Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Ubuntu open week November 26, 2006 Next week is Ubuntu Open Week , a series of events and classes about Ubuntu Linux , and for people interested in getting involved in Ubuntu.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

Not only as a professional member, I served as a chapter president and on International Board of Directors for the past 4 years. At one of the pre-conference master classes, I met 2 young women from Cairo. We are now working with an university in Hong Kong to include this program in the training of kindergarten teachers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Anyway, SugarCRM is basically “enterprise class&# CRM, and is worth a look. { I’ve been hearing good things about SugarCRM from organizations that use it. It also gets kudos from NTEN’s satisfaction survey (it came in third, after CiviCRM and Salesforce.) 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Thomas 04.20.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

I’m developing a class about WEB 2.0 Also, they have a very interesting ROI calculator for social networks that is worth a look. { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Sue Bennett 09.11.07 at 11:50 am Hi Michelle, We met a while back though I can’t remember where. I’d love to chat sometime.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

DonorPro and NEON CRM are at the top of the class, and will, I’m sure, get into Harvard Med. But its safe to say that these are good contenders, and did well. Last but not least, the grading. Who’s going to get into med school? Donor Perfect, CiviCRM and Antharia’s On Deposit have solid A’s, and will for sure get in.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

It is an enterprise-class client/server CRM, and has the kind of features you see in such packages as Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge. This post gives me the chance to finally write the very belated post on MPower I’ve been meaning to write since I got back from NTC. MPower is not a new product.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. State/Local. Mar 8 - 17. SXSW / Austin, TX / Price varies. General / #SXSW / @sxsw.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Concert Bring together local music lovers for an unforgettable evening that highlights your nonprofit’s mission. And you don’t need famous musical groups either: Local acts with local fan bases are a great way to attract audiences and put on a great show. The possibilities are endless! Annual Gala Ah, the old standby.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

Now, here's my interview with Abby Rosenheck, founder and Executive Director of Urban Sprouts. My name is Britt Bravo and in today's show I will be talking with Abby Rosenheck, the founder and Executive Director of Urban Sprouts. Britt Bravo: What does a typical class day look like? Britt Bravo: Hi!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 8, 2010

Early last month I chatted with Executive Director, Patricia Loya, about La Cocina , a San Francisco incubator kitchen for women. Below is an edited transcript of the interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast site , or through the iTunes Music Store. She's growing her business. Oh, gosh, there's so many.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

In their words: “CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. Debian or Ubuntu are just as “Enterprise-class&# as RHEL without Red Hat behind it. I had not heard of it until then. CentOS is a bit of an odd beast.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

This is best done as a peer to peer fundraiser, with participants seeking donations for the number of miles they run or hours they train for. Here are a few kinds of speakers to consider: Staff/Board: Have your Executive Director or Board Member talk about why the organization is so important to them. Virtual Cooking Class.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. Nonprofit Management. Mar 9 - 18. SXSW / Austin, TX / Price varies. General / #SXSW / @sxsw.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

I recently posted my interview with Steve Williams, the Executive Director and co-founder of POWER: People Organized to Win Employment Rights on the Big Vision Podcast. The industry -- the federal government, and the state government specifically exclude domestic workers as classes of workers to be protected by labor rights legislation.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

I’m your host, Randy Hawthorne, Executive Director of Nonprofit Hub, an educational resource for nonprofits. There, you’ll find all of the education we provide in podcasts, classes, webinars, a print magazine, and online articles that are published throughout the week. MUSIC: Sleepy Eyed Thoughts by Bernardus.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 6, 2021

A team member waits on the executive director for approval. Or the executive director spends hours building a presentation when a freelancer could have done it. Inventory waste refers to a surplus of materials or staff that results in unnecessary money spent, time used for handling/training/supervising, and space/storage requirements.

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OCTOBER 9, 2005

Which is more appealing to tell people that they are on the Titanic and it is sinking, or to sail by in a boat that is green, with great food and fun music and ask them to come on board. The majority of donations are from working class, middle class and poor people). Trainings are 1 hour at 10 AM on Saturdays.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

Today I am posting the transcript from my interview with Brahm Ahmadi, the Executive Director of People's Grocery. My name is Britt Bravo, and in today's show I will be talking with the co-founder and executive director of People's Grocery, Brahm Ahmadi. We do an adult cooking class, as well. It's free for adults.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences and forums, informal trainings, and more that will be taking place all over the world, focusing on essential topics like: Nonprofit management. Learn how to make your campaigns – and your career – more successful than ever and do it in a world-class venue. Fundraising.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

This is also a strategy of America’s favorite past-time–denying class consciousness, avoiding awarenss of class stratification, living a head-down passive-aggressive consumer’s existence that sublimates resentment and confusion into blogging, even thinking that this will somehow change the world. 5 Ron 08.11.08

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

I mean, she’s a CFRE and she even teaches a CFRE class. And so I’ve been so grateful to be able to help thousands of folks through my classes, through my courses, through one-on-one work, through training, conferences. Then maybe there’s some staff training or staff. Steven: See you.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

Jessica Holliday, NTEN’s Operations Director, learned a lot at the Do Good Data Conference in Chicago last week and chose to share some highlights with us. One of my first jobs in tech 1,000 years ago was as “Text Production Lead” on a music encyclopedia CD-ROM (Google it, kids). That’s OK!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Also, you remember how much work you got done when a substitute teacher came to class? As mentioned above, if you’ve worked consistently with a client, you know what their level of expertise is – this makes assessment easier. Not a lot of learning, but certainly a lot of spitballs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Writing and observations: The Experiment by Jason Stanford – An author and former political consultant, Jason has perceptive observations on music, politics, and writing. Labor : Jason Stahl is the Executive Director of the College Football Players Association and writes about organizing and college sports.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program. So that's when I started working here more formally, and then this last fall I ended up coming to Ella Baker Center full time as the Art and Media Director of Reclaim the Future.

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