Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

I think we have all come to realize that just adding a minority seat to your board of directors, or consciously making an attempt to fill that open position with someone from a different cultural background, simply isn’t enough. Have an open door policy, and really mean it. The five tips included: Create diversity networks.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2018

Nonprofits can come to the table as authorities on their organization but with an openness to learn from their volunteer subject matter experts, while corporate partners benefit from the depth of the nonprofit’s community experience and issue knowledge. How do you make this happen in practice?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

I am no stranger to family diversity having adopted two children and being of different cultures and races.) You moderate comments or leave it open. And, it will usually take a way to build up to a point where it more efficient to moderate than leave open and delete. They were kind enough to send me a copy).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

where he discussed the crossroads of movements and campaigns and the need for an open culture. Adopting social media goes beyond getting your organization to be active on Facebook or Twitter. Note from Beth: Several weeks ago, I published a guest post by Geoff Livingston called " Creating Movements."

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Ning Community Social Media Culture 92

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2015

posted by Patrick McWhortor Arizona Campaign Director Open Primaries. Only the opportunity I am now pursuing at Open Primaries to reform our political system could draw me away, because I know that nonprofits need a stronger partner in government in order to succeed. Metrics should not stifle innovation. And measurement is important.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 18, 2007

I’ve always loved Excel (and, since I don’t own a copy, I hobble along with Open Office ’s pale, pale substitute.) What I’d really like to see though is a true, enthusiastic Open Source community get behind a “better&# spreadsheet for its own sake, not for the sake of copying Office. 4 Amanda Bee 05.09.07

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

Here are some of the principles articulated in Pillar 5 of the Performance Imperative: The board, management, and staff take on the challenge of collecting and using information, not because it’s a good marketing tool and not because a funder said they have to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

Open Source Feminism - Click to Play. Penguin Day is a day-long workshop for nonprofit organizations to explore the range of issues and options inovlved in using Free and Open Source Software. A group dialogue followed allowing people to articulate why they felt one way or other. Penguin Days. What are the best practices?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues. On Day 3, when it was time to focus on more time on teaching the tools, we started with an opening exercise designed to help identify those in the room who had knowledge. 2. Design for Organizational Reluctance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues. 100% of participants implement an action learning project that uses measurement to help improve their practice, share insights with peers, and identify opportunities to amplify each other’s voices through social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Specifically she speaks to why she isn't a stronger advocate and some of the issues related to " Second Wave Adoption." Last week I summarized Allison Fine's articulate rant about the Gates Foundation. " Web 2.0, Live Blogging Conferences. Anil Dash , of Sixapart , was one of the speakers. A Couple of Really Good Wikis.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing. Open Over Proprietary We’re an open source organization. Not only do we write open source software, but the content we create is almost always available under Creative Commons licenses. They just worked! We value transparency.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

At the end of this guided exercise, you’ll be able to articulate investment impact statements like: BY INVESTING $9,845 IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR ORG WILL SAVE $79,155 OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. Regular check-ins will help with the adoption of the new project and build confidence long term. This number is called the 5-Year Gain.

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Project Tech Guide Phase 98

sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, Danny McCall beautifully articulates the challenge of defining this dyad in his whitepaper, The Durable Relationship : Although “relationship” is a commonly used word, having an actionable comprehension of a relationship’s dimensions and forces isn’t a trivial matter.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

” So you can open your eyes. And then you also need to be able to articulate that, without fundraising or without a steady income from which to draw upon, you could cease to exist. It’s because they’ve, essentially, adopted you as a family member. So you have to let folks know you’re open for business.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

But as many of us have found out the hard way, on-time and on-budget projects do not necessarily mean a new system will realize proposed goals and yield expected value…or that users will even adopt the system as desired. Next time, I’ll continue with a discussion of resources, scope creep, change management, and user adoption. (If

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Project Open Hand. The world’s largest no-kill shelter, North Shore Animal League uses their site to promote animal adoptions as well as donations and volunteer sign-ups. Plus, North Shore Animal League puts their cause at the center of their site by packing their site with adoptable pets. North Shore Animal League.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases. API’s and web services have had and will continue to have a large and positive impact on nonprofits.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases. API’s and web services have had and will continue to have a large and positive impact on nonprofits.

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Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

It makes us giggle every time we open up this PowerPoint. Folks were very open talking to me because I was the same age demographic and I was new to the organization, so they knew that I didn’t have an investment in whatever systems were already in place that weren’t ideal for them. And listening with an open mind.

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