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What I’ve learned from working with mission-based organizations

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

In a mission-based organization, many problems that initially appear to be about information and communication technology are really about organizational culture, knowledge management, or a combination of organizational culture and knowledge management. Age discrimination is alive and well in mission-based organizations.

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Meatball Subs & Knowledge Management

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

I was in the middle of an office move many years ago, all my papers and books and files stacked on the floor or dumped in cardboard cartons, when the messenger service showed up to collect a proposal we'd just finished and and needed to get into the hands of our prospective client by close of business.

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3 Unexpected Lessons Nonprofits Learned from the Pandemic

Saleforce Nonprofit

Nonprofits have radically needed to change their business models in light of the pandemic. Katharine Bierce manages thought leadership research content on the Salesforce Customer and Market Insights team. In the early days, some nonprofits found themselves scrambling and struggling to adapt. In the U.S.,

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Find me in my “office”

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# So, come join me. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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4 Things Large Nonprofits Miss When Redesigning their Website

Forum One

Different types of nonprofits will have different needs — e.g., associations are different businesses than research and policy institutes — so do what is more directly connected to your mission and goals. Consider how these various elements connect and work together to vocalize your mission and brand.

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Call for Abstracts: The International Conference on Knowledge Economy in South Africa

Forum One

It takes a lot of planning and follow-through to change an organization's way of doing business. The other topic that strikes me is 'Developing Knowledge Management Expertise in Third World Countries.'

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Help a Nonprofit Cross the Digital Divide This Summer

Tech Soup

Los Angeles, California: Summer Event in the Works on Technology-Business­-Social Responsibility. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Librarians as Knowledge Management Allies for Nonprofits. Austin, Texas: Google Analytics for Dummies. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. What Makes People Give?