Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

We were talking about whether or not this certain nonprofit, who had mondo resources, should help facilitate web development for their client organizations. They had realized that if they did that, the client organizations could begin to raise money themselves, instead of depending so heavily on this certain nonprofit.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

In any event, I have a lot of other skills and knowledge besides databases and coding: skills and knowledge in teaching, in writing, in working with organizations, in facilitation, in religion and spiritual practices, and in working with people, that I want to use now. Perhaps I’m now more ready to wrestle those.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. On many levels, The Tech Virtual experiment was a success.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

Furthermore, one of the things that actually one of my colleagues did that had to change was music and other sounds playing on a website designed for some of our clients; they could not easily locate the place to turn this music off and it disabled them from using a screen reader. " - from Tom Dekker via email. Next Steps?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

This is not an analytical post (primarily); it's an announcement and invitation to join the new project I've been working on with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. The Tech Virtual is a project that allows people to conceptualize and prototype exhibits online. For The Tech, this is a new way to conceptualize exhibits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

On the Windows side the hardware manufacturers make proprietary drivers for Windows, and very few make drivers for Linux, or open source their drivers so that Linux developers can use them. And, of course, designers need software that just don’t have high enough quality open source alternatives yet. 8 Pete 06.25.08

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Data are everything - names, addresses, documents, images, music, video - and we feel the need to take it with us. It will also facilitate the use of data in the cloud for our work where applicable. Big Data and the Cloud Define Future Technology. Big data and the cloud will define future technology.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

" Alec Ross, Senior Adviser to US Secretary of State, speaking on Open Governance. we like to buy mobile phones to have fun, talk to friends, listen to music, tweet and connect on Facebook.” should enable power in members and facilitate a global impact of highly local activity.” development in Africa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

Silona is organizing a Code-A-Thon that will lock up 100 programmers for 48 hours to see what kind of open source software can be written for non-profits. The legislators are not particularly tech saavy and there really wasn't a nonpartisan group of techies for them to talk too. It's taking place on October 13th at 6:00 p.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I just finished a presentation and later this afternoon will facilitate a workshop on strategy which will include the Romanian version of the Social Media Game. Each has a composite page that has biography, conversation, and music/media area. I'm live blogging the conference sessions which are being conducted in Romanian.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Not to mention, technology also opens up opportunities for those with accessibility concerns (like hearing, physical, or visual impairments) to participate. If your platform is difficult to operate, your less tech-savvy attendees may be resistant to the change. Thankfully, the nonprofit tech landscape is constantly advancing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

I’ve emerged from this week’s frenzy of buzzwords like “blogging,&# “open API,&# “e-advocacy,&# “municipal wireless&# and “social networking&# not surprised at how much things have changed, really, but how much they have stayed exactly the same. .&# This was in the solidly web 1.0

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 11, 2021

Guests will need to be in vehicles and park in an open lot such as a grass field, dirt field, or a parking lot. Depending on the type of events that you are hosting, such as a drive-in conference, drive-in movie screening experience, a live performance, or a drive-in concert, then you may need more technology to facilitate that performance.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

If your fundraising gala is open to everyone, you’ll need to come up with a plan for driving registrations. You’ll need to think through, for example, whether a ticket to your fundraising gala includes access to an open bar, a drink ticket or two, or simply access to a cash bar. But how will you facilitate those gifts?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

As I move out of doing implementation, and into more evaluation, planning and facilitation of technology change within organizations, I wanted to spend some time articulating what I have tried my best to practice when I’ve been in a place of providing technology support. It opens additional doors. 2 cheryl 04.26.07

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 11, 2021

Guests will need to be in vehicles and park in an open lot such as a grass field, dirt field, or a parking lot. Depending on the type of events that you are hosting, such as a drive-in conference, drive-in movie screening experience, a live performance, or a drive-in concert, then you may need more technology to facilitate that performance.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences + Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Social Good Tech Week. Social Good Tech Week. Social Good Tech / San Francisco, CA / Not available. Mar 11 - 20. SXSW / Austin, TX / Price varies. General / #SXSW / @sxsw.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

This session was participatory in several ways, including interactive music-making machines in the audience and half the time reserved for Q&A. Finally, museums as "facilitators" of visitors' own experiences and interests. The lowkey, unfinished look makes the museum feel open to visitors' improvements.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Where traditional social networking is about connecting individuals, Crabgrass is social networking to facilitate network organizing. What do these tools allow you to do? They allow you to create stand-alone social networks. Think a whitebox version of Ning, or Facebook.

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