Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Marketing and Fundraising Ideas tells us about how not to ask for a major gift. Next week, the Carnival is being hosted at A Small Change – Fundraising Blog. { James Young, writing on Convio’s newish blog, Connection Cafe , talks about how to find, and create, influencers. What are “influencers?&# Read the blog entry.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

I think in some ways, this might decrease LinkedIn’s usefulness as a platform for fundraising or constituent-building by nonprofits (it has always seemed less viable for this than either Facebook or MySpace.) 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

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07 Nonprofits still have decisions to make about what software to use. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07 Nonprofits still have decisions to make about what software to use. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Yes, it’s a good thing that there are lots of competitors in the field of CRM/fundraising in general, and a lot of them are doing some really interesting on-the-cutting-edge stuff, which is great. Technorati Tags: fundraising , nptech , web2.0 { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 12.23.06 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

cyber world becomes, instead of a bunch of walled gardens where data moves in only very limited ways between them, a fully permeable space where data flows freely, it will be possible for nonprofits to have much greater reach and impact, whether it be for fundraising, advocacy or constituency-building. { In the long term, if the whole web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

I was mostly curious about how open this platform will be, and what the future holds for them. I have become fascinated by the ways the CRM/Fundraising space is changing so rapidly. Basically, Kintera is taking directly from Salesforce ’s playbook. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

The second part of Facebook’s advertising platform is likely not going to be used by nonprofits, for the most part, but is important to consider if Facebook is a part of your constitiuent-building or fundraising strategy. Social Ads are sponsored advertisements that are linked to users profile data, social graph, and activities.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

IDI’s Blogger Relations has some good ideas and resources on data management – they suggest, and I agree that it is critical to managing fundraising strategy. .&# I wish all nonprofits understood this! Michelle Martin , over at The Bamboo Project Blog, talks about two cool web 2.0 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

IDI’s Blogger Relations has some good ideas and resources on data management – they suggest, and I agree that it is critical to managing fundraising strategy. .&# I wish all nonprofits understood this! Michelle Martin , over at The Bamboo Project Blog, talks about two cool web 2.0 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

And I’m not entirely clear yet how many should be jumping on this bandwagon to either do fundraising or community-building. Ning, which is the social network of social networks, could end up being a very important player here. = Open Data » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 11.08.07 Be Helpful.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

The Socialbrite team is made up of strategists with deep experience in offering social media consulting services, training workshops, conversational marketing, fundraising and outreach campaigns. Socialbrite.org is built in WordPress, the popular open source blogging platform.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Amy Kinkaid, of Fundraising Breakthroughs , has some great advice about asking for money without shame. All of these articles were interesting and thoughtful. It’s really nice to learn more about what people are talking about. I’ll be posting the Carnival on Monday afternoon. { 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.) What’s involved in this? at 3:50 pm CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) 01.26.09

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

There just isn’t the number and richness of nonprofit software options out there that exist in the for-profit sector (except, of course, in fundraising software, but that’s where the $ is.) For the most part, this has been simple exigency. Part of my perspective on this blog is a perspective I take in life: the means are the ends.

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JULY 12, 2010

Or build an open-source PCR machine for copying DNA. A documentary film crew might use Kickstarter to pay for travel costs, or a dance troupe to pay for recorded music so they don't have to hire musicians for their live performances. Tags: marketing fundraising business models. Or sail around the world.

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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.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

The lounge will be the place to meet the best and brightest socially-conscious Geekeratti at SXSW and catch some unplugged local music. Built upon open-source tools, open standards, and best practices, this panel will highlight practical examples of initiatives from private, public and government sectors.".

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

To bring your virtual event to life and provide an experience that’s just as enriching as an in-person one, you need the right fundraising event software. You likely already have some of the basic tools you use for regular fundraising events. Need virtual fundraising ideas? Types of Fundraising Event Software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

This means that the “big three&# nonprofit CRM/Fundraising/Advocacy vendors will all be publicly traded companies, and thus completely beholden to their shareholders to maximize profit. How about some community-owned, community-driven free and open source options? Convio has registered to go public. But, hey, why not?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Since Michael and the Gilbert Center did a lion share of the work, with his staff, and we at NTEN did not have the resources to pay him, I agreed to the license with the hope that we would continue the conversation and fundraising to make the Journal available to everyone, widely and free of charge. Be Helpful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Using Wordle, nonprofits could generate word clouds that add some color and creativity to their online fundraising and outreach campaigns. Live-streaming is ideal for reporting live from conferences, fundraisers, and protests. TapFunder is a simple, yet innovative new approach to text-to-give fundraising. Meetup :: meetup.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Animoto :: animoto.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Animoto :: animoto.com.

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