Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Tips and Tools to Doll Up Your Data | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). Phoenix, Arizona: Data Management: What Nonprofits Need to Know. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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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. and licensing models.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

All of the content produced and published by the New York State Senate is published under a Creative Commons license. In San Francisco, datasf.org aggregates raw data from over 140 city departments, making it available to any member of the public, for any reason. If the data can contribute to the conversation, share it.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2012

While it may be tempting to move to the cloud because of your free 10 Salesforce licenses or free Google Apps account, it's critical to answer the question: Why migrate? At its core the “cloud” is a scalable architecture that allows data to be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. Community IT Innovators.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The security measures taken in a data center managed by world-class security engineers would most likely beat the measures that most non-data-center organizations can afford to take. Be sure you know all of the costs: Licensing. Tags: Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN. What about security?”…you you might ask.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Toronto, Ontario: Sharing Data and Open Data for Nonprofit Organizations — Beginners Workshop. Toronto, Ontario: Taking the Next Step with Data Sharing and Open Data (Intermediate Workshop).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

Watch a replay of our Harness the Power of Your Data with CRM video to learn how CRM can increase your charity's impact. Read TechSoup's Guide to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Editions and Licensing and find out how you can implement Microsoft's donated CRM program at your nonprofit. In search of a new CRM tool ?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Yes, it might be surprising, but I got a friendly email from fellow NTEN Board Member Steve McLaughlin, who also happens to be head of all things internet (more formally, Director, Internet Solutions) at Blackbaud. But you know me, I fall for shiny, especially when it comes to data. She’s talking about Blackbaud?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Highlights this month include website accessibility in Portland, Oregon; project management in Boston, Massachusetts; and data visualization in Las Vegas, Nevada. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Find your local #Tech4Good group.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

I had a brief conversation by email with Cory Doctorow , a science fiction author who is also a copyleft activist, who releases everything he writes with a CC license. He suggested, basically, find the publisher first, then talk about the license second. I did a webinar for NTEN on it – ReadyTalk worked just fine.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Open Data Day — Google+ Hangout. Austin, Texas: NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference #15NTC. Busia, Kenya: Open Data Day. Busia, Kenya: Open Data Day. Image Name: Author / License.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

No administration fees, no license checking, no running out of licenses for larger organizations, nothin’ Download it and put it on every desktop and get rid of that license manager thingy. It’s stable, feature rich, uses open standards, reads and writes MS files, and, did I mention it’s free?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

They expect to make up the difference in revenue that they got from licenses from services sold to a greater number of organizations that would not have been customers otherwise. I hope that they decide to go with an OSI approved license (they are currently using their own, which is a modification of the Apache license.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Is our current database meeting our data, tracking and process needs? Leverage the SMALL ORG ADVANTAGE by looking for donated or discounted licenses. Special thanks to Holly Ross at NTEN and John Merritt at the YMCA of San Diego County for adding their insight to this article. Do we have the right tools to fundraise?

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2009

Sample tweet: " We must finish paper on Iraq economic vision- but assumptions made so far risky and not verified with available data!" Creative Commons wants to hear how you use their license. Tags: NPTech NTEN. " So, who will be the first nptechie to crack the list?

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Doing a Data Dive to Find Data About Children and Families. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB and MKI Training: Sharing Your Success: Visualizing Outcomes Data. Austin, Texas: Google Digital Inclusion Fellowship — NTEN, Skillpoint, and Austin Free-Net.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Vancouver, British Columbia: 2017 Vancouver Open Data Day Hackathon. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How to Do More with the Nonprofit Data You Already Have. Image 1 : NTEN / CC BY-NC-SA.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Can we build a library of OpenSocial applications that have open source licenses? And fine grained access control to what data goes through to which other individuals. Data silos are bad, as mentioned in the quote on Beth’s blog. And in this case, the value is in the data, not in the source of the application(s) using it.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Toronto, Ontario: Getting Down and Dirty with Data: Data Management Protocol Workshop. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Kitchener, Ontario: Data Migration Strategies.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Vancouver, British Columbia: Mapping Your Data: Palantirs of the Digital Age. Morrisville, North Carolina: Data! IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Portland, Oregon: NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Cleveland, Ohio: Tableau Tutorial: Free Data Visualization for Nonprofits. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

The top three technology challenges for respondents are building websites, managing data, and fundraising. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

It would not be as cost-effective (and thus, not produce as much profit) if these SaaS developers had to pay license fees for the software they use (besides the fact that these are the most stable and robust platforms to build upon.) Non Profits should never feel that their data is being held hostage.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Washington, DC: DC Action Data Sprint. New York, New York: Data Storytelling and Data Visualization for Nonprofits. Washington, DC: Fair Labor Association Weekend Data Sprint.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2014

We have scheduled our next theme month, on open data , for February and will gather the U.S. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Image Name: Author / License. We also distributed a simple 12-step guide in English , French , and Spanish.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Oxford, United Kingdom: Turning Consumer Data to Competitive Advantage. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Upcoming Events. Monday, February 29, 2016. Central and South America.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Boston, Massachusetts: DataBasic Intro Workshop — Learn 3 New Tools for Finding Stories in Data. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Upcoming NPTech In-Person Events.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Yaoundé, Cameroon: Cloud Network: A Tool for Open Data and Smart Visualisation Of Data. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. John Kaama School. John Kaama School.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

In the absence of systematically collected data, nobody would ever know. Data systems have come a long way from unwieldy Excel spreadsheets and calculators. There are some key elements to look for when your organization is ready to evaluate a performance management data system. Is it easy to enter data?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Ever wanted to use open data in support of your advocacy campaigns? This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Image Name: Author / License. Or learn how to use Excel better? Need help finding the right WordPress plugin for your website?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Taipei, Taiwan: Data for Social Good - ???????????. Image Name: Author / License. Get social at an NGO Ho Ho in Vancouver and Victoria or join Pittsburgh's Bagels & Bytes for its annual party.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Taipei, Taiwan: Data for Social Good - ???????????. Image Name: Author / License. Get social at an NGO Ho Ho in Vancouver and Victoria or join Pittsburgh's Bagels & Bytes for its annual party.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Find and Use Public Data Effectively. Dubai: 4,000 potential members.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

When data is stuck on servers, web publishing is slow and centralized. When your stakeholders can't chew on, discuss, and disseminate your data and messages, transparency can't happen. More and more of our data is in the cloud, or accessible via APIs. You need to do that with your own data. You can do it, too!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 18, 2005

There is a new, interesting project under Creative Commons license. It looks pretty amazing – and a great testament to what open source licensing can do for creative work. { It looks pretty amazing – and a great testament to what open source licensing can do for creative work. {

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