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Information: The Better Half of IT

sgEngage

We sometimes forget that IT stands for Information Technology. As a society, we have become obsessed with the “Technology” half the tools and devices that infiltrate our lives—and with producing, updating, and controlling these devices. Raw data—such as customer lists with phone numbers and email addresses—is a valuable resource as-is.

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2011 NTC Preview: Let's Talk About Tech, Baby

NTEN

A close read of the lyrics provides a good framework for thinking about communicating horizontally (across departments or silos) and vertically (with everyone from senior management to interns) in your organization about technology. In many organizations, technology is viewed as separate from the work the organization is doing.

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Tech Planning Tips for Every Nonprofit or Library

Tech Soup

In August, we hosted a webinar called Technology Planning Tips for Small Libraries. Travis Montgomery, technology specialist, Liberty Lake Municipal Library (Washington). More than a third of our webinar attendees do not have a current technology plan, and 14 percent said they were not sure if they had one or not.

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Ten Ways Small NGOs Can Collaborate

NTEN

Pick one that fits your size and mission, and addresses technology. The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. Share your technology experiences and frustrations. Students are among the most technology savvy people I know. NTEN and TechSoup list a few. Search LinkedIn and Google groups.

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The NpTech Mashup Meme

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This happens all the time on listservs where people who work on integrating technology into their work participate -- whether it be teachers, librarians, community of practice, online facilitators, nonprofit techies, etc. Allen Gunn from Aspiration, the site's developer, called me on the phone (how retro!)

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Events, Twitters, and Green Web Hosting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Arts NpTech The Goat at Large shouts about Open Source CMS for arts organizations from the Center for Arts Management and Technology. Nonprofit Tech Software + Mobile Phones = Citizen reporting? And a friendly reminder to recycle your old mobile phone if you happened to pick up a Iphone and think about green web host !

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

without becoming slaves to technology. Small dots is an advocate for technology in the arts. " Does that include cell phones? Graphing Social Patterns is a conference devoted to the business and technology of Facebook taking place next week in Silicon Valley. Edge4Dev blog aims to help. hard to use ?"

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