Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. at 10:14 pm Good carnival!

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

So, utilize all that great information in your database to deliver the right email message to the right audience. What if I don’t have the data? MailerMailer’s 2010 Email Marketing Metrics Report, MarketingSherpa “Email Marketing Benchmark Guide” 2008. Said another way – what works offline also works online.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

Bloomerang is designed to give nonprofit professionals more time back in the day by making data insights easy to interpret and act on. Bloomerang Payments leverages industry-leading anti-fraud measures and PCI compliance to protect donor data. Bloomerang’s mobile app allows fundraisers to stay informed while on the go.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2012

Technology product donations, training, and nonprofit data are all part of TechSoup Global’s offering to civil society in India. And the GuideStar India program was launched by our partner, Civil Society Information Systems (CSIS) India, through our GuideStar International program. million NGOs in India.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Over the past 10 years, the mashup of the web and our personally identifiable data (PID) has grown up. Data silos also create problems. Going forward, it will be more important to connect your user’s social addresses with this information, too. Whether it’s data or dances, silos keep people separated at the party.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Now, I don't want to offend you, but I've seen how you treat your data. Your data deserves better. And good data management can help us solve those problems more effectively by allowing us to make better business decisions, collaborate more effectively, and engage the public and our clients in solving the problem, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2013

” Recently, I had an opportunity to meet Tal Frankurt, CEO of Cloud for Good, where he shared some thoughts about how a well-designed SalesForce database could be an excellent tool for managing, measuring, and tracking relationships with donors. They could not access the information when they needed it most.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2010

Open Data ! Then, of course, there's Big Data , which may or may not tranform the social sciences -- hopefully not in the same way Big Oil helped transform the environment. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database is a spectacular undertaking. Don't feel so old yourself now, do ya? You're welcome. "Lights.

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NonProfit Hub

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

You’ll be able to make an informed decision with peace of mind. Since 2010, their focus has been only hosting WordPress websites. Auto Backups and Updates – your site’s database, files, and data are automatically saved every night and super easy to restore your site if something goes wrong.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

In 2010, we enter in to a new era of social media marketing, one based on information, rationalization, and resolve." The Collaboration Prize – Search Database – Wow! Check out this great resource – a database of collaborations! "The … But that was then and this is now.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As social good organizations continue to hurl through the twenty-first century , they are managing more and more (and more) data than ever before. Nonprofits – still and always – rely on quality data to achieve fundraising targets, which in turn ensure the achievement of organizational goals and purpose.

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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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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. Concurrently, have your development team dig into your donor database and run reports on giving during those same periods by donor levels.

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Office suites include: Word 2010: Create professional documents with this -processing program. Excel 2010: Develop spreadsheets and keeping track of data. Outlook 2010: Manage your time and tasks with this program. Outlook integrates your email with calendars and contact information. Build and Manage Databases.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2011

remain in constant communication and information-exchange mode; however. much of the information they needed was scattered throughout countless. expanding work, including: Windows Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server, Windows 7, and Office 2010. Now, the entire distributed team has access to this nationwide client database.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

That was one of the big reasons I had been looking for good web conferencing a while back (I’m still looking…) I’m starting my foray into this territory by giving a free course in the database management system, PostgreSQL. The course is a 12 week course, starting on November 19th (with time off for the holidaze.)

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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

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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

’&# She gives some great suggestions and examples Joanne Fritz talks about three big mistakes – outdated information, insufficient contact information, and outdated design. She makes some great points, and gives good tips to make changes.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

As Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Non-Profits approaches this October 21-22, 2010 in Washington, DC, I’m working with colleagues to put the finishing touches on my sessions, and one in particular — one of my favorite topics — is simply too much fun to not share here: Targeted Content*. What is Targeted Content? Enter Targeted Content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

It’s being billed as the “easiest database&# and I pretty much have to agree. Basically, they partner with localized web media outlets, and provide widgets that contain information about local nonprofits that are connected to content. Have a look at the demo. Watch the demo.

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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

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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Smaller nonprofits may be familiar with using Excel spreadsheets to keep track of donors and related information. Even though it might be frequently used for this purpose, it's not ideal for the task (as the knowledgeable Robert Weiner explains here ), and organizations drowning in Excel workbooks might want to consider a true donor database.

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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

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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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Most of the information processing happens in a large datacenter outside our organization. No data is 100 percent secure, but the major cloud services are probably the best security we have. Benefit #4: Online Databases. Nonprofits increasingly rely on data of all kinds. Benefit #1: Cost. See much more about Office 365.

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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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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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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

information often dictates how many animals they can save. laboratory," says the Centre’s information technology coordinator, Scott Wight. simplest tasks, such as emailing files and data entry, proved. database was slow and glitchy, and we would frequently lose information. The Centre’s.

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