Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

A theory of practice, in my mind, outlines the methods and ideals behind how I get work done with clients. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. They certainly are consistent with each other, but they are distinct. This theory includes the following elements that I think are key to my work: Listening.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m learning November 30, 2007 It’s been mostly fun so far at the Open Translation event here in Zagreb. It is actually pretty mind-boggling. The event itself has been fab.

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MARCH 18, 2020

I’ll keep this simple, as many of us have a lot on our minds as we experience the world grappling with a public health crisis. Remember the global financial crisis (GFC), aka the Great Recession, of 2007-2010? percent from 2007 to 2008, and by nearly 32 percent from 2008 to 2009. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. We just saw this.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Joining the NTEN Board August 7, 2007 Katrin, the Executive Director of NTEN, announced today that I’m joining the Board. (So So now’s my chance to blog about it!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 15, 2007

There is no question in my mind that free software has won the CMS/Blogging race, hands down. { There is no question in my mind that free software has won the CMS/Blogging race, hands down. { There is no question in my mind that free software has won the CMS/Blogging race, hands down. { Now, there is.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How not to treat an open source user community October 4, 2007 I’ve been using activeCollab for a few months now. Xen comes to mind. It’s designed as a basecamp clone.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Varied and sundry before a brief break August 30, 2007 I’m taking a brief 4 day weekend – not that it would be that noticeable on this blog, since I don’t always post consistently.

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MARCH 2, 2021

But this is your chance to learn tips and tricks from some of the best minds in the sector. Peter has defined the vision, strategy, and culture of 829 Studios since its founding in 2007. We are excited to announce the Cause Camp 2021 speaker line-up! Being a nonprofit professional isn’t easy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

at 11:17 pm Keep in mind that your EC2 nodes don’t have a static IP address or persistent storage. In my country, there still are no good hosting companies, though our internet speed and ping inside the whole country, is better than the most of europe, that’s why I use e-insites. 2 Brian 11.23.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

December 14, 2007 I feel misunderstood. To my mind, it bodes well for the open source tools. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What was it, the question mark? Earlier this week, I wrote a post on about the NTEN CRM satisfaction survey.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

It does mean that everyone who is involved in a webinar needs to install Skype – but that seems to be a minor issue, to my mind. .&# But interestingly, Yugma is now integrated with Skype, which totally changes the whole audio on a separate channel issue. But, you can’t use the Skype edition on Linux yet, either.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

An exploration of options with my own particular requirements in mind. This blog entry from 2007 is about being open about one’s mistakes. The proprietary consolidation of the CRM/Donation management system space continues apace. 5) The Search for Good Web Conferencing. 6) Google Analytics vs. Sitemeter.

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JANUARY 16, 2008

Because the comments, in my mind, were criticizing it for not covering something that was a different topic. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

There are some really great men who hang out too, who don’t mind being around a bunch of geeky women. This community has been around for a while, and its full of women who know their way around a linux kernel (some of them even get paid to hack it,) and can answer just about any question on Apache mod_rewrite I can come up with.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

So just to say really, that we should be mindful that as well as the biggies out there that we all know about, we should promote and participate in other great FOSS CMS that are futureproofed and adaptable for the nptech world too!

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OCTOBER 21, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Book Reviews October 21, 2007 I read three books recently that I thought would be worth reviewing here. They fall into that category of “business&# books that I basically never read.

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JANUARY 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Spirituality and Technology January 19, 2007 A number of people have written me, and said that they appreciate that there is a blog with a spiritual take on technology.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Giving Anonymously began in 2005 with our website up and running in early 2007. We began with a few goals in mind: We wanted to relationally connect people through giving, to make it fun, and in the process protect relationships from feelings of obligation.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

Supporting constituents may not leap to mind as part of Advancement Service's role, but it's critically important. Support for Constituents. In his presentation Advancement Services - The Advancement Cornerstone? John Taylor cites statistics from a 1999 study by TARP Research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Being able to have your stakeholders engage with you – through social channels or otherwise, is what can help you win their hearts and minds, and eventually their donations. (Don’t take my word for, see Pew Internet’s recent Networked and Hyperconnected study ).

