Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 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 #6: Joomla! January 29, 2008 I don’t exactly know where the exclamation point came from, but if you want a scarily easy CMS to install, Joomla is a place to start.

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 10, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " Why Being Good Enough Is Never Enough on the Internet – Forbes – This is an important post I think everyone should read! The Internet is indeed a blank canvas in many ways.

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MAY 6, 2009

" OpenMRS - OpenMRS - Such a great group doing great work. "OpenMRS® is a community-developed, open-source, enterprise electronic medical record system framework. Check them out if you are interested in new technologies breaking down walls in the world of health. "OpenMRS®

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JANUARY 20, 2012

The internet is not new. The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. Impacts to Philanthropy.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. GroupMe :: groupme.com.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

After all, the platform is open-sourced, meaning anyone and everyone can contribute to it in the form of updates, new themes, and custom plugins that help create more functionality and give the program greater versatility and, in turn, greater popularity. Join a Facebook Group.

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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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NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My wish for Web 2.5 November 28, 2006 Well, both in the process of learning about all of the very cool web 2.0 Hint to NTEN : Affinity Group Planets!) It’s a great idea, I think.

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AUGUST 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. you can have private groups. You can log in using OpenID. All really great stuff. But hopefully that will change. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

An LMS, or learning platform, is a system that is designed to facilitate some sort of learning process over the web. If your organization does this at all, and you are interested in investigating how to enhance or deliver those learning activities through the web, an LMS is for you. There are both proprietary and open source LMS.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

The panel featured Jonah Sachs, the creative director of Free Range Studios , which is a film studio that makes web videos for social and environmental change groups. Jesse Shapins, the other panelist, is the co-founder of Zeega , an open-source web application. Heroic Stories Capture Nonprofit Audiences.

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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. Read/Write Web and TechCruch have good coverage of this. And, of course, nonprofits should be especially keen on being able to keep control of their data. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

There is a good blog article , which, in some regards, might be seen as a criticism of the dataportability.org group, but which, to my mind, actually defines quite well what I’ve thought data portability means. I’m involved in the evangelism action group. So, I’m evangelizing. So, I’m evangelizing. Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 12, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My iPhone 3G August 12, 2008 I once joined the “iPhone non-buyers&# group on Facebook. I swore up and down I wouldn’t get one. And it’s been a combination of sheer joy, and sheer frustration.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 I like the interface better, and the social part of the bookmarking is actually a lot better done (they have groups, as well as contacts.) to Ma.gnolia. But some comments on the whole phenomenon.

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JANUARY 4, 2008

As a result, Scoble joined the group dataportability.org , which I’ve been monitoring for a few months now. January 4, 2008 Some interesting things are happening in Web2.0 There has been quite the dustup, started by Facebook kicking Richard Scoble off, because he’d violated the Facebook terms of service. Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

I “live the open source lifestyle.&# It looks to be a joint venture by a group of nonprofit-focused for-profits, none of which I’ve heard of (which doesn’t mean a thing, really.) I was profiled on Linux.com. That’s kinda fun! That must have been before the iPhone. This blog is rated 8.2 at blogged.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The Pizzigati Prize is named for Antonio Pizzigati, an MIT graduate, early web author, and leading advocate for open-source computing.

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DECEMBER 2, 2008

In that trio was Organizer’s Database, the desktop open source DMS. What can we say about the open source packages? There are only three in this race: CiviCRM (web) Organizer’s Database (desktop) and MPower Open (client/server). And Kintera Sphere, I think, is going to open a car repair shop. {

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c) There was no web. " This was 1988.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

as well as newsgroups, commerce sites (like Amazon), review sites, forums, and news groups, and even searches the general Web to find out where your people are and what they’re doing online. I actually thought this could be quite useful for organizations to figure out how to allocate sparse resources in the Web 2.0

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AUGUST 13, 2008

I’m excited about this project – it’s gathering the knowledge and expertise of a great group of folks, and it will provide a free source of information and case studies so that nonprofits can best figure out how to step into the frothy waters of social networks. Be Helpful.

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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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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2011

Peter Deitz is a long-time member and contributor in the NetSquared (and TechSoup) community; he started the NetSquared Montreal group and his Social Actions project was a winner in the 2008 N2Y3 Mashup Challenge.

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JUNE 1, 2007

There’s been some interesting activity in the realm of women in open source. There is a podcast with a group of women developers that was recorded during RailsConf. I also have a document nightmare – I have documents on the desktop, documents on my laptop, documents on external hard drives, aiii. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Also, in the middle of last year I participated in a ‘Running Small Group Sessions’ workshop. . ;-) 2 dilettante 03.11.08 at 9:01 am Most of the units that I have completed in my course (Grad Dip Science Communication) have included a small assignment entitled “Reflection&#. Be Helpful.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2016

In fact, during the last quarter , we had 56 active groups in 19 countries! Find your closest NetSquared group and event by searching the NetSquared website. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group! Burlington, Vermont: Join Us for "The Internet of Things" Monday, February 8, 2016. Upcoming Events.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

I echo Holly and Jack’s reliance on blogs/RSS readers, also twitter, friendfeed and professional groups and connections on Facebook. But it is useful to be aware of what’s happening on the bleeding edge, because at some point (probably soon) that stuff is going to be pretty standard. 3 Erin McMahon 08.08.08 Be Helpful.

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JANUARY 14, 2009

Most often nonprofits want to capture information from web users. The organization wants to capture the demographic details, as well as make sure that data is synchronized with the data they might already have on that web user, so they can track their constituents over time. Web forms from CRM vendor. 3 sudha 01.15.09

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APRIL 19, 2009

Net Tuesday & 501 Tech Club Affinity Group Meeting. The Rational Pursuit of Change: How the Web requires new tactics, not the evolution of current ones. The Internet has a proven ability to shift the balance of power between individuals and organizations. The group is limited to 21 participants! Sessions and Events.

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JUNE 24, 2008

On the Windows side the hardware manufacturers make proprietary drivers for Windows, and very few make drivers for Linux, or open source their drivers so that Linux developers can use them. And, of course, there are some other situations where Linux also shines: kiosks, internet cafes, computer labs and email/web workstations.

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MAY 4, 2011

Connectivity is still an issue in most parts of the world, and we need to think of solutions that account for the lack of access to the Internet. The struggle between these groups has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but technology has raised its stakes. Lyman gives the example of the user interface of a website, which we often.

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We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Prices vary based on the hosting provider you choose.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. Convio has, seemingly, gotten some serious Web 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

We’re looking to get a 100 people to conduct an “ Internet Health Check ” and host a Web help desk , and at least 50 people to host a social media seminar ! The Mozilla blog has a few ideas : Choose from a list of over 3,500 service opportunities on our partner sites ( Idealist & betterplace.org ). Join a challenge! Do it your way!

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