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. Embarking on a new tech project is like building a house. As we know, your return-on-investment is calculated as (Savings – Costs) / Costs.

Project 98

Project Tech Guide Phase 98

Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Be able to articulate what you help orgs do and accomplish, not necessarily the technical products/skills? Models: Create a capped-rate, a retainer + hourly for tech support, project-based. You may be a specialist, but come off as a specialist — focus on benefits of a few things in your elevator speech.

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Consultant Structure NTEN Skills 100

Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2017

Clearly articulating the objectives — the outcomes — you expect from your grantseeking efforts is a critical component of your overall fundraising plan. GrantStation membership provides the resources for all your grantseeking needs, from finding grantmaking leads to submitting the proposal that will win you awards.

Measure 50

Measure Program Build Award 50

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. I had spent close to three years trying to build this open platform only to have someone more tech-savvy than me explain that what we had built was in fact still a closed platform. Why aren’t you publishing this data in RDF?”.

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API Action Open Data 186

Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

I think it is important for your board of directors to articulate their own vision of inclusivity and to share that vision via your website, on printed materials, etc. Encourage the board of directors to articulate an inclusivity statement for your organization. What Might You Do Now? Register now.

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Demonstration Articulate Culture Reflection 36

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. On many levels, The Tech Virtual experiment was a success.

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many nonprofits seeking to build a technological platform such as a website or learning portal do not have in-house tech expertise. Nonprofits often partner with digital vendors to implement their tech vision. Is the proposal easy to understand? Are they able to articulate this in straightforward language?

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Project Digital Work Tips 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

danah boyd has a post called " On Being Virtual " (be sure to read the comments) As Kevin Gamble on the SLED list notes, what she seems to be saying is that if you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it's not about divorcing the physical social structures to live virtually. I also have been around this.

Environment 50

Environment Teach Second Life Learning 50

DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 12, 2022

There’s a lot of support out there to fund your programming, support capacity-building initiatives like tech investments, and in some cases, help cover operating expenses. However, you have to know where to look and what to look for before you can start choosing opportunities to pursue and drafting grant proposals.

Grant 52

Grant Fund Nonprofit Award 52

Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

One of the vendors made a proposal to us with the phrase: “It’s MySpace meets NASA." The girls on our team are all articulate and engaged and I want them to feel the confidence to do something they might not otherwise have the chance to do. When you’re reading Seventeen Magazine, you’re really about 13 years old.

Interview 20

Interview Museum Teen Myspace 20