Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Here's an idea from our friend Laura at Idealware: what if you measured any communications method by whether it would have more or less impact than spending the same amount of time calling donors on the phone? I love the way Laura articulates this. Nothing starts a conversation like, well, an actual conversation.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. Glad you like it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

I realize that I haven’t talked about this in a while, and I’m not sure I’ve actually ever articulated this completely on this blog. I got involved in Linux a long time ago. I left academia to do that sort of thing with nonprofits full time. So here goes. The old site is still up on the Wayback Machine.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

Not because I don’t want my blog to be better, it’s just that I don’t have the time right now. I figured it was a good time to think about and articulate mine. I figured it was a good time to think about and articulate mine. There are a few pieces to that challenge I might take up, on occasion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

In addition to the tactical and skills instruction we did with the social media staff on Day 3 and Day 4, we also covered how to manage time and work efficiently – and how to best provide support for the strategies. Dealing with Connectivity Issues, Remote Work, and Use of Social Platforms.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

MARCH 5, 2006

In my last post , I was pondering the problems in the communication process between users and technology assitance providers - problems that are so pervasive they have given rise to a whole series of internet jokes. Only after they are articulated will the techy become responsible for providing a solution. What did the message say?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Organizations must support staffs’ self-care efforts through clearly articulate values, policies, and programs. When you’ve been doing what you do for a long time, it is also about unlearning (being mindful when bad habits creep in and changing them) and relearning what you have learned or updating it or reinventing it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

I came away with a much better understanding of the issues they are exploring and certainly did my part to articulate why I support the positions we have. We believe that print disabled people should be able to buy accessible books at the same time and at the same price as nondisabled people. Long post alert!]

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 18, 2007

So someone like Sun think that they need to give equal time to making their PowerPoint clone and their Access clone. Phil: I agree – with time and effort, OO or any open source spreadsheet could out Excel Excel. The 16 year old intern, though, is totally game, so maybe it is just about time. [2] More formatting options.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Which, of course, has been an issue for me for a long time – lack of open source alternatives in the "vertical" application spaces – case management, etc. An older woman of color noted that a lot of the problems that open source developers were solving weren’t problems that communities faced.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

We have found that online tools, like our website, internal wiki, and new media spaces, can be an effective way to collaborate and reach people with important and timely HIV information. Clearly articulate the issue -- and your plan to solve it. Be timely and relevant to your supporters. DC Central Kitchen. Lessons learned?

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2009

Twitter, a micro-blogging site makes it easy to create short posts known as tweets from anywhere, using almost any kind of wireless device – perfect for users with little time, but have something to say. As an aggregator of postings based on followers and search terms, Twitter has become an Internet magnet.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Without a guide or roadmap to get you where you want to go, you can spend a lot of time floundering. Donors don’t like duplication of services, and getting grants will be tough if you can’t articulate how your approach is unique. (That couldn’t be farther from the truth.) Passion and enthusiasm can only get you so far. Marketing Plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

happen in different locations several times a year and for the past three years, these meetings have taken place after the annual NTC: Nonprofit Technology Conference. A group dialogue followed allowing people to articulate why they felt one way or other. Has this view changed by the pervasive Internet access? Penguin Days.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Frogloop: How has nonprofit communications/marketing evolved into using Internet video for outreach and branding? But be careful: hitting a "home run" with one of these requires timing, broad appeal and luck. Take time to probe on how a webcasting company intends to carry out your event. c) Trust your gut.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Well, there’s a twist: I put them on the internet. I didn’t decide to post the poems on the internet—initially—to be viewed by anyone else. Shortly after starting the poem-a-day project, I became more aware of the extent to which a vast majority of the internet is about this concept—exposing processes, opening up the innards.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

At the end of 2020, internet browsers phased out Adobe Flash and many organizations needed to adjust their courses accordingly. This could mean a fully open-source environment, a desktop environment where only one person can edit the course at a time, or a cloud-based environment for collaborative authoring. Articulate 360.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Iterative prompt refinement forces clearer articulation of intent and goals upfront, enabling more aligned responses. The next time you are chatting away, give some of these refining prompts a try to increase to quality of the final product. Enter refining and iterative prompts. Basically, great writing comes from great editors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

I don't think she is saying SL is a fad that will go away as other people without her depth of knowledge have articulated. t think at this time that SL wants to be a WOW. This argument repeats itself over and over throughout time as each new technology emerges that has the potential to replace or improve upon an existing technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Here are four ways nonprofit organizations can improve their marketing efforts while also spending less money and less time on the issue: Do Your Research. Also take the time to understand your organization’s Google Analytics data to get a better idea about who is visiting your site. Donate their time at volunteer events?

