Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 5, 2009

In the realm of things in my life that this blog is meant to cover, I have two passions: data, and moving data around, and open source software. I’ll always be talking about open source software, particularly as it relates to web applications, but more generally as well.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The Pizzigati Prize is named for Antonio Pizzigati, an MIT graduate, early web author, and leading advocate for open-source computing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This open-source, accessible solution enables workers and volunteers to collect data wherever they need to go. They can’t afford a Salesforce developer, nor can they make the additional technology investment, to bring something like this to life and keep it going. Enter: Grassroots Mobile Survey, now available to install.

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2021

NTEN is proud to be the new steward of The Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest , elevating and celebrating open source development for social impact work. The Pizzigati Prize honors the brief life of Tony Pizzigati, an early advocate of open source computing. Open Source for Social Impact.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance guide to nonprofit courses provides guidance for choosing courses that are best suited for nonprofit staff learning, including open source vs. paid learning opportunities, subject matter analysis, and some example courses. You can use real-life examples from situations that have occurred in the field.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

A long time ago (in web years) I was working with a certain CEO of a certain chapter of a certain very-big-nonprofit (whose role in life is to fund other nonprofits – this kinda gives it away, but it’s necessary for the story.) This reminds me of a true story. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

By framing social media within a familiar, real-life context, this approach empowers staff members to use their best professional judgment without feeling intimidated by the technology or the virtual setting. In his role as Digital Media Manager for Pathways to Education Canada , he leads the organization''s national digital strategy.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2015

Also announced was the winner of this year''s Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest , an annual award of a $10,000 cash grant to one individual who has created or led an effort to create an open source software product of significant value to the nonprofit sector and movements for social change.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

I will hold off for a while yet in my life working with people directly on spiritual issues, and work now with what could certainly be called the spirituality of nonprofit technology – finding balance and looking at the bigger picture. And the more I thought about it, the more it made sense to me, and the more I liked it. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

This role is more about providing London's non-profit sector with a for ICT issues and getting policy-makers and funders to recognise that investing in the ICT of non-profit organisations can actually achieve lots of positives - transforming organisations to work smarter and better, better collaboration and information sharing, and so on.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

I explained how technology and social media are playing a leading role in innovation in the aid sector and helping to bring relief to earthquake victims in Haiti. Open source maps to help aid workers navigate damaged areas and coordinate their efforts. Some of the highlights include: An English/Creole translation iPhone app.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

There's an interesting post on the roles and behavior of online communities of practice. So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools. Second Life Ruby has an update on the demonstrations occurring in Second Life in support of Burma.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 8, 2022

Cloud for Good is seeking an energetic full life cycle Talent Acquisition Partner to attract, recruit, and hire new Salesforce talent for Cloud for Good. The Talent Acquisition Partner should have a proven track record of sourcing, screening, and providing a strong pipeline of diverse candidates for Salesforce roles.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Take, for instance, Unlocked Labs , a nonprofit that employs a team of incarcerated software developers who are building nonprofit, open-source technology to make high-quality education more accessible to incarcerated individuals. Several recent studies have shown that technology can exacerbate bias and discrimination.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

A common need for these efforts is how to tell the story of the roles women around the world play today in decision-making, income earning, and accessing and using reproductive health care information and services. . Images of Empowerment was created in 2015 and was extended in 2018.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

But, what about the software used to bring those courses to life? This could mean a fully open-source environment, a desktop environment where only one person can edit the course at a time, or a cloud-based environment for collaborative authoring. The type of authoring environment that will benefit your team’s process.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2024

Research shows that over 85% of event planners use event management software to bring their events to life. Stand-out features: Organize projects in a shared hub, with timelines, task roles, and task lists. CiviCRM – Best open-source nonprofit event management software Overview: CiviCRM offers an open-source CRM for nonprofits.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

So many of these women are local leaders, and Women's Global Green Action Network is attempting to provide a space for women to step into roles of being global advocates, and to really have a more prevalent platform for the messages and the work that they are doing. We do it in a number of ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2008

" I want to take more risks in life. Things aren't so bad when you take time to celebrate the small blessings in life! More than likely, you'll need to engage your audience in said strategy, and social media will play a role in that. It's been set up as an "open source activism" movement - anything goes.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The web application would build in changes to average age of retirement and average life expectancy and display what the average annual benefits would have been based upon the criteria the user selects and the personal non-PUI attributes of the individual (ex. income, age, etc.).

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DipJar

AUGUST 24, 2022

In that role, she is responsible for marketing, communications, and fundraising. She came to the library right before a significant capital campaign to transform the library into “an open source, people’s university” and hasn’t looked back since. As with many other things in life, this plan was derailed by the pandemic.

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