Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! It installs easily on generic virtual hosts, and has a very sweet, eye-candy full admin interface. Mambo is way less popular than Joomla at this point.

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MARCH 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival Hosting Again! March 7, 2007 Next Monday, I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

It wasn’t so long after that that virtual hosting companies became ubiquitous, and affordable for nonprofits. Amazon seems to be leading in the next wave of evolution of hosting – pay only for what you need, when you need it. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 me_just_me 11.12.07 2 Brian 11.23.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

They also span the range of proprietary, SaaS, and Open Source. Open Source Tools. Having been bogged down with my own open source CMS tool before 2005, then having taken a break from development, I missed out on the prime years of Drupal’s development. WordPress. I like it more and more. SaaS Tools.

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Top feature: Adobe users have access to a robust asset library of over 195 million royalty-free Adobe Stock collection photos, videos, and music. WordPress Platform overview: WordPress is a free, open-source CMS, meaning anyone can view and change the software’s code to suit their needs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 19, 2007

First is the wholesale movement toward the three major open source CMS platforms/frameworks, Drupal , Joomla and Plone. Providers seem to be surviving (or thriving) with this model, free and open source software projects are getting the support they need, and clients are getting the software solutions they need.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants April 14, 2008 I like hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. And lastly, since I’m hosting, I get to mention my recent post on Twitter and nonprofits.

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JULY 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants July 27, 2008 This week, it is my pleasure to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. And, since I’m the host, I get to add a couple of bonus mistakes.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 15, 2007

They are going to release an open source version later this year, which is wonderful, but I also would have had to pony up another $149 for a year of a Pro account, and that seemed excessive, since I could just as easily set up a Wordpress blog on the host I’m already paying for. One such platform was Typepad. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants November 19, 2007 Today, it’s my turn to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. It was an open call, so there are a wide variety of posts to talk about.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008

This is not only cool from the perspective of the integration of two great open source web apps, but it also is a very interesting business model. Then, all monthly hosting fees are waved if more than a certain amount of money is transacted using the payment system. Setup of all three has a one time fee. Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 11, 2008

It also includes applications that you might develop (or have developed) that are hosted outside your network. Huge data centers are being thrown up everywhere, and more and more companies are getting into the business of providing hosting for SaaS developers. Be Helpful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. oneforty :: oneforty.com.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

There are issues that relate to encoding, fonts, and character sets, machine translation, interfaces to facilitate human translation, issues of workflow, volunteer and project management, and a whole host of other issues. It’s also really interesting to see how free and open source fits into all of this. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

I have two other wikis ( a public and private wiki) that are in Mediawiki, on my web host. And I contribute to varied other wikis, which are on varied other wiki platforms. And none of these have the same syntax – they are similar, but slightly different. Different enough to drive me crazy. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2007

of nonprofits already use Linux server-side – either in-house, or if not, their web host usually does. A large chunk (the majority?) But can it really be a desktop platform for nonprofit organizations? Linux on the desktop has come quite far, in just a few years. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2007

strategy that includes a whole host of tools, including Twitter, is a darned good idea. But, the biggest reason that I’m twittering is that as the Coordinator of NOSI , I’m experimenting with Web 2.0 in general, which includes Twitter, Facebook, and others – with the goal of crafting a strategy. 1 trackback } Web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

I was a professor at the time, and a nonprofit organization wanted to get on the web, and give some of their staff email, and at the time, colleges and universities were the only organizations that had easy access to the internet, and virtual hosting companies cost a fortune, way beyond what a nonprofit could afford.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

So I thought it would be a great subject for the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants hosted here today. Keep track of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants, no matter which blog is hosting, by subscribing to the Carnival feed. Beth has some advice for dealing with too much data – write it down (er, on a wiki that is.) Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

So I thought it would be a great subject for the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants hosted here today. Keep track of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants, no matter which blog is hosting, by subscribing to the Carnival feed. Beth has some advice for dealing with too much data – write it down (er, on a wiki that is.) Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

