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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

James Young, on the Connection Cafe, suggests that we think about constituent empowerment when we think about organizational websites. at 11:56 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michael 07.31.08 at 11:56 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michael 07.31.08 Check This List 07.28.08 Be Helpful.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 1200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher. Probably missed it from scanning the 1200 panel names and titles - so add it in a comment.

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NPTECH Punk

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

But in the nonprofit realm, my perspective on helping nonprofit organizations with technology issues has a lot to do with client empowerment, learning based on what’s needed at the moment, and active collaboration. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 06.20.08 Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it?

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

They designed an open-source mobile browser-based app that allows the user to quickly collect and map data while on the ground. This app was the winner of a Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund and Capital One hackathon. Tell us about it in the comments. Video : Code for America. Images: Caravan Studios / TechSoup.

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Technology Support as Teaching

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Certainly, if you are a technology provider that values empowerment of your clients, this is probably a good model to consider. Empowerment – as you help them with a problem, teach them about the problem, and ways to troubleshoot (or possibly solve) the problem themselves in the future. Second, Empowerment.

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Web 2.0 Part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

are about empowerment of individuals, and connecting people to each other by the content that they create, or are interested in. After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. { After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. { I think Web 2.0,

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