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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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2014

That’s right – we’ve rallied 13 nonprofit thought leaders to share their best fundraising strategies, tips and ideas with YOU. By Madeline Turner : A lover of words, fellow middle children, bold ideas, and Thai food. By Scott Gilman : Louisville Cardinals, horse racing, nonprofits, music, movies, various rants.

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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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fusionSpan

MAY 25, 2022

Ryan Ram Salesforce Consultant Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Ryan holds a master’s degree in Communication and Culture from York and Ryerson University. Ryan brings with him to fusionSpan previous experience in Salesforce non-profit consulting and project management. I enjoy exploring new music and going to concerts.

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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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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Grant writing tip: While the task of writing a proposal often falls on the shoulders of a project manager or grant writer, anyone—even an outside consultant—with the proper skills could write the proposal. The Guitar Center “makes the gift of music available to people across the country by providing resources for music education programs.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Mary Sumners, Vice President of Annual Giving, Kennari Consulting – Mary’s areas of expertise include annual giving strategies, capital campaign management, and board and volunteer committee support. Enter any number of musical themes (does anyone hear the Jaws theme?) About Kennari Consulting. We’ve all been there.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 18, 2022

Some ideas for your sales: Clothing, shoes, and accessories (can categorize further into children’s clothes, formalwear, etc). Musical instruments. Membership growth consulting. Donor outreach consulting. Arts and crafts. Kitchen goods. Electronics. Hobby supplies. Furniture(space permitting). Web design. Event managing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 12, 2022

ALSAC has an internal accelerator where new ideas are explored and tested. Bringing experience from her consulting work, Cavar suggests that impact organizations double down on the programs that drive the most revenue, and use some of those proceeds to test innovation.

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APRIL 27, 2022

What are good raffle prize ideas? But if you’re not sure where to start, here’s a list of raffle prize ideas you can use to get your donors excited about your fundraiser. But if you’re not sure where to start, here’s a list of raffle prize ideas you can use to get your donors excited about your fundraiser. Golf getaway.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2011

"It's a novel idea that homeless youth have so much to offer, and that these youth could really make the difference at this shelter. August 5: I'll be at BlogHer '11 in San Diego and leading the idea generation portion of The Write Brain – Essential Blog Content Development Workshop.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

posted by Jason Rescka , Music Event Manager & Community Board Member. The ideal volunteer brings more than a bagged lunch – he or she provides innovative ideas, fresh enthusiasm, and a sincere interest in a volunteer setting. He is the music event manager and community board member of the Garage Community Youth & Center.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I'm loving hearing all of your ideas. Jeffrey Bryan, a veterinary oncologist Emily Jacobi, Digital Democracy Jenny Ramo, New Mexico Appleseed Kavita Ramdas, formerly of Global Fund for Women ( I interviewed Kavita in April 2008 ) Kenya Masala, Source Consulting Group, (he's the musician behind the Big Vision Podcast's intro and outro music).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Also, it coincides with a new installation of Drupal for my consulting website , using the same basic template (called “ Blueprint “). September 22, 2008 I changed my Word Press theme, mostly because I was getting a bit tired of the old one, and wanted something really simple.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2007

March 7, 2007 Next Monday, I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. The topic is “Nonprofit Data Management: from slips of paper to CRM&# As you all know, I’ve been thinking about data management issues for years, and it would be great for people to share their ideas and knowledge.

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2007

It all sounds like LinkedIn wants to pull all of those people who have been migrating to Facebook back into their fold, with the idea that LinkedIn is serious about business. I expect that this will enhance the appeal of LinkedIn for nonprofit executives, staff, and consultants for our own networking needs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

I like building my own systems – I need a new desktop, and I like the idea that I can build my own easily, and get a fair bit of power fairly cheaply. Music converters: [link] [link] [link] 3 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07 Music converters: [link] [link] [link] 3 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07

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Connection Cafe

JULY 14, 2015

She shared that working on a team with peer-to-peer fundraising consultants has made her a better online marketer. You see, Lauren a member of the consulting team I manage, is extremely bright, talented and awesome. It’s okay to borrow someone’s idea, but make it your own. most ideas aren’t actually original. Engagement.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

The first book, called “ Made to Stick:Why Some Ideas Survive, and Others Die.&# To explain a bit – he does big money consulting with huge Fortune 500 companies, and does projects for hundreds of thousands of dollars that result in the companies saving, or making, millions. But, there are some useful ideas to mull over. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

I was the note-taker for the session, and I feel like there are a lot of great ideas out there. The thing we have actually done the most of is write the primer , and I’ve got more ideas for types of open content that NOSI could get involved in doing, so these suggestions for business models are quite welcome. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 9, 2007

(Photo by rob_pym ) I’m hosting this week’s Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants ! There weren’t many takers on this one, but there are some real troopers out there in the nonprofit consultant blogosphere, so there’s some great stuff to talk about. Sorry it’s a day late.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

For a virtual event, you’ll need a strong event landing page on your website that includes all the necessary information your donors need to participate, a registration form, a live streaming platform, and a great event idea. Online Concert: Chances are your donors are missing live music right about now. Share This Post! Recent Posts.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

I’ve got a number of ideas up my sleeve for next year for this blog, one of which is to take up the challenge that Beth mentioned , and do 100 posts on something. In a huge agreement , Microsoft agreed to share information about Windows to the Samba project, so that it can keep up to date easily. This is great news.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

I’m also holding the consultant spot on the panel “ Changing your CEO from barrier to partner &# with Marnie Webb, David Geilhufe, and Steve Heye. I’m looking forward to it. I’m on the Evaluating Open Source panel, with Laura Quinn and Catherine Lane, which should be great.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 4, 2011

The idea behind The Girl Effect is that when we invest in girls, particularly in developing countries, everybody wins. Connect with Kenya through CD Baby and Source Consulting Group. When a girl receives an education, she stays healthy, HIV negative, marries when she chooses, and raises a healthy family. . Share Tweet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

I’ll be on hiatus for about another week, and will have some long awaited new FOSS tools, as well as other posts that have been brewing for a while. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

Maura Lafferty, an independent communications consultant working with classical musicians and performing arts organizations in San Francisco, CA. Highlighted on The Huffington Post , this social media project invited the Twitterverse to submit ideas for everything related to the performance: concept, mood, even the moves of the dancers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

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

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Yes, they changed it, but it made me realize that it is a Bad Idea to put all of my eggs in one basket. However, there was an initial brou-haha about the EULA , which initially suggested that everything you type into the browser belongs to Google (talk about All Your Base Belong to Us!) I am going to have to stop using Chrome.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2018

If you're new to the NPO world, consult your state and local laws about social host liability. It's also a good idea to hire professional bartenders, who are insured for their services. However, never presume; always double check, and confirm with your insurance provider. Provide Varied Menus and Activities. Safety Monitoring.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

I’d tried it a couple of years ago, and it was buggy, crashed, and seemed like something that was a great idea, but not realized. You can also use it as a blog editor, which I am going to start trying out. It’s amazingly good. Now, it’s realized. It’s really quite nice.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2008

Adobe (yeah, Adobe ) joined the Linux Foundation , and released a Linux alpha of Air , their new application platform. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

On Thursday, March 13, join Idealist Consulting''s NPO Party (pre-registration required) , and then on Friday, March 14 get ready for the Progressive Party at night. Live music will be provided by the band, Pirates for Sail (yes, pirates!). Continue the party. The socializing doesn’t stop after the day’s sessions. Start tweeting.

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