Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Its mission is strongly aligned with our own at our SocialCoding4Good project: build awareness of technology serving humanity, engage technical volunteers to contribute their time and talents to design and develop it, and foster cross-sector collaboration to amplify its impact.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 6, 2013

At Benetech, we’re looking for only the best of the best to take on the leadership of our Human Rights Program. And yet there are also amazing and fulfilling benefits—bringing the truth to light, making human rights defenders more powerful and helping victims find peace through acknowledgment, reconciliation and even, sometimes, justice.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Nonprofits and technology often don’t mix. It isn’t because nonprofits are fundamentally inept with technology, however. Technology projects in the nonprofit sector are simultaneously outrageously expensive and drastically underfunded. Before long, you’ll have the development assistant searching Google for “technology grants.”.

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Forum One

MAY 12, 2011

At a time when open source technology is exploding in the government sector, it is with great pleasure that we announce the official launch of the ictQATAR web redesign ! The site debuted in early April after a global effort between ictQATAR communications staff and the Forum One team. read more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. This is the field where I found my life’s calling, applying technology to meet critical needs of society, where the market is likely to fail. Thank you again for this honor!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . They shared valuable insights that addressed the many challenges nonprofits are facing around smart tech adoption, content strategy, change management, and leadership.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 1, 2010

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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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. Don’t Configure Technology, Configure Its Users. How Leadership, Vulnerability, Brand Building, and Fighting Racism Co-Exist with Doyin Richards. Zak Kaufman, Vera Solutions, and Andrew Means, Salesforce.org. Tim Lockie, Now It Matters.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

Here at the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, we’ve dedicated ourselves to professional development in the nonprofit sector. The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance guide on the subject explains that you have an option to choose between open-source and paid courses.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. But he does point out that technology is not substitute for face-to-face meetings and the chorus of comments agrees.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

When technology systems like donor and membership management, email marketing, and website content management are selected without cross-department communication, they won't integrate. Treating technology spend as an investment rather than an expense can position a nonprofit for some advantages. Invest in Open Source.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Content management systems (CMS) have transformed standard expectations -- about posting news and updates without web design skills, managing donors and other constituents, opening up sections of your site to your community, tracking results, and more. Tags: CMS Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning steve backman Web Sites.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2015

Principal, Strategy & Technology. When it comes to web technology, there are solutions for just about everything. Integration & APIs Leadership' Seth Giammanco. Minds on Design Lab. Questions to ask yourself when choosing your own tech adventure.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

Benetech Truths 1 We are committed to social change through technology. Benetech is a Silicon Valley nonprofit organization developing innovative technology solutions with a primary goal of positive social change rather than profit. Our users are the primary drivers of our technology development. 2 We get stuff done.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

With the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Success Pack , they plan to track and manage relationships and interactions with constituents across all regions, allowing them to develop local leadership, build a diverse network of local groups that campaign with impact, and connect partners across the climate movement and social justice movement.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

This year''s inaugural Leading Change Summit brought together an amazing group of attendees: passionate people who know they aren’t alone in believing there’s another way to tackle a social issue, who see the world in a multichannel network, and who are looking to flip our cycle of adopting new technology on its head.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Forgot to say … September 25, 2007 I’m on vacation/fiction writing retreat this week. 1 trackback } Nonprofit Leadership, Innovation, and Change 09.29.07 at 1:17 pm Happy writing!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Michelle Murrain, Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Blog. Her blog is filled with insightful pieces that cut through the hype of new technologies and often ask the hard probing questions that haven't been asked. She is also the coordinator for NOSI - Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. The paper is a must read.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Joining the NTEN Board August 7, 2007 Katrin, the Executive Director of NTEN, announced today that I’m joining the Board. (So So now’s my chance to blog about it!) Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Convio will join Kintera and Blackbaud as a publicly traded company September 1, 2007 You’ve probably heard the news, and I’m taking a break from my break to write about it. But, hey, why not?

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon. Understand how bias and power dynamics operate in staffing technology and social media positions. Organizations like the aforementioned Digital Defense Fund and Social Movement Technologies are good go-to resources.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

So, let’s recount the needs and constraints: Need to track progress, overseas, at every site where we work Need to do so while growing from 4 to 16 countries (on 2 continents) Need to do so from US headquarters office Need to depend on local, in-country employees We believed that technology could help us. It isn’t perfect.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Have you accepted online technology as your organizational savior? – Small Act – "When your leadership has Shiny Object Syndrome, you’ll often come to work to find newspaper clippings on your desk or links in your email all about the Next Big Thing.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

Open source. Each category is exhibited by different tools, technology, and/or approaches. Open Source – API. part of a national event to inspire giving and local leadership. It's an exciting time, where strategy begets technology solutions and in turn technology inspires new strategic opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

For example, the Irvine New Leadership Network project that has used network mapping for two purposes: 1) evaluation 2) direct network engagement. Using the analysis steps below, it can help you be more intentional with online networking, learning, and building thought leadership. One example I discovered is from Andy Carvin.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

Creating a storytelling culture begins with getting leadership buy-in. Escondido Public Library has upended that paradigm by embracing technology to empower its community to create content for library use. How to Create a Culture of Storytelling. Escondido Library's LibraryYOU. Why Tell Stories with Video?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants October 30, 2006 This Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has given me a chance to read some blogs I don’t usually get to read, since I’m so often focused in the tech field.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 2, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology March Blogtipping March 2, 2007 I’m folllowing Kivi on the NPBlogtipping bandwagon. 3) Deborah Finn’s Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Seattle, Washington: Board EXCEL: Excellence in Community Engagement and Leadership. Kitchener, Ontario: Promoting Open Source. Orlando, Florida: Nonprofit Technology Symposium. Birmingham, United Kingdom: November Meetup: Open-Source Tools. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Wednesday, October 12, 2016.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2005

I came to Amsterdam yesterday to attend a summit meeting of open source foundations. There seem to be dozens of these groups, each built around one or more open source software project. Picture of the open source foundations summit. And, the desire for peer learning was strong.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

NTEN's publication, designed especially for busy nonprofit executive directors, departmental directors, boards, and other leadership staff, is free and hot off the press. Keeping Track of Your People Power: HR and Technology in the Nonprofit World ," from Idealware's Elizabeth Pope.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

CTOs for Good is a small group of chief technology officers (CTOs) at innovative nonprofits focused on scale and engagement. Heavy, but not sole, use of open source technologies for constituent relationship and project management, among other functions.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2009

Flickr Photo by pt Last week, we kicked off the year with the NTEN Technology Leadership Series with John Kenyon. He draws from engineering, teaching, and volunteer experiences, and is passionate about helping nonprofits and NGOs make better use of software technology. > Learn More and Register Today!

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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. Culturally, it’s an invitation for private foundations to become more open source. For non-profits, it’s a cost-effective way to establish thought leadership on your issue and speak with authority.

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3rd Sector Labs

JANUARY 16, 2014

The platform is a suite of fundraising tools designed for smaller organizations, clubs and associations – the sort of nonprofit that doesn’t have a large budget and leadership is primarily volunteer based, so it turns over frequently. More on Booster Pro.) The importance of optimizing Drupal cannot be overstated. The Application.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For Neon CRM users, Neon Websites also integrates seamlessly with the all-in-one donor management platform to create a truly unparalleled technology experience. Open-source: Free to use and modify, offering greater control over your website’s code and data. Look, check our URL.

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