Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 31, 2007
Although I have stayed in town pretty much this month, I've done a ton of stuff around the area. The NetSquared conference just wrapped up, and it was a lot of fun. Networking with people I know is always great, and I found the premise of this year's program different and exciting. Netsquared had picked 21 projects to run through two days of pitches concluding with voting from the attendees.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MAY 21, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Linux, Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, and Me May 21, 2007 I’ve been a part of the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative for a long time, and I’ve been advocating for the use of open source software in the nonprofit sector for years.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 7, 2007
Photo from Lynetter's Flickr Stream and discovered via Twitter from Cogdog. That was one of gems I found while taking a quick twitter break. How, if at all, do we transform this metaphor to nonprofits? Twitter is like hanging around the water cooler with your colleagues from different offices, while reading blogs is like attending a seminar on a professional topic where there is an opportunity to discuss the topic with your peers.
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Forum One
MAY 30, 2007
Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week. I wish I was able to attend, but am glad that many of my clients have the opportunity to go.
Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 19, 2007
Last March, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported about a survey by the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network that found: "Young charity workers cited burnout and low pay as the biggest reasons they might leave nonprofit work. When asked why they would not pursue leadership jobs, they cited concerns about the pressure from board members, grant makers, and heavy work burdens that face executive directors.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MAY 18, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology More FUD from Redmond May 18, 2007 I hear, in my head, the famed quote from Rodney King: “why can’t we all just get along?&# Microsoft this week has started saber-rattling against Linux and other open source projects, by suggesting that they infringe on 235 patents that they hold.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 28, 2007
In the past few months, a growing number of social networking, social change, and fundraising sites have made their debut. The space is heating up! Just this week there were posts about LinkedIn , Change.org , and Facebook/Project Agape in the nptech space. This week another site launches, Bring Light , and combines social networks and philanthropy and is designed to help small to mid-sized nonprofits connect with potential supporters.
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MAY 28, 2007
Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAY 28, 2007 The Contest: User Generated Crap, er… Content User generated content, or UGC, is all the rage.
Forum One
MAY 30, 2007
Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week. I wish I was able to attend, but am glad that many of my clients have the opportunity to go.
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Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 27, 2007
You can't lead a country you don't love. That is the big problem that the Left has had since the late '60s. You're trying to lead a country but you don't love the country. You can't lead a country you don't love.-- Van Jones Wherever he goes, Van Jones inspires. Over the past month, many of you have posted comments or sent me emails about my interview with Van Jones, the President and Co-founder of Oakland's Ella Baker Center , that I posted here, and on the Big Vision Podcast.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 11, 2007
We just did a site upgrade on Bookshare.org : our third in as many months. Among the dozens of improvements in this update are two that I'm particularly jazzed about. The first is the initial international changes as we take Bookshare.org global. Users with disabilities outside the U.S. can easily see which books have global permissions, which are required when we can't rely on our copyright exemption (which only works inside the U.S.).
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MAY 15, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Better Late than Never May 15, 2007 This carnival is a day late, unfortunately. Getting construction work done on your house will make life difficult sometimes. But, finally, here it is… A couple of the posts this week are things that I’m thinking some about.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 28, 2007
Make A Wish Donation Box in Second Life On the Web, you can become a messenger for your cause by adding a charity badge or fundraising widget to your blog or web site. With one click, visitors can contribute dollars to your cause! In Second Life, you can build a 3-D display and donation box where avatars can contribute Linden dollars. That's my avatar sitting on top of the donation box (it spins!
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MAY 25, 2007
Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAY 25, 2007 Illuminating Politics – Online I had a conversation recently with a community activist about politics and the web.
Forum One
MAY 15, 2007
Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week. I wish I was able to attend, but am glad that many of my clients have the opportunity to go.
Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 22, 2007
*Update July 8. Shalini is in the top 10. You can view her latest comedy short here. Her next film airs on Monday, July 9th 8/7c on FOX. The genre is Drama and the theme is "When 2 Worlds Collide." *Update June 26th. Shalini is now in the top 15. Shalini will be showing her next film tonight, June 26th, at 8/7c on Fox. The genre being featured tonight is comedy, and Shalini's new short will be 1 of 6 films.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 5, 2007
I just came across extensive blog coverage of the Skoll World Forum, written by Vivian Hutchinson. He heads the Social Innovation Investment Group and the New Zealand Social Entrepreneur Fellowship. He did a comprehensive take on the conference that I found very interesting. Of course, one of the reasons I liked his blogging is because he used several photos I took, which I posted on Flickr!
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MAY 1, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Too much “shiny&# ? May 1, 2007 Jon Stahl quotes a comment by Ethan Zuckerman about “shiny&# – the over attention to cool and groovy web 2.0 functionality. The punch line: … there’s a good chance that underneath the shiny is something that isn’t very interesting.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 28, 2007
Leng Sopharath is the girl in the middle. She is smiling and next two other young women who are being sponsored for college by the Sharing Foundation. I just received her April, 2007 letter where she shared what her daily schedule is like. I look forward to these quarterly updates and the photos. I also look forward to writing the quarterly letters that I send back to Cambodia with Dr.
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MAY 21, 2007
Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAY 21, 2007 5 Technology Links To Check Right Now The Nonprofit Times listed this very blog by this very writer as the first link in a list of “ 5 Technology Links to Check Right Now. &# I am
Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog
MAY 20, 2007
There are obviously some real benefits for a non-profit in building lasting partnerships with its technology vendors and assistance providers. But as in any long-term relationship, the are also special challenges that can emerge after a long association. When an organization puts in a new enterprise software system, the process spurs excitement, collaboration, and communication.
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Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 14, 2007
I spent the weekend in New Mexico celebrating two important days with my parents: Mother's Day and my dad's receiving the Allen Stamm Humanitarian of the Year award from the United Way of Santa Fe County. I wanted to share with you the blurb about him from the New Mexico Business Weekly : Tom Aageson, Executive Director of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation , has been named the Allen Stamm Humanitarian of the Year by the United Way of Santa Fe County.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 2, 2007
I just returned from a couple of days at the Council on Foundations annual meeting in Seattle. I was part of a panel that included Orlando Ayala of Microsoft, Linda Segre of Google.org, Sally Osberg of the Skoll Foundation and was moderated by Akhtar Badshah of Microsoft. The title was "Changing Poverty through Profit." It was very interesting, hearing a blend of corporate positioning from Microsoft and Google combined with real interest in social issues.
Wild Apricot
MAY 31, 2007
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 28, 2007
Danny Horn from the Muppet Wiki left a very valuable comment on my wiki post. He shares some tips about building wiki communities. Thanks Danny! Hi Beth: I'm one of the founders of Muppet Wiki, and I think I can answer. some of those questions about how wiki communities magically happen. The most important thing, which a lot of people don't recognize, is that you. have to treat your contributors like they're people.
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MAY 12, 2007
Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAY 12, 2007 I am Michael Hoffman My name is Michael Hoffman and this blog post is part of my effort to get Google and the other search engines to put this Michael Hoffman above those other Michael H
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MAY 31, 2007
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Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 7, 2007
Mother's Day was originally started by Julia Ward Howe in 1870 as a protest against the Civil War. In the beginning of her Mother's Day Proclamation she wrote: "Arise then.women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts! Whether your baptism be of water or of tears! Say firmly: 'We will not have questions answered by irrelevant agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, For caresses and applause.
Museum 2.0
MAY 29, 2007
One of the most popular posts on Museum 2.0 is about different kinds of institutional blogs. The fourth kind I talked about is the "personal voice blog," in which museum staff write honestly and openly about their institution and experiences. At the time, I referenced a blog from the top: the Walters Art Museum Director's blog. Gary Vikan has done a great job writing passionately (and reasonably frequently) about his observations on the museum and art world.
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