Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor. The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained. Philanthrocapitalists Propose a Social Progress Index. Open Data for Social Change. on NetSquared.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups - whether nonprofit organizations or not - to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW. Tendenci Released as Open Source by Schipul. Tech Talk at SXSW.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. I’m realizing that all of the justifications for why I am so into open source and free software is right here in this book! It gets chewy, for sure, but it feels like every chew is worth it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

The other 1/2 of my time I’m doing consulting work , focusing exclusively on helping organizations without a lot of technical expertise navigate their way through the maze of creating and getting through technology projects. I like proposals that focus more on the project, and show clear understanding of the project.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

For Open Source and custom databases, you can usually get directly to the database if needed. Usually the process of running import tests leads to additional iterations on the proposed data structure in the new CRM as you wrestle with limitations of the data extracted from the old CRM. What do we do now? Don’t panic.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

We get a lot of RFP (Requests for Proposals) for association and nonprofit website redesigns. Does your IT department require a specific tech stack? We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Does your tech ecosystem require a specific tech stack?

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

We get a lot of RFP (Requests for Proposals) for association and nonprofit website redesigns. Does your IT department require a specific tech stack? We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Does your tech ecosystem require a specific tech stack?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. So how do we propose to pay for it? The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. An extension is actually good thing, gives us more time to look at all those projects! CompuMentor's founder shares his top ten projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Some recent nonprofit tech posts addressing this topic here , here , here , and here. context: How are museums encouraging stickiness and user investment in their proposed and in some cases, already developed, post 2.0 ActiveCollab an open source project management tool. What do you think? era websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. Generation.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. But, if you have a good percentage of your constinuents who are early adopters and tech savvy, its a great place to be. Butterfield was speaking from the floor about the proposed energy bill on the hill. Email is a critical channel.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

As the author of a custom CMS (it did have the advantage that it was released as open source, but it never caught on, so it still counts as custom) I know what it is like to put my heart and soul (and time) into a CMS, and want my clients to get what they want. But, that was then, and this is now. But, that was then, and this is now.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

But last week, I took a new job with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, working on a very different kind of project involving collaborative distributed exhibit design. The Open Source Museum project at The Tech is a grant-funded grand experiment. Will this project thrive or fall flat?

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

We'll discuss some of the major phases of a design project, some of the lingo and jargon you'll encounter, and the tools and skill sets you'll need to set your sights on a great, new site. You can also view sample RFPs and visit our RFP Library for more resources to start any tech project out right.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

We'll discuss some of the major phases of a design project, some of the lingo and jargon you'll encounter, and the tools and skill sets you'll need to set your sights on a great, new site. You can also view sample RFPs and visit our RFP Library for more resources to start any tech project out right.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

In either case, both Wello and the The Hippo Water Roller Project are searching for creative ways to make these devices affordable to the people who need them now that the technology is ready. People are comparing this venture to Google’s Project Loon. of charities or NGOs that are doing important digital inclusion projects.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

We are poised to grow not only Bookshare.org, but all of our projects. The project has been so successful at raising student reading skills that they hope to provide similar services to their non-disabled students as well. Miradi Bookshare.org isn't our only project undergoing significant growth. We've just launched Miradi.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

These “sharing” tech companies are, in the end, profit-seeking endeavors, and as such they reproduce the all-too-familiar negative aspects of capitalism. Recent reports have documented over five hundred platform co-op projects in thirty-four countries, and some of these platform cooperatives have tens of thousands of members.

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