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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

James Young, on the Connection Cafe, suggests that we think about constituent empowerment when we think about organizational websites. The Hack Artist suggests that it’s important to marry direct mail efforts and a web presence. And, since I’m the host, I get to add a couple of bonus mistakes. Be Helpful.

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NPTECH Punk

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

But in the nonprofit realm, my perspective on helping nonprofit organizations with technology issues has a lot to do with client empowerment, learning based on what’s needed at the moment, and active collaboration. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it? Be Helpful.

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5 Questions: Are You For Real? Working with a Virtual Team

NTEN

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions.

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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

Forum One

One year later, April 26-27, 2010, more than 260 people from over 60 countries gathered in Washington, DC for an unprecedented two-day Entrepreneurship Summit hosted by President Obama and the U.S. One year after Obama's speech in Cairo we have seen the establishment of relationships and a new chapter of open entrepreneurship.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

Everyaction

World Central Kitchen was founded by chef and activist José Andres in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, our founder José felt compelled by the news and flew down. It opened up the question of what roles chefs can play in international development.

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Technology Support as Teaching

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Certainly, if you are a technology provider that values empowerment of your clients, this is probably a good model to consider. Empowerment – as you help them with a problem, teach them about the problem, and ways to troubleshoot (or possibly solve) the problem themselves in the future. Second, Empowerment.

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Web 2.0 Part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

are about empowerment of individuals, and connecting people to each other by the content that they create, or are interested in. After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. { After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. { Hallmarks of Web 2.0

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