Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. SaaS is not, by definition either proprietary or open source.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We’re open and honest about initiatives that didn’t work. The market feeds on a regular diet of unique ideas. It becomes the staff’s job to bring that vision to life. We let the board know how we’re doing, where we’re succeeding, and where there are challenges. It’s not just a question of demographics.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

She is the founder of Feed Me Darling, a business that helps professional women eradicate food cravings and gain lasting control over emotional eating. And then when we take it to the world, sharing a story is a direct pathway to human connection, open heart to open heart. Feeding people.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Open-minded humanists, interested in a broad spectrum of topics and issues. The right team feeds off the energy of the group. The right team also feeds on the energy of the group. These are qualities to look for: Confident thinkers who are comfortable with ambiguity. The ability to manage risk and the courage to fail.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 19, 2008

One question that will inevitably be asked: can free and open source software save organizations money? Open source software is both free as in “beer&# as well as free as in “kittens.&# There are no license fees, but it takes care and feeding. Build it with open standards so the data is readable in perpetuity.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Whenever video content is being created, having open captions designed to fit your nonprofit’s branding and to be as accurate as possible will better serve both your audience and your own goals. . We’ve noticed a common practice on TikTok: referring to open captions as “CC” or “closed captions,” which is incorrect. And heads up!

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2023

So, it begins… your year-end-campaign message writing session: You stare at the blank page, open last year’s materials for inspiration, type a few sentences… delete them. You open LinkedIn to see if any other organizations you respect have shared new messages (“Am I already late to the game?”)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #12: Miro February 26, 2008 Miro used to be called “Democracy Player&#. Miro is basically a video player, which can recognize RSS feeds, and automatically download videos.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 12, 2023

Be open to suggestions! You can also meet with small member groups to help volun teers feel comfortable offering in-person feed back. Leveraging surveys can help you increase volunteer engagement and even boost your volunteer recruitment efforts. Consider hosting listening s essions to ensure your volunt eers feel heard.

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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. Open has 3 components, APIs, Database Connectors, and Extensions.

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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When asked an open-ended question about how they supported nonprofits, 71% cited social media sharing. On Facebook, for example, the goal would be followers using “Share to feed” with a quick story about why your nonprofit matters. Give us an extra boost by reposting it to your feed with a story about why our work matters to you.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

Unless the email is paired with a very important action… people must open your email. Mostly, people won’t open your email. GenZ receive an average of 20 emails/day , though they may be no more likely to open your email and/or act on it (especially if it’s urgent) because they visit their inbox infrequently. And guess what?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Caltech feeds an intense curiosity, a burning desire to understand, to grapple with hard problems and to own them! Top tech companies like Google, Facebook and IBM have figured out how to make vast quantities of money by giving away their core product, or building products on top of open source and free software.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

Traditionally, food pantries have existed to provide food resources to those in need, but there are often barriers to entry — pantries are only open at specific times, there can be accessibility issues, or the stigma of going keeps the proudest families away. food waste by just 15 percent could feed more than 25 million Americans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2008

" An activity stream is a feed of recent activities by your blog friends on various social networks - blog posts, new photos, bookmarks on Delicious, Facebook updates, Twitter updates, etc. Ian spoke on a panel called Social Networks and the Need for Feeds at Graphing Social Patterns.

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

Supercharge SWOT Analytics “There are so many marketing tasks where AI can take up the drudgery and open space for more creative pursuits. If you were to feed Bard all of that data, you would probably have the foundation for a decent analysis. One that comes immediately to mind is the SWOT analysis,” Jane said.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 12, 2021

Opening your fundraiser to online participants allows those who don’t live locally or can’t afford a ticket to donate and bid in the auction—meaning more eyes on sponsor logos, ad spots, and mentions on the video feed. This presents a huge opportunity for new sponsorships and expanded sponsor benefits if you can sell them!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 23, 2011

I’ve not had any experience with Springboard, but it’s important to understand that it is not open source, and is only maintained by one shop. Right now, there is an alpha release for Drupal 6, which is alpha in that very humble open source sense – it’s being used in quite a number of production sites.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 23, 2014

Because their importance can not be understated, it is crucial that you take the time to thank them publicly through your social media feeds when appropriate. By doing this you can open your nonprofit’s staff up to questions by your Twitter followers. Host a Twitter chat. Thank you Tweet.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 26, 2009

LazyFeed is a new RSS feed engine based on topics, not sources or individuals, that offers a new way to find information online blogs, news services, podcasts, social media updates, and so on — content from any site that publishes an RSS feed.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Well, I’ve got some eye-opening stats that might make you reconsider where to channel your communication efforts. According to the Nonprofit Email Engagement Benchmark Study by M+R , the average email open rate for nonprofits is around 25%, while the click-through rate hovers at 2.5%. The numbers don’t lie!

