Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Perform a little bit of GNU/Linux system administration. Write technical descriptions of HRP methods and projects at many levels of detail for academic publications, white papers, grant applications, grant reports, and internal documentation. Automate generation of publications based on data using LaTeX and Sweave.

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Analysis Statistics Chart Language 150

Forum One

APRIL 20, 2021

This may save time and money if the time it takes to manually re-create the content in the upgrade site is less than the time it would take a developer to configure the migration scripts to map fields from the old site to the new site. Maintain up-to-date documentation. Preparing for migration. Keep your modules up-to-date.

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Drupal Module Model Method 56

3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 1, 2015

It applies to outcome measurements, web traffic, social media data, emails, image files, document versioning, backups, backups of backups, etc. So we studied the problem, then created custom scripts to clean and de-dupe based on reasonable best practices. Is your organization is a donor data hoarder? All data needs to be managed.

Data 100

Data Donor Database Mail 100

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Although they are essential in most businesses, email attachments can be used to spread malware infections, gain access to systems, and leak confidential information. If these files need to be sent or received legitimately, an alternative system should be used, such as a portal for securely transferring files.

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email Files Alternative Policy 36

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 14, 2014

Managing donor data quality, for example, will require you to get the data out of the confines of your CRM database and into an environment where it can be analyzed, problems identified, and clean-up scripts applied. Document your data needs. We aren’t sending a woman to the moon with our data or our plan.

Data 130

Data Management Map Problem 130

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

AUGUST 28, 2018

The event page's form should feed contact data into a CRM (Contact Relationship Management system) or event management software. It’s also a great idea to send along a call script and encourage folks to get on the phone to make personal invitations. Major donors expect this kind of personal touch. Make Your Follow Up Calls.

Fundraising 55

Fundraising Hosting Tips Director 55

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

These are your nonprofit’s operating rules, so make sure they fit and aren’t some cookie-cutter document that make no sense for you. Set up an accounting system. Systems and processes will save you time and money, especially as your nonprofit grows. Set up a donor management system. Set up an email marketing system.

Fundraising 115

Fundraising Paypal Script Nonprofit 115

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Getting all of your old donor data cleaned and ready so that you can move it into the new system? Without a good plan in place, you’re going to spend your first month (or two) in the new system dealing with improperly formatted records that leave your nonprofit at a standstill. Not so much. Now for the goods news: We’re to help!

Data 52

Data Donor Map Test 52

Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

How can you even tell if a new system is going to be right for your organization? Here’s a great example from a client that I spoke to just the other week: This organization chose to go with Neon CRM and Neon Websites because their old system had basically no integration between the donation page on their website, their CRM, and QuickBooks.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit System Process Consultant 52

NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Apple provides detailed documentation for podcasters and a FAQ to help you get started. If your phone system has the ability to play custom hold tracks, consider playing segments of your podcast when constituents call your offices and are put on hold. Best Practices and Maintenance.

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Podcast Audio Music Support 59

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

In the sense that there isn’t a way to, for instance, add the same bookmark to several social bookmarking sites at once (there is, however, a cool greasemonkey script that allows you to copy del.icio.us and other of it’s acquisitions – adding another good reason to switch away from del.icio.us.) bookmarks to ma.gnolia.)

Bookmarking 100

Bookmarking Web Social API 100

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

We started with a rather long document on what makes a good interactive exhibit, intended primarily for the non-museum folks who participate in this project. The Ontario Science Centre has a wonderful brainstorming system, the RIG (rapid idea generation) that relies on building real stuff from all kinds of junk very quickly.

Museum 20

Museum Virtual Tech Second Life 20

VisionLink

JANUARY 30, 2009

includes business logic auditing (meaning that changes to the Forms themselves are now audited), extraordinary integration of our content management system and the Form Builder (can you say "flexible call scripting"?), we are also releasing new documentation, with all of the current 1.0 Form Builder 2.0 But there is more!

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Script Module Government Integration 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

Nonprofit Online News is tied with Scripting News (Dave Winer's blog) as the oldest weblog still being published, period. I was already very interested in automation at this point and built a small content management system for the purpose of publishing those bits. Q: When did you start publishing? How did you get started?

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Conversation Bookmarking Nonprofit News 50

Whole Whale

JUNE 1, 2023

1000+ chats with scripted dialogues and empathetic language. An AI system must be grounded in human values and judgment to be safe. Driving Analogy : (Driver Assistance) Driver uses cruise control but controls steering/other functions and can disengage anytime. Responder monitors chatbot, handles support, and takes over when needed.

Teen 52

Teen Test Advice Review 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

So you want to create a system to know your supporters. That system can be as simple as at board meetings, you all take a few moments, go off Zoom if you’re not meeting in person, and just close your camera down, and everybody has been pre-given to people to call. So we got on a call with the team and we created this document.

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Video Fundraising Louisiana Minnesota 89

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JANUARY 27, 2006

In a recent post I sounded off about needless complexity in Information Systems and pointed out how it creates, among other problems, a huge knowledge burden: it gets more and more difficult for anyone to understand the system. Your IT folks are already overwhelmed and understaffed - how can they rise to this documentation challenge?

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Knowledge Script Knowledge Base Problem 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Here's the script from the screencast written back in October. In many smaller organizations, where there are not enough resources for a high-end knowledge management system, people end up using their browser favorites or forward links to one another via email. Again, shows me the power of open content and open source thinking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2012

We also had different lens on the innovation topic – from sector/systems view and within organizations or businesses. It is also great to find thinkers and who will disagree (respectfully) with other panelists. These were shared on a google document that was projected on the speaker screen. We Think Differently.

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NTC Reflection Poll Facilitation 108

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

While I hate to rub salt in the wounds of the many IT professionals working hard to get this new system up and running, I have to think this is a teachable moment for the technology industry. IT projects are never easy, and the complexity of this initiative is staggering (not to mention the politics involved).

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Lesson Learning Test Project 35