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.

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MAY 10, 2021

Our society is marked by inequities of race, gender, ability, and more—and the content we create can either challenge these inequities or reinforce them. As well-intentioned as content may be, when done wrong it can disempower, objectify, or misrepresent those we intend to serve. The good news? Captions . Audio Descriptions .

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! It’s probably too early to tell if this will be a major shift, but it is already a new key word in computing. Find what TechSoup Global thinks about the new FCC net neutrality decision here. Our Right to Be Forgotten on the Internet.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

When you post a call to action for people to share a message, be sure to include reference to how they can do so; or if you are asking people to create content themselves, be sure to provide instructions and examples to help them respond to your call. You know more about the cause. You have more time than your community.

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APRIL 11, 2023

You may risk your content getting lost in the crowd. Sharing content can keep your attendees informed about the activities they can participate in and ensure they have an outstanding experience. Offer engaging content through your story such as exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with talent or teasers about a surprise performance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

All day, almost every day, nonprofit new media managers are immersed in breaking news and thus the world’s problems. Being constantly exposed to a barrage of new stories and images related to violence, poverty, injustice, and cruelty takes its toll. Taking a break from technology and the 24/7 news cycle is crucial.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

According to the new Nonprofit Content Marketing report from Blackbaud and Content Marketing Institute , 38% of nonprofits plan to increase their content marketing budget in the next twelve months. How can arts and cultural organizations start leveraging content marketing? Create Content. Absolutely!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Diversify your news sources. The best social media managers have a voracious appetite for news and current affairs. However, as I learned from spending two weeks in Asia this past December , the news sources you watch and consume can dramatically effect your consciousness and ultimately your social media voice.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

With more Americans getting their news through social media, video content provides an opportunity to grow your audience and make your story heard. Two-thirds of Americans get at least some of their news on social media and those platforms prioritize video content because it commands attention. Sound inspires me.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

" film music | mobygratis.com – Are you looking for music to use for free in your nonprofit's video? 3 principles for reporters and bloggers in a networked era | Online Journalism Blog – I totally agree that context is just as important as content. "Dina And they're winning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

We are hours away from Facebook’s anticipated announcement of platform changes (integrated music, video, e-commerce?), there are already some changes in place with personal profiles – and the ability to subscribe, changes in the way the newsfeed works, and the news ticker that streams your friends updates.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. This adaptability isn’t just for people with disabilities: personalized content helps everyone. For the content of books, this flexibility is expressed in ideas like public domain, when the copyright owned by the author or publisher ends at some point.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2012

You can follow just NTC news at [link]. 12NTCRadio: New to 12NTC, use #12NTC radio to send your music requests and dedications to your favorite nptechies. 12NTCRadio: New to 12NTC, use #12NTC radio to send your music requests and dedications to your favorite nptechies. 12NTC pulls in chatter and official updates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

So, now, instead of measuring out your life in coffee spoons, you can post status updates with multimedia content in a tubler like interface. (And your friends can post comments directly on the wall saying “But how your hair has grown thin” or the updated version of T.S. Eliot poetry.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

These three movements all bode well for improved access to books and other content, but there remain challenges before we can fully realize the vision of equality of access to information. The good news is that users without disabilities generally hate these locks. One of the biggest issues is digital rights management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? The common tip? Craft good headlines.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Facebook faces furor over content rights - CNN.com: "But for advocates of copyright reform and privacy, not to mention photographers and writers who may want the photos they upload or 'notes' they write on Facebook to eventually lead to some kind of profit, the news was alarming.Some prominent Twitterers and bloggers, like New Yorker music critic Sasha (..)

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Talented Learning is a news, research and consulting organization dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of extended enterprise learning technology solutions. A good instructor can adapt the training content to the specific needs of the participants during a training session.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

September 19, 2008 Note: This blog entry was originally posted on Idealware’s new community blog. 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). Be Helpful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Do you have the news clippings of major events in your files? News release mentioning the benefactors. Throw in beer and pizza and music and it can be fun. Mention the donor on the event web page.

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Care2

AUGUST 9, 2011

QR codes present a valuable method of adding web based content (basically any URL) to real-world messages, objects or locations," says digital strategist Upasna Gautam on the Eventbrite blog. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background, and the encoded information can be text, URL or other data.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

But I still haven’t seen much activity on the sourceforge page, nor does it seem that the code for these new projects is available. This news is so old it’s embarrassing – NPR opened up their content API. So the reality is still pretty far behind the hype. I sure hope the reality catches up. Way to go, NPR!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

  The content includes announcements, events, program happenings, staff changes, commentary, stories about volunteers or donors, and answers to stakeholder questions.  Green: Aggregate Content Blog. These blogs distribute news related to the content of the organization. WXPN Music Blog. Greenpeace Blog.

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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. Signing up for new ones, making profiles, adding friends, adding applications, etc. Content suck: And why do the for-profit social networks exist, when you really get down to it? Time suck: Social networks are a time suck.

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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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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

Media is one of the content industries we’re specifically highlighting this year, and these individuals truly represent “the power of influence.” The Media section features Jessica Prois, executive editor of Huffington Post Impact and Good News, and Peter Koechley, co-founder of Upworthy. What else inspires participation?

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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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NTEN

MAY 7, 2010

Tag your own news with "ntenmember" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliesewith your updates.) How do nonprofits get so awesome at creating web content and building fans and communities online? Members are in bold. Congratulations! Did we miss anyone? Let me know!)

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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. I’ll leave the complaining about Croatian food and other things to my personal blog, when I get the time. The event itself has been fab. It is actually pretty mind-boggling. Be Helpful.

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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! for writing one-page fact sheets. Be Helpful.

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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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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

For example, Amazon’s Alexa along with the site’s personalized recommendations for movies, books, and music are provided by various AI models. After you’ve acquired some experience using ChatGPT, or one of its competitors, you’ll find that AI-generated content is fairly easy to recognize based on a standardized style.

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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 just so … painful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Basically, they partner with localized web media outlets, and provide widgets that contain information about local nonprofits that are connected to content. So this is definitely a tool to watch. good2gether is an interesting concept. Watch the demo. 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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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I understand the value of having a web presence that is reflective of institutional brand, makes content available for people to use in a variety of ways, and enables new connections with community members. Such as: It organizes the content primarily by "stories"--a news lexicon that I've never seen used in a museum context.

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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. Be Helpful.

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