Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 20, 2008

Sounds pretty interesting, but hold on a second. Google says: “Google Health aims to solve an urgent need that dovetails with our overall mission of organizing patient information and making it accessible and useful. Through our health offering, our users will be empowered to collect, store, and manage their own medical records online.&#

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

It took me a couple of frustrating hours or so to configure samba (editing the samba.conf file and testing) so that I could share my home directory, with music and video, with my other computers, and share my printer. Of course with my mac, I opened up the system preferences, checked a button, and, voila! Directories were shared.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 20, 2008

MPower Open , an enterprise CRM, is both open source, and has great open APIs. Convio keeps drinking the “open&# coolaid (although they have a ways to go.) Not among Techsoup’s Business Objects offerings, and $15k without discounts – there may be some available. 2 Tompkins Spann 03.21.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it? From their website: Some of the features that distinguish Hampshire from more traditional liberal arts colleges include student-designed academic concentrations; an active, collaborative, inquiry-based pedagogy; an interdisciplinary curriculum; and a narrative evaluation system. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

That sounded like good advice, since it might take me quite a while to get to step 1. (If, There’s been some interesting activity in the realm of women in open source. He suggested, basically, find the publisher first, then talk about the license second. If, perchance, you might want to read it, drop me an email.) Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2007

But what they gained, and it sounds like he’s not willing to give it up – is flexibility. Open source software, like kittens, take care and management. They saved some in cost from a proprietary PBX system – but then they had to spend more on support and the like – it was a wash cost wise. brilliant. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 29, 2007

That’s easier than it sounds. So I switched to the very standard ethernet PC cards that Gavin so thoughtfully included, and bingo – everything works. My next step, after installing the basic Debian system, is to switch the install to Ubuntu. Changing one file (/etc/apt/sources.list) and running a few commands, should do the trick.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2007

Sounds like a reasonable idea. Those windows are already open, and I use them everyday. IRC has always seemed to me to be one of the best ways to do that, but IRC is, well, passé these days, it seems. But why not add another channel to the back channel happenings, for instance, at NTC ? First off, it doesn’t fit into my workflow.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

You’ll be great with this and it sounds like it will feed your soul in some new and better ways. I want to smell the sweat of working for change in our society, from the inside out. { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele 03.19.07 at 5:25 pm Good luck, Michelle. 2 Michelle Murrain 03.19.07 at 5:45 pm Thanks, Michele.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The way The Fog will work, as Christopher Mims describes it in the Wall Street Journal , is that our smart devices will send software updates to one another, rather than routing them through the cloud, a bit like how peer-to-peer music and movie sharing is done via services like Bittorrent. Our Right to Be Forgotten on the Internet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Of course, the use of business metaphors, language and procedures in the nonprofit sector in general is far from new, and it’s been a trend I’ve not liked much. And I have to beg the question – why is it that we even think about “business process&# for nonprofits? And why do we think about business processes?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

For the longest time I shunned Twitter without ever really giving it a chance, as it sounded dumb just by definition. at 10:15 pm { 7 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Matt Radel 04.11.08 at 8:42 am I think the biggest pain point that Twitter has is getting people to start using it. Thanks for this excellent blog!!!!! Be Helpful.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

For example, Amazon’s Alexa along with the site’s personalized recommendations for movies, books, and music are provided by various AI models. If you have sensitive or proprietary business content, it’s always best to exercise caution and avoid sharing it in a public or unsecure environment.” “I’d That bragging is not unfounded.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

Accessibility is good for the business bottom line - "The benefits of accessibility would [.] By this action we are not only contributing to the society, but we are also aiming towards our goals of increasing market/increasing viewers and in turn increasing business. from Palak Timbadiya via Linkedin. Tips for Website Planning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It’s important to be completely open with yourself about how you distract yourself from living out of your declaration. That sounds outrageous, right? How profound would the changes be if you brought that kind of heart to your marriage, your parenting, your friendship, your business? Eating mindlessly? Write it all down.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2006

But it is also the key to a successful presentation, according to this article from business week. Practice with a Video Camera This sounds painful, but you tape yourself and then watch it. This is how kids studying music school self-assess their peformance. Are your arms crossed instead of open? The key points: 1.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

It’s important to be completely open with yourself about how you distract yourself from living out of your declaration. That sounds outrageous, right? How profound would the changes be if you brought that kind of heart to your marriage, your parenting, your friendship, your business? Eating mindlessly? Write it all down.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

