Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2007

But in any case, it should work on all generic hosting environments, and it looks easy to install. So here’s another good option for organizations that want powerful blogging software to use on a generic (read: cheap) hosting environment. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 25, 2011

The current version of MS Server in use is Server 2008. The primary web development framework used in this environment is.NET. Proprietary Unix, and Microsoft Windows, and associated Microsoft Software. Proprietary UNIX has dwindled greatly in popularity with the increasing popularity of Linux.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

org is using Sam to call attention to the environment and harness puppy power on behalf of the climate. These same tools become very powerful in the hands of activists. tools from outside the United States that help digital activists evade Internet censorship and promote human rights issues to a wider audience. So, grist-.org

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

It’s sobering – as much as I love technology, it scares me how much damage it can do to both people and the environment, once we’re done with it, and ready to upgrade to something new. So next year, I’ll be doing 100 posts on particular free and open source tools. Hmmm, think it was that keyword?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Here’s a summary of a few of the top ideas: AgriTextBot Info Hub: A tool for farmers that responds to localized questions and provides up-to-date, real-time information on topics from market pricing to weather indicators and farming support, through a guided conversation and accessible via a feature phone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It also creates a resource called the Horizon Navigator an online, open-content database of free research on emerging technologies, is a dynamic social media platform overlying an innovative set of intelligent search tools and a comprehensive collection of resources.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

He then spends some time making clear how the new networked environment makes peer distribution possible. Chapter 3 is a discussion on Peer production – it talks about how it is that people have come together to collaboratively create software and content – basically, knowledge production. Be Helpful.

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Forum One

JANUARY 25, 2009

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has launched a new initiative called the Innovation Exchange , to build and strengthen a network of innovators who will develop and adopt environment-friendly business initiatives. Tags: Environment. Also exciting is that Dave Witzel will be leading the effort.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2017

Nonprofit organizations seeking to amplify the voices of clients face decisions about selecting the right combination of mechanisms as they aim to implement tools and processes conducive to the local operating environment of the nonprofit. Nonprofit Management and Leadership , 26(3), 295-312. doi:10.1002/nml.21191.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The first theme focuses on the interaction between advocacy tactics and the broader media environment. Digital listening just gives you a new set of tools and processes to help confront hard strategic questions. Today’s hybrid media environment is still in flux. I call it the “Media Theory of Movement Power.”

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Gyrus

AUGUST 19, 2016

Sure there are special broadcasts that detail typical training regimens for certain prolific athletes, and I for one am quite interested in attempting to eat the 2008 diet of Michael Phelps, who famously proclaimed he was consuming 12,000 calories a day. Present the Right Tools. If you’re a swimmer, you need a pool to swim in.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2009

Back in January of 2008, a network of rural libraries decided to host an online conference to provide an opportunity for library staff and trustees to attend continuing education sessions in an online format, helping to reduce the strain on staffing and budgets. They saved money on travel costs for speakers and attendees.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Some folks may not have gotten up to speed on more recent developments, however -- and might be relying on "stale data" about open source tools: "Not ready for prime time." Learn about open source options for the tools you use. " "For geeks only." " "Doesn't scale." Current Trends.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. tools, to get past some of those communication barriers â?? Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

In today's environment, it's impossible to deny the importance of technology. They identify the right tools for the job are and balance the cost with potential benefits. Tech is often viewed as a money pit, an expense to avoid (until something goes wrong). But it can (and should) be adopted into your organization's core strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

But, maybe you've done some of that thinking and implemented a few focused social media experiments in 2008 and have gleaned some insights. Or maybe you just jumped in as an individual and need to refine an organizational strategy. The economic crisis has changed the external environment. Are you impulse adopting tools?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 1, 2011

This Friday, March 4, I'll be moderating a panel discussion about experiencing art in virtual environments at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (4pm, 1 hour, free). Needless to say, I'm one of the people who believes the 2008 IMLS research that shows that online encounters with museums increase visitation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 9, 2008

In May 2008, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported that six groups (Fetzer Institute, Ford Foundation, Hidden Leaf Foundation, Jewish Funds for Justice, W.K. Another recipient, the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, published a resource manual for social justice activists, The Activist's Ally: Contemplative Tools for Social Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. In 2008, I designed the Nonprofit and Social Media ROI Poetry Slam and last year was a panel on crowdsourcing that modeled crowdsourcing in the design and delivery. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2014, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation —the largest private foundation in the world—launched standard, streamlined procedures for its grant processing that included new tools to focus documentation and analysis on the key topics supported by its philanthropy. Why the Environment Changed: Federal Grant News. “It

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See3

MARCH 18, 2008

The Foundation’s “leading edge” research advances the science of water reuse and supports communities across the United States and abroad in their efforts to create new sources of high quality water through reclamation, reuse, and desalination while protecting public health and improving the environment.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

Using an event such as the 2008 financial crisis as a backdrop, he hopes to be able to back-test his hypothesis against the volumes of data generated around the same time. TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

In an operating environment that is characterized by constant change, this is a wake-up call: Boards need to get outside of their comfort zones and provide stronger external leadership — especially in fundraising and advocacy — that enables their organizations to adapt and adjust to change.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. We then did check-ins on how the MultiPoint Server system held up under use. Space is an issue in their library.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. We then did check-ins on how the MultiPoint Server system held up under use. Space is an issue in their library.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 7, 2011

How about a work environment where employees where the focus is on an employee’s ability to produce results and not on their ability to show up on time? They believed that by creating an environment that was focused on results, both the employees and the company would benefit. So what do we put in its place? Increased efficiency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The first SoCap conference in 2008 coincided with the launch of this paper, Investing for Social & Environmental Impact: A Design for Catalyzing an Emerging Industry A Monitor Institute Report [link] EnvImpact_ExecSum_000.pdf Stephanie McAuliffe is the Director of Human Resources at the Packard Foundation. .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Refurbishment and the Environment. A 2008 update on these initial reports, User Survey Analysis: Secondary PC Market Offers Growing Opportunity , continues to support both the supply and demand growth projections. From 2007 to 2008, the Community MAR program had a 57 percent volume increase worldwide.

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Care2

APRIL 14, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Being prepared means drilling and knowing how to use your tools. Listen to Jen, she is right.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2012

Under the right circumstances (disaster fundraising for example) there is money to be made, and the technologies are evolving, but for most organizations they still constitute a very small percentage of the revenue mix and are mainly a constituent engagement tool for now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

Social Media for NonProfit Rockstars submitted by Ed Schipul Nonprofits wanting to enter into the Social Media arena are faced with endless new networks and tools to try, but a few have kicked some major butt. This panel will explore and discuss the impact of tools like Twitter, Qik, Utterz, Ustream, and more on current and future elections.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2015

Chuck Longfield, Blackbaud’s chief scientists and creator of the Index, said the new specialty index will serve as a useful tool for foundations. “It’s a good benchmark for their own performance,” he said. Blackbaud also publishes a giving index for Canada. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: Serving donors.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

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