Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

On Monday we were joined by a dazzling array of global leaders who are interested in social entrepreneurship.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2007

This week on the NpTech Tag call, the idea of social search was referenced. Search engines keep improving, sometimes imperceptibly, but my money's on social search. Date: Monday, January 29, 2007 Time: 10:30 PDT, 1:30. Nancy White just sent me this note about a conference call on Monday about the topic. We'll find.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

You can search YouTube, Google video or about 10 other video sites, and make those searches a new channel. I get Democracy Now, ABC politics, the Webb Alert (a daily geek news headlines show,) Bill Moyers Journal, and lots of others. It can download videos via Bittorrent as well. It’s a pretty amazing tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

People who can touch API's out there have been fooling around with trying to extract data from the NpTech tag for analysis as well as think about ways that we can make the data that has been tagged more filtered via social search, collaborative filtering, and whatever else. Michele Martin's NpTech Search. January 12, 2007.

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Qgiv

APRIL 18, 2022

You can search your CRM for a donor’s giving history when you’re planning an appeal, prepping for a donor visit, or just getting to know your constituents. In 2007, Qgiv was founded by a couple of friends looking for a way to make it easy for nonprofit, faith-based, and political organizations to accept online donations and payments.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Google already knows enough about me (it reads my mail, my feeds, my search history, and a few shared documents, to boot,) I’m certainly not going to add virtually everything else I do (the percent of things I do using a protocol other than http(s) is dwindling by the second.) I am going to have to stop using Chrome.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Last minute tidbits December 20, 2007 This will be my last post of 2007 – I’m taking some days off from work and blogging, and won’t return until the beginning of the year.

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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. Just like how search engines allow you to quickly find anything you want, future technologies will help you easily connect with friends from anywhere. As a search engine, users never have to sign-up to get value from Spock. 4 Ade 12.18.07

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2023

Qgiv has been making it possible for nonprofit organizations to accept online payments since its founding in 2007. Instead, donors can fire up the Venmo app, search for your nonprofit organization, and send you the donation or payment directly via the app.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 26, 2007

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. To find the Nonprofit Commons search the Places tab in Second Life for "Nonprofit Commons," or click here. I thought some of you might want to check it out. RSVP via email to Susan Tenby at susan@techsoup.org to attend the Second Life event, or IM Glitteractica Cookie in Second Life.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

at 9:24 am Hey, I found your blog while searching on Google your post looks very interesting for me. But if your organization decides to blog, and you want to make it easy on yourself, install Wordpress on your hosting account, or go to WordPress.com and set up a free blog. I doubt you’ll look back. { Keep up the good work!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Recently when searching for peer-reviewed science communication journals I came across Using a self reflective journal to enhance science communication. Also, in the middle of last year I participated in a ‘Running Small Group Sessions’ workshop.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Making a better, more findable blog October 24, 2007 I’ve gotten some nice kudos for my blog in the past few days, and it feels nice to know that people read the blog, and get something out of it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

as well as newsgroups, commerce sites (like Amazon), review sites, forums, and news groups, and even searches the general Web to find out where your people are and what they’re doing online. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.),

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Peter has defined the vision, strategy, and culture of 829 Studios since its founding in 2007. He is constantly searching for new opportunities clients can leverage to achieve differentiation, develop competitive advantages, and better communicate their brand story.

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Care2

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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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Vallejo Times Herald - Search engine splits revenue with nonprofits: "Search engine splits revenue with nonprofits By RACHEL RASKIN-ZRIHEN/Times-Herald staff writer Article Launched: 11/23/2007 09:58:56 AM PST A pair of siblings invented a way people can donate to charity for free by doing something they're already doing, and so far, two Vallejo nonprofits (..)

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 24, 2007

Microsoft sets up search engine for charity: "Microsoft sets up search engine for charity1/24/2007 8:37:02 AM, by Jeremy ReimerMicrosoft has announced that they have set up a special charity search site based on their Live.com search engine.

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 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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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In June 2007, Apple launched the iPhone, and in subsequent years we saw the rise of apps as a competing method to websites for how people interact with organizations. (That’s right, trivia lovers: UA originally stood for Urchin Analytics! Google changed it to Universal Analytics after they acquired it in 2005.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

The demo also showed a new 3D map feature and how you can take a photo and have it return google search results. The question reminded of a screencast I created back in 2007 for NTEN and Salesforce Foundation that covered Google Adwords campaigns). Here’s why folks were laughing in the background).

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See3

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

From a Wall Street Journal piece about new video search engines: “Web users in the U.S. That’s up from nine billion videos in July 2007. Your constituents are. enjoy their video — more than 11 billion clips were viewed online in July alone, according to comScore Inc.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

One of the things we'll be covering is the SmartArt feature , which Microsoft introduced with Office 2007 and improved in Office 2010. And since the text is inside an image, you can't search it or include it in your session outline. It's free, but be sure to sign up ahead of time. It should be a great discussion.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 27, 2013

The organization's IRS Form 990, which must be filed by all organizations that claim tax-exempt nonprofit status, can usually be found with a Google search. Once you've targeted a charitable organization that is aligned with your interests, it's time to find out how it spends its donations.

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See3

MAY 12, 2007

And so this post is another link connecting the search term Michael Hoffman to this website. They will totally dominate their Google search eventually. 14 May 2007 Shannon Interesting effort. My colleague changed the spelling of his name to something very unusual to improve his findability in Internet search engines.

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See3

AUGUST 1, 2007

Yahoo Contact the Webmaster Link to Article youtube Change the Debate in 2008 » Posted at See What’s Out There on Wednesday, August 01, 2007 Change the Debate in 2008 August 1st, 2007 We are proud to add NARAL Pro-Choice America to our client list. Sign the petition here. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

60) Search « Notes from Care2/OneWorld/Interaction Fundraising Seminar | Main | MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? December 17, 2007 | Meghan Request permission to use your beautiful snowflakes picture in a course Im teaching. " Found your blog via Google Image search on "Snowflakes" Thanks.

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See3

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman DEC 17, 2007 My OLPC Has Arrived!

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See3

JANUARY 25, 2007

Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? We love our See3 logo. It was designed by a New York artist named Cindy Workman. Cindy is having an art show, and if you are in New York, you should take a look. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

60) Search « Live From New York: 2007 DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference | Main | Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

60) Search « Live From New York: 2007 DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference | Main | Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

60) Search « Every Woman Counts Launch Meeting | Main | Did You Miss The Online Holiday Fundraising Season? A survey of 311 marketing executives found that 83% used email, ahead of display ads, paid keyword search, and branded sponsorship.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

60) Search « Notes from Care2/OneWorld/Interaction Fundraising Seminar | Main | MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? December 17, 2007 | Meghan Request permission to use your beautiful snowflakes picture in a course Im teaching. " Found your blog via Google Image search on "Snowflakes" Thanks.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Email open rates declined 1%, compared to a 3% decrease between 2006 and 2007. This is down from 19% in 2007 and 21% in 2006. The annual churn rate, or the rate at which an email list “goes bad” in a year, held steady at 19% between 2007 and 2008. Don’t be too alarmed though. messages per month.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008. The total amount of money raised online increased by 26 percent from 2007 to 2008. The matching success rate is typically 10% to 20%.

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