Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 20, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Health launches … and it’s not HIPAA compliant May 20, 2008 Yesterday, the big news is that Google Health launched. It gives me enough pause to trust them with my email. {

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

Google and the nonprofit community have had a very Jim-and-Pam* relationship over the past two years, as Google has repeatedly extended the end date for donated Google Checkout services but stayed equivocal about whether we can expect to see the free services indefinitely. Tools Web 2.0 Tools Web Building Web Building.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Of course, the bottom line is that this makes it more likely that Google can get their ad platform onto phones. This means that anyone can hack their phones – and a raft of developers can create really interesting kinds of software for phones. The SDK will be available later this month.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #12: Miro February 26, 2008 Miro used to be called “Democracy Player&#. You can search YouTube, Google video or about 10 other video sites, and make those searches a new channel.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Google is rumored to be working on new glasses and Apple apparently has a new mixed reality headset in the works. Susan Tenby , a pioneeress in nonprofits exploring the metaverse through Second Life, can be listened to in this 2010 webinar by TechSoup explaining the concept of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life.

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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 Free and open source tool #9 : Pidgin February 5, 2008 While I’m on the subject of chat, I figured I could talk about Pidgin. Pidgin is a multiprotocol IM (Instant Messenger) client.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Analytics vs Site Meter September 18, 2006 Yes, I promise, the post on tagging and folksonomies is coming. vs Web 2.0 – I wanted to talk about Google Analytics. Google Analytics is also free.

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JANUARY 3, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird January 3, 2008 Before the holidays, I promised that I’d do 100 posts this year on free and open source tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Now, in the late 2010’s, we’re on the verge of yet another seismic shift that will have a profound impact upon online communications and fundraising – the rise of digital payment systems. Facebook Fundraising Tools. Android Pay digital payments could eventually extend to other Google Products. Android Pay.

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JANUARY 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #5: WordPress January 24, 2008 It seems like a good day to talk about WordPress. Here is yet another amazing free and open source tool getting a lot of good attention.

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TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2014

50% of B2C marketers said Facebook was an effective tool, but only 34% of B2B marketers said the same. B2C marketers were more likely to use Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram, while B2B marketers were more likely to use LinkedIn, Google+ and blogging. This has increased from 86% in 2013.

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JANUARY 31, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #7: Firefox January 31, 2008 This almost feels like cheating, talking about Firefox. Firefox, is, of course, the FOSS application that is on more desktops than all the others, combined.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Every campaign, every organization, and really, even every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they've learned from and rely on every day. The ToMamaWithLove campaign saw them try some new tools as well as some trusted favorites, even with a budget of $0 and a lot of volunteer time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

o from year-to-year helps me, and hopefully you as well, get a better sense of what tools and resources nonprofits are most interested in. Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits (10,425). in 2010. Monitoring the 10 most popular posts on Nonprofit Tech 2.o Sadly, those posts didn’t get much traction in 2011.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Technolog - Google tool helps find Christchurch earthquake victims: "The Google Person Finder is a free, simple-to-use tool which was dreamt up after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Notes from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference for: Who : Speakers: Susan Tenby | TechSoup Global; Janet Fouts; Kira Marchenese. —– Tools for listening: Goodbyebuddy – find out when people aren’t listening to you any more. Ning/Yahoo/Google. Check out listening tools at: [link]. Communities.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Having a clear online fundraising strategy, and the tools to bring it to life, is more important than ever, especially as younger generations gain more giving power. Bloomerang’s fundraising tools include customizable giving pages, peer-to-peer fundraising and crowdfunding capabilities, text-to-donate functionality, and more.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The one catch: If you choose to integrate Give Lively with any of your other tools, such as Salesforce, PayPal, or Stripe, these companies may charge their own fees in connection with your use of GiveLively. Platform Fee: 3% (first $100k); 2% ($100k to $1m); 1% (greater than $1m) Transaction Fee: 2.9% For a Fundraising Swiss Army Knife.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? gid=104492. Please summarize your ROI.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

Twitter, Facebook and Google tools have already been used for market research, sales predictions and targeted advertising. " Wild Apricot Blog : 5 Tech Tools for More Engaging Events – "Real-world events are the ultimate in social networking, and nothing beats face-to-face communication.

