Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

I like my 60G iPod that I’ve had for a while, and although I tire of lugging around three electronic devices (cell phone, Palm, iPod), and that my current phone is about to fall apart, the cost and the fact that it was so new made me decide not to go for it, even though AT&T is my carrier. Too expensive, for one thing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

It has become arguably the most popular open source CMS, and is a very able platform for creating all sorts of great web applications. Songbird is a brillant idea: build a music player using the Mozilla framework. it’s absolutely an application to get to know. Adobe Air , and applications. SaaS Tools.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2013

If you are one of the people who received a phone or tablet for the holidays, now is the time to start coming up with a mobile backup plan. We've already covered Windows Phones and Windows 8 tablets along with Android phones and tablets. An estimated 17.4 This week, we'll cover how to back up your iPhone or iPad.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits June 11, 2008 The Tides Foundation is accepting applications for the 2008 Antonio Pizzigati prize , a $10,000 annual award for outstanding contributions to software in the public interest.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2008

I said: I will not be buying an iPhone until they sell an unlocked version that doesn’t need to be hacked to use third party applications. The iPhone 3G had some compelling features and 3rd party apps (like Pandora , which, I have to admit, is about 1/2 the reason I got the phone.) In general, the phone actually works quite well.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2007

Asterisk is the open source PBX application that works by using VOIP. I wrote a case study about it in the NOSI primer – it can allow for really great flexibility in building phone systems. What is Asterisk, you ask? Committee Caller seems like an amazing tool. I haven’t tried it yet, but I will.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

The number of mobile devices (phones and tablets) in use in the world now exceeds the global population of 7.4 Half the Periodic Table Is in That PC or Mobile Phone. The University of Illinois Sustainable Electronics Initiative estimates that each PC or mobile phone contains about half the periodic table. billion humans.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. The University of Illinois Sustainable Electronics Initiative estimates that each PC or mobile phone contains about half the periodic table. The green argument for electronics reuse goes beyond Williams and Kuehr, however. How Much Does Reuse Save? The Bottom Line.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input. On the high end, Adobe Audition offers professional level audio editing tools, but for most podcasts, comparable quality can be achieved with the cheaper applications.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

These look like pretty interesting, and useful applications. First, they are putting the wraps on a new version, and there are some interesting projects happening, like integrating voter files, phone banking , and my favorite, case management. But, anyway, I’m not putting the silly badge in the sidebar, sorry.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. The University of Illinois Sustainable Electronics Initiative estimates that each PC or mobile phone contains about half the periodic table. To get a glimpse of how the number is growing as we speak, I like to look at the Worldometer computer page. But I digress. The Bottom Line.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

Causes is the largest Facebook fundraising application and most nonprofits are likely familiar with it. 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. The Guest Speakers for NPLive: Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2011

Mobile applications have also begun to surface to empower peer-to-peer fundraisers to check their progress and send appeals straight from their phone. Did you know that you can download an app that will allow you to pay for your coffee with a quick scan of your smart phone? Take that, Marty McFly! Peer-to-peer Fundraising.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2006

As Alexandra Samuels wrote today : Network neutrality means that no matter who you pay for Internet service -- whether it's a phone, cable, or other telco -- no matter which web sites you access, and no matter what content you're looking for, your Internet service provider (ISP) will treat that content the same. So what should you do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2007

Program Evaluation By Magic Eightball - Click to Play Music by Stablom, " Something Dark " from ccmixter. Also, phone calls to local organizations prior to the event might help with no-show rate. I'm slowly blogging the posts, videos, and photos that I captured last week along with some reflections.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

But how do you attract your key audiences to your small stage within an enormous music festival? You can create a vanity web address (URL) for your page, send geographically-targeted emails to your Fans (using the internal Facebook email system), and install applications that leverage your other social media outposts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

Tate's Mobile Blog is collecting audience input on the new building design at the Tate - via mobile phones to blog - or mob blogging. Individual profiles, groups, fan pages and applications. Brooklyn Museum of Art developed a Facebook application called Art Share. As does Indianapolis Museum of Art blog. on Facebook.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, instead of using sheets of paper to track bids at a silent auction, users could enter their bids on a tablet or via an app on their phone. Live Music Battles Live music battles make for great events because you can find a lot of excellent musical talent who want to get their names out there.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

