Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

A theory of practice, in my mind, outlines the methods and ideals behind how I get work done with clients. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. They certainly are consistent with each other, but they are distinct. This theory includes the following elements that I think are key to my work: Listening.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2007

Xen comes to mind. I think we’re pretty close to the model of Intel or Red Hat’s contribution to the Linux kernel: Zmanda pays folks (like me!) to develop open source software. You could add a few more OSS apps to your list. Zend seems to have done a pretty good job maintaining PHP while also doing business.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

Before I took off, I wanted to mention a few things that have been on my mind (and on my plate.) That is actually one of the things I’m going to try and change – to set up to do a post every weekday. We’ll see how that goes. First, some of you might know that the new version of the NOSI primer has been in the works.

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NTEN

MARCH 22, 2011

As an Executive Director who tries to collaborate as often as possible, I know the stumbling blocks only too well, but we can all take some small steps to do some small sharing, and start to transform our sector's culture. Imagine if we did that in the nonprofit sector. Perla could have stopped there, but she didn't.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

My feeling from watching the conversations within the NTEN community is that people DO understand the acquisition costs of FOSS software. Because the comments, in my mind, were criticizing it for not covering something that was a different topic. { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Holly 01.17.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

at 11:17 pm Keep in mind that your EC2 nodes don’t have a static IP address or persistent storage. In my country, there still are no good hosting companies, though our internet speed and ping inside the whole country, is better than the most of europe, that’s why I use e-insites. 2 Brian 11.23.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

There are some really great men who hang out too, who don’t mind being around a bunch of geeky women. This community has been around for a while, and its full of women who know their way around a linux kernel (some of them even get paid to hack it,) and can answer just about any question on Apache mod_rewrite I can come up with.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

It does mean that everyone who is involved in a webinar needs to install Skype – but that seems to be a minor issue, to my mind. .&# But interestingly, Yugma is now integrated with Skype, which totally changes the whole audio on a separate channel issue. But, you can’t use the Skype edition on Linux yet, either.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. NTEN / Portland, OR / $899. 2019 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. NTEN / Washington, DC / $899. 2018 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

These are the questions on my mind, and as I think more, and learn more, I’ll write more here. How do I talk about these issues in a way that people from all perspectives and traditions can appreciate, from completely athiestic, to deeply religious?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

So just to say really, that we should be mindful that as well as the biggies out there that we all know about, we should promote and participate in other great FOSS CMS that are futureproofed and adaptable for the nptech world too!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

I picked it up by happenstance, I think because I had NOSI on my mind, and I was thinking about how to talk to people about open source and nonprofits. The first book, called “ Made to Stick:Why Some Ideas Survive, and Others Die.&# It’s an interesting book, with a basic premise.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

By Nasser Asif, Director of Marketing and Media, See3 Communications. Keep in mind that these tools are the basics for learning how to leverage advertising as a storytelling medium. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri, loves country music, and drinks an alarming amount of coffee most days.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

As you well know, one of the things that has been one of the most important to me is the availability of good software for nonprofits that’s built for them in mind. Katrin 3 Michelle Murrain 10.11.06 at 9:48 am Yes, this is all definitely worth a longer conversation. But my question is more than just exigency.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

at 3:02 am Have you tried StumbleUpon for ’stumbling’ upon websites that other like minded people have visited and liked. But in the meantime, social bookmarking tools are I think a useful part of Web 2.0. { 9 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Chris Willmott 09.25.06 Its great for lunch hours! 2 marnie webb 09.25.06

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Get ready to learn from some of the best analytics minds out there. It will bring together the practitioners, scientists and creative minds of behavior change to discuss the science and technology of change. Fundraising. 2016 Analytics with Purpose Conference. 2016 Analytics with Purpose Conference. Agents of Change Summit.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

After NTEN had to cancel their annual conference, they set up a crowdfunding page where people could still donate to help cover lost revenue from the conference. Here are a few kinds of speakers to consider: Staff/Board: Have your Executive Director or Board Member talk about why the organization is so important to them.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Although the Journal was prepared in partnership with NTEN, I take full and personal responsibility for the decision to use a closed license. Katrin Verclas (the Executive Director of NTEN, for those who don’t know) was eager to know if there was any way to make it open and pushed hard for it. 4 Sonia Lyris 04.09.07

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors. Social Capital 2017 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. frank 2017.

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