Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2011

And, honestly, they are very good tools, and considered industry standards. On the open source side, the projects that stand out are GIMP (a Photoshop replacement) and Inkscape (a vector graphics program – like Illustrator). On the open source side, one program you must know about is VLC by VideoLAN. It plays everything.

Open Source 167

Open Source Open Video Adobe 167

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As you attend discovery sessions, approach the meetings with an open mind. Based on industry best practices and your unique organizational needs, your new AMS can help you optimize and improve your current processes. During your vendor discovery meetings, resist the urge to turn the time into wish list sessions.

Tips 121

Tips Associations Registration Software 121

Forum One

MAY 12, 2021

As we work primarily with open source CMS platforms, such as Drupal and WordPress, our tool is effective in its ability to integrate within the CMS as well as be flexible for organization-specific needs. The type of browser, device, or operating system can be collected in a user profile. What is website personalization?

Open Source 73

Open Source Personal Websites Open 73

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Open Badges – What you need to know. Ideally, the solution that offers the greatest intrinsic motivation for your learners would be the ideal provision of your learning management system. Open Badges Capabilities. Open badges are very good at doing these types of things, and it is very easy to use and digest.

Badge 71

Badge Open Linkedin Award 71

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

Within their recommendations for promoting a fairer data future, the report authors suggested: * Investing in data infrastructure, particularly systems directed toward community uses and benefits. Investing in data-focused projects appropriate to granular subsectors.

Benefit 52

Benefit Application Data United States 52

Byte Technology

MAY 4, 2016

And in the five decades that FOIA has been in place, trillions of pieces of information have been digested by a wide array of Americans eager for a more transparent system of government. Today, the effects from FOIA continue as state and local entities strive to maintain an openness that would have been unheard of before Johnson’s act.

California 100

California Public Open Online 100

Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. Additionally, the team was able to leverage certifications, one of which is a Workforce-ready certificate designed for members who are new to the industry.

Data 210

Data Strategy Associations Survey 210

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Training and education tools: Provide members with an easy-to-use training platform that integrates with relevant systems, like a learning management system. Remember that data collection can also be valuable in integrating your AMS with other systems. Some of these systems don’t fit seamlessly together.

Associations 140

Associations Professional Software Tools 140

The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Establish Your Own Donation System The upcoming changes remind us of something important: It’s about time you had your own sandbox to play in. While social media is amazing for widening your reach, nonprofits need robust independent systems for fundraising, systems that can neatly integrate with or complement social media tools.

Facebook 98

Facebook Tools Change Guide 98

.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If you don’t already have a professional support system, I urge you to find objective advisors. Most of the members are running businesses larger than mine in very different industries, but our concerns are surprisingly similar. Ask open-ended questions that invite feedback and follow-up. Career coaches and mentors are great.

Awareness 221

Awareness Singapore Journal Roles 221

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The goals of the DEI Open Source Commons team center around leveling the playing field for everyone in tech by increasing diversity and inclusion at Salesforce community events, in addition to creating and modeling a toolkit that groups can use towards their own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “I Sponsor, Sponsor, Sponsor!

Open Source 111

Open Source Sponsor Tech Conversation 111

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Those talks with association CEOs and executives who head businesses that service the association industry formed the basis for two books. Boards that are professionally, demographically, and ideologically diverse are more likely to be open to risk tolerance. Association 4.0: playbook into your organization.

Associations 221

Associations Jordan Environment Model 221

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 21, 2021

One of the most effective ways to put your association on a solid footing for the future is to use a modern association management software (AMS) system that’s flexible enough to help you meet tomorrow’s demands. Today, offices are re-opening, with a combination of onsite and remote workers and in-person/online member engagement.

Associations 125

Associations Integration Virtual System 125

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

It is important to look at the platform the CRM system is built on. Many CRMs are feature-rich but you want to choose once that is built and designed for the nonprofit industry – it needs to be donor-centric and meet the needs of each persona working at your organization. Is their expertise – nonprofit industry specific?

Metrics 261

Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 261

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Data silos are a common problem across all industries and can cause serious pain points, especially as data volume increases. Specifically, this issue is relevant for the nonprofit healthcare industry, which generates nearly 19 terabytes of clinical data each year and must leverage that data within their current decision-making processes.

Integration 82

Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 82

Forum One

JUNE 17, 2021

Delivering authenticity in your DEI messaging means not just talking the talk, but walking the walk by working to be part of a larger cultural conversation around systemic issues of inequality. . Whether we are always aware of them or not, we all deal with and react to these systems every day. . Define your terms.

Culture 83

Culture Pledge System Industry 83

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. They depend on the quality of the data collected in their donor management system. DonorPerfect has the best support in the industry. Keep your communications open with your community.”.

Survey 337

Survey Virtual Nonprofit Sponsor 337

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Selecting the right Content Management System (CMS) for your nonprofit website is crucial in building and managing a successful online presence. This article will discuss several key points to help you make an informed decision, covering topics such as open-source vs. closed-source platforms, software costs, licensing methods, and more.

Open Source 52

Open Source License Drupal Platform 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Does it seem like everyone you know is raving about a new tool that’s revolutionizing the way employees in all industries are doing their work? With the ability to generate human-like responses to a variety of topics, employees of all industries are using it to increase their efficiency!

