Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

The Wikispaces Plus Plan , available through TechSoup, offers nonprofits and libraries a hosted wiki site. A wiki is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, and edit content quickly and easily. For an example of a wiki, see TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media Page for Beginners. Mobile Optimization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

It was the free and open sharing of knowledge, insights, quick tips, and how-tos. Freely sharing and facilitating community knowledge is part of my DNA as it for many colleagues in the nonprofit technology field. In those days, we used listservs and online discussion software, but platform matter.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

It still requires the hardware and operating systems, and databases that more traditional applications that are inside your network require, but, generally, you hand off that responsibility to the folks that host your application, and access the application through the internet. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m learning November 30, 2007 It’s been mostly fun so far at the Open Translation event here in Zagreb. It’s also really interesting to see how free and open source fits into all of this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

On Day 3, when it was time to focus on more time on teaching the tools, we started with an opening exercise designed to help identify those in the room who had knowledge. 2. Design for Organizational Reluctance. Dealing with Connectivity Issues, Remote Work, and Use of Social Platforms.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Tweetchats — A TweetChat room opens with a hashtag like our recent #NPtagging conversation. NPSM Social Wiki — The new NPSocialMedia wiki offers a one stop resource guide for nonprofits seeking help with social media at the 101 level. We think Watchitoo.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 29, 2004

Imagine if you will, a group of free/open-source software internationalization/translation/localization evangelists gathered in an artist's studio in snow-covered Warsaw, heated by a wood-stove, but with high-speed wireless internet access! Check the Wiki at the above link for more information. Laptops roasting by a wood fire.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The chapter suggests “Tearing down the silos” and that this will encourage more open leadership, and create a transparent environment. The idea is to go from a hierarchical structure (what Allison Fine and I described as Fortress in our book) to a more collaborative, team offer. Internet Director.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

To meet people where they already are, we created a Facebook group and wiki site to share information. It would have been easy to turn the lights off and walk away, but instead they employed Internet humor, and used great pictures to get them through the day. million , once the dust settled).

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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. however, as you all know so well, I’m a realist. { at 10:54 am Recent Links Tagged With "millenials" - JabberTags 12.04.08 Be Helpful.

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Forum One

APRIL 22, 2010

Additions: Photos, wikis, video, search, email notifications, and chat. While these downloadable open source softwares protect you from meandering software company business plans, they require more technical time to install and support. Directory: A full member directory with a listing of friends, similar to that of Facebook.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

We've posted a proposed pilot project approach to "Jump-Start the Global Development Commons Content Ecosystem" to our global development Commons wiki. An ecosystem to enable the sharing of information and ideas on the internet among international development stakeholders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

He selected some definitions from the Internet. Wiki: Collective brain of humanity. He also mentioned a Romanian wiki called MediaPedia.Ro. Talked about the problem of wiki spam and how easy it is to administrator. Internet is difficult to stop. They replaced the organization. What is Web 2.0 Conclusion.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Beth has some advice for dealing with too much data – write it down (er, on a wiki that is.) I want to do more and more writing, and doing this sort of thing might be pretty helpful for me. Finally, if data management stresses you out, here are some tips ! Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Beth has some advice for dealing with too much data – write it down (er, on a wiki that is.) I want to do more and more writing, and doing this sort of thing might be pretty helpful for me. Finally, if data management stresses you out, here are some tips ! Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

My son lent me his Robot Voice Disguiser which was good for an opening laugh, but the chimes were preferable. One part included having people stand if they had a formal or informal communications plan/strategy (half the room) -and then had them sit down in waves to determine formal communications, Internet strategy, and social strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 7_July_2005_London_bombings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

I slapped a list of blogs in my wiki for me. I can't do that anymore which is a normal part of aging or a by-product of consuming too much information called Internet Alzheimers. I put on a wiki for easy maintenance and for whoever stumbles upon it and might find it useful as I believe in open content and open thinking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2007

By the end of 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users (and Fortune 500. Understand the implications for access to open virtual platforms from within the enterprise and the risks involved,??? Check out the Nonprofits and Second Life Wiki and Blog for information about the nonprofit side. enterprises) will have a ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

replace "Be the Media" on the text in the wiki. re-do the screencasts on the wiki. re-do the screencasts on the wiki. I am hoping that once we change domains, all links the wiki will automatically redirect. As such you need to kill "weird" "internety" words like Wiki."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. A quick review of the results of Isovera Survey of Open Source Content Management Satisfaction in Nonprofit Organizations. The wiki is here and they welcome remote participation. Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

