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Joining the NTEN Board

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Joining the NTEN Board August 7, 2007 Katrin, the Executive Director of NTEN, announced today that I’m joining the Board. (So Good move on NTEN’s part! Congrats to everybody!

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What software freedom means to me

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What software freedom means to me June 25, 2008 I got some interesting comments on the last post about Linux desktops. The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1).

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How to find out about free and open source software

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

How do you go about finding out whether it’s the right software, and whether the project has a healthy community, since you don’t want to adopt a project that doesn’t? Send queries to nonprofit tech lists for experiences and information, like nosi-discussion , nten-discuss , riders-tech , and others. Be Helpful.

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Last Week for the 11NTC Scholarship Auction - New and Improved Software!

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We know the auction software hasn't been ideal, but we've worked with the developers to get it back up to speed after their redesign. We have several in the arts category, including: Colors Over Capital: Donated by Fertile Photography. Savor your memories of the 2011 NTEN conference in Washington D.C.

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Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal

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On the recent NTEN community call someone asked the panel to name 5 vendors (other than Blackbaud and Convio) to whom we’d send a CRM system RFP for a $100 million nonprofit. Software alone seldom gets the job done. There were few full solutions designed for large nonprofits to begin with.

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Multiple Platform Social Media Strategies: Recap from #StateandMain14

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The beautiful murals you''ll find throughout the streets of Philadelphia provided a perfect backdrop for this gathering of nonprofit arts professionals. NTEN Member and Social Media Strategist, Lyndal Cairns , moderated the panel, and helped put together this blog post. Community engagement. Do you have tools to recommend?

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Find me in my “office”

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. So, come join me. Be Helpful.