Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Is this a bad thing? Myspace is going with OpenID ! More on that in a later post. { Be Helpful.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Michael Hoffman is a leading authority in online video for nonprofits and a longtime consultant to nonprofit leaders on online fundraising, advocacy, and community engagement strategies. Hoffman founded See3 to bring together his belief in the power of the web and his passion and experience with nonprofit fundraising, advocacy, and education.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

CiviCRM is a nonprofit-focused open source tool, centered around membership, fundraising, events and such. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. CiviCRM was one of the first (of a now growing number) of nonprofit-focused open source tools. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

I think in some ways, this might decrease LinkedIn’s usefulness as a platform for fundraising or constituent-building by nonprofits (it has always seemed less viable for this than either Facebook or MySpace.) Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Marketing and Fundraising Ideas tells us about how not to ask for a major gift. Next week, the Carnival is being hosted at A Small Change – Fundraising Blog. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. What are “influencers?&# Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Yes, it’s a good thing that there are lots of competitors in the field of CRM/fundraising in general, and a lot of them are doing some really interesting on-the-cutting-edge stuff, which is great. Technorati Tags: fundraising , nptech , web2.0 { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 12.23.06 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07 It doesn’t really change anything. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07 It doesn’t really change anything. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Two whole pageviews. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

cyber world becomes, instead of a bunch of walled gardens where data moves in only very limited ways between them, a fully permeable space where data flows freely, it will be possible for nonprofits to have much greater reach and impact, whether it be for fundraising, advocacy or constituency-building. { In the long term, if the whole web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

I have become fascinated by the ways the CRM/Fundraising space is changing so rapidly. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. - Non-Profit Tech Blog 08.17.07 I was mostly curious about how open this platform will be, and what the future holds for them.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

The second part of Facebook’s advertising platform is likely not going to be used by nonprofits, for the most part, but is important to consider if Facebook is a part of your constitiuent-building or fundraising strategy. Social Ads are sponsored advertisements that are linked to users profile data, social graph, and activities.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

IDI’s Blogger Relations has some good ideas and resources on data management – they suggest, and I agree that it is critical to managing fundraising strategy. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. .&# I wish all nonprofits understood this!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

IDI’s Blogger Relations has some good ideas and resources on data management – they suggest, and I agree that it is critical to managing fundraising strategy. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. .&# I wish all nonprofits understood this!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

And I’m not entirely clear yet how many should be jumping on this bandwagon to either do fundraising or community-building. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. = Open Data » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 11.08.07 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Amy Kinkaid, of Fundraising Breakthroughs , has some great advice about asking for money without shame. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. All of these articles were interesting and thoughtful. Be Helpful.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2005

They launched an annual fundraiser and gift-collecting drive for the children's hospital in their community (in WA). Because many of the armed gangs are into his music, they will allow him to enter territory where other aid organizations are not allowed.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The way The Fog will work, as Christopher Mims describes it in the Wall Street Journal , is that our smart devices will send software updates to one another, rather than routing them through the cloud, a bit like how peer-to-peer music and movie sharing is done via services like Bittorrent. Find out more on this new service here.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

A Venn diagram of the projects I work on in a given month would include circles for editing, fundraising, advocacy, web production, and journalism. BR for POGO: If I'm not fighting government corruption, I'm probably making music or roving around the country with my band Bombadil. BR for POGO: Action alerts!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

There’s the true value of Vendor provided SaaS and installed solutions that is very difficult for the open-source community to match, even though the open source software is ‘free’ -Jon Biedermann DonorPerfect CRM Fundraising Software 800-220-4411 4 Charles Bagnall 09.26.08 Be Helpful.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

MUSIC: Sleepy Eyed Thoughts by Bernardus. So for the common nonprofit, they’re going to generate buzz around key moments which is like the release of a report, a vote, a time-sensitive fundraiser or petition and other events that are share-worthy. So let’s jump right in. RANDY: Hey I have with me today, Jeanette Russell.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Her main thrills are eating and sleeping, but she also enjoys music, art, film, politics, and animals. After earning her degree in Journalism, she worked in communications and marketing for several years, eventually settling into the nonprofit sector, where she plans to stay! 5 Must-Haves for Your Giving Tuesday Form.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

A blog is more than a personal journal. Each has a composite page that has biography, conversation, and music/media area. Next, he showed a fundraising video for an independent living center for IHTIS. Below is a clip describing the fundraising campaign. A mix of conversational marketing. Niche content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

There just isn’t the number and richness of nonprofit software options out there that exist in the for-profit sector (except, of course, in fundraising software, but that’s where the $ is.) Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. <a Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. What’s involved in this? <a Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. I ran into an old colleague at NTC , and it came up, because he had been thinking of contributing to the journal, but decided that he probably won’t, for reasons I will talk about.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

You can now opt to have "unlimited Facebook" or "unlimited streaming music." But singling out certain social networks or music apps and giving them preference by way of a billing plan feature goes against the basic principles of net neutrality. " Sounds great, right? Instagram Hijacking Over Public Wi-Fi.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Time to find a fundraising solution that can’t be bought August 6, 2007 Blackbaud , which is one of the big gorillas in the CRM/Fundraising space bought a littler guy, eTapestry.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

Which is more appealing to tell people that they are on the Titanic and it is sinking, or to sail by in a boat that is green, with great food and fun music and ask them to come on board. The keynote speaker during lunch was Kim Klein , the publisher of Grassroots Fundraising Journal. Fundraising is not about raising money.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

and all over the world, that focus on essential topics like: Fundraising & Grants. From communications to fundraising to technology to leadership skills, the conference offers something for everyone. International Fundraising Conference - IFC 2016. Fundraising & Grants / #IFC2016 / @TheResAlliance. State/Local.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Marketing images in pop culture—like TV shows, movies, music groups, clothing, and even cartoons—tend to include primarily white people as the focus. NativeAgency.org – “Native wants to change visual journalism to be representative of diverse talent from across the globe.” Adopt an inclusive mindset.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2014

I refer to it as the Kickstartification of fundraising where nonprofits use time-boxed fundraising goals to drive giving campaigns. I continue to have concerns about over-saturation during end of year fundraising and the trap that it creates. When journalism is a crime. All the Email Subject Lines. Home for the Holidays.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

This means that the “big three&# nonprofit CRM/Fundraising/Advocacy vendors will all be publicly traded companies, and thus completely beholden to their shareholders to maximize profit. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. No question. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 13, 2013

About the Presenters: Fraser Green -- Principal and Chief Strategist, Good Works Fraser Green is Principal and Chief Strategist at Good Works, one of Canada’s leading fundraising consulting agencies. He presents regularly at fundraising conferences in Canada, the USA and Europe. That was before the kid and the dog.

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APRIL 2, 2021

So I was a journalism major in college. I loved all things journalism, magazine, newspaper. Now, the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report found that 25% of donors said that social media is a communication tool that inspires them to give and that 32% of them donated through Facebook fundraising tools. Live stream fundraising.

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