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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JANUARY 3, 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 #1: Thunderbird January 3, 2008 Before the holidays, I promised that I’d do 100 posts this year on free and open source tools. Be Helpful.

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JANUARY 31, 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 #7: Firefox January 31, 2008 This almost feels like cheating, talking about Firefox. Be Helpful.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Chrome September 4, 2008 The hiatus is over with a short entry about Google Chrome , the new browser from Google that I learned about on the twitterverse while I was stopped at one rest stop or another.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Google Workspace Platform overview: Google Workspace for Nonprofits is a flexible productivity and communication platform with multiple apps to streamline team collaboration. Top feature: Google’s Drive app is a helpful resource management solution for nonprofits. Nonprofits can access a 50% discount via Techsoup.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Google it – you might find articles and reviews that might be helpful Try it out. Look at ohloh.net – they have great info on most projects – how many developers, lines of code, how active development activity is. These are almost always free to download and try out – this is easier for some projects than others.

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APRIL 9, 2009

Full details about this opportunity to explore open source software are at [link]. Sessions will include: Introduction to Free and Open Source Software. Introduction to Free and Open Source Desktop Applications. Free And Open Source Online Advocacy: Tools And Best Practices. and Drupal.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

From experience, if architected and deployed right, you can easily expect Google Lighthouse scores in the 98+ range, even for highly complex digital products. The nature of being pure JavaScript, as opposed to CMS-specific libraries, means a much larger developer community and a larger pool of open-source libraries to pull from.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2011

There are some amazingly good blogs out there focused on the use of Drupal and other open source tools. And I’ll be Google+ing (rather than Tweeting, which is mostly for my writing , or Facebooking, which is friends/family) interesting Tech and NPTech topics as they come along and are discussed. The home page.

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MAY 20, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Health launches … and it’s not HIPAA compliant May 20, 2008 Yesterday, the big news is that Google Health launched. It gives me enough pause to trust them with my email. { Be Helpful.

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APRIL 28, 2015

And in recent years, CMSs have been divided into two main categories—the “Open Source” and “Proprietary: systems—because, as is so true on the Internet of today, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. And indeed, the distinctions between the two platforms are important to know before embarking on a website design initiative.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Of course, the bottom line is that this makes it more likely that Google can get their ad platform onto phones. But they seem to realize that the key to their success is being open, and they are doing their best to move that into as many places as possible. The SDK will be available later this month. Be Helpful.

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MAY 3, 2015

Two weeks ago, I joined the Salesforce Foundation in a new role as Open Source Manager. Does "Open Source Community Manager" mean that you're the official bff of Nonprofit Starter Pack users? What exactly does that mean? — Russ Feldman (@russforce) April 21, 2015. This MacBook Air is sweet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 9, 2009

It’s a day dedicated to conversation and community around nonprofits and open source software. There’s some great stuff on the Agenda , like: Introduction to Free and Open Source Software. Free And Open Source Online Advocacy: Tools And Best Practices. Introduction to Blogging with Wordpress.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I’m focusing on tools that are free and open source – tools that you would install on your own server, or your own private cloud. 2) Elgg: Elgg is a powerful open source social network tool. I decided it was time to do a roundup of the discussion and collaboration alternatives that exist at this point.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Analytics vs Site Meter September 18, 2006 Yes, I promise, the post on tagging and folksonomies is coming. vs Web 2.0 – I wanted to talk about Google Analytics. Google Analytics is also free.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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JULY 17, 2017

Google Docs. At first glance, you might overlook Google Docs as too simplistic, but the built-in brochure, project proposal and newsletter templates give you endless possibilities. All these free tools are available through Google Docs. WordPress Themes.

