Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

How do you go about finding out whether it’s the right software, and whether the project has a healthy community, since you don’t want to adopt a project that doesn’t? Send queries to nonprofit tech lists for experiences and information, like nosi-discussion , nten-discuss , riders-tech , and others.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Flickr:Kristina B The NTEN blog wouldn’t be as valuable a resource without the contributions of our Members. NTEN blog contributions in the spirit of Member Appreciation Month: Six Reasons It’s Time for Nonprofit Board Management Software. We hope you enjoy your NTEN care package.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Flickr Photo: Caro Wallis (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold.

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MARCH 5, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Tags: community buzz NPTech NTEN nten members. their nptech awesome. Members are in bold.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Streamlink Software. Six ways nonprofit board management software can streamline communication, improve efficiency, ensure compliance, save time and money, and make a real difference in your organization. Web-based software allows board members to access the resources they need from any computer or mobile device with internet access.

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OCTOBER 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Making a better, more findable blog October 24, 2007 I’ve gotten some nice kudos for my blog in the past few days, and it feels nice to know that people read the blog, and get something out of it.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

NTEN Members work hard every day to make a difference in the world through their work. to our NTEN Members. Get ready for NTEN’s Member Appreciation Month (MAM) all November long! Throughout the month, come celebrate with free programming and prizes exclusively for NTEN Members, plus special local events and content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Welcome to the new blog! July 15, 2007 As you will have undoubtedly figured out – this blog moved! I’ve moved it off of Typepad, and onto Wordpress. I’d recommend it to anyone.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events. They'll cover everything social media, including writing to improve your site traffic, blogging, and the newest tools out there. " Unfortunately, no one from NTEN will be in-person at the event, but Holly will be Skype -ing in for a session.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr: kool_skatkat Last month, NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, posted a provocative article on our blog: " Rebranding the Accidental Techie." If you're a member of NTEN, you can read the entire thread and particpate here.). Did I give up any job responsibilities to add these?

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Exciting Changes in the NTEN Community: Our New Community Platform | NTEN : After considering several different platform options we selected Higher Logic as the new "behind the scenes" software powering my.nten.org.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

The wide variety of choices out there can be daunting, with so many questions to ask: What''s the best management software platform? Here at NTEN, we receive a lot of questions about the the different uses of technology for fundraising. Tactics such as blogging and sharing video content increase the effectiveness further.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

My presentation is based on Chapter 3 of NTEN's book. the interactive features of the Webinar software to suggest ways to resolve a common ROI problem that nonprofits typically face. I just finished my session on ROI as part of the Online Nonprofit Technology Conference - a two-day virtual conference. that I've created.

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JUNE 5, 2009

There's been a lot of sharing of tips, examples, and resources among NTEN members in our online community lately, so I want to highlight those today. There was a question on the DC 501 Tech Club and NTEN Discuss lists about Facebook vs Twitter. It might help to read some more from her blog. She shared the video of the session.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. So, come join me.

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OCTOBER 17, 2006

via an email and blog post from NTEN. in the nonprofit sector, featuring the major players in the nonprofit software arena. It's taking place on Friday, October 20, 10:00 am PST - check the NTEN site for call-in instructions. This should be a pretty interesting live audio debate about the state of APIs. ???

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MARCH 29, 2010

Session: Microsoft’s Software + Services: What’s Microsoft got in the cloud and why does it matter to nonprofits? . So-called “cloud computing” and “software plus services” represent the next major step in the evolution of computing. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? Speaker: George Durham, Microsoft.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

With video conferencing, broadband, and Second Life, well, we can all safely stay ensconced in our own virtual-reality-sensory-deprivation-tanks and just digitally dance the salsa at the next NTEN gathering.??? What does it mean that one blog has three times as many users as another blog in the nonprofit tech space?

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APRIL 22, 2013

With a unanimous, although abrupt, decision, the Federation voted today to prohibit any further manufacture or support of non-mobile devices by any hardware and software providers worldwide. As to what will happen to the now deceased computer hardware and software, FAIL declined to comment. We believe that mobile is our future.

