Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What OpenSocial Means November 1, 2007 The buzz of the blogosphere is the announcement of Google’s OpenSocial. And the language of these APIs are standard HTML and Javascript.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. Signing up for new ones, making profiles, adding friends, adding applications, etc.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Basically, it means that the data that you put into social networking sites, like profiles, social graph (those who you are connected to,) media, etc. These include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and many others. So first, what is data portability? are *yours* to do whatever you want with.

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JUNE 18, 2007

June 18, 2007 OK, so I finally drank the Facebook coolaid – and although it took me a long time to get around to, I have now realized how many people in the nptech field have already been on facebook for a while. I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

I don’t know whether to be sad or proud that RapLeaf finds only my Facebook profile and no demos. I was trying to parse the usefulness of the service under the original wording, and it seems like there wouldn’t be much. 2 admin 06.11.08 at 10:56 am Thanks, Thomas, you’re right – there is an error there.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

At it’s heyday, a few hours a day sending friend requests and posting wall comments on MySpace profiles quickly resulted in large, thriving online communities. It’s worth noting that all three still regularly login to their profiles MySpace. The AFL-CIO is non-existent and the Teamsters haven’t logged in since 2007.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

As a nonprofit, what you would do is set up a profile, and I imagine tags or keywords would indicate where your link would show up. So if the article is about a fire, you might see on the widget information about the American Red Cross, or other local nonprofits that address the needs of victims of fire.

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NetWits

MAY 21, 2008

LinkedIn® users create profiles and build their networks by inviting friends and past and present colleagues to join their social networks. Typically, we search for a specific profile and reach out to potential candidates through InMail. As many hiring managers know, finding qualified candidates is no easy task.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. Want to show somebody a video or a picture you posted to your profile? The content centered ones, like flickr, del.icio.us and our own Social Source Commons , are a different animal.) 3 KJ 08.09.07

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

In June 2007, I presented my first social media training to a small group of nonprofits in Lowell, MA. If they have well-executed social media campaigns, send executive staff links to their profiles on Facebook , Twitter , YouTube, Flickr , Foursquare, Tumblr , etc., Find your competitors the Web.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Experiments, snafus and stumbles December 17, 2007 I seem to have lost my head. 2 trackbacks } Change » Blog Archive » Profile aggregators 12.18.07 Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 You know why I started to twitter.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2011

GreenTech has done a bit to explore green web hosting in our How to Choose a Green Website Host piece, but we thought we’d deepen the discussion a bit by profiling Enviromedia 's quest to find a green host that is affordable, dependable, and that truly uses renewable energy. I'd say since then the situation has gotten even more confusing.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

billion donated in 2007. This is a 44% increase over 2007's online giving estimates. The Online Donor Profile. We know a lot more about the profile of an online donor than we did in years past. Giving USA estimates that $307.65 billion was given in 2008 to US charities, exceeding $300 billion for the second year in a row.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

Profiles VS Pages. Profiles are for individuals, Pages for Organizations. Recently redesigned pages to be more like profiles. Profiles are optimized for individual communication. Some of you may remember the flap about Ranger Rick from 2007). Pages are optimized for mass communication.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

I “met&# virtually Chris first through the NpTech Tag in 2007 and he kindly helped me clean up an RSS mess. The process encourages stakeholders describe user profiles and what the site needs to meet their needs. Chris is the Director of User Experience for Meedan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Very interesting to see the American Cancer Society on the list as its budget - according to a 2005 annual report linked on their Guidestar Profile is well over $10 million). Several groups who were in the top 100 (before Chase removed the vote tallies), were not on the final list, apparently disqualified.

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NetWits

MAY 20, 2008

Not only does it capture and create a record of the new constituent in The Raiser’s Edge®, but it allows returning visitors and donors to update their profiles. Early Results: Ringing in the New Year, the site went live on the last days of 2007.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2013

One of my most memorable Skype calls was when I had forgot to turn switch off SKYPE during a presentation to health care nonprofits about social media in 2007. Participants, who were in the 60s and 70s were protesting they were “too old,” when my Dad’s SKYPE profile showed up on the screen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

We're building a website for students all over the world that profiles five different human rights awards winners. Our projected launch date is Fall 2007 (late September or early October). One of them is an amazing man named Arn Chorn Pond, who survived the Cambodian genocide. The site is currently in BETA form.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 30, 2010

You can also check out my lists from 2005-2009: Favorite Do Good Books of 2009 Favorite Do Good Books of 2008 Favorite Do Good Books of 2007 Favorite Do Good Books of 2006 Favorite Do Good Books of 2005 Favorite Have Fun Do Good Books of 2010 (in alphabetical order) I always enjoy Anna Lappe's books.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

For more tips on how the executive director and board can support development efforts, including a Philanthropic Assessment Form to evaluate our organization’s philanthropic profile, visit www.cvfundraising.com. Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE.

