Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you’re not “ all signs point to go ,” it may be time to either hang up your shingle or look around and see what other problems you might address. Here are signs your work may be in the danger (red) or caution (yellow) zone, rather than full speed ahead (green) zone: Your budget has stayed the same for quite some time, or it has shrunk.

Artist 114

Artist Nonprofit Arts Culture 114

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans.

Accessibility 135

Accessibility eBook People Copyright 135

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Its staff members do lots of things, including (but definitely not limited to!). Outside of work he loves movies, live music, and especially theater. Bob goes to the theater at least twice each month as well as going to see Americana blues live music. He rarely has a hard time getting in to a show.

Phone 36

Phone Service Voice Americorp 36

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

A few times a year, I share something outside of the tech enterprise field on the Beneblog. The Definition of a Gentleman Eulogy for James R. Ever resourceful, Bill grabbed one of dad’s business cards and wrote out the following quotation: It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain.

South Carolina 100

South Carolina Michigan Music Awareness 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

There are a number of reasons for my deciding to slowly leave the Macintosh platform: I want to focus more energy and time on free and open source platforms – I might donate what I would have spent on Leopard to some deserving projects. Music converters: [link] [link] [link] 3 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07

Ubuntu 100

Ubuntu Open Source Music Ipod 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

I had a chance to collaborate with every type of art form, arts management programs, arts education, and individual artists. I first heard the phrase ten years ago from a long-time nonprofit technology colleague, Andrew Gianni. .&# It resonated. I had not planned to work in the nonprofit sector.

Maslow 98

Maslow Yemen Artist Arts 98

.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

Understand the Context Before considering Jane and Amy’s ideas, it’s helpful to have some context about this bot that so effortlessly hooks users into time-melting conversations. AI models use algorithms to recognize patterns, learn from specific sets of data, and provide responses based on that education.

Model 221

Model Language Images Associations 221

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology. You can share these Blists.

Tools 100

Tools Widget Open Source RSS 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

How much time generally passes between major or minor releases? Rule of thumb: projects that haven’t had minor releases in a year or more are definitely in danger of becoming projects that are no longer under development. How busy is it? How easily or quickly does it seem that questions get answered? When was the last release?

Open Source 100

Open Source Software Open Free 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

SaaS is not, by definition either proprietary or open source. Other times it is more important to have an open API or an app that is properly designed for plug-ins or extensions. at 3:23 am I think your definition of SaaS is aspirational rather than factual. But the real story is much more complicated. 3 Jon Biedermann 09.25.08

Open Source 100

Open Source Open API Software 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 9, 2007

I figured it was time to give my final assessment. Here are the good things: Even macs get weird sometimes, especially if they’ve been on for a long time. The only time I shut down this laptop is when I’m taking it somewhere, which is relatively rarely. I love apt-get/aptitude. coming out in October.

Ubuntu 100

Ubuntu Open Source Calendar Integration 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

I still haven’t figured out how to get higher resolution on my laptop screen, but that’s mostly due to lack of time trying to get it to work. It’s definitely worth a listen. I did a webinar for NTEN on it – ReadyTalk worked just fine. I need to figure out a good network configuration.

Open Source 100

Open Source Ubuntu Laptop Audio 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Setup of all three has a one time fee. Some definitely cool stuff I’ll have to have a look at. { This is not only cool from the perspective of the integration of two great open source web apps, but it also is a very interesting business model. The hosting costs, if you don’t qualify for free hosting, are pretty reasonable.

Kintera 100

Kintera Open Source Wiki Open 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 5, 2007

I spent lots of time reading the reviews (many of which were BAD), but we decided to plunk down the dough (lots of it) and go for it. Shell sessions are basically not doable, unless I am amazingly patient – the 4 second latency is definitely a problem in that case. It bounced back up a couple of times. We got Hughesnet.

Open Source 100

Open Source Technorati RSS Tech 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Quick definition Cloud computing is basically running applications on the web via “Software as a Service (SaaS)&#. What you should do Make an assessment – will using this online tool really save money or time, or facilitate collaboration in ways that is not possible with local apps?

AJAX 134

AJAX Application Open Source Plugin 134

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2007

I’m taking time off to work on science fiction writing! { at 10:56 am Dear Michelle, You definitely have a great sense of humor! It’s enjoyable writing them, and also writing them for a non-US audience (although I’m sure plenty of US folks take advantage of their amazing resource.)

Open Source 100

Open Source Massachusetts Consultant Tech 100

NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

In the midst of inexplicable tragedy, my personal definition of the social web got rocked. The American Red Cross is mentioned more than 1,000 times per day on the social web. On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. social tools + people = lives saved. .

Disaster 89

Disaster Haiti Los Angeles Social Media 89

Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! Europe’s highest court in a ruling against Google has decided that search engines should allow online users to be “forgotten” after a certain time by erasing links to web pages unless there are particular reasons not to erase that information.

News 54

News Technology Hunger Europe 54

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

I got involved in Linux a long time ago. I left academia to do that sort of thing with nonprofits full time. It leveled the playing field, so that an organization without many resources could do what at that time, required a lot of resources. So here goes. The old site is still up on the Wayback Machine.

