Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology. You can share these Blists.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Flickr: Chad_Norman (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . NTEN's LinkedIn group for members. Members are in bold.

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MARCH 5, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Deborah Elizabeth Finn announced the prototype of a tool that will search and. their nptech awesome.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base. You need two key ingredients – people and tools to connect and engage with them. From “texting&# to location based apps like FourSquare this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest apps and tools organizations can use to effectively moblize and energize people online.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Need a primer on social media online tools for nonprofits? NTEN member American Red Cross.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

The 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference session submission process yielded so many great session ideas, we couldn't include them all on the agenda. No Wrong Door: Tools for Non-Profits to Collect & Share Resource and Client Information with One Another (02/17). Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN. Public option or public voice?

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

These monthly chats part of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools. Tags: Monthly Chats 4change community community building events monthly chats online community. Hope to have you join us next time.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Flickr Photo: Caro Wallis (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members.

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MARCH 31, 2010

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. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. But Google Analytics for Facebook Fan Pages ? Slackers, rejoice: hard work may be overrated.

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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. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. It's working.

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APRIL 5, 2010

I’m getting my bags packed to fly to Atlanta for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference and discovered that I have 4 copies of Social by Social left – and I’m going to give them away! It makes accessible the tools you need to engage a community, offer services, scale up activities and sustain projects.

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JUNE 28, 2010

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 ". Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Google's new Fusion Tables lets you import, mash-up, share, and visualize your own and others' data.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

That means it's time to get ready to renew your NTEN membership for 2010. It seems we here at NTEN both fear and are fascinated by zombies and robots, and use them as metaphors pretty much whenever we talk about scary things or events we don't want to happen. . Tags: NTEN nten members. Ok, I'll stop there.

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APRIL 12, 2010

That was the meat, now here's the pudding: the NTEN community's remake of "Bohemian Rhapsody", Muppets style!" Twitter, Facebook and Google tools have already been used for market research, sales predictions and targeted advertising. We wanted more than four ways to use the new tool.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network – Have you registered yet for the Nonprofit Technology Conference? " Tags: roundup bookmarks community conference events list nonprofit nptech nten postalicious resources socialchange socialmedia strategy technology video.

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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. 2 homefreeorg 05.01.09

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 14, 2008

1 trackback } Recent Links Tagged With "portability" - JabberTags 01.03.09 And should it be on the tool list over at WeAreMedia? But hopefully that will change. { at 5:50 am { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 08.15.08 you can have private groups. twitter can’t do that What do you think?

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference held each Spring is always THE place to be for nonprofit techies: whether you work in a nonprofit organization or with one, are totally technical or fell into your techie job, like social media or like wiring an office. The 10NTC will be April 8-10, 2010, in Atlanta, GA - mark your calendars now!

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology WeAreMedia Project August 13, 2008 Yet another great NTEN project is happening, spearheaded by Beth Kanter, to develop a Social Media toolkit for Nonprofits.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology APIs – what, how, whither, and writing November 9, 2006 I’ve been asked by NTEN to write a whitepaper on APIs, following their Open API debate. That’s a good thing.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Grizzard Communications Group – Free social media tools & the ‘experts’ who can’t answer “How?&# – Eric has a great list of free social media tools to help you find content, monitor trends and much more! "In

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. Social media is a great tool for increasing supporter engagement; a majority of nonprofits have realized this. 1] Bango Annual Mobile Usage Study, Feb 2010. [2] Why Go Mobile?

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MARCH 11, 2010

So, apparently, there are a whole host of new tools available through YouTube that can help you engage your audience. 2010 NTC preview session, " Activating Your YouTube Audience " You should join us! > Just imagine: "You see a polar bear balancing on a small iceberg.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

With more than half of 2010 now over, it might be helpful to review some updated statistics. . The Index shows that online giving remained positive during most of 2009 and the trends for 2010 have been very encouraging. Through June 2010, online giving was up 11.7% Tags: NPTech NTEN Fundraising.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology OSS User communities December 12, 2006 One of the things that can make (or break) an open source tool is the community around it. It’s definitely worth a read.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 1, 2007

The punch line: … there’s a good chance that underneath the shiny is something that isn’t very interesting. Not always, but often.) And that some of what’s deeply, truly, long-term transformative isn’t shiny at all. 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

MARCH 7, 2007

The topic is “Nonprofit Data Management: from slips of paper to CRM&# As you all know, I’ve been thinking about data management issues for years, and it would be great for people to share their ideas and knowledge. So, submit those posts by Sunday evening!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2007

But there are a few tidbits that I’ve enjoyed: There is a great Flickr stream building up of photos tagged with “07NTC &# including one of me. Technorati Tags: 07NTC , nptech { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 John Frost 04.06.07 I’m sorry I missed that session! But the next step is Penguin Day !

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MAY 20, 2010

Using Core Metrics to Read Between the Lines ", one of the highest rated sessions at the 2010 NTC, now in handy webinar form. A quick overview of analytic tools from free to paid solutions and what and when to integrate them. Cost : $30 for NTEN Members / $60 for non-members. Tags: NPTech NTEN.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

And, it is beginning to appear that facebook will integrate better with my workflow than LinkedIn, because of facebook applications. So we’ll see how it works. I’ll keep you posted. And, if you’re already on facebook, add me as a friend.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2007

Technorati Tags: nptech , opensource , penguindayDC , women , feminism { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 04.12.07 Let’s get together! at 2:50 pm Thanks for shout out. Do you think the numbers in Angela’s presentation for FLOSS in general are on target?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 15, 2007

tools, and the characteristics of them, and how best to leverage one’s effort to the best effect. It’s a wonderful way of looking at these tools. Technorati Tags: npcarnival , nptech { 1 trackback } Donor Power Blog 05.15.07 Technorati Tags: npcarnival , nptech { 1 trackback } Donor Power Blog 05.15.07

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

Part IIa: Social Bookmarking September 24, 2006 After writing my post on tagging , I got sidetracked by Marnie Webb’s mention of ma.gnolia , and then went off to investigate, then decided to write about social bookmarking tools. Ma.gnolia is a new(ish) social bookmarking tool. Ma.gnolia seems better. We’ll see.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. The information in our 2009 research comes from approximately 2,300 nonprofit organizations using a combination of our online fundraising, email marketing, and integrated CRM tools. Steve MacLoughlin, Blackbaud. Online Giving Continues to Grow.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2006

Using Red Hat, as I often do sometimes, feels like doing battle in comparison. Ubuntu took the best that Debian had to offer, and left the weaknesses behind, I think. Anyway, I think it’s worth checking out. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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APRIL 2, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? Tags: CRM microsoft sarah barnhart.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

The tag line for this blog is “Conscious, mimalist, neo-luddite perspectives on nonprofit technology.&# My advising practice is much more about educating and helping people with concrete technology tools, and concrete projects. There are a few pieces to that challenge I might take up, on occasion.

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