For another client, I helped them vet vendors for their new website, taught them the difference between Joomla, Drupal and Plone, and I helped free them from a vendor who was particularly egregious in their hosting charges, among other things. 1200/month for an old and therefore crappy custom CMS and not much support. OK, enough of that.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 9, 2007

Photo by rob_pym ) I’m hosting this week’s Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants ! Sorry it’s a day late. The topic I chose was a tough one, too: I asked people to talk about mistakes they make with clients, and how they deal with them. at 3:04 pm Last minute tidbits » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 12.20.07

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

If a social mashup starts making money from ads, how would that be split up between the host site, the app developer, and all the other applications or social networks from which that mashup pulls data? O’Reilly doesn’t really have an answer for that one. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla. I hear Joomla is dead easy to install, and I need dead easy right now, so let’s try it. Well, guess what? Installing Joomla is dead easy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

WebHuddle is free, and open source. This is what I want: The community edition of DimDim that integrates with an open source VOIP system and Moodle. Earlier, I’d found that the only tools that would work with presenters using Linux were ReadyTalk and WebHuddle. ReadyTalk is proprietary and not free (as in beer).

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OCTOBER 17, 2006

Folks at NTEN have been thinking about APIs , and will host a discussion about them on Friday. These are using data in your own databases, and grabbing maps from google maps and putting them inside your application. Other examples include desktop applications that allow uploading photos to flickr. But I have a first take. Be Helpful.

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OCTOBER 27, 2006

October 27, 2006 Next week, the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants is hosted here! And sure, I’ll be glad to be interviewed. 4 Beth 11.01.06 at 6:19 pm I think I made it easy to add your voice. Check this out [link] Leave a Comment Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants coming here! I have a sort of good excuse.) Be Helpful.

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OCTOBER 20, 2006

Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. The other vendors either supply their paying customers with APIs, or, in the case of civicspace, the APIs are, well, free and open, like everything else about open source.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

A Free Photos Directory , Free Video Directory and Free Music Directory that offers nonprofits, cause organizations and Web publishers a guide to hundreds of online resources for adding legal, high-quality content to their own Web sites, blogs, podcasts, newsletters, printed materials or online presentations.

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JANUARY 22, 2009

This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input. Audacity (open source software for Windows, Linux, or Mac) and Garage Band (Mac only) are two of the most common tools podcasters use. Marketing and Distribution.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

The best way to accomplish those tasks depends primarily on your CRM, although if you are using a proprietary CMS, a hosted CMS service, or an older CMS, you might run into trouble with integration. I’ll have follow up posts on specific examples of this integration using open source tools (on one end or the other, or both.)

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JUNE 29, 2009

A Free Photos Directory , Free Video Directory and Free Music Directory that offers nonprofits, cause organizations and Web publishers a guide to hundreds of online resources for adding legal, high-quality content to their own websites, blogs, newsletters, printed materials or online presentations. .

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It is a noncommercial site that has ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music. One we like that is oriented toward open source and also advocacy is the Library Freedom Project (LFP). LFP also points to a free basic class on online privacy that is hosted on the Internet Archive.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

And in your case, as the head of a nonprofit open source organization, I think you’re going to find that not publishing site statistics will cause you more grief than you think. You can “withhold&# web site stats but Compete, Alexa, GetClicky and a host of other sites will not let you do so. 2 admin 09.18.07

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

Beaconfire Consulting will be hosting the “Lounge with a Conscience” throughout the Interactive festival. The lounge will be the place to meet the best and brightest socially-conscious Geekeratti at SXSW and catch some unplugged local music. The Beacon: Lounge with a Conscience!

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2008

The exhibition I'm curating for The Tech Museum of Innovation is opening and we are hosting a summit on June 4 (in real life and in Second Life ) for museum professionals to discuss the process by which it was created. Looking for something to do on Wednesday?

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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. Let's say you want to make a documentary about the World Cup. Or sail around the world.

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