Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

It is open source, after all. Yes, it is open source, and I applaud Google for releasing open source software. I won’t be downloading it, or trying it, even when they release Mac or Linux versions. Why so curmudgeonly you ask? And it has some cool features. Otherwise, fuggetaboutit. { Be Helpful.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Let’s take Salesforce, for example. Client success story: We’ve seen plenty of examples of organizations that have switched from free fundraising solutions to Bloomerang and experienced a boost to their fundraising and donor management strategies. Many of our nonprofit customers have switched from Salesforce to Bloomerang.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

My collections: 2 examples. If you search for it online (especially in Instagram and Pinterest) you might think it’s a tool for professional graphic designers – but it is not, and you don’t need to be a graphic professional to adopt it. Also, in a way, BuJo is an open source movement with its basics, many versions and user community.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." The buzzword then was Web 2.0, which heralded a new, participatory web culture. Marnie, Daniel, and Billy had been following developments at O’Reilly Web 2.0

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

Open source. Here are some examples of categories and how they might be implemented within a website: Show – Recent Tweets, Likes, Comments. Open Source – API. Some of the items above are simple widgets and plug-and-play doodads that allow one to take a little snippet of code and incorporate it onto a web page.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

An in-depth guide related to the target issues they care about, tools or templates, case studies, and ebooks are all great examples of this. This kind of content gets shared and spreads the word, and it keeps people opening your emails, and even looking forward to them. Join the open source culture.

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

However, as you begin searching for your association’s next solution, you’ll quickly come across a new option on the market— learning experience platforms (LXPs). At Web Courseworks , we help professional, healthcare, and trade associations grow their learning businesses with effective learning management systems.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Find your closest NetSquared group and event by searching the NetSquared website. Austin, Texas: CiviCRM: Free, Open-Source CRM for Nonprofits and Startups. Mukono, Uganda: Hands-on Web 2.0 HTML EXAMPLE Image: NetSquared : Tannis Sullivan / CC BY-NC 2.0. --> spanhidden. Upcoming Events. Tuesday, February 23, 2016.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Also, a quick search of “ website design trends 2020 ” will add an extra layer of creativity to your process and ensure that by the time of launch your website will include innovative and forward-thinking design elements. Feeding America is an excellent example of a website with well-structured and simple navigation.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Though I’ve been thinking some about organizations that need an immediate influx of something — clothing donations to a women’s shelter for example — could us it. I came across your post searching for exactly that sort of wisdom. But I’m really not sure how organizations can use it in service. Be Helpful.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Open source systems don’t have licensing fees, and hosting in a Linux environment is less expensive than hosting in a Microsoft environment. Understand the development capabilities of your staff.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Open source systems don’t have licensing fees, and hosting in a Linux environment is less expensive than hosting in a Microsoft environment. Understand the development capabilities of your staff.

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Forum One

MARCH 8, 2009

web projects we think the federal government should fund. We think civic infrastructure for this online age needs to include open-source standards and software which provide a platform or framework for many to use, and which are licensed to allow others to extend and enhance the services. re doing to identify ?shovel-ready?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2005

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. We have, since the launch, been inviting users to describe the swatches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Gavin Clabaugh tells us how to embed "Skype Presence" in a SharePoint Web Part. Deborah Finn has written a SEO primer called " Search Engine Optimization for Nervous Nonprofit Novices " and she is seeking feedback from SEO mavens. Social Metrics: The Search for ROI in Social Media by Steve Latham of Spur Digital.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2007

I need to get my act together for next week's Circuit Rider Conference in UK and a session I'm doing with David Wilcox called " Demystifying Web 2.0 " I need to start organizing the various pile of UK examples that tagged and grab from various emails and listserv posts. ll search my own blog to get that reference."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

blog is researching options for integrating a blog with the organization's web site. " I'm sure we could find a few examples in America and elsewhere. Travelertrish rants about the World's Worst (nonprofit) Web site and asks for estimates of how much it cost to build it. Here's an example. Any suggestions?

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 5, 2022

However, if you don’t already have web development or coding experience, designing a website can feel overwhelming. . Instead, the right website builder will streamline the entire web design process so you can build the website of your dreams—no coding required. . This is where having the right technology comes in handy. Let’s begin.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Like most things in the social web, though, there are tools and resources that can make creating a podcast accessible to almost any organization. What makes it powerful is that the podcast can be part of a broader web presence for your organization. Check out: Gabcast.com , talkshoe.com or cinch.blogtalkradio.com for some examples.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2005

Bookmarklets are simple tools that extend the bookmarking and search capabilities of web browser software. They are created by geeky programmer types who hate extra keystrokes, are freely distributed on the web and (most of the time) can be easily installed and used in your browser.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

If you're still not sure where cast your votes and want to check out what others think about the projects, take a look at the community slate of recommendations and elsewhere on the Web. The are many projects are out campaigning for votes -- for example - here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here ,and here. NTC 2007 Pipe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

" So, does it make sense to roll your own network to appeal to those 85% of existing donors who do not participate on social networking sites, but may be engaged with the organization through other channels like email, face-to-face, or web site forums? Is this wave of the future? " You read an excerpt here.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Your content should go beyond the basics to provide web visitors with a meaningful understanding of your nonprofit’s work and its impact. Also, identify content that may be ranking well for search engine optimization (SEO), but hasn’t been updated in a while—these pages are strong candidates for content refreshes. . Playful and witty.

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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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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

In doing a Google search on the term, Harvard Business School has an ad listing: “Social Enterprise Programs for Senior Managers. Apply Online,” which leads to a web page ([link] with the “Social Enterprise” topic listed between the generic terms as “Real Estate” and “Strategy.” The application is against the public interest.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact. Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Effective SEO features enhance online visibility, improving search engine rankings. The cost for Wix’s premium plans is as follows: Light: $16/mo Core: $27/mo Business: $32/mo Business Elite: $159/mo Enterprise: Custom Pricing Wiz also offers a limited free plan, but it comes with few features and a giant Wix logo on all your web pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. 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.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Open-Source Tools. Open Data Kit helps you collect and manage data through a mobile app that works offline. Open Function is an automated data integration tool that connects anything to anything (think Internet of things sensors connected to water pumps in mines). Sketch is handy for web and mobile designing.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Doctors Without Borders blog has plenty of examples of this type of captivating storytelling, including a gripping story about people fleeing violence in Sudan. The CARE blog also has many examples of multimedia storytelling. If your nonprofit has an environmental focus, nature photos can also be captivating.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. 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.

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