Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology OpenOffice.org to get a boost September 13, 2007 I’ve been spending a lot of time with OpenOffice.org lately.

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APRIL 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #15: MPower Open CRM April 14, 2008 I am so far behind, it’s not funny. I’ve got to catch up. All of that said, there are a few things I hope that they consider.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open source your Open Social Apps? Can we build a library of OpenSocial applications that have open source licenses? Anyone interested?

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

TechSoup’s NetSquared community organizers connect nonprofits with local technology experts. The goal is to create strong, self-sufficient communities of nonprofit technology professionals (and accidental techies too!). Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum. Image Name: Author / License.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How not to treat an open source user community October 4, 2007 I’ve been using activeCollab for a few months now. It’s designed as a basecamp clone.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, Texas. Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Newest Groups.

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MAY 1, 2007

Unfortunately, Katrin neglected to mention DoGooderTV, but we know that next time she will give DoGooderTV, which hosted the NTEN – See3 Nonprofit Video Contest , a big plug. It’s a big topic, but notice how much time she spent on web video! You can watch the video here.

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AUGUST 18, 2005

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology IP Tidbits August 18, 2005 Here are a few tidbits I’ve come across in the Intellectual Property arena in the past few days. There is a new, interesting project under Creative Commons license.

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MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology News from NTC ‘08 March 20, 2008 I’ve been having a great time here at NTC – running into lots of folks I’m happy to see again, and meet, learning about new things, being involved.

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JULY 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology MPower Open keeps moving forward July 6, 2008 This is old news, but I’ve been busy.

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JUNE 1, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Portland, Oregon: Low-Cost, High-Impact Technology Tools. San Francisco, California: Technology Platforms for Volunteering. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. Other companies in the NP space are similar.

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MAY 21, 2007

I stopped at the license agreement. I might regret hosing the recovery media w/o getting them on CD later, but I hope not – I was in a purist mood – I would have had to have agreed to the license agreement for Vista and activated the product in order to burn the media, and I wasn’t about to do that.) It booted fine.

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MAY 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology More FUD from Redmond May 18, 2007 I hear, in my head, the famed quote from Rodney King: “why can’t we all just get along?&# It’s “Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt&# all over again.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

NetSquared gathers together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who's interested in using technology for social change. Activists and community leaders will see and be given the opportunity to present on successful uses of technology for social change. Upcoming Events. Friday, September 11, 2015.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum. Orlando, Florida: Nonprofit Technology Symposium. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Thursday, October 6, 2016.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Thursday, December 17, 2015.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Yes, it might be surprising, but I got a friendly email from fellow NTEN Board Member Steve McLaughlin, who also happens to be head of all things internet (more formally, Director, Internet Solutions) at Blackbaud. There is a $10K license fee that you have to pay if you use the On premise or hosted versions.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Portland, Oregon: NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum — October 6. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Europe and UK.

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Unlike the others, that are released under varied open source licenses, the code for SQLite is public domain.

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Unlike the others, that are released under varied open source licenses, the code for SQLite is public domain.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. It's how you use technology that makes all the difference. Victoria, British Columbia: The Indigenous Technology Talent Development Strategy.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference (MCN). Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum — March 3. Dubai: 4,000 potential members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2009

We'll be republishing some of these articles on learning wikis, and everything here is released under a Creative Commons license, so we hope you'll take part in this ecosystem of sharing. Katrin Verclas, founder and editor-in-chief of MobileActive.org and past executive director of NTEN.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Linux desktops? 2 trackbacks } What software freedom means to me » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 06.25.08 at 9:04 pm I agree with your assessment. And that’s just so stupid.

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JANUARY 14, 2009

Depending on the CRM, some require additional license fees for forms or APIs. In the Salesforce world, those charity technology mission components are not driving forces. I think that platform neutral APIs can be a “make or break religious check box&# for some developers when they are chosing a technology they like to work with.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

At the end of this guided exercise, you’ll be able to articulate investment impact statements like: BY INVESTING $9,845 IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR ORG WILL SAVE $79,155 OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. BY INVESTING $9,845 IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR ORG WILL SERVE $3,032,759 MORE CLIENTS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. Step 1: Removing Resistance. TechBridge.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way? It’s peer reviewed (good), but it’s got a rather restrictive license, and the content is not freely available.

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OCTOBER 19, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Varied Technology Links (only a little zen) October 19, 2006 For you Windows types, IE 7 is out , and they found a vulerability 24 hours after release. I like it.

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MARCH 1, 2011

By Steve Spiker, Director of Research & Technology, Urban Strategies Council As more and more people are bombarded with maps from every media source, many nonprofits find themselves asking “How can we use maps in our work?” – followed by, “Just how hard can it be for us to make maps for our work?”

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Annika Billqvist, Office and Technology Manager, HandsOn Bay Area When I started at HandsOn Bay Area in 2006, the organization didn’t have a long-term technology plan in place and used many different systems for communication, collaboration, and data storage. In 2009, we finalized a technology plan.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

I have the very best job at TechSoup — I get to support our network of nonprofit technology event organizers. The NetSquared organizers' events help TechSoup deliver on our shared mission of ensuring that civil society has the tools and skills necessary to use technology effectively. Please join NTEN (and me!)

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2015

Most organizations have a basic understanding of cloud technology , but the next question becomes…. Ironically, these cloud services are typically offered at costs that are more economical than traditional licensed software and internal support expenses combined. Amy Sample Ward, CEO, NTEN. You Only Pay For What You Need.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

In Allen "Gunner" Gunn's opening plenary at NTEN's cloud computing event last week , he spoke passionately about the potential for cloud computing to transform organizational boundaries and barriers ( see the video of the session ; Gunner's keynote starts at 29:50). Photo: Simon Webster , CC license

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AUGUST 31, 2010

With only 7 people working for them on a daily basis in Jerusalem, along with 1 in Tel Aviv and 3 in NY, they rely on technology to do the rest of the work. PT used technology from day one, says Simi Hinden, the director of the online community. Tags: Community CRM International Newsletter NPTech NTEN.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

I attended the keynote address on blogging by Atlantic journalist Andrew Sullivan at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta on April 9. I followed the blog around the time of my travel to Venezuela in 2007 during which time the blog reported on the controversy surrounding the license of privately-held RCTV.

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