Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

So I’m going to try and lay out the details of what cloud computing is, and how it’s useful for nonprofit organizations. You are dependent on your internet connection – which could be a problem for mission-critical applications. Changes in the application happen without your knowledge or consent.

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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.) Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

November 21, 2007 Beth’s wonderful post about a decision tree for whether or not an organization should get into the social networking business had a link to a comment about OpenSocial. It seems to me that many organizations are going to have very similar needs in terms of kinds of applications. Anyone interested? Be Helpful.

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APRIL 15, 2009

at 4:21 pm We would love it if you’d add us (Home Free Organization) to your blogroll…we will do the same…thanks! Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. at 4:28 pm Awww, shucks. :-) Let the love flow bidirectionally! Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 20, 2008

Google says: “Google Health aims to solve an urgent need that dovetails with our overall mission of organizing patient information and making it accessible and useful. 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

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Dataportability.org – the organization, has gotten a lot of press in the tech industry lately because some very big players recently joined. I think as nonprofit organizations begin to work more and more using Web 2.0 I think as nonprofit organizations begin to work more and more using Web 2.0 So, I’m evangelizing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

That’s an interesting model, and, if the software is decent, sounds like it could be a good option for some organizations. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. No setup fees or anything else. open source, etc. It might be interesting. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

which can be useful for organizations that need that functionality. CiviCRM is a great CRM for small-to-medium sized organizations that need CRM functionality. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. There is even a new case management feature in 2.0,

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

So what does this mean for you, o struggling nonprofit organization? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

In 1992, I discovered the Internet, Well, and was hired by the New York Foundation of the Arts to be the Network Weaver for a network for artists, Arts Wire. In my interview, I shared that I didn’t know a modem from microwave, but that I had the passion and curiosity to learn and teach others.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 4, 2008

Worth a look if your organization does surveys. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Worth a look if your organization does surveys. { Worth a look if your organization does surveys. { It’s a LAMP stack application. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

What can an organization use a LMS for? Well, that depends of course, on the organization. Many organizations provide trainings, courses, and varied sorts of learning activities to their constituents. 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 7, 2007

Earlier this week, ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, rejected Microsoft’s bid to fast-track OOXML ( Office Open XML ) to standard status. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I’ll keep you posted. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

It will be given under the auspices of Linuxchix , an organization I’ve been a part of since 2000. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. The course is a 12 week course, starting on November 19th (with time off for the holidaze.) Be Helpful.

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JULY 27, 2008

He has some good ideas and suggestions about how to be transparent as an organization through the website. I do think the biggest mistake an organization can make in the re/creation of its website is to go with the vendor with the lowest bid. Check This List 07.28.08 Be Helpful.

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MARCH 24, 2008

It was incredibly well organized and smooth running, the food and snacks were great, and the parties rocked. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I want to give huge props to Holly and all of the NTEN crew for putting on a fabulous conference.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

They have released two studies, one on the “wired wealthy&# and another which is a “nonprofit benchmark index&# study – basically providing some benchmarks for organizations to measure themselves against, traffic, email newsletter click through rates, etc. It’s actually a pretty interesting resource, and worth a read.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 26, 2008

The lesson here, I think, is that CRM, even for large organizations, is changing rapidly, and the days are numbered where systems that are expensive, proprietary, and closed rule. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I’m glad to see that.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I’ve been hearing good things about SugarCRM from organizations that use it. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. That’s the one I’ve been using. Anyway, SugarCRM is basically “enterprise class&# CRM, and is worth a look. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

at 4:17 pm We are finding that to stand out there has to be something that provides and opportunity for the organization to be remembered. Recently, in working with a number of our domestic violence organizations we came up with a logo for the message. at 12:13 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 robert guinto 04.19.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

These aren’t half-baked, buggy tools that are not ready for everyday use in organizations. [1] Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. These aren’t half-baked, buggy tools that are not ready for everyday use in organizations. [1]

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

And, in a bigger picture way, how important do you think it is for people who work with nonprofit organizations on technology issues to keep up? I’m also trying to actually read each issue of my Linux Journal and (the somewhat less relevant though still useful) Wired subscriptions I’ve got. How do you keep up? Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2006

I’ve been learning about some interesting examples of the use of APIs in nonprofit organizations, as well as learning what vendors (both proprietary and open source) are thinking about the issue. 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

DECEMBER 13, 2007

So here’s another good option for organizations that want powerful blogging software to use on a generic (read: cheap) hosting environment. 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

JULY 10, 2008

The client is quite knowledgeable about their organization, mission, and goals for a project, but often not knowledgeable about technology. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 07.11.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 17, 2008

They are starting with a “charter&# program – a few nonprofit organizations, to iron out all of the varied issues, both technical and logistical, I imagine. Of course, the proof will be in the pudding – we’ll find out over time how this app works, and whether organizations like it. And make it reasonably priced.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

A company (or organization, or individual) can set up a public page (so it does not require a Facebook account to see it). Individuals can become “fans&# of that product or organization. If a friend of mine becomes a fan of an organization or company I happen to like, I might then become fans of them as well. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

To their credit Convio asks this question on their blog : “Should organizations like Convio, and Giving USA continue to offer these sorts of insights to the nonprofit community, or is this simply self-serving marketing fluff?&# What do you think? Time will tell. { Time will tell. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2007

We’d love to get more women involved in nonprofit open source – women from the nptech world who might not be thinking a lot about open source, and women from the open source community who might not be thinking a lot about nonprofit organizations. Let’s get together! at 2:50 pm Thanks for shout out. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

at 2:51 pm There’s a great free Firefox plugin for students & researchers who need to manage citations and bibliographies, not to mention organize all those PDFs…Zotero is wonderful, and works perfectly with Word (for those of us still hooked on some Microsoft programs). I’ll be using it long after I graduate.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

But if your organization decides to blog, and you want to make it easy on yourself, install Wordpress on your hosting account, or go to WordPress.com and set up a free blog. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I doubt you’ll look back. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Or you’re just curious about projects you’ve heard about. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 3, 2008

Thunderbird is in the process of being spun out of the Mozilla Foundation into it’s own organization, dubbed “MailCo.&# Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Shame on me.) I don’t know if that name will stick. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

By Terry Booth, Media Director, PLUK. The idea, grand in scope, was to present models and technology that can assist organizations shift internal cultures to make diversity of all types the norm. The Next Great Hiring Frontier, Wall Street Journal, 13 September 2005). It all started back in March of this year. Dixon, K.A.,

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

In most ways, however, this is far from a surprise – donor management is a primary way that money gets funneled into nonprofits, and, unsurprisingly, organizations often spend significant dollars on their donor management packages. of use in very large organizations. and MPower at 0.4%. and MPower at 0.4%.

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