Tools 359

Tools Fundraising Analytics Analysis 359

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Here’s a tidbit of a Infoworld report about the study: By one measure — “value added,&# which the report defines as “an industry’s gross output minus its purchased intermediate inputs&# — the fair use economy is greater than the copyright economy. economy by copyright industries amounts to $1.3

Open 100

Open Copyright Open Source Europe 100

Nimble AMS

APRIL 29, 2022

Have your member volunteers personally in vite co-workers or industry colleagues? To create industry-specific content for your association’s learning program, you’ll want to attract more SMEs to volunteer. Do so, by adding several types of content to your learning management system (LMS). Recruit Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

Associations 117

Associations Strategy Sponsor Industry 117

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

Since 1969, UAB has utilized its union of a university extension center and pioneering academic medical center to save lives, solve problems, expand knowledge, and open doors. . On Experience Cloud, the previous system’s challenges of slow loading, cumbersome maintenance, and disjointed management have been made a thing of the past. .

Alabama 113

Alabama Student University Application 113

Forum One

JULY 6, 2021

What all these applications lack, however, is the flexibility to tailor experiences for their audiences within these systems. As Forum One works primarily with open-source software platforms, such as Drupal and WordPress, we created a tool that allows administrators to utilize the benefits of a CMS.

Personal 88

Personal Drupal Open Source Application 88

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 4, 2022

Referred to as the flagship campus, UMass Amherst is the largest of all campuses in the UMass system and a major economic engine for the state of Massachusetts. . Connecting the UMass Educational System with Salesforce. UMass Amherst currently hovers around a 60% email open rate when factoring in commercial and transactional emails.

Massachusetts 90

Massachusetts University Communication Marketing 90

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2023

Here are some other definitions of freedom ( www.merriam-webster.com ): Being released from something onerous The quality of being frank, open, or outspoken Boldness of conception or execution Unrestricted use You know, several of those make me think of fundraising. Growth depends on systems. The only way to leverage is with systems.

Help 111

Help Fundraising Goal Money 111

Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Since your website is such a vital component of your online outreach strategy, you’ll need to choose the right content management system (CMS) to build and manage it. You may be considering revamping your website by migrating it to a new system or creating a brand new site from scratch.

Drupal 101

Drupal Tips WordPress Module 101

Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

One of the best ways to gauge whether open source would work for your organization is to look at some actual examples. To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. They were also able to move data from multiple systems into one centralized solution.

Open Source 36

Open Source Open Program Images 36

Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

With the all-industry turnover average around 12 percent, this statistic is alarming. According to a nonprofit employee turnover article , published on Nonprofit Pro, one of the top reasons for high turnover rates in the nonprofit industry is excessive workloads, an experience that is especially common for volunteer coordinators.

Volunteer 76

Volunteer Retention Houston Atlanta 76

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

By Laura Bucher , Storyteller at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Your established experience in the nonprofit industry and your ability to adapt to ever-changing circumstances have gotten you this far. Now your team can boost your open rates to 37% just by adding video!

Donor 328

Donor Ideas Social Nonprofit 328

Nonprofits Source

JUNE 5, 2023

Salesforce is a CRM (customer relationship management) system provider. Clouds can configure the platform in a variety of ways, such as for marketing, industry-specific needs, and nonprofits. Salesforce is a comprehensive system with an extensive array of apps. What is Salesforce for Nonprofits?

Grant 52

Grant Nonprofit Integration Platform 52

fusionSpan

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Stephanie Oni Consultant- Salesforce Stephanie Oni is an experienced consultant and business analyst, with over three years in the Salesforce industry and over five years in the field of business analysis. What is your favorite thing about working at fusionSpan? What are some of your hobbies or interests?

United Kingdom 52

United Kingdom Movie Nigeria Collaboration 52

Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

Everyone is talking about potential applications and the way that AI can add value to their professions and industries. I’ve never been one to turn my nose up at technology and have enthusiastically embraced nonprofit CRM and database systems, donor research tools, smartphones, video conferencing, and so much else.

Gift 84

Gift Personal Work Fundraising 84

Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Qgiv: How did you end up working in the tech industry? Sandra: One of the things I’m most proud of is helping develop Qgiv’s original peer-to-peer fundraising system. When I came on board, our peer-to-peer system didn’t exist. Qgiv: How did you end up working in the tech industry? It was my first big project.

Celebrate 98

Celebrate Tech Interview Leadership 98

NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. Open source projects are now prominent players in middle layer.

Open Source 88

Open Source Open Application Oracle 88

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open, part II October 18, 2007 The dust is settling. Methinks vendors in this space still just don’t grok, really, what “open&# means. I have a few comments. He’s right.

Open 100

Open Platform Kintera API 100

DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 1, 2023

Data analytics and technology are revolutionizing the healthcare industry. As technology develops, many industry leaders hope it will continue to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and offer better patient outcomes. This opens the door to better patient care and informed administrative decisions.

Trend 52

Trend Technology Analytics Integration 52

Nimble AMS

APRIL 14, 2020

Enterprise CRM-based AMS systems have a lot to offer associations. Read on for a look at why today’s associations are turning to enterprise CRM-based AMS systems like Nimble AMS. Today, modern systems leverage enterprise platforms, like Salesforce, because of what they offer: Big-time scalability and off-the-charts performance.

Associations 78

Associations Software Management Platform 78