Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

A company that provides services for Ruby on Rails got a bunch of funding. OpenAds , an open source ad server (very cool) just got tons of $ in financing. So what does this mean for you, o struggling nonprofit organization?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

I had originally planned to talk about RSS/XML after tagging, but I decided instead to hold off on that as a start on the posts about the inner guts of Web 2.0. And the major engine that makes these three types of ephemeral media really work, is RSS, which is the subject of the next post. Such is life. Should staff of a nonprofit blog?

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Care2

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Test Forms - Test donation and email subcription forms to be sure that funds are processed properly and contact info transfers to your database. Burn your feeds – You’ll want to make setup your RSS feeds properly in Feedburner so that you can track subscriber numbers and click-throughs from RSS readers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

One of our most valued nonprofit resources is our time, especially in these days of tighter budgets and cutbacks in funding. If you are not reading blogs and web sites in an RSS Reader , make that your New Year's resolution. If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. Redesign and recharge your blog.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

Yet its not just about sharing supplies, funds, or even human resources. Invite your friends from the nonprofit down the street to participate with their volunteers. In fact, why dont you plan the event together and make it even bigger and better? And things go on from there. There are also hidden benefits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The Collaboration Prize was created and is funded by The Lodestar Foundation in collaboration with the Arizona-Indiana-Michigan (AIM) Alliance , of which the ASU Lodestar Center is an integral part. These model collaborations were selected from a pool of over 800 applications from around the country.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

so that fundraisers can get RSS news feeds or social media feeds on the exact subjects they’re interested in. Do you have some under-appreciated funding technology resources that you like. Reed says that communicating across diverse media is now a culture-wide attribute of the organization. NPMobile , ?NPOnlineGiving. Image: AFP.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

A long time ago (in web years) I was working with a certain CEO of a certain chapter of a certain very-big-nonprofit (whose role in life is to fund other nonprofits – this kinda gives it away, but it’s necessary for the story.) This reminds me of a true story.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

I am curious about how and when those four agencies closed and if their remaining funds were properly distrubuted upon the agencies closing. It's good to see someone looking at this situation as a positive development instead of a doomsday scenario. June 10, 2011 10:36 AM Rudnick said. June 10, 2011 2:35 PM Mark Hager said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

To hold steady with RSS subscribers and visitors. One reader shared with me that he was looking for work and has a strong database / business intelligence / fund raising / CRM background and asked if I would share his LinkedIn profile. . John's River that I live streamed with my N95. To keep a consistent publishing schedule.

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2011

Raise More Funds: Social networking allows organizations to stay close to supporters in a personal way. To achieve a beneficial social experience for members, organizations must monitor conversations on Twitter, YouTube, RSS feeds, Facebook and other social channels, and then respond quickly and appropriately.

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Forum One

JULY 14, 2009

The Development Gateway's AiDA project is the largest online directory of development activities, and provides information about who is doing what in international development, where they are doing it, and with what funds. One possibility for this is using an extended version of RSS.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Soon after Google acquired PostRank, a powerful RSS tool, without warning the service stopped accepting new accounts. Let people into the conversation - Letting people know when programs are in financial trouble can motivate your community to rally and raise the necessary funds to keep their favored programs running.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Facebook was just getting its first venture funding, YouTube was just starting, and Twitter was still a year away from being founded. Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The buzzword then was Web 2.0, which heralded a new, participatory web culture. Online social networking was just being born. Google Maps.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

I’ve always done side projects part time, but never had the courage or funds to go at it full time. Our application also automatically generates RSS feeds for their supporters to stay engaged throughout the life of the project. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Charities outside the US can set up a profile. To generate a robust profile, your organization should be able to plug in existing social media presences (Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, Blog RSS Feed, Etc) so it seems to favor organizations that have already established a social media content strategy. Chris Hughes.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

from pitching your cause to donors and funding agencies, to delivering services to members and clients; and from seeking public support and the ear of decision-makers, to collaborating with other organizations in projects of common interest. Subscribe to this posts comments using RSS. Easy RSS Updates with PingShot. Remember Me?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to subscribe Have an rss feed. Put a prompt to subscribe by rss and email at the top of your blog. Allow email subscription ( Feedburner or Feedblitz will help you do this). Make it easy to share Use an AddThis or ShareThis button on the bottom of each post. by Wild Apricot Should Your Nonprofit Have a Blog?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

She goes on to cite a poll by Harris Interactive which found "only one in 10 Americans strongly believes charities are honest and ethical in their use of donated funds." Thats a pretty disturbing statistic! Research Friday: Really, Your Tax Exemption has be.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I'm a donor and an active fund raiser. Site Map Accessibility Contact Site Setup RSS Feed Copyright & Trademark Accessibility Privacy Emergency Contact ASU ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation College of Public Programs | Arizona State University | University Center Mail Code 4120 411 N.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" But a little funding goes a long way in the world of non-governmental organizations.”

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Never miss a post by subscribing to frogloops RSS feed. of Chattanooga.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 29, 2006

has been around for a while, and may not sound as mysterious as del.icio.us , RSS or Second Life to your listener, try using some of their examples to start. Let your friends and family know about it, and help raise necessary funds at the same time." Because Yahoo! Answers, "Raise awareness for your cause." Example: Right now Yahoo!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

And with bad systems, funding that is not adequate to capitalize change, and little rewards to innovation, risk, and thinking big. And I am damn tired of all of that, after many years in this “third sector.&#

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2005

technologies such as tagging, social bookmarking and online social networks, blogging, content sharing through Wikis and RSS, and new Web widgets need not only be in the hands of well-funded developers; but also can be used by organizations to further their missions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2005

Right now, users can't submit their own videos and there are no RSS feeds, but. NORML has a video blog that was set up after Seattle Hempfest via Jack Olmsted The Washington DC office is now seeking funding to purchase video and. Jumpstart Theatre (via Michael Verdi of [link] ). " (Hmm. way cool video as conversation) 3.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Work with the Public Affairs team to identify, develop, and execute communication tactics via the organization’s website, including video streaming, blogging, RSS feeds, subscription systems, social networking media, and other forms of electronic communication and convening.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond," I wanted point to a new (to me) UK nonprofit technology blog discovered via a comment to my post about technology stewards and also weave in some more notes on UK examples. Perhaps we could do give people a 'sand pit' for them to try out web 2.0 apps risk free?

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

They've never seen an RSS reader or been on Twitter and they need to be walked through these tools slowly. Are you raiser of funds or agents of change? Sometimes that first group isn't quite ready to play the game yes they could, but they need to see the tools in action to better understand. Let's look at how social change happens.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Resolution One: "I resolve to empower our supporters to tell our story, reach new people and raise funds."

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Care2

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Resolution One: "I resolve to empower our supporters to tell our story, reach new people and raise funds." Never miss a post by subscribing to frogloop's RSS feed. As technology becomes more of an integral part of our daily lives, organizations must embrace these strategies to connect with supporters. Receive monthly updates.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2008

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. Nonprofit Software (and hardware) Ryan at PicNet hacks Email to RSS for NTEN Affinity Groups ! TechSoup has RSS feeds too! One suggestion is vikono.org, Swahili plural for insect antennae. Follow the links from here.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Those funds will help so many orphaned children have the surgeries and other care they need.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Those funds will help so many orphaned children have the surgeries and other care they need.

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