Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon. Until a 2020 overhaul of its algorithms, Meta’s content policies for Facebook and Instagram made no distinction between hate content targeting marginalized groups and comments criticizing racist White people.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 17, 2009

Silos Culture Inside the Walls of Nonprofits Prevent Effective Social Media Use - Beth Kanter's post about internal silos in nonprofits reminds me of a post and the ensuing conversation that happened in the comments on my blog about a month ago. open source applications for helping make the government more transparent from Sunlight Labs.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. The checkins functionality in the Ushahidi Platform is one of the first open source checkin products that crosses multiple mobile platforms.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Feel free to make comments on what I got wrong.). At this point, both Drupal 7 and WordPress are pretty easy for end users to add and edit content, and do pretty simple administrative tasks (moderate comments, etc.). She is a nationally recognized leader in the nonprofit technology field. that aren’t one or the other.

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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. I was aghast that it could take a dozen years for the world to believe the massacre had happened.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000. WordPress Platform overview: WordPress is a free, open-source CMS, meaning anyone can view and change the software’s code to suit their needs.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

Open source. Here are some examples of categories and how they might be implemented within a website: Show – Recent Tweets, Likes, Comments. Interact – FB Live Stream, Hashtag (Tweet Chat), Comments. Open Source – API. part of a national event to inspire giving and local leadership. Authenticate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing , defines it as: The application of Open Source principles to fields outside of software. And, taking this example further, the National Wildlife Federation has created the hashtag #nwf for crowds of Wildlife Watchers to connect. What are the best practices or techniques for crowdsourcing?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Organization 2 is a small pro-choice membership organization that depends upon outside funding, has many stakeholders in many different communities, and provides advocacy and activism nationally. And it only makes sense if the connections that can be made, the communication channels opened, the voice heard is worth that investment.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Member News online this week: NTEN member United Nations Foundation is featured in a Forbes article for turning to innovative online strategies -- including YouTube and Twitter -- to raise money in tough economic times. While we're handing out congrats, nice work, EchoDitto , on the new open source Mother Jones website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Learn more about the comments. Yet, quite contrast to another view of mine, Cambodia is not in a very need of BLOG or modern Technology while more than half of the nation???s 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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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2011

Opening Hearts and Minds. As community member and Executive Director of Knowbility Sharron Rush points out , a culture of accessibility requires "open hearts and minds, the ability to listen and look in new ways, the willingness to lay aside basic assumptions, and a true commitment." online community channels.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

LOLnptech Lot's of member news and activity online this week, so, in the order that I ran across them: NTEN member organization United Nations Foundation was mentioned in a Forbes article discussing ways nonprofits are raising money in tough times. One tactic is going online. The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management launched a new blog.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

Since reading the The Networked Nonprofit a couple of years ago, I’ve been on the lookout for nonprofits that typify the new breed of nonprofit organization that is agile, open, community driven, hyper-connected and extremely effective. We use nonprofit, open-source Drupal to manage our main website.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. You like numbers? Well, the average NetSquared organizer spends 8.2

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Large national and international nonprofits are often ahead of the curve. Released in 2003, WordPress is open-source software and free to use and fully-customizable using WordPress themes and plug-ins. On Mobile: If your nonprofit wants to use drop-down menus, the National Wildlife Federation is a good example to follow.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

Since reading the The Networked Nonprofit a couple of years ago, I’ve been on the lookout for nonprofits that typify the new breed of nonprofit organization that is agile, open, community driven, hyper-connected and extremely effective. We use nonprofit, open-source Drupal to manage our main website.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in June to expand the Universal Lifeline program to include broadband, following a public comment period. "There are many groups, locally and nationally, making real impact around digital skills and access to devices. is doing more down-to-earth things to close the digital divide.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For your nonprofit, this means the holiday season opens the door to opportunities for fundraising success— and there’s no better way to kick off this successful year-end fundraising push than to participate in Giving Tuesday ! More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. Encourage social sharing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. NpTech Community. Freecharity.org.uk

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Ranger Rick, the persona of the National Wildlife Federation , has been banished from Facebook! Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! Rayt allows users to rate the content of web sites by making a comment and also to rate other people's comments.

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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. the integrated philanthropy model in honor of National Corporate Philanthropy Day. CEO Kintera steps down.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

Upgrading to Open Source Government When: Monday, March 16th from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Room Hilton D Description: The 2004 and 2008 campaigns use of collaborative tools, blogs and social networking have shown citizen activism and online communities can wield powerful influence. Panelist: Tara Hunt, Intuit 7. Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Thanks to the Internet, open data efforts, and open source software projects, a variety of free and low-cost tools are now available that allow NPO/community group staff to dive into mapping. Until recently, these tools were too complicated and expensive for most nonprofit staff to use.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

based National Center for Charitable Statistics and adopted by the IRS back in the pre-Web 1980s. The big news is that the new draft taxonomy is now live and online and open to public comment. Find out how to submit your comments in the Taxonomy Draft Review FAQ. The name is an acronym of "micro finance open source."

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. – Very interesting new infographic helping dissect data from a national poll examining whether or not Americans trust the media during political peaks. "The

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

On January 21, 2009, the White House issued the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum. The memorandum instructed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to executive departments and agencies on implementing open government. A select group of these ideas are provided below. Vote for this Idea].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

To view icons relevant to nonprofits, see the sets created and submitted by the National Park Service and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Whether you want to display your work on a local, national, or global map, this is a visually-compelling new way to tell your nonprofit’s story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Responsively designed for both desktop and mobile devices, customers can buy, share, like, comment and checkout all from your nonprofit’s Facebook Page. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Eric will check in to respond to any questions in the comments and is also available by email at esiegel@nyscience.org. Every year, sections of the park are spruced up for the US Open tennis tournament that takes place in a stadium within the park, but large sections of the park are rather threadbare.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ghost : Many folks who have moved off Substack have gone to Ghost which is an open-source platform with similar functionality. Kibitzing with Lincoln Mitchell – Lincoln Mitchell mixes local politics, national politics, foreign affairs, and baseball content. Encourage folks to comment.

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