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My Theory of Practice

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

A theory of practice, in my mind, outlines the methods and ideals behind how I get work done with clients. The client is quite knowledgeable about their organization, mission, and goals for a project, but often not knowledgeable about technology. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy.

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Data Are Not Information

NTEN

Data un-communicated, or ineffectively communicated, amount to personal knowledge or useless raw material. My measurement of "hot" and "humid" remains my personal data/knowledge until I walk back into the house and tell my wife. This is well-addressed in a 2010 Economist cover story "Data, data everywhere."

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

One of those organizations is the German American Heritage Center (GAHC), a nonprofit dedicated to preserving German heritage and sharing knowledge about the German immigrant experience. GoFundMe Platform overview: GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that has helped raise over $25 billion in donations since 2010.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Really, How Many.

ASU Lodestar Center

A couple months ago, the ASU Lodestar Center released its 2010 report on Arizona Giving & Volunteering. The main point of comparison is information on volunteering from the Current Population Survey (CPS), conducted by the U.S. We welcome your comments and feedback. One in three. But is it right? One in four.

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Latest Report: What Messaging and Channels Influence Congress?

Care2

The Congressional Management Foundation just released their report, Communicating with Congress: Perceptions of Citizen Advocacy on Capitol Hill that surveyed 260 congressional staff in October of 2010 about their opinions and practices on constituent communications including email and social media. Advocacy Campaigns. Social Media.

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Grave Work

Non Profit Quarterly

Whether the tasks power autonomous weapons systems raining disaster down on slum districts or else power geographic data for humanitarian agencies that provide aid to such disaster zones is knowledge not available to the workers. Nothing about the tasks in and of themselves reveals their purpose.

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