Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By Greg Fine – a marketing consultant that works to elevate nonprofit marketing impact, revitalize giving campaigns, and bring energy and awareness to nonprofit brands and their mission. And, as we learn more, we’re discovering that these applications are remarkable research assistants, too.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

One of the best ways to design or refine your strategy in an efficient and effective way is to leverage nonprofit marketing consulting. Working with a marketing consultant is an investment, and like any investment, you must be prepared from the beginning to get the most out of it. What does a nonprofit marketing consultant do?

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The Next Web

MARCH 30, 2013

Recruitment consultants – just say no. Like most agency business models, these guys exploit the inefficiency in a two-­sided market. Recruitment consultants continue to relentlessly spam us with candidates whose skills bear no relation to what we do,­ proving they have not taken the time to understand our business, or our needs.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Most grant writers just start with long responses to grant applications, instead of first setting up their own plan. This is the easiest way forward as you will have an immediate template for your grant project. The reason is that research anchors and validates the entire reason for your project. This is a must.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 9, 2023

To set up and maximize the benefits of the Salesforce CRM, nonprofits should consider hiring a Salesforce nonprofit consulting firm. The right consulting team can help you outline a technology plan and put it into action while providing your team with continuous support. Find a Salesforce consultant with relevant experience.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Quick definition Cloud computing is basically running applications on the web via “Software as a Service (SaaS)&#. That includes applications from Google Documents, to Salesforce.com, to Gliffy.com , (the service I used to create that graphic.) Also, you can access the applications anywhere you go.

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DataRobot

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Practitioners in the AI space are focused on the speed and accuracy of model predictions. But the end game for the applicability of models is not in the predictions, but the decisions they enable, and predictive models alone don’t ensure better decisions. What Is Decision Intelligence?

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.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

David, who is the owner of Strategic Consulting, has a gift for distilling complexity into digestible soundbites. As I write, most of my readers are currently using this technology either for personal projects or in the office. “Don’t stand on the tarmac ogling the launchpad. It’s liftoff.” David cautions.

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DataRobot

MARCH 2, 2021

With DataRobot, you can build dozens of predictive models with the push of a button and easily deploy them. Monitoring deployed models is easy because we provide features to check on service health, data drift, and accuracy. The AI for Good program takes into account project requirements and organizational needs. The Next Round.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Instead, tech education within and outside of the classroom should focus on encouraging all people to have a robust interest in technology tools and applications. Emphasize Projects in Education. Thursday Bram , Hyper Modern Consulting. Doreen Bloch , Poshly Inc. More Practice, Less Theory. Nathan Lustig , Entrustet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking too soon April 15, 2007 I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since I wrote my post, a few weeks ago , saying I was done with technology consulting. At first, I liked it a lot.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Raad Ahmed and Ashish Walia started the company in 2016 with an initial focus on startups and small businesses, trying to find product-market fit (as one does), but finding that legal usage among companies of that size was often project-based, infrequent and short-term if the company folds. Lawtrades app design. Image Credits: Lawtrades.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 24, 2024

Given this competitive landscape it can make a lot of sense to look for fundraising consultants and firms to help your nonprofit. Fundraising Consultants The following are some of the trusted nonprofit consulting network Nonprofit.ist. As of writing this, there are over 1,600 open fundraising roles open in the US. Madeleine St.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Tim says: If all OpenSocial does is allow developers to port their applications more easily from one social network to another, that’s a big win for the developer, as they get to shop their application to users of every participating social network. We don’t want to have the same application on multiple social networks.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

As open source software moves more and more into the application layer, it is increasingly relevant to nonprofits. Open source projects are now prominent players in middle layer. More recently, open source development has moved into the application layer. Commercialization of open source projects is another important trend.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2021

has raised a $7 million round to accelerate its hiring cadence, and built out the go-to-market model for its its engineering and developer-focused hiring service, it recently announced. Filtered later split from the consulting group in 2019, signing a term sheet to raise capital in March of 2020. Boston-based Filtered.ai

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Google AI Impact Challenge attracted 2,602 applications from six continents and 119 countries, with projects addressing a wide range of issue areas, from education to the environment. . Most projects require partnerships to access both technical ability and sector expertise. For organizations, the guidelines include: .