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MARCH 31, 2010

We like Google Analytics. But Google Analytics for Facebook Fan Pages ? There are at least " Five Reasons Why Your Company Doesn't Need a Social Media Policy " But just in case, here's a new online tool that can help you create one. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. We like Facebook Fan Pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

Since 2010, their focus has been only hosting WordPress websites. There’s also a performance tool integrated into the user dashboard. Consider using Google for Nonprofits because it’s free. You’ll be able to make an informed decision with peace of mind. 1) WP Engine :: wpengine.com. Also, a great collection of resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

What is advice for entrepreneurs in 2010. Be sure to catch Petra’s blog (in Dutch, so use a translation tool like Google Translate) or follow her on Twitter. What will the world look like in 25 years. Why social innovation benefits from social media from sociaal ondernemen on Vimeo.

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MAY 28, 2010

Here are some links: If you're concerned how many people might find that one picture through Google -- you know the one we're talking about -- you need this handy tool from ReclaimPrivacy.org to help you lock down your settings. Do you think it's part of their outreach strategy to ignite privacy brouhahas every now and again?

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

First, use the Google AdWords keyword research tool to do some analysis for words and phrases you’d like to rank highly for in search results. And don’t forget to produce content on a regular basis so Google continues to crawl your site. At Blackbaud we saw our non-profit customers send over 1 Billion emails in 2010.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Google's new Fusion Tables lets you import, mash-up, share, and visualize your own and others' data. Of course, there are so many visualization tools out there now, you almost need a guide. Idealware to the rescue: " A Consumer's Guide to Low-Cost Data Visualization Tools ". Oof, that was kind of a long rant. Puppy break !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Some have even declared it to be the “ Twitter of 2010 “ I am not so sure about that, but it is fun. Part social networking site, part smartphone App, and part social experiment, FourSquare is a tool meant to be primary used on the go on your smartphone. It is Different. And as of last week, FourSquare has gone global.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

It blocks banner ads, Google adsense ads, stupid dancing aliens for mortgages, etc. The other Firefox extension that I use a lot is Google Toolbar. It’s great to have easy Google tools at my fingertips. This is the best thing since sliced bread. I love it. Plus, pages load faster without ads.

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JANUARY 8, 2008

Thanks to twitter (hat tip to marshallk ), I learned about today’s big news: Google, Plaxo and Facebook joined the Data Portability working group. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Matt Asay, blogger of all things in open source biz models, thinks Google Code may have overtaken Sourceforge. New projects seem to crop up more on Google Code than on SF now a days. Contrast that with Google Code’s sweet Subversion-integrated wiki. He asks : “Will the world notice a diminished Sourceforge?

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AUGUST 11, 2008

That includes applications from Google Documents, to Salesforce.com, to Gliffy.com , (the service I used to create that graphic.) What you should do Make an assessment – will using this online tool really save money or time, or facilitate collaboration in ways that is not possible with local apps?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

I got a chance to test this out in a more orchestrated way (as opposed to the usual consultant/client interactions) when I facilitated/taught an OpenOffice.org “untraining&# earlier this month at Google HQ in NYC (some more details are on the Google Blog.) I learned a lot.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What OpenSocial Means November 1, 2007 The buzz of the blogosphere is the announcement of Google’s OpenSocial. Marc Andreessen, who is, of late, connected to Ning, has a great blog entry with details.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

They usually have the staff, passion, resources, and training necessary to make a new tool succeed if it has any possibility of succeeding. Apple TV , Google TV , Sony TV … no doubt about it. Make new friends (Google+) and keep the old (Myspace). Google+ is growing rapidly and traffic is increasing.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Need a primer on social media online tools for nonprofits? Ward who not only works hard to have her listening scope tuned to tools. via Twitter, and people-to-people fundraising tools. tool to explain what it is. cross between Yelp, Google Maps, and Twitter. Glad to see Golightly in the tool box -- props!

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FEBRUARY 6, 2008

These include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and many others. tools, they need to understand the implications of what they do, and demand that the tools use open standards. { tools, they need to understand the implications of what they do, and demand that the tools use open standards. {

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

The tool is meant to openly share and visualize the operations of World Bank financed activities down to as local a level as possible and compare these with actual need and monitor the effects over time." There are also indicator data including maternal health, infant mortality, malnutrition, poverty, and population.

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