Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

That shows up in user’s news feeds, and in their profile. Also, if a friend agrees, their activities around a particular product (like, say, a movie rental) will show up on their news feeds. Is Facebook the right network for you. Individuals can become “fans&# of that product or organization. Well, it depends.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

A story about Rapleaf in Clickz (a newsletter for online marketers) says this : Rapleaf allows you to quickly and inexpensively find out the social networking footprint of those you’re marketing to. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Keep track of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants, no matter which blog is hosting, by subscribing to the Carnival feed. { Maybe it’s time for me to go out and find some blue and yellow clothes. 2 trackbacks } Nonprofit Communications » Blog Archive » Nonprofit Carnival of T-Day Treats 11.19.07 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

I need to figure out a good network configuration. There’s been some interesting activity in the realm of women in open source. I’ll keep you posted on URLs and feeds. { I’ll keep you posted on URLs and feeds. { I’ll keep you posted on URLs and feeds. { Be Helpful.

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MAY 14, 2013

Online social networking was just being born. To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. "Similar to their corporate counterparts, nonprofits are discovering that they can increase their effectiveness while maintaining lower operating costs by utilizing Web-based and open source tools.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Google has a number of partners, including social network sites like LinkedIn, Friendster and Ning, as well as Salesforce, which does have very interesting implications given the increasing use of Salesforce in the nonprofit sector. Basically, if the more social network sites that adopt OpenSocial, the more open the whole thing gets.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2007

Open source software, like kittens, take care and management. Other projects take more care and feeding, and you might have to take it to the vet. But then, you own it – you can do much more. 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

OCTOBER 9, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Getting Naked: Being human and transparent October 9, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. Sorry it’s a day late. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

Sure, I’d love to see more nonprofits move from sending their newsletters out by email, to getting them into an RSS feed, which I can choose to look at, or not. Some of Web 2.0, though is more hype than useful. How many nonprofits really need to have a blog? Anyway, I’ll have more to say about Web 2.0 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

Like Holly wrote, blogs and RSS readers (I use Google Reader) are immensely helpful, and I’m trying to get into the habit of going through all of my tech blog feeds on a daily basis. I’m starting to make a concerted effort to keep up, though. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Keep track of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants, no matter which blog is hosting, by subscribing to the Carnival feed. Finally, if data management stresses you out, here are some tips ! Technorati Tags: carnival , data management , nptech { 2 trackbacks } The Bamboo Project Blog 03.13.07 at 10:14 pm Good carnival! Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Keep track of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants, no matter which blog is hosting, by subscribing to the Carnival feed. Finally, if data management stresses you out, here are some tips ! Technorati Tags: carnival , data management , nptech { 2 trackbacks } The Bamboo Project Blog 03.13.07 at 10:14 pm Good carnival! Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

You’ll be great with this and it sounds like it will feed your soul in some new and better ways. I want to smell the sweat of working for change in our society, from the inside out. { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele 03.19.07 at 5:25 pm Good luck, Michelle. 2 Michelle Murrain 03.19.07 at 5:45 pm Thanks, Michele.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 2, 2007

Also, a minor technological thing – the RSS feed is a bit wonky sometimes (strange formatting, and it’s not always clear when there are new items.) Sorry about the wonky RSS feed; I haven’t figured out how to fix it yet. She has a fabulous, and up to date blogroll/link list. Be Helpful.

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JULY 15, 2011

Open source. Open Source – API. Implementation : livestreaming, Facebook event plugin, Twitter feed. The reasons are sourced from blog, news, or case study posts from a network of American Red Cross sites. Authenticate. Each category is exhibited by different tools, technology, and/or approaches.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

I think that Twitter is, in many ways, a harbinger of the future – I think eventually, a lot of things that happen between people over the net will work a lot like twitter, even if it’s not actually twitter – social networks carrying short snippets of people’s thoughts, ideas and events. Sure, why not.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! October 15, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

I know that’s one more thing in a long list of considerations (and it’s generally more important to think about for the CRM – the CMS, if it is modern, and especially if it is open source, will provide few barriers to integration.) at 3:50 pm CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) 01.26.09 7 Jon Stahl 01.20.09

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Do we know enough about the differences between users and non-users of social networking sites ?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The “Open Source Software is Free&# myth July 14, 2008 I had a startling realization a few days ago. No one would think that anyone thought that implementing open source software was without cost.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. Melinda Kramer: Women's Global Green Action Network is an international organization that is linking and empowering women working in environmental sustainability around the world. It was really tremendous.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

How about some community-owned, community-driven free and open source options? How about options where investment feeds back and benefits everyone, instead of a few people? at 9:47 am Actually, the truth with free and open source software is that it is indeed possible to get very good software without shareholder investment.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2006

A company going in the other direction: Eudora is going open source (no, they are not open sourcing old Eudora code, they are changing direction to use Mozilla Thunderbird as the underlying technology.) There is a new site, called " Campus Reader " which aggregates feeds from college news sources.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. { After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. { The technologies generally connected to Web 2.0 Be Helpful.

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