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The cloud refers to a number of different technical components -- from applications to databases to server virtualization to web services. Visit the Google Apps marketplace for a good view of hundreds of applications doing a myriad of things from email to accounting to project management. Reliance on third party(ies).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Google.Org is giving away $25 million to humanitarian projects that use Google’s machine learning technology. We’ve already seen AI’s potential to transform our own products and benefit the world through applications like flood forecasting or monitoring whale species. Does it require that applicants use Google AI tools ?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2022

One of the initiatives created through the Big Local programme is the Big Local Little Voices project in England’s West Midlands. In October 2018, Big Local board members went around each neighbourhood and invited young people to start a new youth project. This includes the processing of funding applications, payments, and reporting.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

If you are still hosting the data and applications that you’re using to run your core operations and development efforts—from your accounting software to your donor relationship management and fundraising systems—on premises, you are not setting your future organization up for success. Their business models depend on this.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The cloud refers to a number of different technical components -- from applications to databases to server virtualization to web services. Visit the Google Apps marketplace for a good view of hundreds of applications doing a myriad of things from email to accounting to project management. Reliance on third party(ies).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The bottom line: We've consulted with cryptographers and studied the Martus code, and we do not believe that there is a weakness affecting Martus users. The way this flaw emerged has motivated us to review Martus's security model, and we are pleased with how well it has stood up. What exactly is the problem? How did this happen?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

It allows you to access 16 entities within the Kintera application, including lots of data about contacts, plus data about appointments and tasks. One of my favorite quotes in the Connect documentation is this one: “As long as you can invoke the API over HTTP, your application can be Microsoft, HP, IBM, Novell, Oracle, even Sun-based.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Cake vs. Symfony November 6, 2008 In my new explorations of PHP web application development, it seemed a good idea to get a look at both CakePHP and Symfony. 3 TJ Sondermann 11.06.08 tjs 4 Ariel Arjona 11.20.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

This is a summary of my notes and take-aways from the small group discussion on the Boston Youth Sports Initiative with Roberto Cremonini with Cremonini Consulting (formerly with Barr Foundation, funder of project) and Chris Lynch with Squash Busters (formerly with the Initiative). The message was that the network was open to everyone.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Tenn recommends imitating major players like Google and Samsung, which have dedicated teams that release a steady stream of material about “ongoing projects” tied to prevailing tech trends. Even if those projects don’t see the light of day, the PR team has strategically positioned the brand as ‘innovative,’” says Tenn.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Applications close September 20, 2021, and the full cohort will be announced in October. . The Re/Wire Health Studio is a joint project between the GSK and R/GA Ventures — which will act as the Studio’s operational partner and help select the cohort. This interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity. .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

But it’s only been in the last few years that mega storage, and mega processing power were available to organizations to power big web applications and the like. It wasn’t so long after that that virtual hosting companies became ubiquitous, and affordable for nonprofits.

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Towards Data Science

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How to build a modern, scalable data platform to power your analytics and data science projects (updated) Table of Contents: What’s changed? I’ve navigated the data challenges of various industries, lending my expertise through work and consultancy at both large corporations and nimble startups.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With a focus on designing, building and growing mobile and web apps, Appetiser’s co-founders Jamie Shostak and Michael MacRae were endorsed by several clients who worked with them from the earliest days of their projects. Fellow entrepreneur Andre Eikmeier praised the flexibility of Appetiser’s model.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Any application written for OpenSocial will work on any partner social network – any OpenSocial “container&#. Facebook has quite the motivation to keep people on Facebook, and keep the eyeballs there, because of their revenue model, which is ad-based. And the language of these APIs are standard HTML and Javascript.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

Large nonprofits using NPSP can purchase additional licenses, storage, and applications as needed. Before switching to a new CRM, consider partnering with a consultant with expertise in CRM data management to help clean your database and ensure duplicate, outdated, and other unhelpful data is removed from your database and not carried over.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

The longer-term goal is to build more predictive analytics and modeling tools that leverage the “digital twin” that Ardoq builds of a network. Pilskog had founded Miles, an IT consultancy, where Bakstad was one of the senior engineers. “That is why many projects fail, moving one piece and the impact it has.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

The developers of each project have completely different sets of assumptions about what the right way to do things is, and completely different philosophies and ethos when it comes to building interfaces and functionality. It’s a good checklist that lists the most common attack vectors for web applications these days.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Which, of course, has been an issue for me for a long time – lack of open source alternatives in the "vertical" application spaces – case management, etc. An older woman of color noted that a lot of the problems that open source developers were solving weren’t problems that communities faced.

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