Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology OpenOffice.org to get a boost September 13, 2007 I’ve been spending a lot of time with OpenOffice.org lately. I’ve not owned MS Office in a very long time. for at least 4 years.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

Thanks to the Pi's low cost, simplicity, and extensibility, educators and do-it-yourselfers have been buying them up at times faster than the manufacturer can make them. Anyone buying a Raspberry Pi for the first time will also need to get extras like a case, power cord, and more. Power source. hardware open source'

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. I really enjoying reading science magazines like Nautilus , as well as the classics like Popular Science , and Popular Mechanics. I like reading old-fashioned paper magazines. I also like Psychology Today.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

He is using his background as a trader to forward the foundation's approach and spends a lot of time doing research and evaluating data in the pursuit of high risk social change projects. Open Source philanthropy data big data' Why Markets for Good may go wrong.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. Magazine/Newspaper like sites where you want to control how lists of content are displayed and ordered. Michelle Murrain , Drupal Developer, OpenIssue. As a user and developer of WordPress since 1.x eCommerce sites.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

The Benetech Human Rights Program (HRP) is hard at work to ensure that technology and science best meet the needs of human rights defenders in these critical times. I invite you to read Daniel’s first-person account of his expert testimony as published in the statistical magazine Chance.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. I really enjoying reading science magazines like Nautilus , as well as the classics like Popular Science , and Popular Mechanics. I like reading old-fashioned paper magazines. I also like Psychology Today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, Time magazine ran a story on churches using Twitter during their regular services. They seem to fear losing control and having traditional hierarchies challenged in an increasingly open source and bottom up world. Fortunately there are some murmurings.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

So, it's due time to give shout-outs where shout-outs are due: Members converging online: Care2 , Allyson Kapin , and the National Women's Law Center , all NTEN members, offer a great case study on using Google Grants. Shannon Turlingtion blogs about wikis , Open Source, and changing the way we "manage" participation.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Constituent data is scattered across the organization, residing passively in so many databases that it is nearly impossible for staff or volunteers to ever have a complete, near-real time view of any constituent who donates, visits an office, attends an event, or participates in any other way.

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NTEN

MARCH 7, 2011

Chris Bernard, Senior Editor, Idealware Idealware's first report on Open Source Content Management Systems for nonprofits, published in March of 2009, covered WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Plone. The time you take to make the right choice will be well worth it compared to what you'll save in resources over the long term.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

NpTech Tools Sounds like Gavin of Gavin's Digital Diner had a great time sipping Burgundy wines in France, but even better wrote a detailed description of his damn DAM system. And if you're looking for some fabulous manuals for open source software, check out the Floss Manuals. See 1,010 Favorite Tools on the TechSoup Blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

So we saw a need, and we really spent time looking at that need, looking at what else was out there, and what the niche was. I think it started--I know it started--when I was very young, although I probably wasn't aware what was going on at the time. Often times its expansive, it is inclusive and its collaborative.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 20, 2011

I originally wrote this feature for the World Pulse magazine. WordPress is an open source blogging platform that lets you have any number of authors. Evaluate your Capacity: how much time do you have, what kind of technical experience do you have, what resources are available? Please share it with your networks!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

And so sure, some people swapped their houses using the magazine that they got in the mail, but the scale of that was absolutely minimal. And I love how everything is open source and they say here’s the logo and no, there aren’t rules for how you can use it. Rachel: They put it in the hands of the people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Zeen is a new product soon-to-be launched by YouTube’s co-founders that will allow users to “discover and create beautiful magazines.” A website that provides world statistics updated in real-time in categories ranging from world population to stats about energy and water consumption. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. This iPhone/iPad app that allows you to easily flip through your favorite news sources and magazines.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. This iPhone/iPad app that allows you to easily flip through your favorite news sources and magazines.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

I had a hard time getting it to install on a Mac, but on Windows was fine. Both applications are used to create print documents like flyers, brochures, newsletters, annual reports and full-blown magazines. is a free open source application. It apparently works in Windows 7, but not Windows 8 as yet.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. Want to earn some money in your spare time by ferrying food or riders around town? lower- quality homes), and job openings that the companies have deemed “appropriate” to their customers’ social position. Airbnb has an app for that.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Maker Faire is a massive public event, hosted by Make Magazine annually in San Mateo, that brings together hackers, crafters, and do-it-yourself scientists for a weekend of demonstrations and explosions. At the same time, others in New York were pitching for a more urban setting on Governors Island or a more suburban setting in New Jersey.

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