Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models. Be Helpful.

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– Pew Research Center – "Eight percent of the American adults who use the internet are Twitter users. This is the first-ever survey reading from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project that exclusively examines Twitter users. Get the Tagline Database and Report!" Which are easiest to use?

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2016

When it comes to choosing a Content Management System to build and manage your website, the choices available might seem a little daunting, especially to a novice just trying to get their feet wet. Not so with the behemoth of the Internet, WordPress. An Open Book. Money Talks. Easy to Learn, Easy to Use.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. Even with the consultant’s help, they had to endure a lengthy implementation period; it was months before the system was set up. Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Nonprofits have become intimately familiar with Content Management Systems (CMS). Some, especially those that are very content/document heavy, have become familiar with Document Management Systems (DMS). What they might not be so familiar with are Learning Management Systems (LMS). So what LMS should you look at?

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APRIL 12, 2021

At Salesforce, our business is guided by stakeholder capitalism , a system in which corporate purpose is based on a fundamental commitment to all stakeholders — customers, employees, partners, communities, the planet, and society — rather than just shareholders. With a digital-first approach, 350.org’s About the Author.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

When it comes to WordPress, the Holy Grail of do-it-yourself Content Management Systems (CMS), updating isn’t just a good idea: it’s a critical component of using the site in the most efficient and secure way. Obviously, for most of us, security is of paramount importance.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

For anyone who designs, owns, manages or administers a WordPress site, the importance of the “community” that surrounds the wildly popular content management system cannot be understated. If you’re one of the one billion Facebook users you’re already in a great position to hop into a WordPress group.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

Now, however, in the age of the internet, we have new learning opportunities emerging everywhere we look! Instead of having to search for sparse sources of information, we’re now left with the opposite issue—sifting through ample resources to find the most trustworthy and impactful information. . The first step is simply to ask.

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MARCH 19, 2012

CiviCRM is open-source, web-based software that. CiviCRM integrates directly with the popular open-source content management systems – Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress. CiviCRM integrates directly with the popular open-source content management systems – Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

I was a professor at the time, and a nonprofit organization wanted to get on the web, and give some of their staff email, and at the time, colleges and universities were the only organizations that had easy access to the internet, and virtual hosting companies cost a fortune, way beyond what a nonprofit could afford.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

The Internet has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to online nonprofit tech education. San Francisco, CA: Open Source Tech Can Improve Your City & Your Nonprofit, & A Conversation w/ SAP. Portland, OR: Selecting and Implementing the Right Volunteer Management System. You betcha! Wednesday, July 10.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

There are two types of media we will look at here: direct and indirect content. Direct Content. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Indirect Content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I “live the open source lifestyle.&# This news is so old it’s embarrassing – NPR opened up their content API. I come across a lot in my varied net wanderings, and people send me stuff, so it’s a nice way to talk about some of it, without having to go into too much detail. That’s kinda fun!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. I’m realizing that all of the justifications for why I am so into open source and free software is right here in this book! It gets chewy, for sure, but it feels like every chew is worth it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 24, 2008

The conference was rich with great speakers and content, and it’s great to see how far things have come. I want to give huge props to Holly and all of the NTEN crew for putting on a fabulous conference. It was incredibly well organized and smooth running, the food and snacks were great, and the parties rocked. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

My curmugeonly thoughts fall into three basic categories of sucks: time suck, content suck, privacy suck. At least the content-focused social networks, like del.icio.us, or flickr, or my personal favorite, our own Social Source Commons , there is some there there. They own my profile, and whatever time I spend adding content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology. Watch the demo. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

As one of those monolingual American types, I’m learning a huge amount about what it takes to create open content in different languages. It’s also really interesting to see how free and open source fits into all of this. The event itself has been fab. It is actually pretty mind-boggling. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2008

is a new web resources that includes tactical guides to using a wide range communications tools for social change, packaged with some open source tools for creating media.    It also includes tips and resources for developing an Internet Strategy sharing content on mobile phones , and an email strategy.  

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

I’m still not convinced by any of these social network sites not directly linked to content (unlike del.icio.us Relatively recently, I’d finally, after tons of invitations, joined invested time and energy into my LinkedIn profile. or flickr) – but it’s fun to play with, anyway. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

I know that’s one more thing in a long list of considerations (and it’s generally more important to think about for the CRM – the CMS, if it is modern, and especially if it is open source, will provide few barriers to integration.) What’s involved in this? First, the what – what to integrate?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2009

Becky recommends an Idealware report on open-source content-management systems. Tags: Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Here are a few highlights from the past week in TechSoup. From the TechSoup Community: TechSoup Blog. Kami hosts a webinar on how to host a webinar.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2017

Fortunately, the internet is full of marketing materials that you can download and customize to suit your organization’s needs. WordPress is a popular website designing and content management system that can help you get blog posts going or just give you a simple Internet presence. Welcome to the world of templates!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla. What are all those content types, and where do they appear, and how do you get things to look exactly like you want them? Um, sorta.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Beth Kanter digs deep to try and figure out how to pull RSS content into Facebook I review Facebook’s new ad platform. I’m a real fan of Craigslist. Katya gives us a “Craigslist&# of social marketing principals. Good stuff! Nancy Schwartz of Getting Attention has some great examples (that I’ll be using really soon!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

It is not because you aren’t interested (although many of you might not be), but because Sage is one of those archaic academic publishers who had decided to lock down its authors and their content behind heavy iron walls. I agree with her that open journals are the future. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

Available through TechSoup, Microsoft Expression Studio 4 Ultimate is a family of tools for designers building web and Windows client applications and rich media content. A wiki is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, and edit content quickly and easily. Also available through TechSoup, Shopify. Mobile Optimization.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

. - This is an independent, community-nominated, community-voted event created in 2012 that aims to publicly recognize the excellent individuals and organizations that have maximized the capabilities of Drupal open source content management system. The best best fundraising website is Catapult developed by Mindgrub.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

apps out there, and beginning to try and use them to create content and organize my life, I have come to the following conclusion: the apps are great, but integration still sucks. And, I also don’t want to do too much cross-posting of content. First, there’s the blogging issue. It’s a great idea, I think.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2007

But I think the larger question about folksonomies is important: is efficiency all there is, and in what ways are folksonomies a way for the “folks&# (rather than “experts&# ) to have access to the process of categorizing their own content, and content they care about? What do those guidelines look like? Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Pretty presentation with no content is useless. And I’ve come to understand what I value about some development shops, and what I don’t value about others. I like proposals that focus more on the project, and show clear understanding of the project. Be Helpful.

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Care2

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Cross browser compatible tested – Make sure that your site loads well in all major web browsers including Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, and yes, Internet Explorer. Set up scheduled backups your web host or from within your Content Management system. Schedule backups – Don’t lose your data!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. The content centered ones, like flickr, del.icio.us and our own Social Source Commons , are a different animal.) Be Helpful.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Forum One created all of the site's branding elements, developed the site's information architecture, designed its visual look, and built the site using Drupal, a leading open-source content management system.

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DECEMBER 29, 2017

There are other projects underway to solve it, including the MedBiquitous Activity Report standard and (in a sense) the Mozilla Open Badges project. As Mark Iafrate of Accredible , an evangelist for badges, has suggested, these standards could continue to exist in a layered system that rests atop distributed ledgers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

communities, from LinkedIn to Flickr to … Amazon.com, keeps track of your contacts content. The tools are getting better and better, and one of the hallmarks of Web 2.0 – the APIs, make it all the more simple to aggregate all of someone’s online content. tool to jump in. Or perhaps maybe I won’t even.

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