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

We’re going to save some time at the end for Q&A, and like Kishshana said a minute ago, we’d love to hear from you. And I don’t know how she has time for all this stuff. Steven: All the time. My first time in really understanding what that meant was in 2008. So use the chat, the Q&A.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

And at that time they were doing a public awareness campaign. But at the same time as I feel the pressure to be an expert, I’m starting to feel pressure to keep my programs edgy—to move the way our culture is moving and the way that corporations—stores—have decided that education is a major part of how they work.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And we’re going to save time at the end for Q&A. So I don’t want to take any time away from, Jesse. I’ll reference this a couple more times throughout. We saw a nonprofit in cancer care raising, you know, almost three times more at their annual event because they did these four simple steps.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2018

By 2019, global consumer Internet video traffic will account for 80% of all consumer Internet traffic (SmallBizTrends) . Most of us are doing that by answering one simple question every time we filter through our feeds or scan the environment: “What does this have to do with me ?” . 55% of people (all people!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

I seem to spend inordinate amounts of time responding to people (proprietary software vendors, to be specific) harping on the idea that “open source software is free&# is a myth , and blathering on about how it’s not really free, because you have to hire a geek to install it, and maintain it, and blah blah blah. 5 Ron 08.11.08

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2017

” The importance of being able to articulate the need for tech to achieve their mission. Build a culture of wellness: It all starts with the “Three P’s”: Planning (look ahead), People (put a statute of limiattions), Priorities (how you prioritize your time), and being Present (avoid techno-ference).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

that lets anyone with an inexpensive web camera and internet connection to broadcast to the world. She booted up her laptop, plugged into my Internet connection, and set up her Webcam. Can you articulate a clear set of "starter goals" that might incorporate learning? The tool was a live streaming platform called Ustream.tv

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

As I move out of doing implementation, and into more evaluation, planning and facilitation of technology change within organizations, I wanted to spend some time articulating what I have tried my best to practice when I’ve been in a place of providing technology support.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2008

The more time between the good stuff, the less likely you are to tune in again in the future. But recently I’ve become obsessed with a new kind of (internet) radio station, one that’s converted me back from my CDs to the radio. Pandora uses collaborative filtering to create a real-time radio station for you based on your preferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Real-time improvisation. I was also impressed with the report out, not only were they brief and to the point, but they were able to clearly articulate social outcomes in the social media strategy. When teaching in different contexts, especially outside of the US, you need to make some adjustments to your context. NGOS in India.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Attitudes of executive directors towards the Internet – ED’s have gone from “why should I pay attention to the web” to spending a significant amount of time worrying if their web site is interactive, if they are doing all they can to effectively engage donors, and how they can raise more dollars online.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Attitudes of executive directors towards the Internet – ED’s have gone from “why should I pay attention to the web” to spending a significant amount of time worrying if their web site is interactive, if they are doing all they can to effectively engage donors, and how they can raise more dollars online.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

So, it’s time to get in front of this group. Use email to communicate the success and importance of donor support, and give them reason to give again next time. On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. It’s hot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2011

One of the books in my summer reading pile is Eli Pariser’s The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You. Last week, my Networked Nonprofi t co-author Alison Fine recently interviewed the author on her monthly Chroncile of Philanthropy podcast. Design experiments so they are not a time suck.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

That is, we are willing to have some inefficient lack of access to information every day, in exchange for getting more people involved in information production over time." A nonrival good is something that both of us can have at the same time, without any additional labor or resources. " This is, in fact, a critical issue.

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