Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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. Lifehacker is great, and shares some of my ethos about technology.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. In my opinion|Personally|In my view}, if all {webmasters|site owners|website owners|web owners} and bloggers made good content as you did, the {internet|net|web} will be {much more|a lot more} useful than ever before.|

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 29, 2010

That’s only enough for a very simple site. For more info, see Pricing Information. Tags: Mobile Fundraising Mobile Technology Mobile Websites Smartphone Apps Social Media Text Alerts Smartphones Apps. If you upgrade to $39 a month, you get 20 Page Elements and the ability to add CSS.

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

Innovative Technology We invest in intuitive technology to make your work easier, more efficient, and more effective. We got your info We'll be in touch soon. Unmatched Expertise We are innovation and industry advocates who champion the doers, raising the bar for how you make positive social change happen.

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3rd Sector Labs

JANUARY 16, 2014

Booster Pro’s SaaS platform utilizes a D7 multi-site architecture to generate and support hundreds (then thousands) of websites. We’ve integrated other technologies like Nutch, Solr, Hadoop and Mongo DB for web crawling, indexing, and high capacity storage needs. Please reach out , or email us at info@CarrSystems.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2007

Kaliya Hamlin pinged me to let me know about She's Geeky -- here's the info from the site. The Nonprofit Technology Sector. Social Networking Sites. Research for and about technology/people. or maybe you just care about the issues facing women as they work in or around technology development???

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2010

At year’s end, givers could print out all their donation info on one page for tax purposes.&# I have written about the Charity Finder App before, and again, while I give them muchos kudos for being a pioneer in iPhone App fundraising, the problem here is that the buttons all link to desktop sites. 10 Free Nonprofit iPhone Apps.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2009

Whether you're the IT Director, a network administrator, the operations person, or the staff member who just happened to be the one appointed to fix small problems with computers on-site, it's helpful to have resources to find answers. read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Our main goal is to help you learn how to leverage our technology and the tools that make up social media. With that in mind I’d like to share 4 Keys to Building a Successful Web Site based on similar tactics we’ve deployed on this blog. Then use what you learn from them to grow your site! Put these tools in place. Off we go.

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Media Cause

JUNE 30, 2022

Was this ad supposed to drive leads or site traffic? Lookalike – Last Year’s Leads , Retargeting – Site Visitors ) . Now you have 10-15 individual cells containing info about each ad. It’s Friday afternoon, and you’re ready to check on the performance of the ad campaign you inherited from another team. Ad Type (i.e.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

You can make a big impression of site visitors just by presenting them clearly, and in context with your web content. Reveal Change Many of the stories we'd like our site visitors to understand are centered on revealing the truth behind a situation. Speak With Numbers Sometimes, it's best to just let the numbers speak for themselves.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2011

But raising funds online is not about technology, any more than raising funds through the mail is about paper. But … Nonprofits should not conclude that giving portals and social networking charity sites are a bad thing. Keep your organization’s profile up to date (contact info, mission, etc.) Declutter your site.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

This second part of the series will explore how several TechSoupers are using two-factor authentication on the websites they use often or with online banking and e-commerce sites. (If its] online banking site. It provides maximum security and unique passwords for each site, generated by the LastPass password manager.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Don’t ask for more info than you need. A multi-step donation process means having multiple pages: one for the donor’s basic contact info, another step for their payment info, another step for donation amount and type, etc. Section of Site: What section of the site will it appear it? And voila, they’re gone.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Yesterday, I attended — and live tweeted (#baruchnp) — an interesting panel discussion at Baruch College here in New York, “ Social Media and Technology: What Nonprofits Need To Know.” How do we make info relevant and interesting in people’s lives?” You can read all the details here. ]. Logos don’t talk, people do.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Use technology tools to motivate volunteers. . Uncomplicated volunteer registration processes for events, embedded directly within the site. With this data, you’ll be able to: Maintain volunteer profiles, tracking information such as engagement history and contact info. Keep an updated website. Solidify your mission statement.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Did you know that most donors check out your web site before they make a gift? – whether they are giving on line or through the mail. Here are questions you should ask about your site to see if it is hurting or helping your fudnraising campagin. Does your web site represent you well ? What’s the call-to-action on your site?

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

How do think your target audiences will prefer to get info for this initiative? Plan for any additional staff and budget needed for technology, design, content, online advertising, and other implementation costs for the year. (Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.).