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MAY 14, 2009

M&R and NTEN just released an impressive benchmarks study that analyzed 32 nonprofits online advocacy and online fundraising programs in 2007 and 2008. Email: While more than 35 percent of American adults now have a profile on at least one social networking site – the best way to reach supporters is still email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2007

On September 16, 2007 they will screen 24 hours of rolling footage at a rally in front of the UN headquarters and at smaller events at halls of power throughout the world - all connected through a real-time online broadcast. Also that they are asking people to spread the word on Facebook by embedding one of their videos in your profile!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 2, 2008

The book is a collection of 20 short profiles of well known, and not so well known peacemakers who the authors divided into five categories: choosing nonviolence, living peace, honoring diversity, valuing all life, and caring for the planet. Some of the peacemakers profiled include Martin Luther King, Jr.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 4, 2011

Consider the following: On the same day in the fall of 2007, two contradictory newspaper headlines accompanied high profile, front-page articles in both the East Valley Tribune and the Arizona Republic. 2007, State and regional: NewsBank. Schools are Failing Or Lagging." Arizona Republic : A.1. Arizona Republic.

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NTEN

JUNE 14, 2011

Send them a picture, do a profile of a person who was helped by your work, or just take a quick video from your desk saying thanks. Susan joined the Causes team back in March 2007, long before they had fancy things like catering, a blog, or even a name. Close the Loop. Make your message understandable to the outside world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 21, 2007

As a community volunteer and program officer at a local community foundation, I am continually inspired by the folks you profile and by the concrete tips you regularly offer! Throughout 2007, we've done just that! Thank you for considering this request to highlight our work on Have Fun*Do Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

In June of 2007, nearly over 35% of Facebook traffic came the 18-24 year old segment, compared to around 22% in June 2008. I've changed where I'm willing to link to anyone who I feel may be a good person to know in the future based on their profile and possibly a limited messaging exchange. Twitter: My updates are unlocked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2007

Next a final look at the final KM4DEV call for papers for June, 2007 Issue called " Stewarding Technologies for Collaboration, Community Building & Knowledge Sharing in Development" (I'm a guest editor along with Nancy White, Beverly Traynor, and Lucie Lamoureux - others to join.)

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APRIL 10, 2009

09NTC NTENny Highlights: Starting with the 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference, we've recognized NTEN members who contribute that extra "something" to the work of NTEN and this nonprofit technology community every year. " You can see his "Meet NTEN" profile here.

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2008

AFP has launched a profile on “ammado” (www.ammado.com). This blog first made mention of ammado last year when the site was used to network attendees of the International Fundraising Conference in Amsterdam (October 2007).

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Email: While more than 35 percent of American adults now have a profile on at least one social networking site – the best way to reach supporters is still email. Email: While more than 35 percent of American adults now have a profile on at least one social networking site – the best way to reach supporters is still email.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

February 1, 2007 Washington DC Members Only Software, Inc is pleased to announce that we have entered into a strategic alliance with Orchid Suites Inc., The Orchid Suites - Members Only Link will debut at NTC 2007, a national conference for non-profit technology to be held in Washington, April 4-7,2007.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

60) Search « A Procrastinators Guide to Year-End Fundraising | Main | Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur » Thursday Nov 08 2007 MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 01:46PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. And is it even worth it ?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

60) Search « A Procrastinators Guide to Year-End Fundraising | Main | Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur » Thursday Nov 08 2007 MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 01:46PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. And is it even worth it ?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Kathleen Rogers has been the NOZAsearch managing director and product manager since 2007. Get free online training, including a NOZA demo, or download a free prospect research guide, a free profile template, and other help materials at www.nozasearch.com/How it works.

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