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. Up to now our digital selves have been pretty indelible on the Internet. Do you have some NPTech news you’d like to report?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Why is this good news for nonprofits? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Each year Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good presents a free webinar featuring the top ten digital marketing and fundraising trends to prioritize in the following year. This year’s webinar, 10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Prioritize in 2023 , was presented on December 7. BackLinkO ].

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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. How do you get started on a new project?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. Music Lessons and Activities for Your Digital Classroom. During the pandemic, many nonprofits discovered the potential of live streaming digital content and virtual events. This is part three in a six-part series. Read part one and part two. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. This shift is already happening in major markets: Amazon.com now sells more digital books than print books. One of the biggest issues is digital rights management.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2011

When smart people talk about digital museums and virtual experiences, I nod and compartmentalize it as someone else's bailiwick. 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.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has been doing incredible work for over 100 years and, while content marketing isn’t news to them, they’re using content along with social media to make sure the online world knows about their work. Big Brothers Big Sisters – Leverage video to tell your story. Now that’s content marketing in action!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

This concept has been pioneered by the Internet Archive with its Open Library can lend a digital copy of a book for a period of time as long as it (or a partner library) owns a physical copy of that book which it holds back from being lent to someone else. Turns out that Chris’ mom was the acting CEO of a new software company, “Napster.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

It is a major re-imaginging of user profiles that allows users to build a digital life book of everything they’ve done on Facebook. The first is “self-expression,” which means your friends will know a lot more about what you read, what music you listen to, and even what you cook. Eliot poetry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Facebook called it the “ Open Graph ” and the pr people called “A revolution to the whole meaning of listening to music together or family T.V.” They are mashing up apps, figuring out what music you listen to on Spotify and offering up tickets that might be of interest. with their Facebook friends.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

Vine has arrived on Windows Phone , which is excellent news as many of the Nokia Windows Phones are equipped with high-end cameras. TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest. TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2014

Secure Digital (SD) cards are removable flash storage memory cards that most smartphones and digital cameras use to increase the storage capacity. They hold our photos, music, videos and apps. The Good (and Bad) News About Mobile Security. What if you need to erase one? No problem. Here’s how. Preventing Data Theft.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. An online database of third-party social media apps and software, there are thousands of free tools listed in categories ranging from photos and videos to music and games. CheckFacebook :: checkfacebook.com.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Thanks to twitter (hat tip to marshallk ), I learned about today’s big news: Google, Plaxo and Facebook joined the Data Portability working group. This is, of course, great news. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

I’ll be on hiatus for about another week, and will have some long awaited new FOSS tools, as well as other posts that have been brewing for a while. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

I get Democracy Now, ABC politics, the Webb Alert (a daily geek news headlines show,) Bill Moyers Journal, and lots of others. You can search YouTube, Google video or about 10 other video sites, and make those searches a new channel. Miro is basically a video player, which can recognize RSS feeds, and automatically download videos.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Jobs understands that DRM doesn’t work, and doesn’t help sell music. The good news is that eventually, hackers always win. There are better sites for music and there are adequate players for 1/5th the price. He should understand that the same thing is true for iPhones. The iPod is a rip off. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

They’ve included some new features like a new personal homepage with things like “Company Updates&# – news about your company, and other business-friendly features. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Developing nations to test new $150 laptops: "Developing nations to test new $150 laptopsBy Jason SzepBOSTON (Reuters) - From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world's poorest children will peer across the digital divide this month -- reading electronic books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with (..)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

I like building my own systems – I need a new desktop, and I like the idea that I can build my own easily, and get a fair bit of power fairly cheaply. Welcome your new Penguin overlords ;-) 2 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07 Music converters: [link] [link] [link] 3 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07 Be Helpful.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

The Media section features Jessica Prois, executive editor of Huffington Post Impact and Good News, and Peter Koechley, co-founder of Upworthy. Tom Davidson of PBS, Reena Ninan from ABC News and The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Cody Switzer are all-star media contributors and will serve as moderators for MCON. The Art Assignment.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Wi-Fi, printing, my digital camera and even my iPod all worked immediately after installation — no drivers or other software required. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Movable Type goes Open Source December 13, 2007 This is old news, sort of. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 3, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I’m looking forward to talking about free and open source software to this audience. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. More on that in a later post. { More on that in a later post. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Hat tip to Jon Stahl for the heads up. { Hat tip to Jon Stahl for the heads up. { Be Helpful.

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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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 20, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Health launches … and it’s not HIPAA compliant May 20, 2008 Yesterday, the big news is that Google Health launched. Be Helpful.

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