Software 100

Software Open Source Articulate Comment 100

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. The possibilities are endless!

Ideas 52

Ideas People Local Classes 52

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

It has been fun, in many ways, but I’ve not figured out the utility for me in terms of my work, although others have had a better time of it. I’ve been slowly but surely realizing that the time and energy I’m putting into Facebook is likely benefiting Facebook more than it is benefiting me. 6 Joe 09.01.07

Linkedin 100

Linkedin Facebook Social Network Open Source 100

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

bbcon 2019 last month in Music City was the biggest and best one yet, breaking the record with over 3,000 attendees from close to 1,700 unique organizations. I think you’ll agree once it’s complete that a deduplication project is a very worthwhile investment in time, money, and staff morale-boosting.

Impact 28

Impact Help Foundation Atlanta 28

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

He thinks that time-based billing is bad. On one hand, he feels that consultants should base their fees on the value they bring to the consulting relationship, not the time spent. But some of his ideas are interesting, especially the notion of setting the fees on the value you bring, rather than the time you spend.

Review 100

Review Open Source Consultant Profit 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

It is made up of people who are techically-oriented, largely affluent, and largely spend inordinate amounts of time in contact with electronic devices. Should they spend a bit of time tying their RSS feed (if they have one) to a twitter account? We are still in innovator phase here, not even early adopters have signed on.

Twitter 100

Twitter Nonprofit Demographics Open Source 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

It definitely focuses a lot on the eye candy, which is nice, actually – I like that the admin interface is pretty. Eventually, I might know them well enough to write one, but at the rate my spare time keeps going right now, I don’t hold out a lot of hope for intense blogging time in my future. So I like Joomla.

Drupal 100

Drupal Open Source NTC Open 100

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

I’m your host, Randy Hawthorne, Executive Director of Nonprofit Hub, an educational resource for nonprofits. There, you’ll find all of the education we provide in podcasts, classes, webinars, a print magazine, and online articles that are published throughout the week. MUSIC: Sleepy Eyed Thoughts by Bernardus.

Influence 34

Influence Podcast Campaign Social Media 34

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Human beings use metaphors all the time to understand the world, and to frame it. " Software uses metaphors all the time as well. at 7:57 pm Interesting that you and Jamie are thinking similar things at the same time: [link] 2 Katrin 10.11.06 at 9:48 am Yes, this is all definitely worth a longer conversation.

Open Source 100

Open Source Software Profit Process 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

The organization wants to capture the demographic details, as well as make sure that data is synchronized with the data they might already have on that web user, so they can track their constituents over time. All of these strategies take time and resources, but of different kinds. Some CRMs still don’t have openAPIs.

Integration 100

Integration API Drupal Open Source 100

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It’s a time when we’re encouraged to think of others and those enduring the hardships of life in a world which gets physically and mentally more testing. Understanding the broadest possible definition of the giving season is a great way to grow as a nonprofit leader. Why is this?

Culture 107

Culture Mind Campaign Saba 107

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

You basically have to either decide which site has your loyalty, and then stay with that one (or spend a lot of time importing and exporting and double/treble/quadruple bookmarking. Bookmarking saves me time, for sure. bookmarks to ma.gnolia.) It should be interesting to see how this plays out. Does it really connect me to people?

Bookmarking 100

Bookmarking Web Social API 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

This is because all providers start out with some personal experiences or biases, and most are too busy taking care of clients to spend lots and lots of time gaining new expertise in a broad range of topics – they need to focus. Most of the time, for clients, this doesn’t matter. Ubuntu is based on Debian).

Ubuntu 100

Ubuntu Technology Open Source Course 100

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / Less than $200. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance. Leadership. Accounting / @nysscpa. Accounting.

Calendar 177

Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

At the same time, these diseases also, we believe, relate to the overall health and vitality and productivity of the community. Heart disease is the number one killer in the community, and diabetes is number two, and if you combine all of the diet-related chronic diseases that are in the community, it makes up over half of the mortality rate.

People 43

People Podcast Oakland Local 43

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Time to find a fundraising solution that can’t be bought August 6, 2007 Blackbaud , which is one of the big gorillas in the CRM/Fundraising space bought a littler guy, eTapestry.

Open Source 100

Open Source Blackbaud Time Fundraising 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t want to start a race to the top of the Nonprofit 25 – where organizations start spending more time worrying about their position on that list, and less time feeding people. Even if Allan’s vision does become reality some time in the future, why rush to present your figures now. Allan assumes two points here.

Stats 100

Stats Web Statistics NTEN 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Session Description: With portable music players, smart phones, and cheap bandwidth everywhere, more and more online marketers are turning to podcasting as a powerful way to extend the reach of their brands and engage supporters. well educated demographic, avg income over 100K. Soundboards - definitely not necessary.

Podcast 123

Podcast Support Files Audio 123

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

You can listen to it on the little player below, on the Big Vision Podcast website , or download it from the iTunes Music Store. They have increased sales, learn how to export, and can also grow their businesses at the same time. I definitely made to-do lists about what I had to get done to get it underway and going. I have two.

Interview 66

Interview India Artist United States 66