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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

I called Michael Mossoba, with Genius Rocket (we met at SXSWi at 3am in the Hilton lobby – ahhhh, SXSW) and we walked through the process of creating a project with their service. Just as in almost any other RFP process, we would lay out all of our requirements, hopes, and dreams and provide the basic creative needed to complete the project.

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JULY 2, 2008

It made remember the workshops I taught way back in 1993 for arts people about Internet literacy - the web was just getting started. So that leads me to the NTEN's Be The Media Project ( name to change soon ) and Module 1 that we're building together and talking about this week. What does the Internet look like ?

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

During the month of September and into October, the WeAreMedia project will be discussing the content in the tactical modules on the wiki. The first module is on Listening. My Listening Ears, Flickr Photo by niclindh. Why listening?

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DECEMBER 5, 2008

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

In past posts, I've talked about: The Secret Life of a Wiki Gardener : Using a gardening metaphor, I drill down into the fine art of wiki facilitation. At the beginning of the project, Dave Cormier agreed to be my " critical friend." (Here are a few resources defining critical friends - here , here and here ). mmm… community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. This would have increased the scope of the project, of course. I said yes. Social Learning: Face-to-Face.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

This is when actual code is written in the CMS (via module or customization) which calls APIs on the CRM side to perform specific actions, such as adding records, syncing records, grabbing data, etc. Most of the tools that are used to do this integration are CMS modules or add-ons. Integration. mathew [link] 2 admin 01.15.09

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

You may need to begin with a small, low-risk listening project and share the feedback with others in your organization. The Art of Responding Engagement happens eventually. How to Comment like a Queen by Vicky Davis The Art of Responding by Beth Kanter 6. Tactical Module 1: Listening is the first step.

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APRIL 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #15: MPower Open CRM April 14, 2008 I am so far behind, it’s not funny. I’ve got to catch up. 3 Josiah Ritchie 04.16.08 You will have to wait for them to approve this.

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JULY 17, 2008

So far people have contributed everything from a Firefox extension that recommends social actions as you browse the web, to a Wordpress module that recommends social actions based on the content of a post, to a service that makes it super easy for companies to find, sponsor, and showcase charitable actions from various platforms at once.

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JULY 16, 2008

So far people have contributed everything from a Firefox extension that recommends social actions as you browse the web, to a Wordpress module that recommends social actions based on the content of a post, to a service that makes it super easy for companies to find, sponsor, and showcase charitable actions from various platforms at once.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 I wrote a blogging module into my web database project, Xina, more than 4 years ago. Such is life. So, here’s the post about Blogs, and their follow ons: podcasting and vlogging.

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JUNE 26, 2009

As a donor, you choose which project you would like your donation to support. frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Sound interesting?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come. 7 admin 04.07.09

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JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! Joomla does have an interesting history – it was the fork of a project (called Mambo). I haven’t spend enough time with Plone to really get a feel for it.

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JUNE 17, 2009

Environmental Groups Prompt EPA to Block Five Mountaintop Mining Projects For several years, Sierra Club , EarthJustice and Appalachian Voices have campaigned strongly to end mining projects that involve blasting away entire peaks, then dumping millions of tons of waste rock in the valleys below, causing permanent damage to the ecosystem.

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

You'll want to identify easy, simple first projects that flow from your organization’s internet marketing plan. Use the Rule of Thirds : (1/3 Web + 1/3 One Way + 1/3 Social) = Online Marketing Budget The rule of thirds is not an Einstein theory, it is actually comes to us from the art world.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Receive monthly updates 1 Comment | by Share Article Reader Comments (1) What sold me on this project was how you & John used existing tools to connect regular citizens with a non-profit on the fly. This article was written by Adrienne Royer, Director of Development and Communications at Girls Inc. of Chattanooga.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

A few months ago, I created a workshop called " Arts 2.0 " which was a strategic social media for arts organizations workshop. One thing lead to another and I directed him to the WeAreMedia project because the idea is that the conversation can become more than a brainstorming session or list of resources. Just explore!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2006

" These ideas might include pilot projects, commercial products and leadership initiatives that will improve the flow of information and news in the public interest. 60) Search « How can nonprofits make money off of this? The Foundation is intentionally being vague in their requests to stimulate creativity.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Special Events Fundraising Honorable Mention: CauseForce and Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger Winner: National Philanthropic Trust for the Susan B. They promoted the campaign through social media sites and raised $300k online within two months. Komen for the Cure race.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Response: Why Project Agape’s Causes > Second Life by Allan Benamer at Non-Profit Tech Blog on September 18, 2007 I’m having a REALLY tough time endorsing nonprofit ventures in Second Life simply because of one metric which is often overlooked: marginal cost of participation in a virtual world doesn’t decrease quickly enough.

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APRIL 22, 2009

We try to keep it light, informal, and funny -- providing helpful resources and interesting links, and being responsive to our followers, while also using it as a way to crowdsource and get buy-in and guidance on new projects.

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MARCH 4, 2008

What were your goals going into the project? frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" James OMalley: Why did you decide to host this competition?

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MARCH 3, 2008

What were your goals going into the project? frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" James OMalley: Why did you decide to host this competition?

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

Project Bread won the “Special Events Fundraising” prize for growing online donations 200% in two years, exceeding $1 MM in 2007. America’s Second Harvest won the “Online Fundraising Campaign” prize for their campaign in which people could select different food items (dairy, meat, etc.)

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APRIL 14, 2009

This article was written by Jen Nedeau, Project Manager at New Media Strategies and blogger. frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!"

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MAY 4, 2009

Thanks to the Internet, open data efforts, and open source software projects, a variety of free and low-cost tools are now available that allow NPO/community group staff to dive into mapping. Until recently, these tools were too complicated and expensive for most nonprofit staff to use. Only one team can prevail – who will it be?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Sometimes, its worth contacting a local university or technical college to see if your video would fit as a student project. Thats why we typically provide a registration module and track this info for our clients. They can get a donated or subsidized videographer and/or editor. The future is live.

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MAY 15, 2009

Organize projects, such as a volunteer beach cleanup activity. In the Google Earth case studies, the projects all had real world impact but they remained focused on that, and not on just using everything that maps can do. Think about what your trying to accomplish, then what kind of work, maintenance, and so forth will be required.

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MARCH 4, 2009

” 10) Find Your Voice And Know Your Audiences: While it’s important to determine the kind of voice you want your website content to project it’s also critical that you tailor each web section to your target audience. Eg “It was decided” is less engaging, and inspires less confidence, than ”We decided.”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology No more custom CMS! The other 15% might want or need a more specialized CMS (like OpenACS, or a proprietary one,) or might need some modules developed for them. February 18, 2008 This is a rant.

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AUGUST 16, 2008

I have used Youtube in some of my projects and so far I seen great results. frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" com , Inc.

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MAY 7, 2007

Also - we had a complete strategy around this project, from building the profile to building the friends list. 60) Search « Care2 in the Press: Dawn Gets Greener With Care2 | Main | New M+R Study: Online Fundraising Tactics -- What Works? We didnt just come up with the idea put up a page, then wait for people to come.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Make it easy and meaningful Network for Good offered these perennial tips in their holiday tips last season (paraphrased below): Make the gift real – tell donors in concrete terms the impact their gift will make (think Oxfam Unwrapped and the Heifer Project’s gift guide ).

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