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APRIL 2, 2014

NTEN staff has finally recovered and we are positively overwhelmed with all the blog posts, videos, pictures, and other instances of the 14NTC celebration from the nonprofit technology community. The Power of Tech in Advocacy & Organizing 14NTC: We came, we tweeted, we played with Legos. And then we took a long nap!

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Technology is 90% Psychology | NTEN : If you've ever implemented a technology project at a nonprofit, you know it's true: technology is 90% psychology. Success rarely hinges on the hardware and the software; technology hinges on the humans involved.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Streamlink Software. Six ways nonprofit board management software can streamline communication, improve efficiency, ensure compliance, save time and money, and make a real difference in your organization. Web-based software allows board members to access the resources they need from any computer or mobile device with internet access.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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. 2 admin 04.20.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

NTEN is offering a series of webinars on Technology Leadership with John Kenyon. Building the Foundation: Hardware, Software and Networks (1/17/2008). Photo by John Kenyon from his Aussie Adventure. Here's the topics (I'm doing the last session with John). Getting the Big Picture: Intro to ICT Systems and Analysis (1/10/2008).

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AUGUST 14, 2014

NTEN Member and Social Media Strategist, Lyndal Cairns , moderated the panel, and helped put together this blog post. NTEN Member, Beth Kanter, has a primer on content curation that''s a useful guide for getting started. Social media policy Pinterest board curated by NTEN Member, Debra Askanese. Paul Neighborhood Network.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

It’s such an interesting space, and there are some really intriguing things happening with software in that space. NTEN is trying to get a handle on all of this, and find out what people use, and how much they like what they use. I can’t wait to get my grubby little fingers on the data on CiviCRM and Salesforce.

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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. You go girl!

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APRIL 23, 2008

April 23, 2008 NTEN is doing some great work getting information about the use of different kinds of tools in the sector, and how people are using them. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Rate your CMS! and how they like them.

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MARCH 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology If it’s good enough for the Navy … March 13, 2008 In a surprising move, the US Navy will stop buying proprietary hardware and software, and only buy open systems. This could be a watershed moment.

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MAY 5, 2009

From NTEN and IdealwareDownload the Consumers Guide to Donor Management Software | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "Download the Consumers Guide to Donor Management SoftwareThe Consumers Guide provides you the unbiased comparative information you need to narrow down your choices in a fundraising system.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

And if you need a little inspiration, then look no further than your fellow NTEN community members, some of whom have recently received recognition for their work. To see details of their findings, check out the Idealist blog and download the reports.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 24, 2008

I want to give huge props to Holly and all of the NTEN crew for putting on a fabulous conference. And, as a member of the NTEN board, I’m really proud of what’s been accomplished. It’s the NTEN community that provides all the magic at the conference. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Holly 03.24.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Part III: Blogs, Podcasting and Vlogs September 27, 2006 When I start out these series, I seem to have an idea in hand about how to organize them, which, invariably, gets rearranged in the course of writing. So, here’s the post about Blogs, and their follow ons: podcasting and vlogging. Blogging is old hat. Such is life.

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MARCH 6, 2015

Also announced was the winner of this year''s Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest , an annual award of a $10,000 cash grant to one individual who has created or led an effort to create an open source software product of significant value to the nonprofit sector and movements for social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. This post summarizes some learning research and offers some tips for delivering effective webinars. It was delivered in two sessions. This mirrors what you might do in a face-to-face workshop.

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AUGUST 13, 2012

Flickr: diskychick There's been a flurry of activity lately in the NTEN community and it's easy to see that change is in the air! Some big news with a business tilt: we learned that NTEN member Advanced Solutions International (ASI) acquired online community solutions-focused software company GoLightly, Inc.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 26, 2008

I also wrote a software choice worksheet , that can help with the process of looking at a wide variety of tools. After the webinar, I’ll be putting the slides up in varied places, and NTEN will have a recording of the webinar. { One of the fascinating things to me is how quickly the CRM space is evolving.

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