Wild Apricot

MARCH 9, 2010

Challenged by online alternative news sources, print newspapers are slimming down, cutting pages to cut their costs. Tags: General non-profit interest nptech Marketing Best practices events Non-profit Communications media. Getting it can be hard, however, in the digital information age. To save on staff, newspapers increasingly bypass.(

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 28, 2014

It’s a way for nonprofits to assess risk, understand the cost of something beyond the ‘sticker price’, and how it compares to an alternative solution or product. Fundraising Infrastructure Support Tech cloud cloud computing cloud technology nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npCloud npTech'

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 22, 2010

Recent changes in Ning’s business model (see News & Views About Change for updates) have Network Creators wondering whether to pay to keep hosting their online communities on the Ning platform, or to start looking at alternatives. Back in 2008, founder Marc.( read more ).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 20, 2009

And, ultimately there is a great open source database alternative called PostgreSQL, but support for it is not universal. Tags: Open Source Software Technology Zen database mysql nptech oracle sun. Of course, since MySQL is open source, there is no danger of MySQL going away, someone can always fork it.

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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2013

Let us do a quick dive into this term and discover what responsive design is all about, why it is important for nonprofits and, most importantly, what your alternatives are if responsive design is not the best fit for your organization. It is 2013, and the mobile buzzword is “responsive design.” What is Responsive Design?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 3, 2009

I’d love to find an organization, such as a small human services organization, in need of case management software, that could use CiviCase - it would be a great, and relatively inexpensive alternative to current offerings out there. Tags: CRM Nonprofit Tech civicrm nptech opensource.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Marnie Webb introduced me to the NpTech Tag and a whole nonprofit tech community embraced it. My first screencast was about tagging and featured the social bookmarking service, delicious. open source: Gizmodo has this post explaining how to export your bookmarks and a pointer to an old Lifehacker post with some alternatives.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. This alternative to cloud computing consists of all the computers that are already around us, connected in to a distributed network of devices through smart routers.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Causes may even want to consider alternative mobile channels for communications and fundraising. " Tags: roundup bookmarks casestudies data foundations fundraising leadership list maps mobile mobile4change nonprofits nptech philanthropy postalicious report resources technology tools transparency visualization.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2009

Changing Work Force -- remote staff, job sharing, and alternative scheduling. Tags: cloud data itstaff NPTech NTEN presentations remote. I tried to frame most of the trends in terms of the business changes that are happening and the possibilities and challenges they create for IT. So there you have it. My two cents on the topic.

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Care2

MAY 30, 2014

This is an important discussion to be having right now as nonprofits struggle to raise money and find alternative revenue streams in our recovering economy. We have a special 20% off registration rate discount for Frogloop readers if you use the discount code nptech. Unconference on June 26 th at SEIU headquarters in Washington, DC.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

As my colleague Jim Lynch noted in his January NPTech News column, wearable technology is hot this year. Designed for the developing world, nonprofit Mozilla's Firefox phones are meant to be a low-cost alternative to iPhones and Android phones. nptech Mobile Technology tsmobiletechnology mobile apps' Image 1: miuet.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

And,voila: So, congrats, Ashli Cooper, from Eckered Youth Alternatives , you're getting the book, which was donated by Wiley/Jossey-Bass. NPTech nten members. But more good news: all NTEN members can get this book at 20% discount from Wiley, by using your member discount. Same bat-channel tomorrow, kids!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Weather forced the cancelation of ASAE's Tech10 conference , but in a matter of days, nptechies organized an alternative, the UnTech10. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Fresh, hot 10NTC podcasts. You can subscribe on the front page of our new web site. Materials are available online , with a side of awesome.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2010

Because there was no efficient alternative. Tags: fast compnay nancy lublin NPTech slacktivism Program. For a very long time, getting that 1 percent of your audience who is very active with you to participate deeply was the very best way to leverage your supporters. We had no easy means to get the other 99% to contribute.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

If you’re really concerned about overages and don’t want to pay a national carrier for a data plan that’s bigger than you need, look into alternative carriers. mobile Connecting to the Internet nonprofit tech planning nptech Running Your Organization mobile phones data' Look into Unlimited Plans.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

While some introduced alternative philosophies for measuring the nuances tied to social media, others wondered aloud whether ROI simply wasn’t necessary as the tools and methodologies for analyzing yields didn’t yet exist. "Over the years, Social Media experts attempted to redefine ROI for a new era of influence.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Having an agreement with another organization in an alternate location to provide services from there. Here's what they said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2008