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MAY 18, 2021

Data platforms include Google Analytics, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, and Domo. Open source solutions we recommend for nonprofits and government include Drupal and WordPress. Business Intelligence tools for analytics reporting, projection analysis, and data visualization to effectively manage your data and insights.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008

This is not only cool from the perspective of the integration of two great open source web apps, but it also is a very interesting business model. Matt Asay, blogger of all things in open source biz models, thinks Google Code may have overtaken Sourceforge. Setup of all three has a one time fee. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Thanks to twitter (hat tip to marshallk ), I learned about today’s big news: Google, Plaxo and Facebook joined the Data Portability working group. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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JULY 9, 2007

July 9, 2007 So I talk a lot about both open source software, and the preciousness of one’s own data. I tout the benefits of open source software. Open source projects do get better. Hopefully with nokia, openmoko, gnome, google, ubuntu, dell and some others, this gap will close. 3) Evolution.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

So, if fair use adds more economic benefit than copyrights – what would open source do? ASAY: Importantly, these savings apply to everyone, not merely open source companies/developers. Open source isn’t biased in distributing its benefits. Be Helpful.

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DECEMBER 20, 2007

So next year, I’ll be doing 100 posts on particular free and open source tools. And now, the top ten posts of the year, according to my Google Analytics stats: Getting Naked : Being Human and Transparent. 1 trackback } Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 01.03.08

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JUNE 19, 2008

I got a chance to test this out in a more orchestrated way (as opposed to the usual consultant/client interactions) when I facilitated/taught an OpenOffice.org “untraining&# earlier this month at Google HQ in NYC (some more details are on the Google Blog.) I learned a lot. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What OpenSocial Means November 1, 2007 The buzz of the blogosphere is the announcement of Google’s OpenSocial. at 1:15 pm Open Social != OpenSocial is a set of APIs. Be Helpful.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2008

These include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and many others. tools, they need to understand the implications of what they do, and demand that the tools use open standards. { tools, they need to understand the implications of what they do, and demand that the tools use open standards. { So first, what is data portability?

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MARCH 8, 2023

We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. I guess this is why some people prefer the Apple design style, while others like Google. Open source systems don’t have licensing fees, and hosting in a Linux environment is less expensive than hosting in a Microsoft environment.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Which, of course, kinda defeats the purpose of an open standard. They have increasing competition from OpenOffice.org, Google Apps, and, on the Mac, iWork. A lot of governments are demanding that document formats be open standards, so it is important for MS to be able to get OOXML through ISO. I’ll keep you posted. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

That includes applications from Google Documents, to Salesforce.com, to Gliffy.com , (the service I used to create that graphic.) I think this model may become more prevalent, as organizations are not going to comfortable letting vendors store their data, but will want to take advantage of RIAs like Gliffy or Google Docs. Be Helpful.

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OCTOBER 17, 2006

services, like del.icio.us, google, flickr, and many, many others, and use and manipulate this data to their own ends. One of the best examples of the use of APIs are Google Map mashups. These are using data in your own databases, and grabbing maps from google maps and putting them inside your application. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 8, 2023

We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. I guess this is why some people prefer the Apple design style, while others like Google. Open source systems don’t have licensing fees, and hosting in a Linux environment is less expensive than hosting in a Microsoft environment.

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AUGUST 5, 2008

RSS readers, google alerts and blogs are so key to my existence these days! Like Holly wrote, blogs and RSS readers (I use Google Reader) are immensely helpful, and I’m trying to get into the habit of going through all of my tech blog feeds on a daily basis. 2 Jack 08.07.08 Be Helpful.

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APRIL 18, 2007

What I’d really like to see though is a true, enthusiastic Open Source community get behind a “better&# spreadsheet for its own sake, not for the sake of copying Office. Phil: I agree – with time and effort, OO or any open source spreadsheet could out Excel Excel. Maybe WikiCalc is the way to go.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph. There is a Google group (called Social Network Portability), that you should definitely join if you are at all interested in these issues.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

And the big guys have already done this work, check out the way Google and Amazon distribute their API s. Those shine as industry-standard examples of how open API s need to be distributed. Open it up, let anyone bang on test data to try things out, and you never know what might happen. He’s right. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

tools , i-Lighter and Google Notebooks for managing online notes and such. I’m a fan of Google Notebook myself, but I’ve never heard of i-Lighter – I’ll have to check it out. Michelle Martin , over at The Bamboo Project Blog, talks about two cool web 2.0 Be Helpful.

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