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That’s a big question on nonprofits’ minds, which are trying to engage with them early in hopes of developing long-term relationships with these future donors. Over 200 of them were also surveyed during their junior or senior years of high school in 2006 and 2007.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

This is increasingly important now, at a time when companies are being challenged to make tough choices and corporate social responsibility is top of mind. Purpose can be a way to set organizational strategy and guide decision-making to maximize positive impact. Take CVS Health. In 2014, what was then called CVS Pharmacy became the first U.S.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

As you well know, one of the things that has been one of the most important to me is the availability of good software for nonprofits that’s built for them in mind. Katrin 3 Michelle Murrain 10.11.06 at 9:48 am Yes, this is all definitely worth a longer conversation. But my question is more than just exigency.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

at 3:02 am Have you tried StumbleUpon for ’stumbling’ upon websites that other like minded people have visited and liked. But in the meantime, social bookmarking tools are I think a useful part of Web 2.0. { 9 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Chris Willmott 09.25.06 Its great for lunch hours! 2 marnie webb 09.25.06

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2007

I just picked up his book "Five Minds of the Future" to read on the plane with me. Wednesday December 12, 2007 5:30-7:00 pm Brattle Theatre. But, alas, there is a virtual event ! The speakers include Henry Jenkins, Katie Salen, and Howard Gardner. 40 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Author Jeanne Bell states, “while the nonprofit sector regularly discusses and addresses programmatically issues of race and class, recent studies reveal a sharp disconnect between our values and our leadership’s demographics” (Ostrower, 2007). Keep in mind that in order to recruit diverse staff, human resources must scout in diverse places.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Office Professional Plus 2007 (Includes Software Assurance). It is important to keep in mind that the majority of the donation programs have restrictions on how many licenses and products can be requested within the donation cycle. Some Examples: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.2 with 5-User License). read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

on Facebook, Network for Good, Global Giving and Parade Magazine in 2007. Some that come to mind include: Razoo March Madness which offered $10,000 in prizes for the organizations that got the most donors. I'm of two minds about online contests.

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JULY 15, 2011

and Seth Giammanco, Principal, Minds On Design Lab. Seth Giammanco is a Principal and the lead technologist at Minds On Design Lab, a design and technology studio that serves as a partner to nonprofit organizations. Together they defined a guiding formula: a thoughtful approach + creative minds = smart design.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

When I moved to Vancouver in 2007, my employer sent me to the Web of Change Conference (they noticed that their volunteer manager kept asking why the database was broken), where I first encountered the progressive nonprofit tech community. IT BLEW MY MIND! These communities had always been oil and water in my mind.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

In defining your target audience, too, keep the intended outcome in mind: Which people are actually in a position to act on your information? Toronto : Imagine Canada , 2007. December 2007 (11). November 2007 (12). October 2007 (14). September 2007 (14). August 2007 (12). July 2007 (12).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. It’s been there since 9/7/2007, two days after my call for getting people on Quantcast.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 30, 2010

Remember when Apple faced off with NBC over similar issues back in 2007? "We hope they will change their minds." Apple said NBC's demands would have raised the price of NBC shows to $4.99 an episode from the current $1.99

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 30, 2010

Remember when Apple faced off with NBC over similar issues back in 2007? "We hope they will change their minds." Apple said NBC's demands would have raised the price of NBC shows to $4.99 an episode from the current $1.99

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

We started our communities in 2007, more than a year before we started the nonprofit. One of the things that can get in the way when you work as a nonprofit is that you need to be much more mindful of who you partner with and how you partner with them. I wasn't familiar with the concept of a fiscal sponsor at that point (Heck!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With this in mind, we recently took measures to evolve our community engagement platform, giving people access to a broad set of tools to help them engage and build purpose beyond their day-to-day roles. First launched in 2007, PIMCO’s original volunteer programming was limited, supporting 23 events across various business locations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Somewhere around 2006 or 2007, I got a call from Michaela asking for advice on a career path for Nonprofit Technology. South by Southwest reinforced the true value of connecting like-minded groups in person — particularly in our field. Some may exist solely online. It re-energizes and inspires. It reminds us why we do what we do.

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