Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Look at ohloh.net – they have great info on most projects – how many developers, lines of code, how active development activity is. 1 trackback } Nonprofit Communications » Blog Archive » Nonprofit How To’s @ This Week’s Carnival 09.26.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

Amy and I have noticed how our usage of RSS and social bookmarking seems to be less. Some of the best info I come across is flowing through Twitter and I stamp it for later, but I am missing an easy means to get back to it. Hashtags.org then aggregates all the tweets using a given tag and publishes an RSS feed. Enter Hashtags.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

If you want good info, there is a great book by a fellow Linuxchix , called “ Beginning GIMP &# by Akkana Peck. I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! GIMP is a very full-featured image manipulation program. Just about all of what Photoshop does, it does.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

As we can see, the most widely used social media site is Facebook, and in last, blogs. The 140-character limit to each post means that content has to be concise and much more in "the now," than say, a blog post. Beth Kanter's blog: Beth's Blog. Jayne Cravens: Coyote Communications.

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JUNE 10, 2011

Maybe you’ve also taken the next step of strengthening your stakeholder community by engaging in back and forth dialog online – whether in existing social spaces like blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, or in a custom built online community. Peter Campbell leveraged RSS to pull the tagged items into nptech.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Test Forms - Test donation and email subcription forms to be sure that funds are processed properly and contact info transfers to your database. Test Social Buttons – You’ve got links to your social profiles and social sharing buttons on your site and blog posts, right?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

I found this by way of one of my favorite new blogs, Lifehacker. It gives you all of the necessary stats: page hits, visits, referrers, some nice geographical info, etc. at 8:08 am I have been using Site Meter since my blog was born mid-July, but many articles tout the superiority of Google Analytics. 4 admin 08.05.09

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

There have been lots of blog posts about Spock, mostly negative. 2 trackbacks } Change » Blog Archive » Profile aggregators 12.18.07 at 12:39 am Spokeo connects people from different networks together, just like how RSS readers connect disjoint blogs into one united Blogosphere. Then, for the creepy part.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2007

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond. I have one blog post here. Paul Webster from the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action a partner with the ICT Hub pinged me about his blog. Although I do have a couple of uneasy feelings about blog spontaneity. ll blog it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

at 9:58 am Thanks, much, for that info, Mike. I’ve found Ingres to be the kind of database that “just works&# on Linux and Windows (as well as lots of non-nonprofit platforms like HP-UX and AIX)… not just for developers, but for companies that are left holding the bag long after they’re gone.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

at 9:58 am Thanks, much, for that info, Mike. I’ve found Ingres to be the kind of database that “just works&# on Linux and Windows (as well as lots of non-nonprofit platforms like HP-UX and AIX)… not just for developers, but for companies that are left holding the bag long after they’re gone.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2011

Contact info & description. Also on the overview tab you can add your nonprofit’s Twitter account and your blog’s RSS feed. And now, after that long intro, here’s the four things I’m suggesting you do today to your organization’s LinkedIn page (make sure you claim it first). Social Media.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

If you are a provider, please feel free to email me if you want more info or help and support in moving forward. I’m really interested in helping technology providers get up to speed, so that the amount of support available for nonprofits using Linux (and open source in general) increases.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Betsy Harman, on Beth's Blog. Share others' info relevant to your work. You can then save those searches as RSS feeds, or in the application you use for Twitter. All the info covered in the report applies to commercial, for-profit enterprises, but there's a lot to be applied to the non-profit world as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

AFP Blog points the Mindblizzard Blog story about how the Dutch Red Cross will begin fundraising in Second Life using Yike Strum , a top model, as their Red Cross ambassador. " Best Engaging Communities " a large collection of best-practices info and case studies about managing online communities found by Ian Wilker.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

6 trackbacks } The Webinar Blog 08.23.07 at 7:32 pm Change » Blog Archive » Web conferencing redux 12.08.07 at 12:32 pm Hi Michelle, Our Social Media Director came across your blog this morning, and passed the link along to me. 6 trackbacks } The Webinar Blog 08.23.07 they can read about it at [link].

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JUNE 26, 2009

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DECEMBER 8, 2008

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JANUARY 15, 2009

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!" Gather demographic info if you don’t already have it. “10 Fast Tips…”] 6.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Besides, the sole mission of this blog is … well, a blog. :-) As far as NOSI is concerned, NOSI might indeed be one of those small minority of nonprofits where the web site metrics do in fact have some measure of relationship to our mission. How many people are reading our materials in their RSS readers? 2 admin 09.18.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

I usually do simple Twitter searches and @replies, comment on blogs, but are there better ways or a general hierarchy of effective strategies? I know that Beth has some great recommendations on paid listening services that she mentioned in the forum, but Twitter search RSS feeds to a Google Reader can provide some great insights.

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MARCH 30, 2007

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!" Big thanks to Erin and Jill for sending us the info! To create a new comment, use the form below.

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MAY 31, 2007

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!" Thanks for the info! May 31, 2007 | Amien Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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MARCH 23, 2009

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!" Thanks tons for sharing this info. Number 4 in particular is an SEO tip that many people overlook.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2006

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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MARCH 4, 2009

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!" John February 26, 2009 | John Haydon I recently came across your blog and have been reading along.

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APRIL 26, 2007

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!" So check out MobileActive.org for more info and start warming up those thumbs.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

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!" » Thursday Sep 20 2007 Did You Miss The Online Holiday Fundraising Season?

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MAY 31, 2007

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MAY 29, 2007

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

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!" Thats why we typically provide a registration module and track this info for our clients.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

at 6:56 pm Top 10 blog posts of 2008 :: Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 12.26.08 Granted this post is a bit old, and cake has matured quite a bit even over such a short period of time, but I figured it’d be nice to share more info for any of your readers. Yes, I am biased towards cake) :) 8 Kevin 02.19.09

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2005

While checking my links in Technorati last month, I came across a link from a blog named "Darkstar.org" and wasn't sure who it was. Are you maintaining a personal or organizational blog? I still keep a blog. Darkstar.org and a surfing blog. (BK Do you think there is a value in blogging for nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Has rss capability. asked our chapters if it was valuable to them in telling their story and getting info out, made adjustments based on their feedback. . Collected hundreds of “thanks” from people affected via Twitter and regular channels saying the info we provided on newsroom helped them navigate their situation better.

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MAY 27, 2010

They built an iGoogle dashboard and fed RSS feeds based on information they were seeking in online social networks. Then, grab the search RSS feed and add it to your iGoogle. Post your commenting policy on your Fan Page's info tab. Now, anyone can log in to monitor this. If you delete something, tell your fans. Be transparent.

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MAY 25, 2007

Widgets are little applications that live on some other page on the web, where the info in the widget comes from some server somewhere else. My Google home page has a weather widget, clock widget and of course RSS feed widget. See Marshall Kirkpatrick’s nice overview of this on the SplashCast blog. You know all about that.

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