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

First, we don't "sell" the products listed on our site. We are the conduit via which those for-profit companies listed on our site distribute donated products to nonprofits and libraries. All that info is fed into a system that matches your organization type to which donated products you may be eligible to recieve.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 9, 2014

I might just take that phone number in my search results and contact you immediately, then later go back and peruse your site to get to know you better. They don’t have to search your website for contact info or find you on a Facebook to send a message. Featured Nonprofit Technology Google Google Tips Search SEO Technology'

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2014

I am not what most would refer to as an "early adopter" of technology. The way it works is that the password management software has a local database or a file that holds the encrypted password data for secure log-in onto computers, networks, web sites and application data files. See the "encrypted" part?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Additionally, you may want to record the “assets” on each page (like text, photos, videos, files), meta-data, technology issues, owners, date last updated, etc. Obviously, the bigger the site, the longer it will take. Develop a messaging architecture to ensure your messaging is consistent and clear throughout your site.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Every day, people ask, and get answers to, questions about best practices , professional development , just - in - time technical info , whimsical resources , legal issues , and many other questions related to librarianship. Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content. Some are huge.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

As evidenced from their comments on the site and a couple of blog posts they enjoyed the experience of “Getting to know the Neighbors” as much as we did. “On On Monday, Benetech Bookshare came to Mozilla and did a great brown bag info session about their program.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2009

If you've requested Microsoft products through TechSoup Stock before, you may have been referred to the Microsoft eOpen site to get information about the products you received (like licenses and software assurance info). Well, we have a great document (PDF) intended to explain the whole process for using the eOpen Web site.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

While you should add a personalized touch to your website, the guidelines to make your site appealing are generally the same. There are 4 steps I typically recommend following as you build your site. Analyze any prior web traffic : If you use Google Analytics or another tool, look and see where your site traffic is going.

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2015

It's that time again to start the process of gathering session proposals from the NTEN Community to help inform the program for the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (16NTC) in San Jose, California on March 23-25. Bonus If you’re feeling excited about this, we’re sweetening the deal.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Now is your chance to get your nonprofit video featured on the YouTube homepage, receive a grant from the Case Foundation , get great prizes from Flip Video and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) , and have your work showcased at a screening in Washington DC, hosted by Nomadsland. You can register here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d created the standard brand owned pin boards on a few topics but were cautious about investing too much time in the site while it’s still early days for the platform. We’d been considering what place Pinterest could have in our digital engagement for a little while. Then an agency approached us with the core idea.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Special thanks to RoundTable Technology, a leader in cyber security for nonprofits. If your privacy page has no contact info for DSAR messages. If your site is large (over 50k MAU) and doesn’t ask for cookie consent. Consider adding cookie permission pop-ups for your site using CookiePro or Cookiebot. Need inspiration?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

It seems like the nonprofit sector is having great success harnessing technology to rally communities and drive donations. Recently, I began experimenting with pushing the kind of info usually relegated to final reports out across multiple platforms. Scaling Social Change Through Social Media by Guest Post Patricia Martin.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

In addition to the info-packed sessions and workshops, these conferences provide invaluable opportunities to connect with other fundraisers, share ideas, and encourage each other. . The Nonprofit Technology Conference ( NTC ). Recordings of past presentations are included on their site. They’re the best!

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NTEN

JANUARY 8, 2009

Have you been looking for that special someone to rock your technology world? The CTC VISTA Project builds the capacity of nonprofit organizations using media and technology to strengthen communities. ANY organization using media and technology can apply for a full-time, on-site VISTA intern. Email info@ctcvista.org.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

This year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Washington, DC, had a lot to offer for the nonprofits in attendance, and TechSoup was no exception. We sent several of our best representatives to meet our fellow nonprofits and take in the latest tech info from the sessions. You can enter to win on this site.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Your cell phone will contain a SIM card if you use a wireless carrier that uses (GSM) technology, such as T-Mobile or AT&T. Resetcellphone.com is another one-stop site for cellphone reset instructions. They host a form where you can search on your phone make and model (no personal info requested on this site) to get instructions.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

Any giving that took place on sites that do not use the Network for Good platform or that were made offline are not included. But raising funds online is not about technology, any more than raising funds through the mail is about paper. So keep your organization’s profile up to date (contact info, mission, etc.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2007

I'll also be blogging about how supporters will be assisting the Featured Projects over the Netsquared site in the coming weeks. How would you like to help take the NetSquared Featured Projects to the next level, plus gain pr for your company on the Net2 web site and at the NetSquared Conference? Your name.

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