Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Speaking of metrics, Drew Bernard has an awesome post about how to use web analytics based on the functions of specific pages or sites. Speaking of the responses of the old guard, eTapestry, which was bought by Blackbaud last year, is opening up it’s API this week. Everyone (including them) gets better data. Time will tell. {

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Doing a Data Dive to Find Data About Children and Families. Ottawa, Ontario: FYI: 3rd International Hockey Analytics Conference.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. “When I think about it though, while I like to read about digital strategy and social media, I actually spend a lot more time reading about things that are not related to nonprofit tech. The Big Surprise.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

at 12:33 pm I think digital sharecropping works better as an analogy than as an actual analytical insight. When all of those happen, I’ll be the first to sign up. { 2 trackbacks } claudiapena.com » Blog Archive » I’ve Got Beef (theorectically)… 10.04.07 at 9:46 am Web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk. As a quick comparative look between a small number of open source systems, it’s hard to argue that it contributes no information. More on that in a bit.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

And if you have a Gmail account, it’s the same username/password that you’d be using for Analytics, Google Docs, Adsense, etc. Given the widespread problem with phishing schemes, it’s disturbing that web apps are training users that it’s OK to give a new site your email username/password.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. “When I think about it though, while I like to read about digital strategy and social media, I actually spend a lot more time reading about things that are not related to nonprofit tech. The Big Surprise.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2017

Plus, you can track your communication efforts easily with their dashboard analytics! You don’t have to be a tech guru to effectively use their services because they’re that easy to use! From event management to ticketing to registration and checkout to payments to reporting and analytics, you’re covered. Why We Love It.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

How odd is it then to teach Google Analytics to nonprofit techies but then say that site statistics had nothing to do with a nonprofit’s mission? They can be used for a nonprofit’s mission and that is why nonprofits should exercise transparency on web site analytics. Why bother having a web site at all? That dog won’t hunt.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

Tattlr - "open source" says Gordon Dymowski on MetroShrink. You can track who opens it, when they open it, and if they click and give. efforts that should be pretty easy to measure" For Your Website : Google Analytics. Radian 6 - "Data-centric" says Gordon Dymowski on MetroShrink.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Reports, Conferences, and Webinars The Pew Internet and America Life Project recently released report on the "Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users" has created a buzz in the nonprofit tech spaces. The Non-Profit Tech Blog interviews Scott Crowder, Kintera CTO. (If If you've heard the term Enterprise 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

The BuzzMonitor is an open source application that "listens" to what people are saying about the World Bank across blogs and other sites in order to help the organization understand and engage in social media. As Lifehacker notes , seems like this is a quick and dirty way to submit issues to tech support.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. Non-Profit Tech Blog. Google Analytics. open source. Effective communication â?? Have Fun â?¢

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

We also showed how organizations can tackle the process of finding the tech that helps the most when you don't necessarily have the time to research. Open-Source Tools. Open Data Kit helps you collect and manage data through a mobile app that works offline. Web Analytics. Accounting.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

You can also view sample RFPs and visit our RFP Library for more resources to start any tech project out right. Joomla for Nonprofits Is the popular open-source solution to create and edit website content for non-technical users right for you? Week 5: Metrics and Analytics. But which web analytics tool should you use?

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2017

Open-Source Insights and Dataset. Melinda Rolfs is the senior director, data & analytics, at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. They can also benchmark their performance against their sector to understand when and where they are over- or underperforming. Upcoming Donation Insights Event at TechSoup. Register here!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

It's only when all those little chunks are aggregated that they turn into Big Data; then the software called analytics can scour it for patterns. Police analytics comb over crime data looking for hot zones; security agencies comb over travel and credit card records looking for possible terrorists. MicroMappers. AdviceForGood.com).

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

One of my first jobs in tech 1,000 years ago was as “Text Production Lead” on a music encyclopedia CD-ROM (Google it, kids). My big takeaway is this: currently there are very sophisticated predictive analytics being used to recommend movies and serve up ads. Foundation Center has been working on automating much of this work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 30, 2011

Organized by the nonprofit group Access and sponsored by Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Skype, Mozilla and other major tech companies, the conference brought together business leaders, policy makers and online activists, especially from the Arabic-speaking world. trained battalion of the Salvadoran army.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. My TechSoup Global colleague in Warsaw, Anka Kuliberda, reports that the biggest nonprofit tech story in Europe this past year were the anti-ACTA riots in several countries and also the Open Knowledge Festival. called Martus.

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