Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

What we do: Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) develops database software, data collection strategies, and statistical techniques to measure human rights atrocities. Maintain and develop our data deduplication (entity resolution) framework written in python and Java.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Drupal is an open-source content management framework that was initially released 21 years ago. The Drupal upgrade process used to involve: Using a migration module or have a developer write migration scripts to move your data from your old Drupal site into a new one. Since then, there have been nine major releases.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Drupal is an open-source content management framework that was initially released 21 years ago. The Drupal upgrade process used to involve: Using a migration module or have a developer write migration scripts to move your data from your old Drupal site into a new one. Since then, there have been nine major releases.

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Forum One

JULY 20, 2021

Drupal is an open-source content management framework that was initially released 20 years ago. The Drupal upgrade process used to involve: Using a migration module or have a developer write migration scripts to move your data from your old Drupal site into a new one. Since then, there have been nine major releases.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 4, 2008

Because of a script that scraped names and email addresses from Facebook, called Plaxo Pulse. As a result, Scoble joined the group dataportability.org , which I’ve been monitoring for a few months now. Why did Scoble get booted (he has since been reinstated)? Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

at 1:27 am From my personal experience after using both: Sitemeter scripts are slow and increase your page load time, whereas the Google Analytics script is fast! There’s so much to learn about blogging, but I am improving but slowly, very slowly. Thank you again for your help. 6 Debjit 01.01.10 Have you experienced the same?

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 11, 2006

Here's another very promising open-source web development tool I've come across in my month of feverish web development - the Aptana IDE. Aptana is an integrated development environment for HTML/CSS/JavaScript projects, built on the Eclipse desktop. Take a look at their little demo video.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

of them have open APIs (that is, they allow other software to interact with them, and grab data, or add data,) they aren’t really interoperable (see Marshall Kirkpatricks excellent post on issues regarding Yahoo and del.icio.us and other of it’s acquisitions – adding another good reason to switch away from del.icio.us.)

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Care2

JANUARY 23, 2009

Click2Call, a new online tool that the folks at web development firm Advomatic have built on Drupal’s open-source software platform, is the latest indication that patch-through call campaigns may finally be ready for prime time. Click here to check out Health Care for America Now’s Click2Call campaign as an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

It's for both developers and marketers. " If your organization is using social media, perhaps you've been wondering how to measure or whether if you can even measure "embeds" (that cut and paste script for videos, badges, widgets, and the like). And, of course, Facebook is a taste of what is coming in November.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Set a timeline and milestones: Develop a realistic timeline that breaks down the migration process into manageable phases. Develop a data cleaning plan to standardize formats, eliminate duplicates, validate information, and ensure data accuracy. Validation checks: Employ automated scripts to validate data against predefined rules.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

These were (as captured by blogger Marcia Stephanek ): Open Green Map , offered up by Holly Ross, helps communities map their eco-friendly spots, whether it's a bike rack or a solar-heated apartment complex or a public herb garden. Then I reviewed each slide deck and created a compilation (see above) and developed the final script.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Unfortunately, the most recent trend, which I have experienced all too much (and I’m sure you all have too), is to simply follow a script with the person who needs support. Providers have many different ways of handling that challenge. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Again, shows me the power of open content and open source thinking. Here's the script from the screencast written back in October. Sharing Interesting Web Sites: Development Nonprofits. Some of my thinking has definitely evolved. Introduction. Nonprofits and Tagging: Two Case Studies. Tagging in Art Museums.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

strictly scripted demonstrations, limited input from end-users, extensive requirements documentation neither vendor nor stakeholders can fully understand) to take note, as the selection process sets the tone and informs the quality of the rest of the project. Regardless an unrealistic burden was placed on the development team.

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