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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It still requires the hardware and operating systems, and databases that more traditional applications that are inside your network require, but, generally, you hand off that responsibility to the folks that host your application, and access the application through the internet. Be Helpful.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

Kelly Lao, Executive Director at the German American Heritage Center, said the Bloomerang system allowed the GAHC to turn more lapsed or new donors into sustained givers. Top Free Fundraising Software Solutions Fundraising software solutions are tools nonprofits can use to accept online donations and report on giving trends.

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WeAreMedia Project

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Of course, I’ve been a wiki fan since the very beginning, and I haven’t lost the desire for true data portability , and open source alternatives to the current social networks. 2 trackbacks } Nonprofit Communications » Blog Archive » Nonprofit Trends - What’s Hot & Not @ the Carnival 08.15.08

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Vendorspeak

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Probably it just means that when the “Social Media Director&# or the “Goddess of Communication&# arrived in their office in the morning, they ran their standard set of google blog and technorati searches, and voila, there I was. I guess that’s a good thing. Maybe it means I have “arrived&#. That makes me happy.

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Web 2.0 Experiments, snafus and stumbles

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Or that a certain nonprofit Executive Director Dugg a post about starting a video game company? It’s an irreversible trend. So when someone in your addressbook posts a new photo to Picasa, or tweets, you’ll know about it. Creepy part: do I really want to know what’s on my ex-girlfriend’s MySpace page?

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

They designed an open-source mobile browser-based app that allows the user to quickly collect and map data while on the ground. Like the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project , buyout data is displayed on a map of the city so that city officials and housing organizations can identify and respond to buyout trends. Referral Services.

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Metaphors

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Of course, the use of business metaphors, language and procedures in the nonprofit sector in general is far from new, and it’s been a trend I’ve not liked much. When I came back, I was surprised to see how many consultants and technology providers have jumped on the Salesforce bandwagon. Be Helpful.