Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 17, 2015

In 1985 the.ORG domain was released to the public along with.COM,NET,GOV and.EDU – the original top-level domains of the Internet. Over the next 30 years the.ORG domain would become the Internet home of the nonprofit sector worldwide and become synonymous with the term “nonprofit organization.” million nonprofits.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

You might hear an assumption along the lines of the following: Your organization’s audience all have mobile phones, there is therefore a huge opportunity for all of them to connect with your org on a custom app. Some data that inform this assumption: 95% of the US has a smartphone ( Pew Internet ). People spend 2.5

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2013

According to a Pew Internet report in mid-2012, over half of American adults older than 65 are using the Internet and email, and about a third of them are using social networking sites like Facebook as well. Security symantec digital inclusion tssymantec digital literacy tscommunity org'

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NTEN

OCTOBER 1, 2010

More orgs will hire CTOs. Technology will finally enter the c-suite of not-for-profit orgs. But as open source code bases like Drupal become more popular, not-for-profits will realize that we no longer need to outsource to technology firms because building a platform is cheap and easy and keeping up with upgrades is important.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

A way to connect your org to your community? When an org sends an email, the open rate can be low - but when a person sends an email to friends, the open rate is 90%! When it comes time to ask your network for something, they will not need the time to interpret your motivation - because they know you and your org.

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2010

We're always looking to balance sessions across tracks, open source v. proprietary, sessions for small orgs and sessions for large orgs. All you need is an internet connection and a phone line. . > Women and Open Source and Identity. After that comes the hard part: figuring out what to put on the final agenda.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 3, 2009

org will be awarded 20 votes to place on their favorite plans. Nominations open for 2009 Social Innovation Fellowships | The Pop! Nominations open for 2009 Social Innovation Fellowships | The Pop!Tech We're excited about what we can do! Members of we20.org " Check out the Facebook Group for more information.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

In that trio was Organizer’s Database, the desktop open source DMS. What’s interesting is that they did a size of org and recommendation analysis – to break down recommendations by size of organization. What can we say about the open source packages? 4th (since there was a 3 way tie) was CiviCRM. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Steve MacLaughlin, Director of Internet Solutions, Blackbaud. There's little doubt that most of us who use the Internet every day have at least heard about Net Neutrality. In short, there are corporate entities trying to control what gets sent over the Internet, and the Internet as we know and love it today might be lost.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

The topic of data is a geeky subject, but exciting because in this era of big data and networks, our collective capacity for problem solving has never been greater. Data is transparent because of social media, data visualization, and open data from governments – all helping us to usher a remarkable period in human history.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Below and at this link is information on the position: *POSITION OPEN* POSITION: New Media Manager PURPOSE: Responsible for developing and executing new media strategies to support the Foundation’s organizational as well as internal and external communications goals and objectives. Kellogg Foundation The W.K. This is a newly created position.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The internet is the main source of information for a lot of people. Imagine if you went into a bank to open a checking account and the associate was wearing torn up jeans and ratty tennis shoes. Subpar Website = Fewer Donations You already know how important it is to have a website these days.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2009

Creating meaningful relationships with your supporters online can yield much greater rewards than adding a handful of email addresses to your list — particularly if your open and click-through rates are stagnant.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

org before? But they were transparent, and excited about all the potential the merger opened up. Yes we have an accessible and attention span limited world thanks in great deal to the internet. org and 1Sky to lead by merging. Have people heard of 350.org Have you heard the number 350 parts per million?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

WordPress Platform overview: WordPress is a free, open-source CMS, meaning anyone can view and change the software’s code to suit their needs. A website host is a platform that houses your website and makes it publicly available on the internet. Prices vary based on the hosting provider you choose.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Ever wanted to use open data in support of your advocacy campaigns? Victoria, British Columbia: Demonstrating Value: Build a Management and Reporting Dashboard for Your Org. Busia, Kenya: Safer Internet Campaign — February 10 to March 25. Or learn how to use Excel better? Friday, February 13, 2015.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. So, first off, one of the interesting things was that there was some initial differences of opinion as to how to define open APIs, and what they were used for. You can have openness and security.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

And organizations and movements can certainly use twitter to organize – I think that’s a great strategy – as long as the majority of those to be organized are on twitter – which is quite a stretch for most orgs or movements. at 10:40 am Twitter and Non-Profits-Are Baby Boomers Involved? Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Peterborough, Ontario: Domains, Branding, and Identity — NGO,CA,ORG, and more. Kisumu City, Kenya: Netsquared Safer Internet 2017: Be the Change; Unite for a Better Internet. London, United Kingdom: Uses of Internal, External, and Open Data for Charities. Thursday, February 23, 2017. Friday, February 24, 2017.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Having a social culture is about opening up and sharing; letting go of the content and giving more credit than you take. The Internet is not an ATM. Andrew spoke about the huge access the Internet offers — citing stats from how the presidential candidates used social media in the 2008 election.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2011

