Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. Why Open Source? Open source is not just about software distribution. Open source as a philosophy also promotes accessibility, transparency, inclusivity, open data, and integration with other tools. Mobile Strategies and Tips for Web and Email.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. The presentation is available on my wiki (it’s at the bottom.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I’ll do another few posts for other areas, like development, system maintenance, personal web presence, and writing. (If I have definitely noticed that I’ve been migrating a lot of functionality of things that I do to web-based apps of one type or another, and this is one example of that. It works for multiple projects.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 6, 2022

It is important to prioritize doing this as soon as possible as you can’t collect any data until this is in place which will hurt things like year over year comparisons. Here is the GA guide: Meet the next generation of Google Analytics.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. Drupal started out primarily as a web content development platform, with a strength in community features. Sites with deep integrations to CRM platforms and web services. As a user and developer of WordPress since 1.x

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2009

Our pals over at Idealware have just released a pretty comprehensive report comparing some open source content managment giants — WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone. Tools Web 2.0 Tools Web Building Web Building. The report is available once you register (for free) at Idealware's site.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Nonprofits don’t use e-commerce much, but I’ve had some experience (on both sides of the profit fence) doing e-commerce, and for some reason, shopping carts are intriguing me at the moment, and I figure its a good time to know what’s out there, especially in the open source shopping cart world. Open Cart – Also LAMP.

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Whole Whale

MAY 11, 2022

Shakespearean answer : If the topic of Google Analytics and all things web tracking feels like a foreign language and you’re more of a theatre person here is a quick Shakespearean summary of what is going on. First_open (app): when a user that hasn’t been to the web/app before opens a page. analytics.js). .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2012

The August GUIDE series, free educational webinars from Guide Creative focused on the importance of strategy, visual elements, and cues in successful nonprofit websites, is open for registration! comparison testing, and how to make small adjustments that can make a. Guide Creative is Blackbaud 's new design agency.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

If you’re running database applications (tracking donations, events, programs, clients) and want deep integration between your web content and your data, it is an approach that is hard to beat. What are the advantages?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 There are some interesting comparison’s out there – see Notmyself, Phil Crissman , and Jeff Croft for a good review of Ma.gnolia’s open API. Ma.gnolia seems better.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An organisation can register an account on M-Changa and within 5 minutes they’ll have their own web page to accept payments using Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and mobile money. This is because the process to open a bank account is very tedious in comparison to getting a sim card and adding cash through a local M-Pesa agent.

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Kenya Trend Mobile Giving 193

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2007

I received an embargoed press release in my email about Convio's Open Initiative. While I wouldn't know an API from Ape if it stood right in front of me beat its chest, but I have seen the results of open APIs in social media apps like Flickr. The most recent announcement is from Convio, which launched Convio Open. open API???

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

In addition to the detailed review of 11 systems -- including both proprietary and open source -- the report provides some helpful overview for approaching the CMS evaluation process in general, as well as some recommendations for making your selection process more focused and effective.

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Review Guide Comparison Open Source 72

Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The search platform itself states, “Google uses automated ranking systems that look at many factors and signals about hundreds of billions of web pages and other content in our Search index to present the most relevant, useful results, all in a fraction of a second.” Is TikTok or Instagram a true search engine in comparison to Google?

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Gyrus

AUGUST 24, 2016

Everywhere you look there are posts about millennials, mainly focusing on their abilities in comparison to their predecessors. We move to our smartphones, to our laptops, to the attached screens on our desk, and at any time we could have hundreds of active tabs open and ready for our immediate use. How to Train and Develop Millennials.

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Training Train Develop Comparison 80

Judi Sohn

JUNE 20, 2009

Evernote Web Clipper: Fully supported in Safari. Safari’s built-in Web Developer feature isn’t quite as intuitive, but when I just want to figure out which style is causing something to look funky, it more than does the job. Force new links from address and search bars to open in new tab. No, I can’t.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 20, 2009

Evernote Web Clipper: Fully supported in Safari. Safari’s built-in Web Developer feature isn’t quite as intuitive, but when I just want to figure out which style is causing something to look funky, it more than does the job. Force new links from address and search bars to open in new tab. No, I can’t.

