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Economically, open looks better than closed

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Here’s a tidbit of a Infoworld report about the study: By one measure — “value added,&# which the report defines as “an industry’s gross output minus its purchased intermediate inputs&# — the fair use economy is greater than the copyright economy. economy by copyright industries amounts to $1.3

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Speaking of open social networks …

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

is a microblogging service based on an open source project, Laconica , and all of the updates are copyrighted by a Creative Commons (Attribution) license. And should it be on the tool list over at WeAreMedia? You can log in using OpenID. All really great stuff. But hopefully that will change. { you can have private groups.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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Second, use tools and practices. The cards focus on strengths-based reflections and are an easy tool to get meetings started on a positive note, even if you are discussing challenging issues. Remember, you are not alone and there are resources, tools and practices that you can access to help in your good work.

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Tools Galore in Online Communications - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Twitter Dashboards and the Dark Side of.

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With the explosion of micro-blogging, the nonprofit world has a fantastic new tool to connect with the public in exciting and creative ways. It is hard to create an organizational presence/persona with some of these tools, which are so inherently personal. But what happens when bad tweets happen to good nonprofits?

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Relationships Matter

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Disclaimer Thursday, February 24, 2011 Relationships Matter posted by Travis Manzione , Director — Assessment Tools The Center for Effective Philanthropy In almost every facet of our lives, the types of relationships we form and maintain not only define how we perceive others, but also how we are perceived by others.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Nonprofit Video – Going mainstream

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RSS feeds and blogs, article comments, social networks… it’s all increasingly important. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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