Internet, Open Source and Software - Nonprofit Technology

Economically, open looks better than closed

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

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Data Portability update

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Dataportability.org – the organization, has gotten a lot of press in the tech industry lately because some very big players recently joined. I’ll be doing an entry soon, sort of “how social networks could use open standards 101.&# I think as nonprofit organizations begin to work more and more using Web 2.0

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The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

Nonprofits still have decisions to make about what software to use. And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. It doesn’t really change anything.

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Open Source Convio Nonprofit Hype

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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

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The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

Nonprofits still have decisions to make about what software to use. And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. It doesn’t really change anything.

Open Source

Open Source Convio Nonprofit Hype

Platforms break open, part II

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. Those shine as industry-standard examples of how open API s need to be distributed. He’s right. Be Helpful.

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Has Apple become evil? No, but they are getting stupid.

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Has Apple become evil? The move of Apple to use software update to break hacked and unlocked phones is somewhat ironic, given the attitude of Jobs toward DRM , and the open source basis for OS X.

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Ipod Open Source Music Phone

Using Software and Data to Change the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

I had the honor to be the opening keynoter for the first-ever Good Tech Fest , which was held in Detroit on May 22, 2018. It was a blast to be with an entire conference full of social good software and data people from around the world. Using Software and Data to Change the World We are in an amazing time. A database!

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The search for good web conferencing

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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Defining Your IT Roles: Project Management as a Process

NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

In the nonprofit sector, we have some big challenges in this area. The IT industry is overwhelmed with companies and courses and products aimed at the commercial world. Most examples we have of successful IT practices would likely fail in a nonprofit context, though. Where do our ideas about IT come from?

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Roles Project Process Management

Penguin Day Reflections: OS as FairTrade, OS Feminism, and OS - the Next Generation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

Open Source Feminism - Click to Play. Penguin Day is a day-long workshop for nonprofit organizations to explore the range of issues and options inovlved in using Free and Open Source Software. What are the tactics for supporting online open source communities? Penguin Days.

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Generation Open Source Reflection Facilitation

11NTC Science Fair Preview: Giveaways and Even More Giveaways!

NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference kicks off tomorrow and one of the key elements to Community Day is the Science Fair. This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out nearly 100 exhibirors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. 5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits. is vital to any nonprofit organization. Rebecca Muller.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process with staff and advisory board feedback. Please try to vote for as many nonprofit panels. To vote: 1.

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Top 10 Panels at Nonprofit Technology Conference - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Until recently, these tools were too complicated and expensive for most nonprofit staff to use.

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How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way? I started promoting the Public Library of Science to the readers of Nonprofit Online News as far back as December of 2002.

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Journal Change License Model

09NTC Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

they make digital soundboards that plug straight into your computer and record with various software options. Audacity - open source and free, lots of community resources, have to download a separate mp3 encoder but they have links on their site. Can import other sources well. Soundboards - definitely not necessary.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2014 - The Green Issue

Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This is our earth month edition of nonprofit technology news. A new software bug called Heartbleed has affected a significant number of online servers on the Internet. Heartbleed is an OpenSSL bug that creates openings in cloud servers in which attackers can go in and extract passwords, private keys, and other data.

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The Wealth of Networks, Part II

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

He then discusses the strategies of each: like the Romantic Maximizer film director who sells work to a "Mickey" like Disney, or the ‘Jane’ (he uses Joe, but I’m taking liberties) Einstein sitting in her basement coding, releasing her software via copyleft to a Limited sharing network.

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Network Chapter Copyright Open Source

Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Editors’ note: This article is from the Summer 2022 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly , “Owning Our Economy, Owning Our Future. ”. Back in 1995, in the early days of the internet, a San Francisco innovator named Craig Newmark started a small email distribution list for friends, highlighting local events across the Bay Area.

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Economically, open looks better than closed

Data Portability update

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Trending Sources

The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Webinars

The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Platforms break open, part II

Has Apple become evil? No, but they are getting stupid.

Using Software and Data to Change the World

The search for good web conferencing

Defining Your IT Roles: Project Management as a Process

Penguin Day Reflections: OS as FairTrade, OS Feminism, and OS - the Next Generation

11NTC Science Fair Preview: Giveaways and Even More Giveaways!

5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Top 10 Panels at Nonprofit Technology Conference - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way?

09NTC Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

Nonprofit Technology News for April 2014 - The Green Issue

The Wealth of Networks, Part II

Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

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