Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

NpTech Community. Open Content for Nonprofits Open Content discussion continues with some comments from Michael Stein (east coast) about Laura Quinn's post last friday. "Laura is not creating media, as the Social Source blog suggests one ought, to lure you into her site. " Findhabeas. Freecharity.org.uk

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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. It is, in fact, a great example of integration of a CMS and a CRM. More on those later.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Burlington, Vermont: Join Us for "The Internet of Things" Monday, February 8, 2016. Austin, Texas: CiviCRM: Free, Open-Source CRM for Nonprofits and Startups.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Unfortunately, the nptech world hasn’t yet caught on to the “Planet&# phenomenon of the open source world (see Planet Ubuntu Women.) These are sites that are simply aggregators of the blogs of those involved in a particular open source project (like, in this case, women involved in Ubuntu ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Most NpTech blogs are high school level. As FrogLoop blog concludes in its recent analysis of MySpace, "Social networking sites are essentially a microcosm of the internet, and hosting a profile on either is akin to managing a website. The NOSI Choosing and Using Free and Open Source primer is on the ICT Hub Knowledgebase!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Most examples we have of successful IT practices would likely fail in a nonprofit context, though. Trying to follow the example set by a commercial company, just in a nonprofit way, probably won't work, but there are lessons to be learned. Proper use of open source software can make systems easier to expand and integrate with others.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

I know that’s one more thing in a long list of considerations (and it’s generally more important to think about for the CRM – the CMS, if it is modern, and especially if it is open source, will provide few barriers to integration.) at 3:50 pm CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) 01.26.09 7 Jon Stahl 01.20.09

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Examples of NT100 projects include: Witness , the Peter Gabriel-founded watchdog charity which uses online videos call attention to human rights abuses. Mozilla’s Firefox , the nonprofit driven free and open source web browser; Creative Commons , the project set up to provide a straightforward licensing framework for online creators.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Wednesday, June 7, 2017. " puis AG.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. Maybe we need an NPtech History Archive ? Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2005

Source: Powerhouse Museum. Powerhouse Museum Electronic Fabric Swatch Book is a really cool project and an example of using a folksonomy as a way to address the reality that Museums often use subject categorizations that don't reflect the terms most people use when searching online. think flickr and del.icio.us ???

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Think of it as TiVo ® for Social Media on the Internet: People can get precisely what content they want, whenever they want it. Check out: Gabcast.com , talkshoe.com or cinch.blogtalkradio.com for some examples. The University of Chicago Law School is a great example of instructions for listeners.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

While it isnt always practical to set up a knowledge exchange, especially if youre communicating with a large and diverse group (the "general public," for example), a two-way flow of information is widely accepted to be most effective. Consider how you might use the interactive possibilities of the Internet and Web 2.0 open source.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out nearly 100 exhibirors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. Grab a free printed copy of our Open Source Content Management report, our most popular articles, or more. Informz It’s St.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Email is a critical channel.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) If youve ever used My Yahoo!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

This $10,000 prize is awarded to talented and creative individuals who develop open source software products that demonstrate impressive value to the nonprofit sector. Know an Open Source developer who is pushing the nonprofit sector forward? It’s a beautiful example how video can be used as a tool for good.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 26, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) January 26, 2009 CiviCRM was the first nonprofit-focused open source CRM (one of only two, at this moment.) Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Libraries and nonprofits that provide public computing access, in particular, will be working to expand broadband bandwidth to their patrons, as more of them come to their local computer lab expecting to access wireless Internet and services through their personal devices. The Internet of Things.

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