Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 6, 2011

I’ve had a web presence of some sort since way back when most personal URLs looked something like: [link] In 2002 or so, I ditched HTML for a series of CMS systems for my personal stuff. Software: WordPress – you already know it and love it. My main sci-fi author site is already on Drupal. Those were the days.)

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

These RFPs have giant lists of requirements related to how content will be authored, formatted and published. We often get asked this question: What is the best content management system (CMS) for association websites? Here are some ways that we’ve helped our clients choose a system that’s right for them. Depends on what?,

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

These RFPs have giant lists of requirements related to how content will be authored, formatted and published. We often get asked this question: What is the best content management system (CMS) for association websites? Here are some ways that we’ve helped our clients choose a system that’s right for them. Depends on what?,

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2021

This post is co-authored by Feru Deshong, BSc ’23 Babson College & Beatrice Mhando, BSc ’22 Vanderbilt University. What all these applications lack, however, is the flexibility to tailor experiences for their audiences within these systems. Whether a returning or a new user, they get a custom experience rather than a broad one.

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John Kenyon

JUNE 25, 2019

Website management tools like WordPress leave your nonprofit’s website vulnerable to attack, hacking or being held hostage. Authored by John Kenyon & Max Pearl. A majority of nonprofits use Content Management System (CMS) software tools like WordPress to manage their website. System requirements for WordPress.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Consider incorporating interactive content into your blog, such as: Quizzes Polls Image galleries or slideshows Interactive maps Interactive videos Your nonprofit’s content management system (CMS) may offer built-in tools or add-ons that make it easier to create interactive content. Ensure your content is useful and relevant.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2016

With content management systems like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, or many others, it's easy to create and manage a blog, and also have a publication platform for a wide range of other content as well. About the Author. Smart Content Reuse. A blog can be a hub of content marketing efforts. Image 1 : FirmBee / CC0.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 20, 2017

As much as is said about the sheer versatility of the WordPress platform—available for everyone from simple e-commerce sites to mega-corporations, media outlets, design firms etc.—it Of course, as with all things WordPress, there is no “one size fits all” thinking.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

It is not because you aren’t interested (although many of you might not be), but because Sage is one of those archaic academic publishers who had decided to lock down its authors and their content behind heavy iron walls. I agree with her that open journals are the future.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

I had a brief conversation by email with Cory Doctorow , a science fiction author who is also a copyleft activist, who releases everything he writes with a CC license. My main blog is moving to WordPress, this blog is moving over to the Metacentric.org Joomla CMS. That feels good. I’ll keep you posted on URLs and feeds. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

odt, rich text, pdf) Allows any vendor of books (like Lulu, for instance) or any independent author to provide books for the device. I want something like a Kindle that: Has wifi (EVDO would be a nice addition, but some of us live in areas where the EVDO network does not go) Allows me to share books with people. Sorry, Amazon.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: DIY Donor Management System Selection. Los Angeles, CA: WordPress for Nonprofits — Tech Surgery. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. . ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Naples, Florida: Ingredients of a Successful Video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2009

Team members I’m joined in this effort by: Beth Kanter, the author/trainer/strategist behind Beth’s Blog. Matt Mullenweg and the entire WordPress development community for their open source code and awesome set of plug-ins. And a thank-you to the coders at Intense Debate for the commenting system we settled on.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 28, 2005

The busses around here are called PVTA – for Pioneer Valley Transit Authority. So I’m sitting at my now most favorite free wifi hotspot ( Bart’s in Amherst - it’s quiet and easy to find an outlet) and I happen to be looking at MacStumbler at the same time as a bus drives by. Yeah, really, really!

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

You have to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting) MovableType.com: [link] (Higher Education & Non-profit license for 5 authors, $195. Hosting included) WordPress.org: [link] (Free software. Includes support for first year. Need to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

I got some interesting comments (especially the one that said “the author doesn’t really seem to understand the distinction between free, open source, and proprietary software&# , which I thought was a hoot.) Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Over 180 people with over 635,000 total followers signed up to participate by authorizing Epic Change to post via their Twitter account using JustCoz , an online relay system that lets you donate a tweet a day to help raise awareness for causes that matter to you. The first TMWL campaign used a highly-customized Wordpress site.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

at 4:51 pm Brilliant write-up, Michelle — and thanks for being not only the author of the NTEN White Paper but also a fellow board member! at 7:33 am Idealware 03.16.10 at 8:50 pm { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Katrin 10.15.07 Appreciating you! 2 Michael Hoffman 10.15.07 at 5:01 pm Michelle - Terrific piece.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

