Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2019

She has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than ten years. With a deep understanding of nonprofits’ limited resources, she is passionate about helping organizations get the most out of their technology. What problem does this peer-to-peer fundraising campaign solve? What impact are we having on our mission?

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DECEMBER 19, 2008

Her, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide was on my Favorite Do-Good Book of 2007 list. PhilanTopic included the book on its list of Best Philanthropy-Related Books of 2008. This was probably the book that moved me the most in 2008. What are some your favorite do-good books from 2008?

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners – Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions. Create impactful messaging.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Like a solution in search of a problem. The best part of Dreamforce was the time I spent with Nonprofit peeps. There were over 500 of us at the conference, out of the nearly 5,000 nonprofits that I’m told are now using Salesforce (C3 was number 400something). “Facebook?

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JUNE 2, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on June 2nd, 2011 I’m starting a new series of short interviews with people who are really changing what’s happening in the nonprofit sector.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008, providing technical and consultative services to nonprofits of all sizes and types. He previously served as director of IT consulting at a fundraising event production company focused on nonprofits. What problem does this peer-to-peer fundraising campaign address? Get the guide 4.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Learn about the problem, the effects, and the solutions. FBE: I’d say three things: Motivation — As a parent who has been involved with climate change since 2008, I know what’s at stake for our children. Tenacity — Climate change is not a quick-fix problem, and building a movement takes time. Read up on the topic.

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Double the Donation

JUNE 10, 2021

Peer-to-peer campaigns are a key part of many nonprofits’ fundraising strategies. What problem does this peer-to-peer fundraising campaign solve? He previously served as director of IT consulting at a fundraising event production company focused on nonprofits. by Mark Becker, Founding Partner, Cathexis Partners.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking How Nonprofits Can Avoid Online Credit Card Fraud Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 20th, 2011 Nonprofit organizations are a big target for online credit card fraud. This may cause problems with donors in non-US countries.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The nonprofit e-Stewards standard and certification is widely regarded as the most rigorous program for electronics recyclers in the world. The documents show that as recently as 2008 ERI was quietly selling large volumes of e-waste to a Los Angeles exporter who shipped it to Hong Kong. Much of it was labeled as reusable electronics.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Frustrations March 9, 2008 As some of you who follow me on Twitter know, I ran into frustrations a few days ago with WPA. The problems I “solved&# by offloading the functions onto the web.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Michelle, the consultant March 27, 2008 Someone mentioned to me that from what I write on my blog, she wouldn’t know what it is that I actually do in my consulting work.

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JUNE 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. In 1989, I joined the faculty of Hampshire College (and stayed for 10 years).

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APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 I spent 8 years implementing technology “solutions&# for nonprofit organizations. Is it all just TCO arguments?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

What has been your experience getting a Wikipedia Page for your nonprofit? Because it was such a painfully long process and because I couldn’t find too many complete articles when I googled “ Wikipedia nonprofits “, I decided to share the lessons we learned so that you may not make the same mistakes we made. Last few tips.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My iPhone 3G August 12, 2008 I once joined the “iPhone non-buyers&# group on Facebook. I swore up and down I wouldn’t get one. Be Helpful.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. Suicide is a serious public health problem. A co-founder of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center in 1958, Shneidman is considered a pioneer in suicide prevention. Agencies from within the U.S.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. Probably not. Probably not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2010

Personal Democracy Forum: Rethinking Nonprofits. Our topic is rethinking nonprofits in a networked age. It just so happens that Allison Fine and I wrote a book together over the past year, The Networked Nonprofit , on that topic. We believe that Networked Nonprofits first have to be, before they can do.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Going out on a limb November 6, 2008 I’m going to go out on a really thin limb here, and feel free to saw it off in the comments. :-) If you haven’t been to change.gov yet, you need to go.

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AUGUST 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What is cloud computing? So I’m going to try and lay out the details of what cloud computing is, and how it’s useful for nonprofit organizations. at 5:17 am TechSoup Blog 09.16.09

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JULY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The “Open Source Software is Free&# myth July 14, 2008 I had a startling realization a few days ago. Problem solved. Compare OpenOffice/NeoOffice and MS Office/iWork. 3 AJ 07.16.08

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Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Here at Qgiv we have dozens of incredible women to celebrate and recognize—their achievements and hard work have helped advance us as a tech company in the nonprofit sector. Women can bring a different viewpoint and a problem-solving skillset that’s needed within the field. Qgiv: How did you end up working in the tech industry?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

They take their knowledge and use it to help nonprofits and schools build their organizational resilience while amplifying their impact. Taproot connects nonprofits and other social change organizations with skilled volunteers sharing their expertise pro bono. Nonprofits are no strangers to crises.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Technology Support as Teaching April 24, 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot about technology support lately. Really a lot. Where is this client, now ? First, there is the question of what they know.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why sometimes eating your own dogfood makes you want to throw up! February 29, 2008 OK, so we all know that I have been eating my own dogfood (that is, using Linux on the desktop) for a while now.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2011

At TechSoup, we’re always interested in how nonprofits cleverly solve IT problems. Getting a case management databases in use by several people and across different offices and even across different organizations is a particularly thorny problem.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

A monthly roundup of our favorite (zombie-related) nonprofit tech resources. Good thing the Twitter Vote Report didn't: tweet your voting experience to help others avoid problems. Read more posts on our blog. Zombie Harmony : For all your zombie dating needs. Wait, there's an election going on? Don't know how we missed that.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

And nonprofits and lots of others working to benefit the public can use its tools to be able to do their work better. The organization got started when a group of Kenyan bloggers led by Erik Hersman began doing online mapping of violence reports after the 2008 Kenyan election. New Ushahidi Services for Nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. But the real story is much more complicated.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

The Great Recession and its aftermath have forced nonprofits to seek out new and different ways to address their challenges. In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Vendorspeak August 24, 2007 One of the things I’ve noticed recently is that my blog is getting the attention of software vendors. I guess that’s a good thing. But, I was myopic anyway.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 2, 2011

Ever struggle with a problem for months, if not years, and then when the solution comes it's so painfully simple that you have a bruise on the side of your head from where you keep slapping yourself? The problem: Salesforce reporting is great when you want to look at the whole of a period of time. Happy New Year! This fiscal year.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! January 29, 2008 I don’t exactly know where the exclamation point came from, but if you want a scarily easy CMS to install, Joomla is a place to start.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits February 14, 2008 These are tidbits of things I’ve gotten recently from vendors, or gotten via feeds or twitter. Kintera opens a Developers Challenge.

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