Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Why is this good news for nonprofits? But they seem to realize that the key to their success is being open, and they are doing their best to move that into as many places as possible. And just like OpenSocial was a great answer to Facebook, this is a great answer to the iPhone.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Dave Domagala, Director of Customer Support . Adam Carey, Senior Director of Client Services, Salesforce Certified App Builder ? . It’s rare to work for a product company where every voice is considered when developing new or updating existing features. Banwar, Director of Enterprise Sales? . There’s a lot!

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). The previous 15 years of my career, I worked in higher education with access to a research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. My journey to become a fundraiser has paid off.

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

Smithsonian Associates (SA) , which annually presents 700+ classes and other educational and entertaining programs, made a hard fast pivot in June 2020, when it began to present all of its lectures and art courses as livestreamed programs on Zoom. She also is a Board Member of Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, as its Volunteer Director.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Before anything else, make sure you understand who your audience is, and what the goal of your message is — whether that is revenue, petition signatures, clicks, education, or anything else. You probably spend a lot of time thinking about your issue space, and closely following the news, and Being Online. Fair enough. How does it look?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Without a handbook, volunteers may feel disconnected and unsure of their role and responsibilities because once training is over, there are no materials for them to reference later. Training opportunities: At minimum, you need an orientation to go over information in the handbook. What about working off site?

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Twenty Hats

MAY 3, 2021

And how do you train co-workers who engage volunteers in this approach? Whenever I start working with a new colleague who will interact with volunteers, I always brief them on my ‘Iron Hug’ philosophy. Currently, Lisa Marie is on the Board with the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA) as the Outreach Director.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2012

Most recently, I was reminded of this as I live-tweeted an event for MomsRising put on by Latino civil rights organization the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). She collaborates with the organization’s campaign directors in reaching out to mothers through social media campaigns on the blogs, Facebook and Twitter.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2012

I wrote this article in response to several nonprofits that have been in the news lately, including one in my area. I believe that training can solve (or prevent) a multitude of Board problems. The Board of Directors of a nonprofit organization has the ultimate authority and responsibility for the organization. Problem #1.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

They can then pretend to be anyone – including your Executive Director or Director of Finance and send fake invoices or requests for money to all of your vendors, partners, even your donors. Every week I hear from a new nonprofit dealing with disaster from being hacked.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2012

I wrote this article in response to several nonprofits that have been in the news lately, including one in my area. I believe that training can solve (or prevent) a multitude of Board problems. The Board of Directors of a nonprofit organization has the ultimate authority and responsibility for the organization. Problem #1.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Get inspired, mark you calendars, and enjoy the latest round-up of NTEN Members making news. Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Thanks to twitter (hat tip to marshallk ), I learned about today’s big news: Google, Plaxo and Facebook joined the Data Portability working group. This is, of course, great news. I’ll keep you posted, for sure. Read/Write Web and TechCruch have good coverage of this.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Many organizations provide trainings, courses, and varied sorts of learning activities to their constituents. Increasingly, a wide variety of training opportunities are being delivered via LMS. Most proprietary LMS are geared specifically toward the college/university or corporate training markets, and are thus quite expensive.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. nptech member news Member Round Up Web Sites'

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

I’ll be on hiatus for about another week, and will have some long awaited new FOSS tools, as well as other posts that have been brewing for a while. { I’ll be on hiatus for about another week, and will have some long awaited new FOSS tools, as well as other posts that have been brewing for a while. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

It does make me think a lot about this whole space, and wonder if the fast moving train of Salesforce, and the slower moving trains of the open source alternatives, are beginning to bear down on the old guard, and how they will respond to them (or not, which would spell doom.) And yeah after reading the docs, I agree, it’s bad.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

I get Democracy Now, ABC politics, the Webb Alert (a daily geek news headlines show,) Bill Moyers Journal, and lots of others. You can search YouTube, Google video or about 10 other video sites, and make those searches a new channel. Miro is basically a video player, which can recognize RSS feeds, and automatically download videos.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Soon, we’ll be updating the primer , releasing a report on our survey, starting a training and consulting program, doing a webinar series … phew! And, I think I also get to educate the varied vendors and developers I’ve been in contact with. I’m spending about 1/2 of my time being Coordinator of NOSI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Do you have the news clippings of major events in your files? News release mentioning the benefactors. If you are with a job training program, maybe you make a bookmark that is focused on job interview tips. Free access to trainings or programs that normally have a fee. Mention the donor on the event web page.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Joining the NTEN Board August 7, 2007 Katrin, the Executive Director of NTEN, announced today that I’m joining the Board. (So So now’s my chance to blog about it!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

They’ve included some new features like a new personal homepage with things like “Company Updates&# – news about your company, and other business-friendly features. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 16, 2007

He has a recent article in “ Director Magazine &# which is a UK-based business magazine (no, I don’t read it, I just got the link from his blog,) entitled 10 tips for reducing burgeoning IT costs. Most of the 10 are applicable to nonprofit organizations (I’d skip the “Offshore work&# tip.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2008

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

More on that in a later post. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. More on that in a later post. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 3, 2008

I’m looking forward to talking about free and open source software to this audience. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I’m looking forward to talking about free and open source software to this audience. {

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

TechHire spans the corporate, nonprofit, government, and educational sectors and has the ambitious goal to "give Americans the opportunity they deserve, and the skills they need to be competitive in a global economy." "It's not just about training the young adults; it's about making them relevant to corporate America."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2008

Hat tip to Jon Stahl for the heads up. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Hat tip to Jon Stahl for the heads up. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Movable Type goes Open Source December 13, 2007 This is old news, sort of. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2008

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 20, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Health launches … and it’s not HIPAA compliant May 20, 2008 Yesterday, the big news is that Google Health launched.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

It might be interesting. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. It might be interesting. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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