Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tagging Discussion January 6, 2007 Beth started a cross-blog discussion about tagging and folksonomies, and I thought I’d weigh in. What do those guidelines look like? .&#

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.orgSource

MARCH 4, 2024

Blue Ocean Strategy has the ring of a concept shaped by technology. Technology has opened protected space. Companies, like Udemy , Online MedED , and Health Stream are encroaching on the professional development arena, and they are eager to attract your audience. Members are seeking usefulness at the right price tag.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 21, 2013

Here’s something a little different, but still cheerleading technology and tools I like, which I used to do a lot more of. It’s an Excel/Google Doc-like online app that generates spreadsheets that are more dynamic than just rows & columns. Tagged: online project management , Smartsheet. What is Smartsheet?

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 19, 2014

Here are a few of the hashtags I''ve seen applied to photographs of museum objects on Instagram lately: #heytherebigfella #biggysmallistheillest #forbrightfuture #myfavorite #instagood #bestday #withmyhomies #whatever #learnedfromthebest #revolutionary #nowicandie These tags all do a great job capturing the magic of exploring a museum.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Here’s the dashboard from The Extraordinaries of our 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference session today: Bringing Community Organizing Into Online Campaigns – [International Ballroom C] (#co2oc). What: What is the basis of community organizing and why is it important to online campaigns? When: 1:30 p.m.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

There are many marketing technology tools that can help you measure success. If you don’t tag your data accurately, it will be difficult to actually see what is going on. Are you tagging your content, products and events? You can learn more about content tagging and taxonomy in this blog. Online Tracking.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Things work best when the two sides are well aligned, and technology is an important area where we can do that. Lisa Pool’s Technology Affinity Group and Laura Quinn’s Idealware. Strangely, I find that one side of the philanthropy coin seems to get the lion’s share of attention — nonprofit technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

NTEN and Jossey-Bass/Wiley is hosting the " Online NTC ," a 2-day online conference based on the book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. The online conference is for the "Tech Responsible" individual within any nonprofit. It is a learning event to help you better understand how to manage technology.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 5, 2009

E-mail marketing online community events Social networking Non-profit Communications membership collaboration websites event managment Membership management project management Donor management application software. Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Web 2.0 read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JULY 1, 2010

The Technology Leadership Academy is a 9-week online training program from NTEN, sponsored by Microsoft, that's designed to help non-profit leaders learn to use and manage technology more effectively to meet their organizations' missions.( Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Microsoft Twitter. read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For the last two weeks the organization has been writing compelling posts that evoke strong emotions, uploaded photos that accentuate the story, added a “Donate” button their posts, and tagged their posts as “asking for donations.” The 2018 Global NGO Technology Report. There is no fee to the nonprofit.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

So you’ve gotten all set up with a shiny new online donation form. How do you make the most of your new online fundraising platform? Once you’ve got the technology you need, it’s time to optimize your online fundraising for your nonprofit. Check out these 7 ways to get more out of your online fundraising platform.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

Next week I’ll be in Atlanta for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference ( connect with me there! ). One of the sessions I’m a part of , along with Manny Hernandez, Peggy Duvette, and Christine Egger, hopes to answer the question how you can build strong online communities without losing your sanity. Takeaways: 1.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

away from the Online. Nonprofit Technology Conference. On the next page, enter ONTC25 in the discount box, and click "Apply" Now you're ready to check out and join your peers online, September 16 & 17. > A free copy of the NTEN book, Managing Technology to Meet Your. We're less than a week.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end. Because individuals network together online and the biggest influencers are our closest friends in our network. How can communities communicate and demand technologies take the lead from them?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end. Because individuals network together online and the biggest influencers are our closest friends in our network. How can communities communicate and demand technologies take the lead from them?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 10, 2010

Here’s the dashboard the The Extraordinaries for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference session I’m doing with Manny Hernandez, Peggy Duvette and Christine Egger: If you want to build a strong online community, getting the right platform in place is only half the battle, and it’s the easy half.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2012

flickr: *saxon* Whether you’ll be there in person, or you’re participating online, we want you to take part in all the 2012 NTC buzz. You can follow along with this handy hashtag guide: #12NTC: The main tag for the conference. 12NTCOpen: Follow the most current topics at the 12NTC with the tag for our Open Salons.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

For small nonprofits, it can be a real challenge to move those online supporters from "Like" to concrete action. Tags: networking nonprofit non-profit Non-profit technology nptech volunteer volunteering Volunteers. You’ve worked hard to build a social media fan base – but now what? read more ).

