Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits February 14, 2008 These are tidbits of things I’ve gotten recently from vendors, or gotten via feeds or twitter. Kintera opens a Developers Challenge. Setup of all three has a one time fee.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

That shows up in user’s news feeds, and in their profile. Also, if a friend agrees, their activities around a particular product (like, say, a movie rental) will show up on their news feeds. at 8:37 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 11.14.07 That, of course, can spread virally. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Keep track of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants, no matter which blog is hosting, by subscribing to the Carnival feed. { at 11:01 am { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 david 11.19.07 2 trackbacks } Nonprofit Communications » Blog Archive » Nonprofit Carnival of T-Day Treats 11.19.07 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

I’ve been helping a client hire a temporary project manager, and so in the interview process one of the questions I ask is how people keep up with change in the field. 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Holly 08.07.08 I’m in an active phase right now (hence, the comment)!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

Obviously, the biggest change is the ubiquitous nature of Web 2.0, Sure, I’d love to see more nonprofits move from sending their newsletters out by email, to getting them into an RSS feed, which I can choose to look at, or not. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth 09.21.06 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

There’s been some interesting activity in the realm of women in open source. I’ll keep you posted on URLs and feeds. { I’ll keep you posted on URLs and feeds. { I’ll keep you posted on URLs and feeds. { I need to figure out a good network configuration. It’s definitely worth a listen.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

It is an inevitable result of our desire for social networks, as well as our desire for information to be portable (like in RSS feeds.) 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 ThomasT 06.11.08 at 10:43 am I think there’s a typo/error in the Clickz quote (which comes from the original). Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2007

Open source software, like kittens, take care and management. Other projects take more care and feeding, and you might have to take it to the vet. Other projects take more care and feeding, and you might have to take it to the vet. But then, you own it – you can do much more. at 10:00 am Free. brilliant. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 9, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Getting Naked: Being human and transparent October 9, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. Sorry it’s a day late. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 2, 2007

My tip (more of a request): I’d love to hear more about your perspectives on how technology can help (or hinder) organizational management, dynamics, and change. My tip: Allow non-registered users to comment – I imagine you’d get more comments that way. I like the design of Ed’s blog as well.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

My favorite quote: “A mutual understanding between the nonprofit organization and the database implementer that converting a database involves organizational change, and this can be stressful and threatening for employees. at 8:24 am { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Alvaro 03.12.07 at 10:14 pm Good carnival!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

My favorite quote: “A mutual understanding between the nonprofit organization and the database implementer that converting a database involves organizational change, and this can be stressful and threatening for employees. at 8:24 am { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Alvaro 03.12.07 at 10:14 pm Good carnival!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

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 You’ll be great with this and it sounds like it will feed your soul in some new and better ways. I want to see people’s real faces, and hear their real voices.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Your website is often the first introduction people get to the amazing work you do to change the world. Well organized - Ensure the site code is properly organized and commented so that it is understandable by any developer (especially style sheets). Most open-source CMSs have tools or plugins for setting up daily backups.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

OpenSocial is a set of APIs that handle three different kinds of user data: profiles, social graph (who your friends are) and activities (the stuff of the Facebook news feeds.) And the language of these APIs are standard HTML and Javascript. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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! October 15, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. at 8:50 pm { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Katrin 10.15.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

I know that’s one more thing in a long list of considerations (and it’s generally more important to think about for the CRM – the CMS, if it is modern, and especially if it is open source, will provide few barriers to integration.) at 4:38 pm { 14 comments… read them below or add one } 1 mathew 01.15.09

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Should they spend a bit of time tying their RSS feed (if they have one) to a twitter account? at 10:15 pm { 7 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Matt Radel 04.11.08 Should the communications person use twitter to connect with other nonprofit communications professionals? Sure, why not. Or even a social network strategy?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

At this point, many nonprofit technology providers have blogs, and use them to get their message out (and, I think, create an interesting community that is somewhat changed from the community I knew pre-seminary, which was primarily fueled by email discussions.) 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth 09.28.06 Or whatever.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

But some comments on the whole phenomenon. of them have open APIs (that is, they allow other software to interact with them, and grab data, or add data,) they aren’t really interoperable (see Marshall Kirkpatricks excellent post on issues regarding Yahoo and del.icio.us Thanks for giving us a look, and again for the comments.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

And, I actually hope that doesn’t change. I don’t want to start a race to the top of the Nonprofit 25 – where organizations start spending more time worrying about their position on that list, and less time feeding people. 10 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 09.18.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2007

The Cross Blog Discussion of the NpTechTag has generated some comments and blog posts that I've summarized below. However, in the comments, readers point to the benefits of a folksonomy and suggest that combining the two approaches can lead to a best-of-both-worlds outcome. Do you subscribe to the feed to find resources?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The “Open Source Software is Free&# myth July 14, 2008 I had a startling realization a few days ago. No one would think that anyone thought that implementing open source software was without cost.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. ErikaBJune shines a spotlight on virtual world and digital games for change projects. Open Source Software is Fair Trade !

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The sea-change in nonprofit adoption of APIs has yet to occur. But widgets are just the beginning.

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JANUARY 23, 2009

Click2Call, a new online tool that the folks at web development firm Advomatic have built on Drupal’s open-source software platform, is the latest indication that patch-through call campaigns may finally be ready for prime time. Let us know in the comments below, so we can learn from your successes (or mistakes)!

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JUNE 27, 2008

changes in awareness or attitude) or tangible results (e.g. What changes in knowledge, or attitudes, or skills are you looking for, and how might they be measured? Comment Notification. Subscribe to this posts comments using RSS. Leave a Comment. Comments (required). open source. Remember Me?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

A few comments over at Kikono too. " Some commenters suggest that bells and whistles are mostly for early adopters who can build a lot of buzz and help a site reach critical mass, although clever functionality is not a replacement for good content. Several commenters offer very good easons why they don't use their real names.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. applications have changed the rules of online community. TechSoup has RSS feeds too! What do you think?

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MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. What are the 3M’s and how can you use them in your work?

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MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3. Panelist: Tara Hunt, Intuit 7. Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Should there be a nonprofit and social change category on Digg? That was the conversation in the nonprofit, nonprofit technology, and social change social media space. Most recently, Marnie Webb created a Yahoo Pipe of the NpTech Feed and runing it through AideRSS to sort it by popularity. Digg it here ).

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 11, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). We’re facing climate change.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

I’ve emerged from this week’s frenzy of buzzwords like “blogging,&# “open API,&# “e-advocacy,&# “municipal wireless&# and “social networking&# not surprised at how much things have changed, really, but how much they have stayed exactly the same. 1 trackback } The Bamboo Project Blog 04.09.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

How about some community-owned, community-driven free and open source options? How about options where investment feeds back and benefits everyone, instead of a few people? 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 David Zeidman 09.03.07 OK, so I’m going to sound like a broken record. But, hey, why not?

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Nonprofits have also become concerned about Facebook’s ever-changing secret algorithm and the pay to play presence it’s been building to strongly encourage all pages (including nonprofits) to start advertising if they want their FB Likers to see their content. When your content looks perfect, here''s how you post it to your feed.

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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.) There is a new site, called " Campus Reader " which aggregates feeds from college news sources.

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