Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

I am so envious of people with graphics skills who can do that well. ONE/Blog – ONE/Northwest never ceases to amaze me The Open Road – Matt Asay has some interesting insights from the Open Source biz world Tagged as: nptech { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Jon Stahl 04.17.09 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { It will be interesting to learn the innards of a CMS. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

The Internet has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to online nonprofit tech education. If you want to keep your nonprofit tech skills sharp join your neighborhood group. If you want to keep your nonprofit tech skills sharp join your neighborhood group. Manchester, UK: Open Badges and CiviCRM meetups. You betcha!

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Care2

MAY 8, 2012

The virtual Women Who Tech Telesummit which happens via internet audio and the web provides some of the most web thought-provoking, inspiring, and skills building sessions for nonprofit campaigners and social change makers. Place: FHI360, Vista Room 1825 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009. Register now!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

" That blog entry came about because she and I had a long conversation about what kinds of skills nonprofit technology providers needed, and what we felt was missing. I don’t have too many answers today, but living inside the questions for a while is always a good start. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

Being an independent consultant was, for me, a way to feel like I was using my skills for the greater good. Whatever emerges next, you’ll hear about it, for sure. (In In other words, no I don’t exactly know what I am doing next, yet.) And, I think I did that. Perhaps I’m now more ready to wrestle those. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

I’d also love to see things like “how do you ensure that your staff are continuing to develop professionally and have up-to-date skills?&# I’d love to see that as part of the criteria for evaluating a vendor–what is their process for evaluating themselves. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2007

At Penguin Day, one of the issues discussed was nonprofit adoption of Open Source software and the issue that there aren't enough technology stewards, translators, documentation, and training available to the end user to make adoption easier. Thanks James! Who's next?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Luckily, there are some great Internet safety resources that are specific for healthcare organizations , libraries , seniors , kids , and small offices (like the ones that most nonprofits have). Like it or not, it is not possible to keep kids off the Internet. The Internet has not changed that. Online Security for Libraries.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

They've aggregated over 3,500 volunteer opportunities, so there's almost certainly something out there to match your skills set. We’re looking to get a 100 people to conduct an “ Internet Health Check ” and host a Web help desk , and at least 50 people to host a social media seminar ! That's 5 years work at a full-time job!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

We hope that that contributes in a very positive way to the way people around the world can work together — regardless of geographic location, computer skills, application, OS, and budget. A universal service for the masses. I hope that sheds some more light on how we are actively contributing. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Nonprofits face unique challenges that commercial enterprises often don't face: you have no IT staff, no IT budget, uneven levels of technical skills in staff, high turnover and volunteer staff, distributed teams with only the internet connecting them, no long term IT planning or vision, and project based funding models.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet. These are toys like Mattel's Internet-connected Hello Barbie that can have a truly interactive conversation with a child. We're not talking about the race to expand Internet access in space here. This past year, U.S. Children love it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. It's an open source free web meeting service.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Open Source is Dead. What I mean is that open source, as we knew it, is dead. For the last decade, what we've been talking about when we say "open source" is "open code" -- a set of zeroes and ones that we can configure to our heart's desire. Long Live Open Source.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

. ”Guidestar has had a monopoly and it needs to be an open one.” ” He also talked about how the need to package the data better for the sector to use it, especially organizations that do not have the skills, capacity, or resources to hire a data scientist. Global Pulse @rgkirkpatrick. IssueLabs is a great start.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

They have the resources to hire and consult highly-skilled website design firms and graphic designers. Released in 2003, WordPress is open-source software and free to use and fully-customizable using WordPress themes and plug-ins. It takes great skill to know when less is more in terms of text and calls-to-action.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Take, for instance, Unlocked Labs , a nonprofit that employs a team of incarcerated software developers who are building nonprofit, open-source technology to make high-quality education more accessible to incarcerated individuals. This level of skills and portfolio development would not have been possible without digital technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

" I did manage to get Internet access on my nokia N95 and couldn't resist Twittering his quip. Questions from the audience: What skill sets do smaller nonprofits need to have? Two basic skill sets: a.) The program introduces how to use the technology, but also social skills. Mike Seyfang responded.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Consider how you might use the interactive possibilities of the Internet and Web 2.0 While celebrity endorsements have power in marketing, studies suggest that most people are more open to a transfer or exchange of knowledge with a respected peer. open source. tools, to get past some of those communication barriers â??

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher. With a culture of open source designs, Instructables, wikis, and blogs, we can start an international movement. Ever wonder if there's a higher good you could be serving with your tech skills? With snacks!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Helpful resources on Twitter: Pew Internet report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

The nonprofit technology community is aksing: " What will Google Open Social mean for nonprofits? " Allan Benamer answers : Not much because the average nonprofit does not have the infrastructure and skill sets that would allow for rapid adoption for new technology. What is Openness?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 22, 2013

In recent years, the possibilities of what can be achieved with human rights fieldwork and advocacy has expanded as the worldwide use of mobile phones has increased and significant advances have been made in Internet and mobile technology. We’re excited to share that our Human Rights Program has been awarded a two-year, $2.2

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

And so many people forget that these key elements at the heart of Silicon Valley, of the tech industry, are controlled by nonprofits created open standards, open interfaces and open source code – almost all developed collaboratively to solve a common problem. That people, and animals, and the planet are facing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

In Michael Gilbert's Top Ten Reports of the Year (2006) list, there is a pointer to the Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems. Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. on the interplay of newspapers and internet content. Freecharity.org.uk " Have any to add?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

As FrogLoop blog concludes in its recent analysis of MySpace, "Social networking sites are essentially a microcosm of the internet, and hosting a profile on either is akin to managing a website. Perhaps you're wondering what type of skills you need on staff to implement a social networking and media strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. It also has a “Charities and NGOs” section. Square :: squareup.com.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

At the end of 2020, internet browsers phased out Adobe Flash and many organizations needed to adjust their courses accordingly. This could mean a fully open-source environment, a desktop environment where only one person can edit the course at a time, or a cloud-based environment for collaborative authoring.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

This tool allows nonprofits to easily create Web-based Internet “TV” stations. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/internetstats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Libraries and nonprofits that provide public computing access, in particular, will be working to expand broadband bandwidth to their patrons, as more of them come to their local computer lab expecting to access wireless Internet and services through their personal devices. The Internet of Things.

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