Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

One of the most important roles I play is educating clients about the technology that they will be engaging with, based upon what I’ve heard while I’ve listened. The role I play most often currently is providing a clear and understandable avenue between the client and a technology vendor (such as web or database development shop).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The Pizzigati Prize is named for Antonio Pizzigati, an MIT graduate, early web author, and leading advocate for open-source computing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Delivering my opening remarks at the Martus'' 10th Anniversary A decade later, in 2003, Benetech —the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead—launched our Human Rights Program to address this very question. He went on to become Benetech’s Vice President of Human Rights and led our human rights work for nine years.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Holly 08.07.08 I’m in an active phase right now (hence, the comment)! I feel that the question of how ‘up’ on technology we need to be depends on your role in nonprofit. How bleeding edge do we need to be? { We’re just not there yet. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

But my role in that context is much more around helping to solve specific problems, or educate in specific ways about technology options. { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 08.30.07 at 6:50 pm Michelle, I like how you differentiate between the mission of your blog and the mission of your work. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

A long time ago (in web years) I was working with a certain CEO of a certain chapter of a certain very-big-nonprofit (whose role in life is to fund other nonprofits – this kinda gives it away, but it’s necessary for the story.) at 7:35 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michele 03.19.07 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I’m not leaving nonprofit technology, though, just this particular role – I expect to stay involved, keep connected, keep prodding and poking, and keep learning. 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele 03.19.07 I have now realized I need to set it down for good. at 5:25 pm Good luck, Michelle. Be Helpful.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Kelly Lao, Executive Director at the German American Heritage Center, said the Bloomerang system allowed the GAHC to turn more lapsed or new donors into sustained givers. Nonprofits can use this software to track fundraising campaign progress or assign roles within a larger project. Their team found its solution in Bloomerang.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2014

Gayle Samuelson Carpentier,TechSoup Global’s Chief Business Development Officer, is a newly minted member of the Nonprofit Technology Network's (NTEN) board of directors. Of course I also worked with the executive director of NTEN, Amy Sample Ward when she helped us build the NetSquared community.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. They ask, “How can we present to our Board of Directors, our funders, and our volunteers how much value volunteering brings to our ability to carry out our mission?”. There is a free online open-source software program that supports the development of these Socioeconomic Statements.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Technorati Tags: consulting , nptech { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 John Powers 04.17.07 at 7:01 am John, Thanks for your kind words, commenting, and reading. I won’t talk much about it in this blog again, but I thought it might be something people would want to hear about. Thanks for blogging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Learn more about the comments. These two young women were in the small group role play exercise. The woman wearing the green t-shirt played the role of my daughter. Can someone please leave their names in the comments? I got to spend some time with incredible women who run technology related programs at Open Institute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy. The conference itself and the comment below shows how hard everyone seems to be trying to work together in an environment where some are saying the efforts are proliferating. . Role of Foundations in the movement.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 29, 2008

All of the free and open source options did quite well in terms of Quality, Usability, and Value. Only two proprietary CMS systems, Antharia’s and Ektron, had scores as good as the open source CMS.The CMS options from the big three (er, now the big two) didn’t score as well. Next step — CRM.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 23, 2007

So I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of free and open source software in environmentally sustainable computing. Sometime in September, NOSI will be releasing the new version of the primer on open source software for nonprofits. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Mark Bledsoe 08.23.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

They struggle mightily with software, no matter whether it’s free/open source or proprietary, shrink-wrapped or custom-built, on their desktops or web-hosted, which they generally spend extraordinary amounts of time and/or money on. at 5:18 am { 5 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Dustin J. Mitchell 04.08.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Open Access publishing therefore leads to wider dissemination of information and increased efficiency in science … Which is, actually, a very practical down to earth argument. Please feel free to join the dialogue, either in comments, or on your own blog. This comment is for Michael. Below is his response.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 26, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) January 26, 2009 CiviCRM was the first nonprofit-focused open source CRM (one of only two, at this moment.) I do agree with Jon to some extent.

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