The right message gets people singing from the same sheet of music as you. Have a picture of Rex ready to share on your phone!). In grant applications: Don’t get so engrossed in the questions the grant application asks that you neglect to weave your message throughout your grant application. Harmonizes.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

It’s quite interesting, and it deals with the audio over phone issue (which is a major snag) by dispensing with two-way audio entirely, and just using one-way audio. Nancy, What *I* want to know is whether this screensharing application will share Linux and Mac desktops! Karel Lukas [link] 4 Nancy King-VP Marketing 08.17.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

The eePC is a great example, as are cell phones, media players, etc. I’m intrigued with your thoughts on Linux shining in dedicated devices like cell phones. My theory is that where Linux is going really work is in dedicated devices built from the ground up to run Linux, and used for relatively limited purposes. 8 Pete 06.25.08

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 8, 2010

This morning, in less than fifteen seconds, I saw live video of: a guy on the phone, lounging in front of his computer a guy taking a photo of me while ignoring simple questions a guy who used a mirror effect to look like an alien a penis The penis was the last straw. I closed Chatroulette for the third and probably last time.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

The median music blog reader is a 26 year old man with an annual family income of $60,000 reading 5 blogs a day four hours a week. You can also use reader comments, or posts by volunteers or constituents in grant applications. She reads 4 blogs a day, five hours a week.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

This way, all event updates are sent via push notifications on users’ phones which link directly to auction items. billion mobile phone users in the world today, with this number growing at a steady rate of around 1.9% The donation amount is billed to the supporter’s cell phone bill by their carrier. Text Fundraising.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

But your grandparents might appreciate a phone call or even a written note with the reunion details. Include instructions for giving, including links, buttons, and addresses or phone numbers donors can use to give. Cell phones have become a near-ubiquitous tool in modern society. In America alone, 97% of adults own a cell phone.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Some website builders offer automatic mobile responsiveness, meaning images and text will instantly resize appropriately to fit a phone or tablet screen without you having to lift a finger. Users create and share short videos overlaid with music and audio. TikTok: TikTok is a newer social media platform mainly used by younger people.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

It could be something like a preview of an upcoming season, a concert performance of a popular musical, etc. Highlight the perks and benefits of volunteering for this event, like free food and drinks, the chance to enjoy live music, etc. Virtual: This is an event held online instead of in person.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Skeptics doubted the iPod in 2001 , but it went on to help revolutionize how people consume music and audio content. There are now 140,000 applications available for the iPhone and most of them are expected to run on the iPad. It could spawn innovative interactive applications that support collaborative learning.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

He’s the guy you get on the phone when you call about cloud services like Office 365 assessments , or migrating your IT to Office 365 , or the NPVault managed back-up service. I love working with technology – it is a quickly changing field that provides challenging problems and opportunities for real-world application.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2011

We had 15 years of “smart” phones that were mostly the dumbest things ever invented. No two people in the word could possibly have the exact same combination of music, movies, photos, applications, games, ring tones, cases, contact records…the list goes on and on. “Oh my God, I have lost my phone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

I listened to music to get into a meditative state. I remember talking with Stacey Monk on the phone last November about how difficult it is to set goals for social media infused campaigns. After a nervous giggle, I shared with them that donating and volunteering does the same thing as chocolate to your brain.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

” I have a few other books, but those are the two that really are applicable to this. And it’s not just what we do, because you can send a thank-you letter, or you can send, you know, make a phone call, but it’s how we do it. I’d love to chat with you. Well, let’s jump right in. It meant so much I cried.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. CharityRadio is a live weekly radio program that you listen to over your mobile phone. Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Rather than a donor texting a keyword to a shortcode to donate and having the donation processed through the donor’s mobile phone bill, with TapFunder the donor is sent a link to a mobile-optimized payment site where the donor can make the donation with a credit card. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2007

As Elaine points out in her essay, there are butchers who sell phone cards, barbershops with de facto day care centers, and bookstores that resemble cafes more than libraries. Specifically, Elaine advocates that museums stimulate and support "informal public life" through concious construction for diverse applications.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

Photos are the dominant form of data being shared over the Internet, mostly on Facebook and mostly from phones (68 percent). Tumblr, which was recently acquired by Yahoo, is an up and coming social media site where people share text, photos, links, music, and videos from whatever device they’re on. Tumblr is rising fast as well.

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