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Greater Giving

JULY 30, 2021

Nonprofit organizers are relying more and more on online “silent” auctions , opening the auction long before the event to encourage early bidding, and sometimes closing them a few days after the event to get those final bids. Open the appeal with an emotional, moving video that drives home the importance of the mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2012

You must also select that your organization was founded (or born, started, opened, created or launched): 3. It’s says “News Feed” but that’s misleading. Milestones do not post to the News Feed, only to your page’s Timeline. It may be better to wait until they get News Feed exposure, if they ever do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

That said, the number of businesses fighting for their attention in their inboxes and on their news feeds may have left them feeling a bit fatigued. Now your team can boost your open rates to 37% just by adding video! The key to holding onto your donors while we all ride out the remainder of this storm will be to keep them engaged.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Then, reshare them to your feed with some slight changes to the text, so they’re not exact duplicates. Warm them up with polls or easy open-ended questions, like asking what their favorite program or event of yours was over the last year. Find the posts from the last year that had the most likes and comments.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Feed it some seed data relevant to your nonprofit and prompt it to turn it into a trivia quiz. Open the template and click on Bulk Create. The more data you feed the AI to work with, the more unique content it can produce. You can do this manually, but AI tools make it much faster. Upload the AI-generated spreadsheet.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

Unless the email is paired with a very important action… people must open your email. Mostly, people won’t open your email. GenZ receive an average of 20 emails/day , though they may be no more likely to open your email and/or act on it (especially if it’s urgent) because they visit their inbox infrequently. And guess what?

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Classy

JULY 30, 2021

But nothing is as important as getting the email subject line right; it’s what gets people to open your email in the first place. Use the following sample email subject lines and tips to optimize your email opens. You can help feed 100 children this month. Invoke curiosity to get them to open your email to keep reading. .

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Media Cause

MARCH 8, 2024

These critical factors take up space in your donors’ social media feeds, minds, and wallets, which impacts their generosity and the funds you are able to raise. Seize this success with added email volume (we love a non-opener resend!), 5 Do’s and Don’t of Navigating the News Cycle When Fundraising 1. match extensions, and more.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Email marketing analytics: help us track open rate, click-through, and donation conversions. However, you find that those who open and donate through email marketing are aged 40-60, female and live in a suburban area. Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic. From there, you can analyze the data.

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Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2021

To grab guests’ attention—and hold onto it throughout the Facebook feed—[Youth Music Project] opened their upbeat “Some Good News” event with a big, star-studded pre-show that included Grammy nominee Bill Hart. Our client, Youth Music Project , put on a virtual event that kept their audience in mind and really resonated with them. “To

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Finding Feeds. Netvibes will let you track all kinds of things online, all by using RSS feeds or ready-built widgets. As far as the email vs feed option - we are using Netvibes so you can cut down on email! Choose the “feed&# option and then hit save on that alert. Add Feeds to Netvibes. Twitter Search.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Too often nonprofits follow a small number of accounts on Twitter in order to control the chaos in their “Home” feed, but that’s the purpose of lists. Keep your eyes and ears open for Twitter Chats relevant to your mission and programs, save the date and time, and then jump in on the day of. Like mentions and replies.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 26, 2011

You can have an account on the National Shelter System, or have access to the XML open shelters data feed. You can use this data feed to drive information in your resource system, to display on maps and more. Simply send us a copy of the executed authorization forms from the Red Cross, and we will turn on the feed for you.

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Whole Whale

MAY 12, 2020

This also matters because many people will open this on their mobile device so the link will make it easier to play in their podcast app. Marketing and audio content can all be wasted if you aren’t managing and distributing your feed correctly. Try a podcast validator to check your feed: Podba.se Cast Feed Validator by Blubrry.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A few hours later someone comes in to dismiss you and you hightail it to Starbucks to feed your coffee habit and growling stomach. If you are offering staff professional development or other training opportunities, consider opening it up to volunteers. Have leadership, staff and/or clients give them praise, thanks, or awards.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 16, 2020

And the Kitchen Conversions from Feeding America already has a special place on my fridge. And they help get your envelope opened. Shout out to Environmental Defense Fund for this handy-dandy seafood selector, bookmark, and server tip chart. Teasers: They’re big, they’re bold.

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