have to process and digest information to write decent blog posts. 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). We’re just not there yet.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Data Theft Creates Notification Nightmare for BlueCross" (March 1, 2010, CIO.com). Would they still be willing to provide their credit card or personal information to you? Wanted: Defense Against Online Bank Fraud" (February 8, 2010, Wall Street Journal). Have you mitigated your privacy risks?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Plus: we also offer numerous free learning resources to help you better manage your staff, volunteers, and business consultants. Office suites include: Word 2010: Create professional documents with this -processing program. Excel 2010: Develop spreadsheets and keeping track of data. Keep Files Safe.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2007

The site is beautifully designed, and engaging, with some good information and tools, as well. In fact, we agreed we are getting toward overload – too much information in too many places. OK, so here is yet another website providing information that nonprofits need to be sustainable. " I love the idea, really, I do.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I’m excited about this project – it’s gathering the knowledge and expertise of a great group of folks, and it will provide a free source of information and case studies so that nonprofits can best figure out how to step into the frothy waters of social networks. however, as you all know so well, I’m a realist. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

But for a long while, it took a lot to gather all of that information. The effects could be disastrous if someone got their hands on that information. we do take feedback seriously and try to add any other information possible to make it clear to people that an email will be generated to the user you are requesting trust from.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Basically, they partner with localized web media outlets, and provide widgets that contain information about local nonprofits that are connected to content. So if the article is about a fire, you might see on the widget information about the American Red Cross, or other local nonprofits that address the needs of victims of fire.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking too soon April 15, 2007 I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since I wrote my post, a few weeks ago , saying I was done with technology consulting. But then, I had something of an epiphany.

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JUNE 21, 2013

inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. According to a 2010 Urban Institute study, nonprofit organizations (with records of income data) reported that nearly one-third of their revenue sources came from the government. foundations, fundraising consultants, and many others. Welcome to Research Friday !

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Send queries to nonprofit tech lists for experiences and information, like nosi-discussion , nten-discuss , riders-tech , and others. Look at ohloh.net – they have great info on most projects – how many developers, lines of code, how active development activity is.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

by Michael Johnston, President and Founder, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc). Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. Twitter use increased by 20% from our 2010 study to 59%.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Most often nonprofits want to capture information from web users. That sort of information could be a newsletter sign up, a contact form that should be responded to, an online donation or an event registration. In addition, sometimes nonprofits want to expose data from the CRM to the CMS. The old fashioned form of integration.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

What it means to be data-informed. A little more about the Webinar: Is your organization producing reliable, measurable data that supports your social media practice? She is the former managing director of DonorTrends and was a senior fundraising consultant at HJC New Media. The 7 steps of measurement.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. At Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), we use financial data every day in our work with nonprofits and their funders. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day. In both 2009 and 2010, nonprofit leaders told us that they were "engaging more closely with the board" by increasing the number of annual meetings, sharing new types of reports, or in other ways.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

We believe that they have begun to do so, and will more and more base their giving decisions upon such information. Since its inception, Charity Navigator has striven to provide social investors with unbiased, reliable, and accurate information regarding charities’ finances. August 2010. [2] 3] Hunter, David. The End of Charity.”

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. Bicknell Information Group in booth 75.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

As a quick comparative look between a small number of open source systems, it’s hard to argue that it contributes no information. Does it contribute the information that fewer people are looking for security vulnerabilities? Does it contribute the information that the the project does not report their security vulnerabilities?

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