Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

I'm trying to embrace two ideas here - the idea of open source thinking and wikitation. Allison Fine 's book, Momentum, has a whole chapter on what she calls " Open Source Thinking ," and how it is key to successfully using these new tools. Open source thinking is sharing and remixing. That's a hard thing to do.

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MAY 25, 2011

Registering a domain, purchasing hosting, installing an open source CMS like WordPress , and setting up a basic design theme can all be done affordably. Salesforce for Nonprofits is often looked to as a good choice because of their grant program that includes 10 free licenses. It's not obvious, but it's not rocket science either.

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JULY 8, 2021

Or, individuals in a business course could complete an open-ended case study-based assessment to test how well they can apply the information presented, effectively testing skills acquired. For your members, measuring this change allows them to achieve certifications, licenses, and accreditation to build their professional profiles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2007

Interesting article over at the icommons.org site called CC Licensing Practice Reviewed Alek Tarkowski, ccPoland It mentions an experiment in a dutch town where they removed the traffic signs or the rules. It goes to point to some alternative viewpoints on cc licensing: A similar argument is made by Niva Elkin-Koren in ???

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

The Sweepstakes is open to individuals, submitting on behalf of nonprofit organizations and libraries all over the world, who are attending the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference ("17 NTC") in Washington, DC. We may even have some of our super cool swag left to give away. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

" Opening a Door to the Cloud. To understand if moving some of the organization's core systems to the cloud would be a feasible alternative, he attended a free consultation with Tech Impact's Linda Widdop at the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). " Calculating the Savings.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The best part, though, is that it is open-source, so anyone can host it on their own server and have unlimited capacity and full customization. can get up to 10 licenses for free. is an open-source alternative that is based on many of the same. It can be used as a mobile app on. smartphones, too. Best of all, nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

On the Windows side the hardware manufacturers make proprietary drivers for Windows, and very few make drivers for Linux, or open source their drivers so that Linux developers can use them. And, of course, designers need software that just don’t have high enough quality open source alternatives yet.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

Challenge submission opens April 17, 2014 at 8:00:01 a.m. The ‘Tech 4 Faith’ story of the month is open to nonprofits who have used TechSoup services in the past. (a) Terms & Conditions: April 2014 TechSoup ‘Tech 4 Faith’ Story Challenge (the “Challenge”). Challenge Schedule. Eligibility.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Challenge submission opens February 3, 2014 at 8:00:01 a.m. The ‘Digital Connect’ story of the month is open to nonprofits who have used TechSoup services in the past. (a) The March 2014 TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge (the “Challenge”). Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Challenge submission opens July 1, 2014 at 8:00:01 a.m. The ‘Youth Impact’ story of the month is open to nonprofits who have used TechSoup services in the past. (a) The July 2014 TechSoup ‘Youth Impact’ Story Challenge (the “Challenge”). Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A. Challenge Schedule.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2005

Why couldn't I open that box? What new challenges would await me when I opened that box? Identify what software won't work on the 64 bit system and find alternatives (esp. However, got a tip that they might approve a one-license purchase and to call about it (1-800-721-3934). What does that say?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Challenge submission opens October 8, 2014 at 8:00:01 a.m. The Challenge is open to all nonprofits in the United States of America who have used TechSoup’s donated products or educational resources in the past. (a) The October 2014 TechSoup Cybersecurity Story Challenge (the "Challenge"). Challenge Schedule.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Challenge submission opens February 3, 2014 at 8:00:01 a.m. The ‘Digital Connect’ story of the month is open to nonprofits who have used TechSoup services in the past. (a) The March 2014 TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge (the “Challenge”). Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

Challenge submission opens January 13, 2015 at 8:00:01 a.m. The Challenge is open to all nonprofits in the United States of America who have used TechSoup's donated products or educational resources in the past. (a) The January 2015 TechSoup Telework Story Challenge (the "Challenge"). Challenge Schedule. Eligibility.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Challenge submission opens April 1, 2015 at 8:00:01 a.m. The Challenge is open to all nonprofits in the United States of America who have used TechSoup's donated products or educational resources in the past. (a) The April 2015 TechSoup Green Tech Story Challenge (the "Challenge"). Challenge Schedule. Eligibility.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Challenge submission opens April 1, 2015 at 8:00:01 a.m. The Challenge is open to all nonprofits in the United States of America who have used TechSoup's donated products or educational resources in the past. (a) The April 2015 TechSoup Green Tech Story Challenge (the "Challenge"). Challenge Schedule. Eligibility.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2008

It's been awhile since I've shared the progress of The Tech Virtual , the web and Second Life-based virtual exhibit workshop that The Tech Museum of Innovation opened in December of 2007. It will be interesting to see if that "life" accomodates their vision when they come to the exhibition opening in June.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 5, 2017

These hourlong sessions cover the pitfalls of nonrenewable energy and detail more sustainable alternatives. As part of these upgrades, EWA sealed cracks, gaps, and openings; installed additional insulation; and programmed new thermostats. This blog post was written by Nicholas Fuchs. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

cc licensed flickr photo shared by alumroot. cc licensed flickr photo shared by cogdogblog. cc licensed flickr photo shared by cogdogblog. We expected a decent Second Life audience, because on the opening day of the conference, Linden Lab offered to put a link on the main login screen that some 70,000 people might see.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2015

The Contest submission opens on August 15, 2015 at 9:00:01 am Pacific time (PT) and ends on November 14, 2015 at 11:59:59 pm PT. Phase I: Phase I opens for submission on August 15, 2015 at 9:00:01 am PT and ends on September 14, 2015 at 11:59:59 pm PT. Contest Schedule. The Contest will be divided into three phases. Eligibility.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

And you do not want, obviously, to be having your data and your applications being accessed on an open network that is open to anyone in the vicinity essentially. We’re on Microsoft Teams; we use that a lot, and you can use availability in there to indicate whether you’re open or not. And obviously, that was a huge red flag.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2007

photo by flickr user michale , licensed with CC " BY " I arrived back from the UK only to jump into a car and drive out to Western, MA for a meeting to present an evaluation report I've been working on a for a client. So, this merger seems like an opportunity to highlight an alternative to. It doesn't have to be this way.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

Drivers talked about their dream to somehow run their own app as an alternative to Uber. After one year of planning, New York’s Drivers Cooperative was born in May of 2021 , with a goal to launch an on-demand app owned by workers themselves which customers can use as an alternative to Uber and Lyft for hailing rides.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

is a free open source application. Inkscape is another free open-source program that does much of what Adobe Illustrator. By using the advanced search and clicking "Find content to modify, adapt, or build upon” I can usually find something good that is licensed “ Some rights reserved."

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

Some leaders are more conservative than I feared, and these people are alternately smug and desperate about maintaining their power. If it’s not open to the public, I don’t care if it’s a book or a fossil—the methods of interpretation and audience engagement are fundamentally different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Use your emerging skills — in drawing and in the alternatives — to create cartoons, but also to explore other ways to communicate visually. or to license an existing one — but there’s also a trove of cartoons and illustrations out there available under a Creative Commons license. Finally, keep working at it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

If you'd like more information about Art in Action camps or to contribute to a youth scholarship, email xiomara@riseup.net , and if you like the opening music, it was an excerpt from Mango Delight by Kenya Masala, and if you'd like more information about his work and music go to www.sourceconsultinggroup.com. Thanks for listening.

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