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s Time to Kick It Up a Notch The good news is that you only need three things to successfully identify, engage, and convert those elusive brand-new donors, and I’ll bet you already have them on hand: data, content, and technology. You have multiple technologies you can use to put your message in front of complete strangers.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 6, 2009

Technology already plays a significant role in many North American churches, and to expand a church's ministry to the Internet is not a great leap. online community Social networking Non-profit Communications. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Web 2.0 read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JULY 8, 2010

If you’re still seeking that one perfect free tool to transform your numbers into pictures, however, take a look at the 32 online tools for creating diagrams, flowcharts, charts and graphs from designer Daniels Mekšs. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Non-profit Communications application. read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. Who’s changed their organization’s online communications because of it? To Mama With Love is an online fundraising effort focused on supporting women entrepreneurs caring for and supporting communities of youth around the world. Slacktivism. But organizations?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To make matters worse, most millennials live their social lives online and are prone to information overload. Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks. And this is where storytelling comes in.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Kevin blogged last week about the upcoming Online Nonprofit Technology Conference that NTEN is hosting on September 16-17. Tags: Clients E-Learning Online Seminar Staff Tech Planning Technology Assessment Training Using the Web and Internet. I want to add a bit more to the discussion about it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Taking an Internet or technology break is important, especially if you live a constantly connected lifestyle. (It It isn’t easy at first) Above all it helps you examine your relationship with technology and find balance. We’re all struggling with balance of technology and a purposeful life.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 7, 2009

This week was a bad week for online blogging services. Tags: Data blogging Uncategorized Technology Zen services Web Tools. First the blogging service JournalSpace , with hundreds of users, just, well, died, because they didn’t have a proper backup. Always have a disaster recovery plan.

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NTEN

JULY 8, 2009

In fact, managing technology at a nonprofit organization has been anything but easy. That's why we wrote " Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission " And it's why we're very pleased to bring you an online event to explore the issues further. . Tags: it Leadership NPTech NTEN wiley.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 17, 2010

It’s a quick four minutes packed with stats on online giving with a Canadian focus, and the numbers make a compelling case for fundraising by way of your nonprofit’s website. 30% of all giving online comes from Generation X, born 1962-1980; 15% from those born after 1945; and 52% from Baby Boomers (born 1946-1962). read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference will take place on March 17-19, 2011 in Washington, DC. Online tools for capacity mapping and resource matching: The big picture. Nonprofit Technology #FAILS: How to “Fail Informatively”. Hillaaaarious…The Return of Funny: Using Humor in Online Communications. Serenity Now!:

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Most agreed that it is harder to move from online to offline, where engagement may be strong because of the access or timing that can’t be accomplished with the physical world. Tags: Monthly Chats 4change commbuild community community building events. Hope to have you join us next time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Unfortunately, when it comes to technology-related RFPs, nonprofit organizations often write inadequate proposals that waste time and money for the nonprofit and the responding vendors. We want the technology to [ fill in the blank ], and we need to work within our meager budget with as quick a turnaround as possible.”

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Tonia Zampieri, Sales & Marketing Manager, LoyaltyClicks at Smart Online. How should nonprofits position themselves in this ever changing world of technology? How important is it for them to understand and keep up with the new trends in technology? 3] NeilsenWire Study: What Americans do Online, August 2010.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 31, 2010

Do you have advice to share with non profit organizations who want to more effectively recruit, engage, connect, manage their members online? Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Non-profit Communications membership Membership management publicity nonprofit blog carnival. read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

, made me think again about the open-ended topic Ashoka posed in it’s “Blog your way to Hyderabad&# competition announcement: the interconnection between technology, invention and social change. Invention, Technology and Social Change: What’s driving you? Tags: interview issues.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Things work best when the two sides are well aligned, and technology is an important area where we can do that. Lisa Pool’s Technology Affinity Group and Laura Quinn’s Idealware. Strangely, I find that one side of the philanthropy coin seems to get the lion’s share of attention — nonprofit technology.

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