Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants November 19, 2007 Today, it’s my turn to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. It was an open call, so there are a wide variety of posts to talk about.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Satellite Internet gets the boot October 31, 2007 Finally, I have real broadband. We moved last weekend to a town that has actual real cable high speed internet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants October 30, 2006 This Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has given me a chance to read some blogs I don’t usually get to read, since I’m so often focused in the tech field.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. I wish all nonprofits understood this!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. I wish all nonprofits understood this!

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Forum One

JUNE 15, 2023

Forum One was founded in 1996 on the idea that the internet could bring people together to collaboratively solve the world’s most pressing challenges. Learn more about Elisabeth About Forum One Forum One amplifies the impact of mission-driven organizations through transformational digital solutions.

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

When association leaders and staff want to gather information and opinions from their members, often the first idea is to conduct a member survey. Online qualitative tools (open-ended questions that collect ideas and opinions, or “soft data”) can be just as informative as a quantitative tool. or multiple choice questions (e.g.,

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

You know it’s a good idea, but your staff may be reluctant to jump into a new tool that will interrupt their status quo. Whether on the road, working from home, just somewhere with a faulty internet connection, files that may have been inaccessible are not a click away. Consult an expert. Explain the benefits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. Being an independent consultant was, for me, a way to feel like I was using my skills for the greater good. I’ve been doing this work for more than 10 years now, full time for about seven of those years. And, I think I did that.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By using a mobile phone, they can collect data on the go and easily sync it to their Salesforce platform if they are in an area where the internet is unavailable. It became clear as we talked through the process that they needed a lightweight, efficient means to collect data that didn’t rely on internet connectivity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Internet use has reached 45% of the total population in LMIC, with 5.1 What Ideas Were Generated? Ultimately, the cohort decided to move forward with ideas that bring multiple resources together in a user-friendly manner through SMS or USSD. These ideas are just the start. Senior Consultant, Slalom.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2017

But most exciting of all is that my Happy Healthy Nonprofit co-author, Aliza Sherman, will be the featured keynote.She will share ideas in our book about self-care and avoiding burnout, especially the kind that is cause by technology use. In addition to starting the first woman-owned Internet company in the early 90s, Cybergrrl, Inc.,

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Better Late than Never May 15, 2007 This carnival is a day late, unfortunately. Getting construction work done on your house will make life difficult sometimes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Previously she was an independent consultant working with The Chicago Council on Global Affairs on the 2012 NATO Summit, Chicago Ideas Week, news platform Syria Deeply and FEM Inc., Elaine worked with a broad range of clients, from start-ups and nonprofits to some of the biggest technology and internet companies in the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Pew Internet reported that over half of YouTube users say that the platform is at least “somewhat important for helping them understand things that are happening in the world.”.

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OneCause

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We’ve put together a list of our 6 best tips and ideas for setting the stage for your next auction, including. And in this modern age of the internet, this list gets more complex still. Our final section is on bonus ideas for your set stage design. Understanding common stage design elements. Knowing your theme and audience.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 14, 2023

That’s where the help of a consultant comes in. According to Donorly , you can hand over the donor research process to a nonprofit consultant to get more out of the process and to save your team time and resources. Here are a few ideas for doing so: Ask for introductions.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The debate is held between consultants, clients, and journalists, each of whom brings some level of expertise in the field. Look at how the successful social media platforms allow their users to personalize their pages and content and let your ideas flow from there.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 28, 2017

If you know even a little bit about the way the Internet works when it comes looking for specific topics, themes, sites and the like, then you’ve probably seen this term bandied about for years. Search-engine optimization (SEO).

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. This is the first-ever survey reading from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project that exclusively examines Twitter users. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of December 9th).

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

WordPress is the most popular website builder on the internet, and for good reason. When you partner with a nonprofit web consultant to help build your website, you can ensure all of your core software integrations will have a home on your site. . Enter WordPress. Consideration of software integrations. Social media sharing options.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2021

Without detection tools, the vast majority of reported CSEM would remain on the internet, the victims still at risk would have no chance of being rescued, and the perpetrators wouldn’t be punished for their heinous crimes. . Brandon has been with IJM since 2016, when he left his nearly 18-year career in U.S.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2019

At DNL OmniMedia, we specialize in nonprofit tech strategy consulting , so we’ve worked with quite a few nonprofits to develop plans around specific goals such as boosting volunteer engagement. Identify which fundraiser campaigns have been most engaging for your volunteers and implement similar ideas in future endeavors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The tactics can include workshops , master classes , coaching , expert consultants or peer learning. We asked participants to do a “think and write” and jot down one idea that resonated before facilitating a grand synthesis of what we learned about designing more impactful capacity building programs for grantees.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2012

I know the best-practice for a blog post is to keep it short, but instead of making you chase link after link of reward ideas I thought I'd go ahead and post some of my favorite, and simple, social reward programs here. Social Reward Ideas. Or reward them with "privileged access" for following or being a fan.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. Here are our top takeaways and a glimpse of the inspiration attendees experienced onsite.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. What came back was pretty consistent: people participate to get information, ideas, contribute to a community, and meet new people." Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of July 29th).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2015

In case you don’t already know Aliza, she is an award-winning Internet business and nonprofit marketing consultant with over 25 years experience starting and running Internet companies. In 1995, she founded the first full-service Internet company, Cybergrrl, Inc., What else should be on that list?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2019

So many incredible ideas and initiatives are being shared at #BRG2019 ! Bettina Warburg of Animal Ventures sharing how Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain can combine to build a set of rules for machines to trade directly… “robots with wallets.”

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

She founded the nonprofit Sustainable South Bronx , was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship and today leads the Majora Carter Group , an economic consulting firm she formed in 2008 to bring her approach to underserved communities across the country.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Here’s a recording by Mike Johnson). Vince Stehle asked a great question about how nonprofits might use some of the ideas in the book to engage their networks around Net Neutrality. I invited Vince to write guest post about Net Neutrality and Networked Nonprofits. But that condition is threatened. Earlier this year, a U.S.

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Achieve

MARCH 4, 2022

This hinges on the idea of “permission,” which takes two forms: Express permission - A donor gives you their email address specifically to receive communications from you, like signing up for your newsletter. Work with a nonprofit technology consultant if needed to conduct an assessment of your current data policies and protections.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

To understand where we are, including fundraisers and nonprofits, with donor data protection, we have to take a look at what happened in souring the public on the idea that privacy was dead. The scandal is viewed as the catalyst moving the public toward the idea of a right to their data, its protection, and knowledge of how it is used.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. Actually, a client had a grant proposal, and it included the consultant’s “theory of practice&# which of course is something that most organizational development/effectiveness type consultants have, but rather few technology consultants have.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology I’m hosting the carnival next week April 11, 2008 (Photo by frankienose ) I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants here, next week. So send in your best of the week! {

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2012

Flickr: Dinner Series If summer vacation has you feeling a bit out of the loop, this week's Member Round Up is ripe with opportunities to re-connect with the community and, if you're feeling lucky, take a gamble with your great, innovative ideas. Learn more about the challenges, check out the winners, and submit an idea.

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