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gMail Comparison Bookmarking Open 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk. The report isn’t about security, it’s a very, very broad comparison of the systems, with security as a very small component. More on that in a bit. Now the security issue.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Great web development environment, of course. I had come to chafe at the closed-ness of the whole system, but somehow the ease of use in comparison to the alternatives was addictive for a long time. It does feel a bit weird to use Windows sometimes, considering my years as an open source advocate.

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Ubuntu Alternative Comparison Phone 135

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

July 9, 2007 So I talk a lot about both open source software, and the preciousness of one’s own data. I tout the benefits of open source software. I hate to be so blunt, but it is true, at least in comparison to the ones on the Mac. Open source projects do get better. That’s open source, no?

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2011

Similar to “Like”, +1 is a button that allows a user to recommend a piece of web content to others by simply clicking on it. Unlike the “Like” button, the Google +1 button can be displayed not only on a web page, but within your search results as well, if you’re logged into a Google Account. Here’s where it gets cool.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. Drupal started out primarily as a web content development platform, with a strength in community features. Sites with deep integrations to CRM platforms and web services. As a user and developer of WordPress since 1.x

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Drupal WordPress Module AJAX 76

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 18, 2007

Microsoft this week has started saber-rattling against Linux and other open source projects, by suggesting that they infringe on 235 patents that they hold. Just threatening to sue, threatening to get license fees (which, for some open source projects would be a major problem) is enough to make people doubt the future of open source.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

An all-new and more open API (application programming interface), which means that web developers and a charity's own IT team can get data in and out of the system much more easily. See a comparison of other fundraising software available through TechSoup. Branded donation forms for your website. Mobile access to data.

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Blackbaud Comparison Database API 36

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Open Source Convio Nonprofit Hype 100

sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

Charity and Technology in the Online Universe This infographic from Mashable and Shane Snow puts social good into better context with donation numbers, growth charts, and some comparisons to its offline counterparts. Get the latest data on email open rates, social media usage, email churn, and more.

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Blackbaud Benchmark Nonprofit Chart 92

Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Watchitoo — The new tool behind the TechSoup NPlive web series offers video from many sources integrated with images, YouTube and social chat, Q&A, and webinar tools including a collaborative whiteboard. Tweetchats — A TweetChat room opens with a hashtag like our recent #NPtagging conversation. We think Watchitoo.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 4, 2011

There are a myriad of options, open source options are among the most popular, possibly the most popular. On the proprietary side, there are a number of options, and they fall into three categories: Single-source proprietary custom CMS (from one web shop, or web host).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

In December, Fast Company published an article called " The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 " featuring about a dozen amazing women who work in the Web 2.0 is an online engagement strategist for World Resources Institutes and in her spare time writes a blog about using metrics for nonprofit web advocacy. Laura Whitehead.

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Technology Companies Netsquared Social Media 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Integrate your blog /web site content via Blog RSS Feed Reader. They do this with compelling imagery, a simple form and the ability to get to their main web site. Open rates and click-throughs are holding steady. Open rates and click-throughs are holding steady. Stand up 2 Cancer. Why is this important? Awesome, I know.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

I mentioned in my “chat” with the crowd at the opening session that the innovation in the Convio client base is 10x what it was just a few years ago. Just comparing the work of our clients and partners at our Innovator Awards ceremony from two years ago is an apples to oranges comparison.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

In comparison, this was a shorter time amount of time, different instructional styles across faculty, and the overall frame was social innovation. One of the things that I do before I teach this workshop is look at the participant's social media ant trails by looking at their web sites, twitter streams, Facebook and YouTube.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Currently, he's blogging about his Web Office experiment which is well worth following. The two week long ' Great Web Office ' experiment was inspired by IT Redux's Office 2.0 The question are web 2.0 You can read about the 'web office 2.0' You can read about the 'web office 2.0' So, tell me about your Office 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Crowdsourcing consists of principles, processes and platforms to get things done and usually involves an open call to a group of people online – the “crowd.” Aliza Sherman is a veteran Web entrepreneur, author and commentator on digital, social and mobile. The Types of Crowdsourcing. Is different better?

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