In the NpTech FriendFeed Room, Marnie Webb pointed to and commented about this post about the recent Twitter issues, " Why Twitter Must Die." I've really been enjoying the FriendFeed NpTech Room (thanks Jcolman). Are you investing in community building on Twitter alternatives? You and your community deserve better.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2008

He mentions, "I love that it finds both "nonprofit" and "non-profit" Adding "tech" to the search narrows down the results and when people use both words, the post is still recognizable by people who aren't familiar with the nptech tag." Sue Waters send me a tweet about an alternative to hastags.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

why Ruby on Rails rocks (or doesn’t), what’s a good alternative port to run SSH, when we’re going to implement IPv6 or … there’s a whole lot of testosterone, and not a lot of estrogen hanging about. Technorati Tags: linux , linuxchix , nptech { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Tory 11.19.06

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2012

What are costs of alternatives? Next, consider the costs of alternative solutions including competing providers or different approaches. Improved team morale, job satisfaction, and innovation are all examples of intangible benefits which are worth noting. 2) Identify the Costs Questions to Ask: What are direct costs of this technology?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2011

Google docs will take a good long time to make it to the point where the functionality begins to match either MS Office or OOo/LO, so OOo/LO is a very good alternative to MS Office if you don’t need MS Access, and have folks able and willing to make a small adjustment to use this tool.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

I use these tools because I haven’t found open source alternatives for these functions that work as well, or are as user friendly. Tags: tools opensource Open Source Software nptech. Easy, fast, robust, and powerful. Being a pragmatist, I do use proprietary tools, both the Software-as-a-Service, or basic desktop tool types.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2008

OpenOffice.org has been a great alternative to Microsoft Office for Windows users (and really the only full-featured office suite for Linux users.) But, while I was busy doing other things like moving, OpenOffice.org released version 3.0, and with it, native Aqua versions for Intel and PowerPC Macs. Can you see me doing a happy dance?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

That said, way back in September 2010 I wrote a blog post on how to launch a TV station for your nonprofit using UStream (alternatively LiveStream has gained considerable market share). Bloggers and #NPTech folks sometimes use language that is a little too technical for nonprofit staff who have no formal training in computer technology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

Eric Leland of FivePaths suggested the LogMeIn app explaining that it, "allows you to connect to remote computers, over 3G, nice simple remote networking alternative for accessing your desktop on the road." nptech net2 iPhone app nonprofit net2thinktank Nonprofits could use it to livestream video from events.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

There are at least a couple of reasons for that: It's easier to find alternate sources of information, quickly. "Very, very" doesn't add anything to "very" In general, try not to use particular nouns or verbs more than once in a paragraph when you have alternatives. Tags: NPTech NTEN Communications.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Feature-rich Microsoft Office has made that particular market its own for at least the past decade, but now a few strong alternative software suites are fast gaining ground.( read more )

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

Fortunately, we have a great alternative: the Online NTC. So, if you've been putting off that registration, don't wait much longer. We hate to turn people away, but we won't have a choice this year.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

The Science Fair is the conference's opening reception -- an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out the over 90 exhibitors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. In just 2 days, we'll be opening up the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference with the Science Fair !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2005

In isolated and rural areas of third world countries like Cambodia, where electricity and power lines are not available, not very reliable or expensive, alternative sources such as solar or battery power are employed. By the way, I wasn't the first one to break the "Poop Barrier" in the nptech space.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2015

Nonprofits face competition not only from other nonprofits or businesses but from alternative ways individuals could meet their needs. Nonprofit Management #nptech Arts & Cultural business model data analysis Strategy' Strategy is assessing your nonprofit’s place in its environment. Competition is ubiquitous.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

As an alternative, voters can always use our 50 state map to find their state’s official poll finder tool or the phone number for their local election office. Your affiliates can link to it, embed it in their web sites, or set up a computer in their lobby for staff and clients to use.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

We'll have to move to alternate methods of communication and examine results versus attendance. Tags: Change Management grant howe Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN Planning. Management by walking around is a proven and effective technique, but it relies on employees being physically located together with the manager.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

MIT researchers in a recent study (PDF) looked at two alternative methods for establishing who needs assistance." But because the poor–especially those earning less than $2 or $3 per day–typically hold informal jobs with no official records about their earnings, conventional ways to determine need are ineffective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

provocative questions, offers an alternative view, and helps facilitate fresh insights or alternative sources of information or expertise." We do have a history and context of the NpTech tagging community -- so how to encourage that? (Dave points to a couple of resources defining critical friends - here , here and here ).

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