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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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

I hope you’ll help me. Tags: Monthly Chats community commbuild community building community management monthly chat twitter. Join the December Chat! For details of the December 16th chat and for full archives of previous chats, visit the CommBuild chat page.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 31, 2010

Last week in my post, Keeping Your Balance While Helping Haiti , I suggested that you research organizations working in Haiti that you would like to support by donating, volunteering, or helping in some other way throughout 2010. Have you chosen a way to support an organization working in Haiti throughout 2010?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In 2010, I had an opportunity to do a Networked Nonprofit workshop in Kenya. Zawadi had just discovered Twitter, but had not started to use it regularly. Those people can provide “on-demand” help. 50% heard about the campaign via Twitter. We did a little coaching. This campaign is a great example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2009

It means letting go of control and letting others help you. These ideas are going to have an impact on the way nonprofits use the Web in 2010 and into the next couple of years. Network members can see who is available to help at any moment and can quickly communicate assignments to help people work together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Carey, who is on Twitter with the handle "DrewFromTV," offered $100,000 for the Twitter name "@drew,". which is was offered for sale by Drew Olanoff, of "Blame Drew's Cancer," who was willing to auction off his Twitter handle to raise money for cancer research. Here's the Million Drew Web Site where you can follow @drewfromTV.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Twitter is meant to improve communication, not just by limiting you to 140 characters, but also using the limited space in your profile page. This encompasses almost all screen resolutions – and if you don't stick to the dimensions it can start to tile, stretch, or be covered up by your Twitter profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Today, Pete Cashmore had a piece on CNN " Next Year's Twitter? Foursquare " predicting that FourSquare will be the darling of 2010. FourSquare is a is location-based social network service overlays your Twitter network with an added layer of social gameplay.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference is off to an terrific start. We can't do it without your help so join us: Give to the Scholarship Fund. Just click the "Share" button to add it to your site, blog, Facebook or Twitter feed (among other sharing options). . We'll do our best to pursuade them! Spread the Word.

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JULY 2, 2010

Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . It's a helpful compilation about online tools for. I liked this little tidbit on Twitter : Shana Masterson , at the National Brain Tumor Society , is looking at. Who's your Mayor?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 24, 2011

HELP ME SEND SOME CAMBODIAN KIDS TO COLLEGE! Won’t you consider a holiday donation to the Sharing Foundation to help support Keo Savon and others like her? She graduated in 2010. HELP [.] Each day a different blogger champions a cause. DONATE HERE ! Why this charity? You can donate here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 23, 2009

If you haven't purchased your 2010 calendar yet (or are looking for a last minute holiday gift), lots of nonprofits publish calendars. I asked my Facebook and Twitter pals for suggestions, and they came up with the list below: Amnesty International Antenna Theater's Ecological Calendar (They have an iPhone app too !)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

These new tools helped nonprofits create change and awareness, but online advocacy also enabled nonprofits to significantly grow their database of contacts for both print and online funding appeals. World Wildlife Fund :: March 15, 2010. View: worldwildlifefund.org Archive 3/15/10.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

What ever set of tools you use remember the point – doing this helps each of us remember what we’re grateful for. It also helps us see how much we have, get us thinking positively and changes our outlook on life. As I’m writing this there’s over 2000 items on the list – can we get it to 5,000 by the time Thanksgiving 2010 is over?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) I stumbled on a new way of organizing the information coming through your Twitter channels. and aggregates tweets from her specified twitter network. Members are in bold.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Recently I got my first full-on blast of the Networked Nonprofit at a session the authors presented at the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. I left inspired, yet I also felt there is still a lot of work we need to do to help our peers in volunteer coordination put these ideas into practice. Orientation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/PanCAN , twitter.com/Advocate4PanCAN. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. gid=104492.

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TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2014

Here are 15 insights detailed in a report by Social Media Examiner that will help your nonprofit understand where it ranks among the majority of social media marketers. 54% of marketers said Facebook was the most important social media platform, followed by LinkedIn (17%) Twitter (12%) and then blogging (8%).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/womenforwomen. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and the Notes from the Field WordPress blog. Name: Lauren Shopp || lshopp@womenforwomen.org. Title: Multimedia/Online Coordinator.

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NTEN

JULY 30, 2010

Tag your own news with " nten membe r" or " nptech " to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Even on vacation, Beth Kanter manages help nonprofits become. Twitter this week , so thanks, again, Small Act and Annie Lynsen , for writing up a helpful how-to about.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference is off to an terrific start. We can't do it without your help so join us: Give to the Scholarship Fund. Just click the "Share" button to add it to your site, blog, Facebook or Twitter feed (among other sharing options). We'll do our best to pursuade them! Spread the Word.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Earlier this summer, I had the huge privilege to visit Romania and help with the Local Philanthropy Workshop. Notes: In June 2010: 253,360 new users joined in Romania – Coming in 3rd in the world for adoption for the month. In July 2010: 1,555,360 total number of users in Romania.

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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. I’ll be doing a couple more blog posts on FourSquare over the next month and the site will likely add a lot of new features in 2010 (I’m excited!), Love Twitter. It is Different.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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APRIL 30, 2010

" You're certainly not going to get many Twitter followers with that philosophy. If you have a new Bon Jovi t-shirt, there's nothing we can do to help you. 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.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. But now over 300 million people log-in to Facebook daily, Twitter supports over 50 million tweets per day, and 2 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube. Crowdrise came on the scene with a big splash in 2010. It’s amazing to watch technology evolve.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. This year she joined a few of us for the Ignite Panel at Blackbaud’s conference where we talked about how social media is helping non-profits change the world. Looking to get more out of Twitter? Check out the video. Want to be featured?

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) Kerri Karvetski points to this article about the important differences between Facebook and Twitter, and reminds nonprofit communicators to understand what this means for their advocacy efforts.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) is June 28-30 in New York City. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010; 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Get in Touch Via Twitter. If you’re going to be there, we’d love for you to get in touch! Room: 1471.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). – Pew Research Center – "Eight percent of the American adults who use the internet are Twitter users. Who Tweets?

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APRIL 12, 2011

Especially when they help reveal a lot of information in a visual format. World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation looked at three different types of charitable behavior – giving money, giving time and helping a stranger and used the results to produce the “World Giving Index.&# All Rights Reserved

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2010

We (the two partners of OpenIssue ) shared a cab from the Atlanta airport to the hotel when we arrived for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. How do you know how many of your twitter followers are also donors? facebook scrm socialmedia twitter. This blog series is all Beth Kanter’s fault.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2010

Whether it’s what you want from a meeting, a relationship, or this year, getting clear and declaring your desires will help you get them. There are so many distractions these days, from constant email to Twitter to hundreds of interruptions throughout the day. Here they are: 1. Initiative. Resourcefulness.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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. I’m a fantastic book learner, which means I’m a great blog/twitter learner, too. In some ways, I have been blessed with the gift of osmosis.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

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. { 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. { Be Helpful. I’m looking forward to it. And I hope to bring home a penguin!)

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

Listening to our supporters can help in so many ways, and social media has made it extremely easy to so. I originally developed this content with Danielle Brigida ( @starfocus ) for the 2010 Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, and I’ve used it many times since then to help organizations get their programs off the ground.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Box office trackers have started counting Twitter mentions to help predict movie openings. 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 ". Data aggregation is good, too.

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