Most donors aren't going to go to that level, but the openness you display is important. This post was originally published July 13, 2010, and is being featured again as a part of our Sharpen Your Website campaign. One of my favorite parts of NCVS was meeting Joe Solomon of 350.org. Make it easy to find the details.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

You cannot use the digital divide as a fig leaf over open site statistics anymore. And in your case, as the head of a nonprofit open source organization, I think you’re going to find that not publishing site statistics will cause you more grief than you think. That dog won’t hunt. 2 admin 09.18.07 10 Cindy Leonard 09.26.07

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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. 9 sundar 08.24.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

The 59 Smartest orgs online is a list of 59 organizations that make good use of the web2.0 GetInvolved Blog shares a summary from the Sunlight Foundation and Berkman Center all day session called "Local Political Information in an Internet Era." tools in their web sites. Some commentary on methodology here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

One key point is that Internet bolsters strong ties directly and indirectly. Directly, because Internet allows for more frequent, trivial “ambient” communication and that is the bedrock of strong-tie formation. All those tweets about what you had for breakfast that everyone makes fun of?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Malicious hacking of websites using SQL injections, open ports, poor permissions, etc., A network cloud is just a collection of servers living out on the Internet providing various services -- much like how websites are served from a web server, but in a much larger, scalable fashion. Where did my month's bandwidth allowance go?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Susie's Blog asks readers for examples of showing the need for ICT support in the VCS, "perhaps in the mould of terrible - things - we - have - witnessed - by - orgs - who - were - wildly - going - off - on - their - own - without - money - or - guidance." " I'm sure we could find a few examples in America and elsewhere.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

NetSquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data. What : Learn how your organization could use open data and APIs to show your impact, coordinate volunteers, or inspire supporters to take action. The NOS session is a chance for anyone interested in open data and APIs to connect and collaborate. Thursday, April 8, 2010.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

Flaws in the Causes Application It’s ahead of its time Regardless of the fact that Facebook is now open to everyone, the majority of active users are still under the age of 24. per user is eye opening. Maybe thats OK if you can get 250,000 twenty-somethings to donate a $1 or $2. Crowd-sourcing. Your number of $1.24

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

Flaws in the Causes Application It’s ahead of its time Regardless of the fact that Facebook is now open to everyone, the majority of active users are still under the age of 24. per user is eye opening. Maybe thats OK if you can get 250,000 twenty-somethings to donate a $1 or $2. Crowd-sourcing. Your number of $1.24

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Look, if the generous profiteers at Kmart can start Black Friday at 6am on Thanksgiving, you can open your virtual doors early and count donations for your campaign starting Monday (or earlier). Register for YouTube Nonprofits and/or Facebook Nonprofits and make sure you have a strong internet connection. Put your CEO in a dunk tank.

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Everyaction

AUGUST 6, 2018

That's what sticks online because the idea of the internet is open and free. Yash Mori is a progressive digital organizer and video producer. He has worked for a diverse slate of progressive campaigns and organizations, including Hillary for America, United We Dream, the Latino Victory Fund, and 350.org. They’re going against the wind.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Sometimes a system owner is like the person whose budget pays for that product, so director of development, VP of development, philanthropy manager, whatever title you have in your org. So I am going to, let’s see, open Q&A. And do you have the internet bandwidth? Steven: I have so many questions for you. I agree sure.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Audacity - open source and free, lots of community resources, have to download a separate mp3 encoder but they have links on their site. but on your site to tell people what the show is about: who’s the guest, who is the host, what are the orgs or links mentioned. Sometimes the ambient noise is good. Has multiple tracks, etc.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

She spends a lot of time doing workshops, helping orgs with communications. In fact, for you, environmental folks listening, special focus on environmental orgs. It works in areas with slow internet. So it’s a great tool for areas that have low internet connection. . I’ve gotten to know Naira over the last.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

There are still some job openings , including a Monetization Director to help Jumo “achieve financial self-sustainability through the development of revenue-generating products.&# Where Jumo setup their offices in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood. Sounds like it has great possibilities; time will tell.

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

As one of you noted in the survey: My favorite thing about the conference is how open to sharing everyone there is. The opening plenary was wonderful - a big surprise for a tech conference. The Internet, Always You''ve broken it every time. I realized that NTEN focused on people, not just technology, and I felt very welcome.

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