Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2016

At its most basic level, a website is a collection of files inside folders that visitors can access when they type an URL into their browser. For example, a file path on your computer could be something like this: file:///Users/sarahlesh/mywebsite.html. The.css file is then linked through your tag. This is best practice.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 2, 2009

You can export your donation history into a CSV file, and you can make your reports into PDFs. Heck, I think a Wordpress.com site attached to a Network for Good donation page will serve them better. The online help for BlackbaudNow is powered by the open source software MediaWiki. There are no APIs.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 19, 2009

Google Desktop — Use Google to search your desktop files: [link]. TrueCrypt –- Very well-designed and easy-to-use program for encrypting your files and folders: [link]. PHP and MySQL -– Really good open source code for building dynamic web sites: [link] and [link]. But that’s why it’s free.).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I “live the open source lifestyle.&# First, they are putting the wraps on a new version, and there are some interesting projects happening, like integrating voter files, phone banking , and my favorite, case management. A new site was launched called “ Green Nonprofits.&# I was profiled on Linux.com.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 15, 2007

All importing requires now is just going to the Wordpress import tool and specifying the file. Letting people know Changing the DNS of the old site (and changing the site on wordpress.) That’s all. You don’t have to worry about using mod_rewrite at all. Getting the varied blogrolls and badges, etc. copied over.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Shareable: The Open Source Guitar – So many good pieces to think on from this post (thanks for sharing it with me, Billy!) Organizational data is, by definition, far less personal than the information an individual might trust to the site, so you’re much less likely to want to keep it private.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

San Francisco, like many cities embracing the open data movement, has a dedicated data site with all sorts of data available for free for anyone to download and use. All data analysis and visualization packages are able to read a CSV file. All data analysis and visualization packages are able to read a CSV file.

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Care2

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Here’s a final checklist to run through before you launch your site to make sure everything is ready for the big-time. User friendly - Have a few staff members or volunteers who weren’t involved in the design process go through the site as a "normal" user. At a minimum, test the site on iphone, ipad, and Android phone.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 29, 2007

They have a site, with the URL: [link] which is a link to a windows.exe file, which is a simple, sweet Debian installer. Changing one file (/etc/apt/sources.list) and running a few commands, should do the trick. But, the computers are networked, so it would seem – there must be some easy way, right? Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2014

The way it works is that the password management software has a local database or a file that holds the encrypted password data for secure log-in onto computers, networks, web sites and application data files. Updating each site with a password thereafter takes another minute or two. How does it work?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

A free, open source software application that allows users anywhere in the world to securely gather and organize information about human rights violations, Martus enables human rights defenders on the front lines of fighting abuse to stay safe and protects the identities of those who would face violence and repression for telling their stories.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This can streamline everything from new employee onboarding to cross-team collaboration and secure file sharing. WordPress Platform overview: WordPress is a free, open-source CMS, meaning anyone can view and change the software’s code to suit their needs. Prices vary based on the hosting provider you choose.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

WebHuddle is free, and open source. Perhaps if DimDim were also to release a version that integrated with Skype … I can’t figure out from looking around their site whether it is cross-platform enough to share desktops, but I signed up for the beta, so I guess I’ll test it out. That can share my Linux desktop.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk. As a quick comparative look between a small number of open source systems, it’s hard to argue that it contributes no information. More on that in a bit.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Chrome hasn't officially been released to public yet, but recently Google officially made the operating system open-source. For the brave among us, TechCrunch has provided step-by-step instructions for downloading a virtual machine image via file-sharing sites so you can run it.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Sometimes the engineer and the user/manager are the same person -- if a small organization is using some open source tool by themselves to build a website, for example. Being a good engineer Engineers should focus on creating flexible, expandable systems that use open standards and file formats.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. If you want more control over the content before it's published, you'll need to record and edit the audio file before it's uploaded.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The “Open Source Software is Free&# myth July 14, 2008 I had a startling realization a few days ago. No one would think that anyone thought that implementing open source software was without cost.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

According to the American Red Cross , A recent Red Cross survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations. There were also many sites so a searcher would have to go through several and sort through the many different search protocols and syntax. Citizen-Powered Response.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

The site was developed by Democracy in Action. Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. "Laura is not creating media, as the Social Source blog suggests one ought, to lure you into her site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

For a step-by-step tutorial on SEO techniques for nonprofits, Wild Apricot's 30 Day Guide to Search Optimization is a good choice, while Search EngineLand site is probably the subject matter expert of choice. There's a good round up of links to blog posts and articles by other nonprofit techies and SEO mavens.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) Reach a broader audience: More than 500M Google Earth users today; Drive people to your site; Gain members, volunteers, donors, media coverage. Email is a critical channel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

" -- the poll was done with mp3 files and so you can hear their voices. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites. Compete provides information on every site on the Internet including site traffic history and competitive analytics. mean for you? hard to use ?"

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

if you are recroding with multiple people, you can record them to separate audio files so you can edit more easily. allows you to backup the files by recording to multiple devices. Want one that recrods to mp3 or wav files (will be sending mp3 out for production eventually). Can import other sources well. Production.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2017

It's also free, developed by a nonprofit, and open source, so you can feel confident that there aren't any backdoors in the software. Semaphor from SpiderOak is a completely encrypted group chat and file-sharing system (think Slack meets Box). For example, they don't have site seals or warranties.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) Its also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your websites content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. Email is a critical channel.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

Here are the popular tools you might look into: OBS is a free and open-source software that can be used for video recording and livestreaming. Here are some online shop solutions to look into: Bonfire is a site dedicated to crowdfunding through selling merchandise, such as t-shirts. These days, waivers can now be signed online!

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The majority of the executive departments and agencies opted to meet this requirement through the implementation of an open government public web site built on the IdeaScale platform. The individual sites, which are now live, provide an important opportunity for citizens to have their voice heard on open government.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

OpenSSL is nonprofit open source software that provides security on e-commerce and other websites by creating an encrypted channel between your device and the website. You can check any particular site with the Heartbleed test to see if they're vulnerable. Thankfully, the TechSoup site is unaffected. Climate Change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

” At this point that’s all we know, but the site is currently allowing users to secure their username on the Zeen homepage. The site is consistently being reviewed by White House staff and petitions that receive more than 25,000 signatures are guaranteed a response from the Obama Administration. HopeMob :: hopemob.org.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

While many larger organizations have already done this, smaller nonprofits and libraries, which have had leaner budgets for technology upgrades during the economic recession, will be investing time and money in 2013 into catching up on optimized sites for mobile web browsing. The Cloud in 2013. called Martus.

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