Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2009

Our pals over at Idealware have just released a pretty comprehensive report comparing some open source content managment giants — WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone. Have questions about how it all works? Tags: Databases Open Source Software Tech Planning Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What was it, the question mark? The whole point of the post was to crow about how positive the open source results were. To my mind, it bodes well for the open source tools.

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Byte Technology

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.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

– Pew Research Center – "Eight percent of the American adults who use the internet are Twitter users. This is the first-ever survey reading from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project that exclusively examines Twitter users. This 82-page report answers these questions and many, many more!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# So, come join me. Be Helpful.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 10, 2012

”" Microsites for Nonprofits: Your Questions Answered | NTEN – "What do you do when you want to give extra publicity to a specific cause or campaign? " Why Being Good Enough Is Never Enough on the Internet – Forbes – This is an important post I think everyone should read!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 15, 2007

They are going to release an open source version later this year, which is wonderful, but I also would have had to pony up another $149 for a year of a Pro account, and that seemed excessive, since I could just as easily set up a Wordpress blog on the host I’m already paying for. One such platform was Typepad. Now, there is.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

But the question so many people ask is how to actually learn new skills so that those benefits become possible. . Now, however, in the age of the internet, we have new learning opportunities emerging everywhere we look! The benefits of learning more information specific to the nonprofit sector speak for themselves.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

This week, I asked the question: What is the biggest mistake a nonprofit can make with their website. I got some interesting answers: Ken, at the Nonprofit Consulting Blog, talks about transparency , and how it’s a big mistake not to be transparent. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

It’s an interesting question, what Android might (or might not) turn out to be. There are some other interesting moves outlined in that great post by Marshall Kirpatrick, my currently favorite ReadWriteWeb blogger Android for the masses, iPhone for the rich? Read an interview of an Android developer. So far, it’s simply vaporware.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

But the real question is: will this actually result in data portability? { Read/Write Web and TechCruch have good coverage of this. Update: LinkedIn, Flickr, SixApart and Twitter have now joined Dataportability.org. This is, of course, great news. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

The Internet has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to online nonprofit tech education. Manchester, UK: Open Badges and CiviCRM meetups. San Francisco, CA: Open Source Tech Can Improve Your City & Your Nonprofit, & A Conversation w/ SAP. You betcha! But what if you learn best face-to-face or with a group?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

To their credit Convio asks this question on their blog : “Should organizations like Convio, and Giving USA continue to offer these sorts of insights to the nonprofit community, or is this simply self-serving marketing fluff? It’s titled “ Benchmarking With a Warped Stick.&# Time will tell. { Time will tell. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

One question I asked all of them was about whether they had a process of reflection and evaluation of their work, as it was going on, and when the project was coming to a close. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question. at 2:30 pm What great questions to ask, Michelle! Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Linux Desktop Migration November 16, 2007 Linux has proven itself as a server platform – no one really questions it. A large chunk (the majority?) Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

So the model that I am coming up with is a combination of that model, and what I would call an “inquiry based&# model – helping people in a more structured way come up with specific questions and problems before the event, and then use the event to collaboratively answer those questions, and solve those problems.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

It’s an interesting time, and there is a good question – is this something nonprofits should jump on? 2 trackbacks } Web 2.0 - Social Media - Internet News - Blogging » Facebook Ad Platform 11.13.07 news, so I’m just now blogging about last week’s news that Facebook launched a new ad platform. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I answer all of their tech questions, and solve pretty much all of their tech problems (mostly by helping them figure out who they should call.) I’d also love to consult with for-profit vendors who are thinking about dipping their toes into offering support for open source projects, or open sourcing their software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

I’ve been helping a client hire a temporary project manager, and so in the interview process one of the questions I ask is how people keep up with change in the field. at 7:16 am The question of how bleeding edge we need to be intrigues me. at 9:36 pm Great question. How bleeding edge do we need to be? { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Joanne Fritz asks the question that is probably on the minds of lots of folks in the nonprofit sector: what are we going to do in facing the current problematic economic climate? Mostly, because I get to read blogs by people that aren’t on my list of feeds I read regularly. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