The Nonprofit Software Development Summit Lots of notes and blog posts over at the 2007 Nonprofit Software Development Summit wiki to read. Here's a few sessions notes in the wiki: NpTech Tag , definition of Open API For-Profit/Nonprofit Software Collaborations and where are the biggest tool gaps ?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

It is essentially a wiki where you will be able to upload a problem statement and links to related data sets etc. Mozilla’s Firefox , the nonprofit driven free and open source web browser; Creative Commons , the project set up to provide a straightforward licensing framework for online creators. Technology for Good Report.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

Open source maps to help aid workers navigate damaged areas and coordinate their efforts. A Crisis Wiki to serve as "yellow pages" for folks supporting the relief efforts in Haiti. Tags: Influence Collaboration Data & Visualizations Internet Strategy Online Community Social Media. Photo above by Leslie Jenkins.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 18, 2007

I’ve always loved Excel (and, since I don’t own a copy, I hobble along with Open Office ’s pale, pale substitute.) What I’d really like to see though is a true, enthusiastic Open Source community get behind a “better&# spreadsheet for its own sake, not for the sake of copying Office. 4 Amanda Bee 05.09.07

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2005

I was really enjoying the freedom and wide open space of the Editme Wiki I had bent to my purposes. In fact, we are getting ready to do a beta test of an online help system built on the Editme Wiki. We're still using EditMe in the office for a variety of purposes. We're still using EditMe in the office for a variety of purposes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

This makes me more comfortable for me to open my laptop and take notes. Eugene said at the beginning that he would not be sharing any confidential information and that everything is open. The first time open-ended, playful like being on a social network. His work was recently profiled in this New York Times piece.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Unfortunately, the nptech world hasn’t yet caught on to the “Planet&# phenomenon of the open source world (see Planet Ubuntu Women.) These are sites that are simply aggregators of the blogs of those involved in a particular open source project (like, in this case, women involved in Ubuntu ). Open for suggestions!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Michelle Murrain adds that she won't sign up until the content is more compelling and the social graph is open. Compete provides information on every site on the Internet including site traffic history and competitive analytics. Wikis Laura Whitehead writes about how to use a wiki as a trainer tool.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The evolution of technology has, however, made it easy to rapidly put credible solutions in place, and, in many cases, this internet strategist is here to tell you that you just need to dispense with the rigor and go for it. And often, there internet strategy should be to do just that. The tools are now there.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Here are some more resources for implementing digital tools and campaigns into your organization: TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki. All of the participants agree that incorporating a digital strategy is vital for sustaining nonprofits and charities. Eight Secrets of Effective Online Networking. A Few Good Blogging Tools.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

and Trackable (of 60 people who opened the email, 25 clicked to the donate page and 12 donated). Given our multiple team members, we use a wiki as an easy-to-use online collaborative space, where we keep a calendar of upcoming blog topics and draft blog posts. Real-life Examples. DC Central Kitchen. www.johnkenyon.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Openness - ????A Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. You can open an account on flickr for free (although if you get a professional account you can upload more photos) and start using it in minutes. Step 9: Wiki Wiki.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JANUARY 29, 2008

The center of the VRM hub-bub seems to be Project VRM at Harvards' Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Their wiki states that CRM systems until now have borne the full burden of relating with customers. This still seems an open question. The idea is appealing - but its actual application still seems quite hazy.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Helpful resources on Twitter: Pew Internet report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Nancy has a post about " Over the Shoulder Learning " I always try and promote the people and process stuff, but the reality is that tools are often the "door opener" to the process conversations because they are more tangible. And, I wonder how that can be facilitated by the Internet and Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

An excellent primer about RSS in Teaching Hacks Wiki that looks at RSS in terms of different outcomes - productivity, professional development, community building, and others. Webinars about personal fundraising (with Kevin Bacon) and Open Source Software (Michelle Murrain) over at NTEN next week. If you've heard the term Enterprise 2.0

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