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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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 So we’ll see how it works. or flickr) – but it’s fun to play with, anyway. I’ll keep you posted. And, if you’re already on facebook, add me as a friend. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

It was an open call, so there are a wide variety of posts to talk about. On the theme of this week in the US – Thanksgiving day, Elisa, of Nonprofit Congress, is thankful for her work. She’s thankful for both the practical, and more abstract ways her work sustains her. I wholeheartedly agree. Good stuff! Be Helpful.

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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. I guess that’s where it gets interesting when you work with a CMS, right? Four or five clicks later, tada! Um, sorta. 2 Suzi 04.17.07

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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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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

A Free Photos Directory , Free Video Directory and Free Music Directory that offers nonprofits, cause organizations and Web publishers a guide to hundreds of online resources for adding legal, high-quality content to their own Web sites, blogs, podcasts, newsletters, printed materials or online presentations.

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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. I am working on several projects, both collective and personal.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

The other 1/2 of my time I’m doing consulting work , focusing exclusively on helping organizations without a lot of technical expertise navigate their way through the maze of creating and getting through technology projects. I love this work. Pretty presentation with no content is useless. And, I get to be agnostic.

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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. Let’s stop being silenced by academic publishers. { at 1:24 pm Hear. 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.) We worked with Ianncomm for the Drupal development and Frazny for the Salesforce work.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Think of Blist as a really interesting combination of really pretty Excel, with some very cool features thrown in from FileMakerPro, in a sweet looking interface, that works in any web browser. Another really amazing tool is Blist. It’s being billed as the “easiest database&# and I pretty much have to agree. Watch the demo.

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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.) But, something has always been nagging me about them, especially Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

Open Source Feminism - Click to Play. Penguin Day is a day-long workshop for nonprofit organizations to explore the range of issues and options inovlved in using Free and Open Source Software. What are the tactics for supporting online open source communities? What makes online forums work or not work?

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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. I hope this will help in understanding how it works.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Understandably, it has come to be somewhat different than I designed it back then, but it still feels good that something that I worked hard on is still serving people. I sat for hours (or days) at a time in front of my screen without contact with the folks I was doing the work for.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2009

jazz and put it to work for your organization or cause. Matt Mullenweg and the entire WordPress development community for their open source code and awesome set of plug-ins. That’s why eight leading nonprofit technologists and social marketing experts have come together to create this learning and sharing hub.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

The originators of blogging probably thought of it mostly as a way for people to be able to easily update their websites quickly, and provide interesting content on a moving basis. And the major engine that makes these three types of ephemeral media really work, is RSS, which is the subject of the next post. Good analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

That's because Michelle was in the Science Building on one end of campus, while I in the Music Building way on the other side. She is also the coordinator for NOSI - Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. Like many of us out there, you work as an independent consultant - so you are paid for your expertise and knowledge.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

From providing accessible content for people with disabilities, to creating fully usable functionality, to support for multiple languages, we wanted to learn about the benefits people are creating using web and mobile technology. Accessibility is something every developer and content creator should be considering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

Silona is organizing a Code-A-Thon that will lock up 100 programmers for 48 hours to see what kind of open source software can be written for non-profits. I worked on political campaigns and activism for 6 years, but I have been in involved purely in the technical end since 94. It's taking place on October 13th at 6:00 p.m.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

But what about sites people who do the same kinds of work that you do, or like the same kinds of things that you do? It’s found from our add-ons page: [link] and you need to be signed in for it to work. So, all browsers keep bookmarks – it helps one easily go back to and find sites that you go to regularly. 3 Beth 09.27.06

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It is an internal assessment tool which helps organizations figure out what parts of their online strategy are working, and what parts might need tweaking. And in your case, as the head of a nonprofit open source organization, I think you’re going to find that not publishing site statistics will cause you more grief than you think.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

As the author of a custom CMS (it did have the advantage that it was released as open source, but it never caught on, so it still counts as custom) I know what it is like to put my heart and soul (and time) into a CMS, and want my clients to get what they want. Best and easiest out of box *content management* system out there.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

If nonprofits want to have a good fundraising platform that they can know won’t be bought and swallowed and changed so that they’ll have to shell out more, it’s time to invest money and effort in an open source platform. We have power and options in using open source solutions. We will fill the void.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

We’ve passed through Baltimore – which reminds me of a project I did once, way back when, to work with a group of mostly small and medium-sized organizations on technology planning. How does increasing use of networking technology, on-line presence, and internet communications facilitate or hinder work that is done face to face?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

It’s peer reviewed (good), but it’s got a rather restrictive license, and the content is not freely available. You may post it to your intranet, so long as access to that intranet is restricted to those who work for your organization [emphasis mine]. But then I looked deeper. The journal is, basically, business as usual.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Session Description: With portable music players, smart phones, and cheap bandwidth everywhere, more and more online marketers are turning to podcasting as a powerful way to extend the reach of their brands and engage supporters. maybe one just for employees as an internal stream for updates on work and projects. What are your goals?

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APRIL 26, 2021

Make sure supporters know how bidding will work as they’re registering. For this to work, your organization must first meet a few requirements and apply. If your event is particularly inspiring and the content resonates with your audience, your supporters are going to want to donate. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Registration.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 17, 2007

They have a roundup of what they are calling the 10 best Facebook apps for work. But, still, although Facebook has been fun to play with, and many of my colleagues are using it, and it doesn’t take away from my workflow – it hasn’t actually helped me do much work. Will it help my work with clients? Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

(calling me a pro -- but honestly in comparison to Vicky's work, I feel like more a Sunday afternoon painter.). " using the metaphor of an orchestra conductor and virtuoso orchestra musicians making music together. I've never met Doug face-to-face, but I sure know and admire his work. published in 1999.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. With a Pinterest-like design, Clipix is the new generation of online content management. In addition to the list of global top sites, you can also view top sites by country.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

With YouTube’s resources behind the project and tablets changing the way donors and supporters consume Web content, you’d be wise to spend two minutes reserving and protecting your nonprofit’s Zeen username. Upworthy is a content filtering tool that features the most read, shared, and buzz-worthy content on the Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. With a Pinterest-like design, Clipix is the new generation of online content management. In addition to the list of global top sites, you can also view top sites by country.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

It’s a particularly interesting project, because it has a definite political purpose: Designed for social movements working for social justice, Crabgrass will consist of tools which allow people to connect, collaborate, and organize in new ways and with increased efficiency. What do these tools allow you to do? Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 26, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) January 26, 2009 CiviCRM was the first nonprofit-focused open source CRM (one of only two, at this moment.) I do agree with Jon to some extent.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

TechSoup’s web content developer, Wes Holing, is a big fan of Pixlr Editor free online photo editor from Autodesk. It apparently works in Windows 7, but not Windows 8 as yet. is a free open source application. Since I’m familiar with InDesign, it was pretty intuitive to start working with the application.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Initially, Substacks primarily focused on branding, organization, and food, but the platform’s political content has grown, and now there are many notable political Substacks. It’s an effective way to access consistent content on topics you care about. Why should you read them? Should you create one?

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