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OCTOBER 25, 2021

The best nonprofits don’t rest on their laurels. . How hard is your nonprofit working? In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” the lead character of Alexander sings about who he and America are meant to be. What moments is your nonprofit living? You can take art to the schools or bring students to your art.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Last week, I was honored to host a virtual roundtable for a small group of nonprofit marketing and communications executives on The Art of Storytelling & Brand Identity. By showing that we can walk the walk, we open space for others to do the same. Get comfortable being uncomfortable.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

And because we love rapid ideation and an excuse for a fundraiser here at Whole Whale, we’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Don’t forget to leave the door open and a glass of wine out for Elijah. Local libraries may also be open hosting egg-hunters for a good cause.

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APRIL 3, 2008

Venture capitalists are liking open source more and more. More $ toward open source is a tide that lifts all boats. Interestingly enough, lots of developing world countries voted against it. There’s lots of great details on Groklaw. Why do we nptechies care? Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Davey Award winners have been announced, and we’re proud to say that Forum One and our amazing clients have officially won 10 awards in website and app design for nonprofits, health, government, cultural institutions, and more. Check out our Davey Award Winners below! We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Social != Open Data November 8, 2007 As the hype (which, I agree I have contributed to ) around OpenSocial dies down, the reality behind OpenSocial becomes clear. Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. You can log in using OpenID. All really great stuff. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open source your Open Social Apps? Which lead me to think about the idea of open sourcing OpenSocial apps. Anyone interested? Maybe this is the use for opensocialorg.org!

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APRIL 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #15: MPower Open CRM April 14, 2008 I am so far behind, it’s not funny. And, it’s got completely open APIs. I’ve got to catch up.

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DECEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph. There is a Google group (called Social Network Portability), that you should definitely join if you are at all interested in these issues.

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APRIL 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Feminism? She’s got some great video blogging, including a short one on “ open source feminism.&# Let’s get together! Be Helpful.

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APRIL 21, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #16: CiviCRM April 21, 2008 In honor of the webinar that is happening in a couple of weeks, I figured I’d talk a bit about CiviCRM. Be Helpful.

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DECEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Movable Type goes Open Source December 13, 2007 This is old news, sort of. They are really putting their money where their mouth is, in terms of working toward more openness.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

We are witnessing the rise of a new generation of donors and nonprofit employees. This is a question I broached in “ What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal ? ” We’re living in a transformational – new and unprecedented – novel nonprofit economy. The digital revolution created hyper-connection. — Brian Solis.

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DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source CRMs – people like them? There were 6 open source (or sort of open source) tools that showed up on this survey. That’s pretty impressive.

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JUNE 29, 2021

Now that we’re well into 2021 and approaching a post-COVID reality in many parts of the world, nonprofit professionals have pondered what fundraising events will look like with both in-person and virtual engagements. Need help deciding what type of online auction your nonprofit should host? Livestream some 60s music and entertainment.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. From my perspective, the key is openness.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #12: Miro February 26, 2008 Miro used to be called “Democracy Player&#. There are channels for everything. Be Helpful.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #11: Azureus February 15, 2008 Azureus (now called Azureus Vuze) is the best bittorrent client I have ever used. It’s quite amazing. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 9, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #13: Flock March 9, 2008 I’m running behind, so I need to catch up in the next week or so. These posts on open source applications are so helpful.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Ubuntu open week November 26, 2006 Next week is Ubuntu Open Week , a series of events and classes about Ubuntu Linux , and for people interested in getting involved in Ubuntu.

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MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source tool #14: SugarCRM March 27, 2008 Since I’ve been covering CRMs for the webinar today, I figured I’d switch categories on my free and open source software list.

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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. Methinks vendors in this space still just don’t grok, really, what “open&# means. He’s right.

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DECEMBER 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The power of open source VOIP December 18, 2007 Today seems to be Asterisk day. Asterisk is the open source PBX application that works by using VOIP. What is Asterisk, you ask?

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JUNE 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. That speaks volumes to me.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Three new actions were announced at the time, including: Read, Watch, Listen to help people better understand what their friends are doing online. Facebook called it the “ Open Graph ” and the pr people called “A revolution to the whole meaning of listening to music together or family T.V.”

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JANUARY 3, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird January 3, 2008 Before the holidays, I promised that I’d do 100 posts this year on free and open source tools. Be Helpful.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Be to search for your nonprofit to know how and where your brand is buzzing in the blogosphere!

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JANUARY 4, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #2: Limesurvey January 4, 2008 I am in the process of writing a survey for NOSI, which you will hear all about next week. Limesurvey is actually quite powerful.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

But they seem to realize that the key to their success is being open, and they are doing their best to move that into as many places as possible. Why is this good news for nonprofits? I’ll be watching the Open Handset Alliance, and wondering when I can replace my Blackberry with an open phone. { This is big.

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JULY 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology MPower Open keeps moving forward July 6, 2008 This is old news, but I’ve been busy. MPower Open is now on Sourceforge , they released their product under the GPL v3.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #9 : Pidgin February 5, 2008 While I’m on the subject of chat, I figured I could talk about Pidgin. Pidgin is a multiprotocol IM (Instant Messenger) client.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The most successful nonprofits don’t rest on their laurels. . If you’re not “ all signs point to go ,” it’s time to take a look at what your team is doing and how you’re faring based on the metrics that matter most to your nonprofit. The number of people your nonprofit serves has stayed the same or decreased. Dream bigger. .

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OCTOBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! Open has 3 components, APIs, Database Connectors, and Extensions. Bottom line: Kintera takes some important steps to open up their application.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #10: Filezilla February 7, 2008 I decided that most of the tools I’ve been talking about so far (except WordPress and Joomla) are internet clients for one type of protocol or another.

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