To encourage library patrons to continue making content, Escondido Public Library trains library patrons using mostly free and open source software. By utilizing free open source software, LibraryYOU and Pop Up Podcast participants are encouraged to take their training outside the library and continue creating.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2007

Gavin started this all off by posting a good and interesting set of questions about the efficiency of folksonomies. I’ll agree with Gavin, that folksonomies sure are less efficient, and a lot more messy than taxonomies. But is efficiency the most important thing? Be Helpful.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

Here's what I love about the internet. But back to my love of the internet. The internet gave me content, but then, it also gave me connection. Looks like she is pursuing one form of the kind of question I set out to explore with regard to storytelling. Comment and question away! It was interesting. Holy schmoly.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Support: There’s no one readily available to help answer your questions or fix something if you have an issue with the program. This tool enables users to build forms in just minutes, collaborate with team members to add questions, and share the forms on a website or social media. Prices vary based on the hosting provider you choose.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2007

at 9:00 pm Well, for one thing, I should have used mutually exclusive questions instead of checkboxes. [poll=2] { 1 trackback } Roundup for November 2007 « Nonprofit Blog Exchange 07.09.10 at 12:09 pm { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 11.10.07 at 7:21 pm What did you get out of this survey? 2 admin 11.10.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

I didn’t ask this question too often (it would just depress me.) But as I re-enter this field I love, I can’t help but think about this question again. Ehtan Zuckerman blogged this week on Nancy Hafkin Gender and IT about disparity in access to the Internet of women and girls. 3 Michelle Murrain 11.29.06 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

Of course, I’ve been a wiki fan since the very beginning, and I haven’t lost the desire for true data portability , and open source alternatives to the current social networks. I’d love your thoughts on this – particularly looking at the questions that folks suggested [link] 2 admin 08.14.08 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

I hope that in the process of doing projects for clients, I am able to ask those deep questions, and help them ask “why&# much more often. Lots of “whats&# and “hows,&# but not enough “why’s&# You were probably one of those “annoying&# little girls who asked a lot of questions, weren’t you?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

I don’t have too many answers today, but living inside the questions for a while is always a good start. { I don’t have too many answers today, but living inside the questions for a while is always a good start. { How do you teach the ins and outs of the nonprofit sector? Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

The Macintosh operating system has without question, the best, most intuitive user interface ever invented, built on top of the best OS invented, UNIX. I still own a Mac mini, which I expect will be my last Macintosh, and I won’t be upgrading that Mac mini to Leopard. Those of you who are loyal Mac users are gasping. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. 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. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla. I keep a little tech support blog on Mayfirst[0] and I’m always game to answer questions like. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

But how to stop that kind of thinking on an organizational level is the question. Her perspective is that the scarcity mentality of nonprofits (the idea that there is only one pie, and we only get our small slice) helps keep nonprofits from taking full advantage of social media (i.e. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 9, 2007

And, to answer the question posed above, the answer is, for me, obviously, a definite yes. But it appears, from my experience and others, that question actually has to be framed not as “Is Linux ready for the desktop?&# , but “Is Linux ready for your desktop?&# I’m sure I’ll be upgrading. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

Like getting underneath the surface issues of the recent CRM vendor mergers, or getting underneath issues relating to open source software. I don’t think I live up to that quite as well as I’d like, given my preference for open source solutions. at 6:50 pm Dear Michelle: Thanks for raising these questions.

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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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

No question about that. And I’m not entirely clear yet how many should be jumping on this bandwagon to either do fundraising or community-building. = Open Data » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 11.08.07 What does this mean for the nonprofit sector? world in general, let alone the bleeding edge of OpenSocial.

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