American Jazz Museum Gold – Cultural Institutions Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater. Department of Energy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

It’s important to be completely open with yourself about how you distract yourself from living out of your declaration. That sounds outrageous, right? How profound would the changes be if you brought that kind of heart to your marriage, your parenting, your friendship, your business? Eating mindlessly? Write it all down.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. Forum One partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

MUSIC: Sleepy Eyed Thoughts by Bernardus. Those institutions were business, government, nonprofits and media. And we’ve found that the conversion rates are typically like 50 percent open rate, 25 percent conversion rate. MUSIC: Sleepy Eyed Thoughts by Bernardus. You can hear more of their music at bernardus music dot com.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

It sounds as if Mr. Sametz is frantically casing city streets with a heat-seeking metal detector, on the hunt for a miscellaneous batch of confused folks whom he can stun into "connection." Be open at times that your "community" is likely to come. There were thousands of people in the park for plays, free music, and beautiful scenery.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Note that alarms will still sound in airplane mode unless you either set the phone to vibrate mode or disable alarm sounds in the calendar app. NB: plugging in the USB cable requires opening a small port cover. It's easiest to open if you slide the keyboard out. But no one seems to offer that.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

Charlene and Josh relate listening to research, and since they focus on business examples, they are primarily talking about market research: the way a business learns what people think of their brand, their products, and their potential. Most museums are not as large as the Exploratorium or the businesses covered in Groundswell.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2019

He wandered around the big top playing music with his jiggered musical contraption attached to his body. Seemingly without thought, cymbal hand and kazoo mouth sounded in time with keyboard hand and horn foot. Last week, I asked what are the barriers to keep us from throwing open the doors. There are plenty.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

So, we're doing that in partnership with City Slicker Farms, and we now have a new opportunity through our urban agricultural program, to partner with an organization called Sustainable Agriculture Education Center, to open a small farm down in Sunol, which is kind of South Bay, Fremont, Union City area.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

For instance, their Beacon of Light program allows participating businesses and schools to sell paper lighthouses for donations of $1, $5, or more, and hang the sold lighthouses to create a visual display of the money they have raised. To fund their innovative treatment programs, their website features several creative fundraising campaigns.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

OK, so I’m going to sound like a broken record. How about some community-owned, community-driven free and open source options? at 9:47 am Actually, the truth with free and open source software is that it is indeed possible to get very good software without shareholder investment. But, hey, why not? David 2 admin 09.03.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2006

A company going in the other direction: Eudora is going open source (no, they are not open sourcing old Eudora code, they are changing direction to use Mozilla Thunderbird as the underlying technology.) This sounds quite different than the activation issue. Some think that Microsoft is abandoning power users.) Be Helpful.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And then you may have something like scholarship funds, or the music fund, or something like that. How many of you went into your database when you first open it up and went, “Was that last year’s calendar year-end appeal? So annual appeals, don’t lose your donors before they open the envelope. ” Yeah.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

In an interview with Mark, artist/sound curator Chris Kallmyer reflected on the basic challenges of negotiating the space alongside security guards (page 43): Chris: Conflicts arose partially because we were also aiming to be the front line, so we were competing with them in a way. Mark: Right.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

That’s why we’re all in this business. And you can leverage that kind of credibility if you have that kind of brand to raise more money because fundamentally, people like to do business with people they like, trust, and know. People like to do business with people they like, trust, and know. Remember that.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Younger Gen Z (18-25), though, will rarely open mail, much less respond to it… but the right Facebook, Instagram or TikTok message will engage them and even lead them to take action. For direct mail to be effective, you need to hold your donors’ interest from the moment they open your letter to the moment they make their move to give.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

So you’re going to need to send several in order to get through, and you’re going to need a really good job writing really compelling subject lines to get them to open it. They only read the ones that speak to them with compelling subject lines that they want to open. He’s probably too busy doing end-of-year stuff.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 11, 2007

Broun talked about SAAM's initiatives both in the museum and on the web to open up their content base for visitors to use in their own ways. Physically, they've added to the viewable collection with their beautiful open storage area, and online, they are publishing and trying to make searchable as much as possible. You have work to do.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 8, 2006

But I could go on and on, I mean everywhere I went, there were amazing stories, and I kind of feel like now I could open up an atlas, or a map of the United States, and point to anywhere, and go there and find people who are doing this work of really trying to insure that there's healthy food available for everybody.

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