Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

December 12, 2007 I had a good look at NTEN’s CRM Satisfaction Survey (yippee for data!), The three others are Democracy in Action , which is a SaaS that is open source, CitySoft says it’s open source, but I don’t know whether it is through an OSI approved license (since they don’t say.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. and licensing models. By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2015

Questions to ask yourself when choosing your own tech adventure. You can likely find a SaaS (Software as a Service) solution to sign up for, a license to purchase, or open source solution to download all that offer complete working solutions to use "out of the box" to address your need. Minds on Design Lab.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

But how often do you step back to ask questions like: How can use our website to communicate differently? Leverage the SMALL ORG ADVANTAGE by looking for donated or discounted licenses. Special thanks to Holly Ross at NTEN and John Merritt at the YMCA of San Diego County for adding their insight to this article.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2006

I discovered this new tool during a discussion on the NTEN Affinity Group list for nonprofits and flickr about how to be efficient using flickr. We had some discussion about how the photos were licensed in creative commons to facilitate this remixing. Anyway, here's the flickr set. He said that it should be built into the interface.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Note, however, that if you reprint a work and if the copyright is called into question, the burden will fall on you to prove that you "believed and had reasonable grounds for believing that [your] use of the copyrighted work was a fair use," according to the U.S. Keep in mind that penalties for knowingly violating U.S.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Vancouver, British Columbia: Questions Answered Regarding Tributes Module in Raiser’s Edge. Image Name: Author / License. Upcoming Events. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. HTML EXAMPLE.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Vancouver, British Columbia: Questions Answered Regarding Tributes Module in Raiser’s Edge. Austin, Texas: NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference #15NTC. Image Name: Author / License.

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See3

MAY 1, 2007

Unfortunately, Katrin neglected to mention DoGooderTV, but we know that next time she will give DoGooderTV, which hosted the NTEN – See3 Nonprofit Video Contest , a big plug. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2007

I'm pleased to announce that I have completed the screencast, sponsored by NTEN , on Google Analytics! For all my blog readers and participants on the NTEN Nonprofit Webmasters Affinity group who left comments, made suggestions, pointed me to resources, and shared screen captures of their stats. High bandwidth version available here.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Nonprofit staffers will find a friendly, welcoming atmosphere for those who aren't experienced with technology, and many chances to ask questions of tech-experienced nonprofits and experts. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

There are different flavors of Creative Commons licensing, some encourage remixing more than others as the Learn Online blog points out in the " The Illogical rhetoric of Share Alike " Ruby Sinreich points us to Liza Sabater's manifesto on People Powered Politics based on the seminar Cluetrain Mainfesto.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

The On-Demand Nonprofit Katrin Verclas at NTEN examines the implications for nonprofits about the recent announcement of the free Google Premier Apps, a suite of on-demand Google services. ZdNet post raises the question "Salesforce.com pulls back on releasing subscriber totals; is that worrisome?"

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2011

Remember, back then Microsoft Office Suite came in a box with licenses, and each package contained a. The obvious question. Award" from the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) and. bunch of installation diskettes and weighed about 5 pounds. used to send giant shipments to our offices in a little Victorian house.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

It’s peer reviewed (good), but it’s got a rather restrictive license, and the content is not freely available. The licenses are as follows: Personal License: If you have purchased a copy/subscription to the Journal with a personal license, this means that it is for your personal use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2005

I wish I had a good answer to that question. At this year's NTEN conference , the thing I heard the most had to do with message. I'd like to get some funds or a partner to do some research on this question. Via a now defunct site, design site license, I stumbled on Blogger and was blown away. Aren't ready for them to say?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

Original photo remixed from flickr photo by Stinky Peter Screencast in conjunction with NTEN View the screencast as higher quality flash file -takes longer to download here. My screencast on widgets is featured in this month's NTEN newsletter in a section pointing to " How To Build Online Community." I'm so excited!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2015

Most organizations have a basic understanding of cloud technology , but the next question becomes…. Ironically, these cloud services are typically offered at costs that are more economical than traditional licensed software and internal support expenses combined. Amy Sample Ward, CEO, NTEN. You Only Pay For What You Need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Photo by Andy Welsh from flickr - cc "by" license. Last week, there was a useful exchange on the NTEN Affinity group for Nonprofit Bloggers around the question "What metrics do you use to measure success for your blog?" A question about whether or not to use the "donate" link in every blog post.

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Tech Soup

MAY 29, 2009

While we're on the subject of fundraising, NTEN and M+R Strategic Services have released their eNonprofit Benchmarks Study for 2009 ( Robert blogged about last year's report). This leads to a question that I think will only increase in prominence over the next few years: how do we turn online donations into long-term donor relationships?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

At this point, the servers were aging and needed to be replaced, and we needed new software and user licenses (MS Exchange Server), as well. I also provided weekly tech hours in the office, giving the staff a chance to get individual help or training on tech issues/questions. In 2009, we finalized a technology plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2009

And by successful, I mean that I gain value - useful information, answers to questions, new friends and colleagues - and that the people who follow me gain value in the form of entertainment, useful information, and some kind of ongoing relationship with me. It's called poetic license when writers do it!

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

You need a lot of information and resources from different knowledge bases, to answer questions such as: Are there already groups within a ten-mile radius that have experience in creating community gardens? You run a search, and the answer to your question is delivered to you online, then and there. Some rights reserved.

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