Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants October 30, 2006 This Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has given me a chance to read some blogs I don’t usually get to read, since I’m so often focused in the tech field.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. at 10:14 pm Good carnival! Be Helpful.

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MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. at 10:14 pm Good carnival! Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. Being an independent consultant was, for me, a way to feel like I was using my skills for the greater good. I’ve been doing this work for more than 10 years now, full time for about seven of those years. And, I think I did that.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Please join NTEN in welcoming our new Lead Organizers, Dave Tinker (Pittsburgh, PA) and James Porter (Denver, CO) for Tech Clubs and Dar Veverka (Baltimore, MD), and Jonea Agwa (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) for online groups. What do you appreciate/like the most about NTEN and the NTEN Community? Jonea Agwa.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Better Late than Never May 15, 2007 This carnival is a day late, unfortunately. Getting construction work done on your house will make life difficult sometimes. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

NTEN Members never fail to inspire us. There''s a terrific schedule of sessions and an all-star lineup of speakers (including NTEN Members, Steve McDonell of ACHIEVA and Beth Kanter ) planned for the Bayer Center for Nonprofits '' upcoming Tech Now Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Two words: photo booth. 500 list this year!

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Flickr: ePublicist A recent discussion thread on NTEN's main community email list really hit something home for me. NTEN member Sean Watson brought up his concern about the lack of staffing around, and interest in, "business processes" in most nonprofit organizations. My team would be brought in and asked 'How do we do this better?'

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2014

The NTEN community is filled with amazing individuals who change the world every day. Lynn has served NTEN in so many ways, but before NTEN was a community and an organization she was working at the intersection of the technology and nonprofit sectors. and Riverside Software Inc., and Riverside Software Inc.,

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

NTC is designed for all roles in nonprofit technology, from board members and staff to volunteers, consultants, and vendors. Cost: 2024 ticket prices have not yet been released, but NTEN members receive discounted ticket prices for NTC.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

By Margaux Pagán, Director of Strategic Fundraising, DonorFuse , and Tim Sarrantonio, Account Consultant, Z2 Systems. You may also hear this referred to as “Online”, “Hosted”, or “Web Based” software. There is a fair amount of discussion about the “cloud” when it comes to nonprofits and their technological next steps.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

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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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

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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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Post-Implementation Salesforce Success Consultant. Longshore Consulting. Technology projects succeed or fail at our organizations when staff members choose to use and leverage the system, software, or tool we have so carefully selected, purchased, customized, and implemented. Missy Longshore.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Member Appreciation Month is in full swing here at NTEN! This week''s webinars—all free to NTEN members—include: Tuesday, November 12, 11:00 am PT: Ready, Fire, Aim! While you''re at it, why not grab a member badge and display your NTEN members street cred with pride? It''s not too late to join NTEN or renew your membership.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Member Appreciation Month is in full swing here at NTEN! This week''s webinars—all free to NTEN Members—include: Tuesday, November 12, 11:00 am PT: Ready, Fire, Aim! While you''re at it, why not grab a member badge and display your NTEN Member street cred with pride? It''s not too late to join NTEN or renew your membership.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 11, 2009

This list came from my head, my bookmarks, and lists compiled by NTEN and Idealware for their donor management software surveys (and I’m not certain all of these are actually donor databases). Allegiance Software, Inc. Compton Fundraising Consultants. nFocus Software. Summit Software. Telosa Software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

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.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 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 #14: SugarCRM March 27, 2008 Since I’ve been covering CRMs for the webinar today, I figured I’d switch categories on my free and open source software list. 2 admin 04.20.08

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

It’s been nearly five years since the first release of Idealware’s Consumers Guide to Donor Management Systems report, and two years since Idealware and NTEN last partnered to update the report. We think it’s indispensable reading for any organization that wants to stay informed on the donor management software marketplace.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

And if you need a little inspiration, then look no further than your fellow NTEN community members, some of whom have recently received recognition for their work. Their consulting services focus on cloud-based technology solutions serving nearly 500 organizations. In Q2, the company grew its year-over-year revenue by more than 130%!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology I’m hosting the carnival next week April 11, 2008 (Photo by frankienose ) I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants here, next week. So send in your best of the week! { Be Helpful.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Flickr Photo by Happysmurfday Over the past couple of years, we've released reports on Donor Management Software , Content Management Systems , and CRMs. You will need to know the names of the software that you are using to evaluate it properly. Tags: CMS CRM data ecosystem dms NPTech NTEN. Managing Volunteers.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2015

Also announced was the winner of this year''s Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest , an annual award of a $10,000 cash grant to one individual who has created or led an effort to create an open source software product of significant value to the nonprofit sector and movements for social change.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

It’s such an interesting space, and there are some really intriguing things happening with software in that space. NTEN is trying to get a handle on all of this, and find out what people use, and how much they like what they use. I can’t wait to get my grubby little fingers on the data on CiviCRM and Salesforce. Be Helpful.

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APRIL 23, 2008

April 23, 2008 NTEN is doing some great work getting information about the use of different kinds of tools in the sector, and how people are using them. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Rate your CMS! and how they like them. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits June 11, 2008 The Tides Foundation is accepting applications for the 2008 Antonio Pizzigati prize , a $10,000 annual award for outstanding contributions to software in the public interest. You go girl!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Also, it coincides with a new installation of Drupal for my consulting website , using the same basic template (called “ Blueprint “). September 22, 2008 I changed my Word Press theme, mostly because I was getting a bit tired of the old one, and wanted something really simple. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology If it’s good enough for the Navy … March 13, 2008 In a surprising move, the US Navy will stop buying proprietary hardware and software, and only buy open systems. This could be a watershed moment.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. Actually, a client had a grant proposal, and it included the consultant’s “theory of practice&# which of course is something that most organizational development/effectiveness type consultants have, but rather few technology consultants have.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Following are just a few words of advice from the NTEN Community. While I'm sure your organization has never made a major tech purchase decision because you "have a volunteer/consultant who knows it," it's possible that a sticker price of free ("Free!") Images: NTEN. Hour of Code = Hour of Awesome!

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2014

Software Developer Consultant. Shane Russell. ThoughtWorks. iBeacons are the first mainstream technology to provide indoor location information to phones. Check out the experiment that the team at ThoughtWorks did to test the performance of iBeacons, and learn about its potential applications for nonprofits.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2014

StreamLink Software. Combine that with the weighty responsibilities of board members—which include rallying community support, spearheading fundraising efforts, and bringing invaluable strategic consult to the table—and low board engagement can put your organization’s future in jeopardy. Find your portal to better Board engagement.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 24, 2008

I want to give huge props to Holly and all of the NTEN crew for putting on a fabulous conference. And, as a member of the NTEN board, I’m really proud of what’s been accomplished. It’s the NTEN community that provides all the magic at the conference. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Holly 03.24.08

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Simply put, the cloud by its very nature offers you better, more effective software solutions while saving your organization time, money and effort. Someone else handles making the software go. It is hard to build open APIs into software created before the invention of Open APIs. David Geilhufe, NetSuite, Inc. Just do it.

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