Wild Apricot

APRIL 27, 2009

Ten years ago, Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger laid out 95 principles for communicating with customers online. The Cluetrain Manifesto , sounded a visionary wake-up call that the Internet would change — was already changing — the fundamental nature of the relationship between businesses and their markets.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

Whenever I learn about a new concept or trend in technology, I try and think about how nonprofits and libraries could use it or benefit from it. The movement has huge potential for nonprofits and public libraries, but it still has some ways to go in the overall technology sector. Doc Searls on VRM. VRM: A Quick Explainer.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

" The deliberate style of technology work known as the "waterfall approach" (first solidify strategy, then requirements, then design, etc.) At risk of sounding like an old curmudgeon, I remember back in the internet bubble years of the mid-late 90's when everyone said you just have to "launch and learn."

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Like most nonprofits, his organization is always struggling to make ends meet, and lacks the resources to support its technology as well as it would like to. They use Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, and Internet Explorer. They will be able to focus entirely on their mission and essentially ignore technology. Word processing?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2009

Here is how the CyberOptic Group describes it: Essentially, cloud computing enables computer software and hardware resources to be accessed over the Internet without the need to have any detailed or specific knowledge of the infrastructure used to deliver the resources, much like a utility model. What Is Cloud Computing?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What is cloud computing? You are dependent on your internet connection – which could be a problem for mission-critical applications.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open, part II October 18, 2007 The dust is settling. The drive toward open everything is pretty inexorable, and the pressure is only going to get greater. {

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. The processing power of our mobile phones roughly doubles every 18 months as does storage capacity, as do Internet speeds with the advent of faster 4G and 4G LTE mobile networks.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Here is Prashant and Pooja's view of the cloud based on a survey of Indian NGOs that they completed in September 2011: Gartner has forecasted that India's spending on green IT and cloud initiatives will double from $35 billion in 2010 to $70 billion in 2015, indicating a buoyant technology outlook for the Indian industry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

It takes you through the technologies and tools for each channel for different goals and offers up lots of case studies from organizations such as National Wildlife Federation, Red Cross, AARP, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, American Museum of Natural History, SEIU and others. Internet Director. Click to see larger version. Web Producer.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits May 19, 2008 There are some really interesting tidbits of stuff out there. And yeah after reading the docs, I agree, it’s bad. Time will tell. { Time will tell. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! October 15, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. Here’s a quick overview of both initiatives.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

iOS: This app uses technology to enhance people’s personal security. If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs. This new dedicated app for Google Drive will allow you to edit your Google Docs offline for the first time.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

Charity Miles - iTunes App Store Charity Miles - Google Play bSafe iOS: This app uses technology to enhance people’s personal security. If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs. Score one for team collaboration!

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2011

Let’s say someone wants to buy a t-shirt and a copy of Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. Reconciling the transactions could be easier, but you can download the data from your online Square sales record into an Excel doc. You tap on the photos of the t-shirt and the book to add them to the sales slip.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

I personally liked the definition presenter Peter Campbell, of Earthjustice , used: an outsourced platform, application, or suite of applications delivered over the Internet. Full-fledged applications that live in the cloud: for example, Google Docs , Microsoft Office 365 , Zoho , or NetSuite. Cloud Opportunities (The Good Stuff).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2011

While many nonprofits are probably using tools like Google Docs or YouTube in their organizations, Google for Nonprofits attempts to consolidate the many different parts of the Google portfolio into one site, and simplify the process to receive a donation of YouTube for Nonprofits , Google Grants , Google Apps , and Google Earth Outreach.

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2012

Web conferencing is a technology that can be a game changer for an organization. Audio, video, application, and screen sharing (jpg, ppt, pdf, flash, mp3, doc). Anytime, anywhere access from any internet-enabled device. This post was authored by Salem Kimble, social media development manager with BetterWorld Telecom.

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NTEN

MAY 24, 2012

Even though many of us are entrenched in the intersection between our work and technology, we often struggle with finding ways to make our lives simpler. Many of us in the nonprofit space know how much effort goes into organizing large, annual events.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Every cloud solution has the following basic components: The magic happens over the Internet. This enables free services (Google Docs) and cloud vendors can offer product donations as part of their corporate citizenship programs (NetSuite.org). Cloud Basics. Pay as you go. Lower Costs. Reliance on third party(ies).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2015

Because many residents of Visitacion Valley don't have Internet access at home and/or don't speak English, it can be difficult for them to find local information. Technology and Volunteers Make It Happen. To collect and organize data, the team members used Google docs and Google forms.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Every cloud solution has the following basic components: The magic happens over the Internet. This enables free services (Google Docs) and cloud vendors can offer product donations as part of their corporate citizenship programs (NetSuite.org). Cloud Basics. Pay as you go. Lower Costs. Reliance on third party(ies).

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2010

billion in Recovery Act grants and loans to improve internet access in American communities.). Service providers should conduct training on free tools, such as Google Docs, that are more widely available for those on tight budgets. Here, you can find opportunities for volunteering your web or technology expertise: Do Something.org.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

If you’re looking at your technology budget and wondering whether you’re getting your money’s worth, join Digital Strategist & Technology Coach Maureen Wallbeoff and learn exactly how to harness the power of your technology to help your organization grow. They’re just technology.” ” I love it.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

I liked our 10 technology tips to help you reduce your need to travel, and also our travel reduction tools we compiled. Cloud computing basically means services you use over the Internet like Google Apps, Microsoft Office Web Apps , Live Documents , or One Hub rather than installing software and housing the document or information in-house.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Submitted by Rebecca Leaman, publisher of Get your sanity back , Wild Apricot's non-profit technology blog. Ten years ago, Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger laid out 95 principles for communicating with customers online. because the interactive technology implied by the term has become so much the norm.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

" The deliberate style of technology work known as the "waterfall approach" (first solidify strategy, then requirements, then design, etc.) At risk of sounding like an old curmudgeon, I remember back in the internet bubble years of the mid-late 90's when everyone said you just have to "launch and learn."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 01.04.08 Experiments, snafus and stumbles December 17, 2007 I seem to have lost my head. You know why I started to twitter. 4 Ade 12.18.07

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

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. 13 Eoin 06.25.09

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

24th and that Michael Stein was one of the co-hosts, I assumed (wrongly) that it was Michael Stein , Internet Strategist from Oakland, CA. But in an email this morning pointing out my, gasp, mistake, I learned that there were two nonprofit technology consultants named Michael Stein! and Nonprofits on Oct. We also do consulting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

Technology can be a huge barrier for inclusion if we don’t consider the digital divide of skills, tools, and Internet speeds when selecting platforms and tools for meetings. Organizations have to consider more than just Zoom and high speed Internet, everything needs to be digital to get the job done.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2005

I'm struck by a disconnect between the advantages of the new web technologies and the business goals our users are striving to meet on the network. But what do my non-profit users want from the internet? Why can't you just send her a doc like you did last week?" And probably your executive director doesn't want to either.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Flickr photo: Dom de Oliveira If you've ever implemented a technology project at a nonprofit, you know it's true: technology is 90% psychology. Success rarely hinges on the hardware and the software; technology hinges on the humans involved. These days, technology has forced its way into every single aspect of our organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. e-Newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It’s also more than having the latest video conferencing software and a high-speed internet connection. It’s a way of thinking and working that acknowledges the integral role digital technology plays in how we live and work.

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