Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Another good reason for nonprofits to use FOSS January 6, 2008 This is an amazing example of the kinds of flexibility that is difficult or impossible to get with proprietary software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Amazon seems to be leading in the next wave of evolution of hosting – pay only for what you need, when you need it. The news today, and why I’m bothering to talk about this, is that Red Hat announced that it will offer RHEL – their enterprise distribution, on Amazon E2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

Ten or eleven years ago, when I was learning HTML and Web site creation (in the very early days) and teaching arts organizations, I always started with an exercise called " Critical Browsing." The screencast is done MTV style - that is it is like a music video - visuals and music - no narration. Instructional.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open, part II October 18, 2007 The dust is settling. And the big guys have already done this work, check out the way Google and Amazon distribute their API s. He’s right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. Kicking off the effort was paired with an e-mail to a list of about 30 classical music bloggers. The lessons for arts organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What is private? What is public? June 10, 2008 Today, someone on the progressive exchange list asked about a tool called Rapleaf. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.),

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

After years of staging events, you may feel like there’s nothing you haven’t covered, from art auctions to wine tastings to trivia nights. Here are some to consider: Art: Art auctions serve a valuable purpose because they don’t just raise funds, they also spread awareness and appreciation of the works being auctioned.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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? Companies such as Amazon are creating massive grid storage and computing services for applications in the cloud.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Participants may improve their painting abilities, try their hand at some knitting, or do whatever other sort of art they like without having to leave the comfort of their own home. Best yet, you could even offer some of the art produced in the class as auction items during your next fundraiser. 7) Shopping. 9) Movie screenings.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

On MoreBirthdays.com, people can support, give, and celebrate surviving cancer or loved ones by creating a birthday wish through e-cards, music video, or musician phone call. They also jointly run the street art blog StreetSideSF. She loves interacting with communities online. Over and over again.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

Jemisin Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Music Check out the Neon Pride playlist on Spotify, featuring over 8 hours of songs from artists like Janelle Monae, Frank Ocean, Kylie Minogue and many more!

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2007

On the web, such socializing can happen around games (MMOs), shopping (Amazon discussions), trip planning (TripAdvisor), music or book collections ( Librarything ). It struck me that she was incredibly privileged to have this personal relationship with the art. the list goes on.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But from time to time, a donor will offer you something else: stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), cryptocurrency, an acre of undeveloped land, a house, a boat, a car, a painting, a sculpture, a rare book, a musical instrument, or something else that makes you scratch your head. Should you say “yes” and take the donation?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Session Description: With portable music players, smart phones, and cheap bandwidth everywhere, more and more online marketers are turning to podcasting as a powerful way to extend the reach of their brands and engage supporters. ID3 tags - can use itunes for this, drag album art and file over. Amazone Web Services - for very cheap.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Or something you know about them that you maybe you just saw them at an art gallery or something like that. And then once in a while, we put together a Flickr album, and we send it to them with music behind it and a thank-you. Do not go to Amazon, because Amazon has old versions. It meant so much I cried.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

There’s the Amazon list or the deal-of-the-day. My kids go to an arts high school, and they were promoting a SpongeBob SquarePants musical. There’s a lot of noise. There’s a ton of noise in your inbox, not just from fundraisers. There’s Black Friday sales. There’s doorbuster specials.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

So nonprofits are building Alexa Amazon skills to reach new audiences and build relationships with potential donors. So take a look at these Amazon skills. If you have a skill, if you have something to teach that you want your audience to know about, you can create your own Alexa skill for free at Amazon. So pretty neat.

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