Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Huddle up with your #nptech colleagues at a NetSquared meetup to keep warm and learn about the latest trends in nonprofit technology. Robert Kibaya introduced 30 local nonprofits to the tools of the social web. Creative Commons licensed by Patrick Hoesly. It’s getting colder out there…winter is coming.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

He gave me a demo and overview of their NetCommunity tool, which has been around for a while, and I figured it deserved a blog entry. However, it is true that Raiser’s Edge, the CRM/DMS tool that this integrates with, is inarguably one of the most important tools out there. Some call it the gold-standard.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

Causes and associations provide status updates on the networks, post links, publish content via tools like Facebook Notes, groups on Linked In and Facebook, and ask questions on all of the services. Specifically, the surrendering of licenses to use nonprofits' content as each network sees fit.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Trade-off - you don’t get best of breed tools for both. Depending on the CRM, some require additional license fees for forms or APIs. I’ll have follow up posts on specific examples of this integration using open source tools (on one end or the other, or both.). All-in-one. Web forms from CRM vendor.

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AUGUST 21, 2007

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!"

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

They're the new Santa Claus, offering #nptech gifts year-round! The NetSquared Victoria team has been investigating tools for online collaboration. Upcoming NPTech In-Person Events. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Vancouver, Canada: Enhancing your Story with Digital Tools. Portland, OR: Mobile tips and tools for civic and social good. Minneapolis, MN: October #NPtech Social Club. Creative Commons licensed by Neal Gillis. Abbotsford, Canada: Network, Connect and Talk Charity. Philadelphia, PA: Social Web Sampler.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Some folks may not have gotten up to speed on more recent developments, however -- and might be relying on "stale data" about open source tools: "Not ready for prime time." Learn about open source options for the tools you use. and licensing models. " "For geeks only." Current Trends.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Image Name: Author / License. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Image 3 : Erika Rathje / CC BY-NC-SA.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Image Name: Author / License. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Image 3 : Erika Rathje / CC BY-NC-SA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

I like the idea of using the term "tool kit" in the title or tagline" Joe Solomon said "Make sure your domain name matches your name. looks like Josh Leo's blog is licensed by the least restrictive Creative Commons by license. Nonprofits and Social Media Tool Kit. NpTech Social Media Empowerment Guide.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Or that the current applications don’t integrate with the new application, so you need to purchase a tool to integrate them. You should be evaluating your technology regularly and asking yourself these questions: Do we have enough user licenses? Ask yourself: Is it the best tool for my organization? Can we afford it?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It also has back-end tools including hosted Exchange (email), SharePoint (file serving), and Lync (messaging and conferencing). It’s a new licensing arrangement in which Adobe products users download the software as they have in the past and use it on PCs, but licensing is on a monthly per-user fee basis.

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NTEN

MAY 24, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) They're using a combination of free online tools and crowdsourcing to tag and aggregate information.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

If you're holding monthly events to gather the #nptech community, let me know and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Minneapolis, Minnesota: NPtech Give and Take. Portland, Oregon: Low-Cost, High-Impact Technology Tools. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Office 365 — how nonprofits can take leverage Microsoft's donated suite of tools to modernize their organizations and embrace the cloud. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Tuesday, April 25, 2017.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Tips and Tools to Doll Up Your Data | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Thursday, July 6, 2017.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the digital divide by giving every NGO the tools and skills to accomplish its mission efficiently and effectively. Toronto has scheduled a Pints not Profits social, Victoria is holding its annual NGO Ho Ho party, and the Research Triangle will hold an NPTech Mixer. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Sometimes the best way to get started with a new tool is to have a guide sitting next to you giving directions. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

We have webinar recordings , tools, and resources to help you make stories that stand out. If you’re holding monthly events that are gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar! Image Name: Author / License. Looking for inspiration? IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Orlando, Florida: Workshop: Must-Use Apps and Tools for Every Nonprofit. Image Name: Author / License. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Friday, February 13, 2015.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

I stopped at the license agreement. I might regret hosing the recovery media w/o getting them on CD later, but I hope not – I was in a purist mood – I would have had to have agreed to the license agreement for Vista and activated the product in order to burn the media, and I wasn’t about to do that.) It booted fine.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons. The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Birmingham, United Kingdom: November Meetup: Open-Source Tools. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Naples, Florida: Collaboration Tools for Board and Remote Workers. " Five Tools to Make Social Media Magic. Melbourne, Australia: Social Media Tools (Tentative Date).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Denver, Colorado: Donations on the Go: Mobile Tools to Enhance Giving. Birmingham, United Kingdom: September Meetup: Top Digital Tools.

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NTEN

MARCH 10, 2010

I think that many nonprofit organizations are looking at these open source tools as they have really matured and been adopted by government and big companies including many fortune 500s. Choosing the right vendor for your organization is important as your vendor will, in a big way, define your experience of the tools. Blog: [link].

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Daytona Beach, Florida: Nonprofit Toolbox: What Are Your Favorite Technology Tools? Daytona Beach, Florida: Nonprofit Toolbox: What Are Your Favorite Technology Tools?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

It’s doesn’t have nearly the user base, or the amount of available tools as the others, but InterBase is a pretty interesting product, with some good features (like a small footprint, server performance tuning, and a great rollback and recovery system.) Firebird – this is a newer kid on the block, sort of.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

It’s doesn’t have nearly the user base, or the amount of available tools as the others, but InterBase is a pretty interesting product, with some good features (like a small footprint, server performance tuning, and a great rollback and recovery system.) Firebird – this is a newer kid on the block, sort of.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2015

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Yaoundé, Cameroon: Cloud Network: A Tool for Open Data and Smart Visualisation Of Data. Friday, April 10, 2015. John Kaama School.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Naples, Florida: Tools for Effective Email Communication. Bafoussam, Cameroon: Adobe Spark: A Great Tool for Digital Story Makers.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

I recommend having a full soup-to-nuts inventory of everything -- PCs, software, cabling, servers, peripherals, etc -- but for this scenario, I mean a simple list of your core solutions and tools. If a value adding tool stopped working, it would radically impact how you work. Do we have the right tools to fundraise?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Naples, Florida: Google Analytics: From Setup to Decision-Making Tool. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 1, 2015

In today’s environment, most applications can now be accessed immediately with only an Internet connection from your laptop, smartphone or tablet The complex and time consuming installation process has been replaced with a simple login that allows us instant access to the tools we need to do our jobs.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Some elements of pricing to consider: Is the system a "one time" software package price or initial license fee or will there be yearly licensing fees? This can mean easy-to-use tools for managing client contacts and relationships, or even phone lists and birthday reminders.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 23, 2006

The latest ideas on collaborative software tools, AJAX web applications, and that mainstay of bread-and-butter business apps, the spreadsheet, are coming together in wikiCalc , a new application being developed by my old dormmate and VisiCalc originator, Dan Bricklin. It's being provided under the GPL License. Take a look.

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