I figured the same system would work for the book, and so far, it seems to be bearing fruit. But I did choose Noncommercial because I don't want a publisher to snap up the book or a chapter, credit me as author, and sell the content. The second part of the open structure is the Creative Commons license.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Today, an interview with Shelley Bernstein , the Manager of Information Systems at the Brooklyn Museum, and the engine behind that museum’s fabulous forays into Web 2.0. One thing that can make it more manageable is the use of third party systems. We use Wordpress to power our blogs. They've played with Twitter.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

A while back I played with Disqus , a hosted blog comment management system. Then Automattic, the company behind WordPress, purchased Disqus’ biggest competitor : Intense Debate. Intense Debate, like Disqus, allows you to import/export/sync your comments between their hosted system and your blog’s own server.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 27, 2017

In chapter 2, we’re going to break down the process and show you step-by-step how to: Build topic authority and trust for search engine rankings. The goal here is to build authority and trust online by positioning your website as a subject matter expert: Topic Clusters. Research existing keyword opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2013

Overview: Online Community Systems, Cultivators and Resources – Guest Post by Mario Morino and Cheryl Collins. BuddyPress – Works with WordPress but requires customization for some online groups. Mario Morino is the author of the primary essay and Cheryl Collins is the co-editor of Leap of Reason. What have you learned?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

He imagines what a future will be for us in light of social networks, cloud-based data storage systems, and Web 2.0 Ross Braden, Senior Systems and Network Engineer. I especially like that the book is available free to all on the author's website. Christopher Postoloff, Systems and Network Engineer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Platforms like WordPress, Wikipedia, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Reddit, Tumblr, and many other online media production communities host content on which we base much of our work. In countries with less independent judicial systems, abuse of copyright law to repress activism is both simple and frequent.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 27, 2017

In chapter 2, we’re going to break down a content marketing strategy that will: Build topic authority and trust for search engine rankings. The goal here is to build authority and trust online by positioning your website as a subject matter expert: Topic Clusters. Research existing keyword opportunities.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

He imagines what a future will be for us in light of social networks, cloud-based data storage systems, and Web 2.0 Ross Braden, Senior Systems and Network Engineer. I especially like that the book is available free to all on the author's website. Christopher Postoloff, Systems and Network Engineer.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

As the author of a custom CMS (it did have the advantage that it was released as open source, but it never caught on, so it still counts as custom) I know what it is like to put my heart and soul (and time) into a CMS, and want my clients to get what they want. Best and easiest out of box *content management* system out there.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Example: Author hasMany Comments, Author hasMany Article. Viewing the Author page one should be able to see Related Comments and Related Articles. You have to rely on the ORM’s magic to make that decision. There’s also that you can’t easily paginate multiple models in a single page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2009

We also use flickr, wordpress, facebook, twitter, ning and we use a cloud based file backup called DataDepositBox, ADP for payroll - using their web interface, Vonage for phones. a dynamic two-way flow of power and authority, based on knowledge, trust, credibility and a focus on results, enabled by interconnected people and technology".

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

The question of licensing is a terrible dilemma for authors, readers, reviewers and publishers right now and I happen to be all of the above. One way that your journal can support open access (OA) without giving up subscription revenue is to allow your authors to deposit their peer-reviewed postprints in an OA repository. (In

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

While google and yahoo have blog search features, Technorati is the considered the recognized authority on tracking blogs, It finds out who is saying what right now and is currently tracking over 75.2 Another free blogging platform is wordpress hosted. Create collaborative, student-authored resources. How to find them?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2014

For CMS websites, defining content types and their associated fields, authoring forms and templates. For large websites that have a lot of dynamic content, the platform will likely be a content management system (CMS). There are many options for CMS: Blackbaud Luminate CMS, Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, etc. Methodology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2010

She is a professional chef, passionate home cook, local foods activist, and author of Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection. The community supports us by ordering our food (we have an online ordering system), but also, our original capital came from small loans from members of our community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for telling your nonprofit’s history on the Social Web, you can add Twitter, Tumblr, Posterous, WordPress, and Instagram. Nonprofit Technology Magazine is a free monthly multimedia iPad publication that provides some of the best technological information available from leading authorities in the nonprofit field.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Rather, they convey a sort of visual authority to reassure visitors and donors. The National Partnership’s homepage clearly conveys its authority as a central resource in the realm of social and political advocacy: Why This Nonprofit Website Stands Out. These include: Consistent branding. Strong content and media features.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

LevelUp is a mobile payment system that allows users to register their credit cards to make purchases at participating merchants with a simple scan of a QR code. MoFuse is a mobile content management system that allows you to easily create mobile websites using basic HTML and the RSS feed of your blog. LevelUp :: thelevelup.com.

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