Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Too much “shiny&# ? May 1, 2007 Jon Stahl quotes a comment by Ethan Zuckerman about “shiny&# – the over attention to cool and groovy web 2.0 functionality. Be Helpful.

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JUNE 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook the last frontier? And, if you’re already on facebook, add me as a friend. Be Helpful.

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DECEMBER 12, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology OSS User communities December 12, 2006 One of the things that can make (or break) an open source tool is the community around it. It’s definitely worth a read. Be Helpful.

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APRIL 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Feminism? Technorati Tags: nptech , opensource , penguindayDC , women , feminism { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 04.12.07 Let’s get together!

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NOVEMBER 9, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology APIs – what, how, whither, and writing November 9, 2006 I’ve been asked by NTEN to write a whitepaper on APIs, following their Open API debate. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Ubuntu open week November 26, 2006 Next week is Ubuntu Open Week , a series of events and classes about Ubuntu Linux , and for people interested in getting involved in Ubuntu. Be Helpful.

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APRIL 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Links April 6, 2007 There has been a little bit of blogging and the like at NTC – although it was certainly hindered yesterday, when the internet was down for most of the day. Be Helpful.

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APRIL 23, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free as in “Free Kittens&# April 23, 2007 Deborah Finn pointed out this good post in a blog I have never read: ALA Tech Source. She’s ahead of me since she actually reads librarian blogs.

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MARCH 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The scarcity mentality March 19, 2007 Kudos to Michele Martin who brings up a sticky issue: the scarcity mentality. So the scarcity mentality isn’t just for small, struggling nonprofits.

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JANUARY 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tagging Discussion January 6, 2007 Beth started a cross-blog discussion about tagging and folksonomies, and I thought I’d weigh in. What do those guidelines look like? Be Helpful.

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MARCH 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Goodbye Microsoft… March 29, 2007 Just today, I received in the mail some Sony Vaio Picturebook laptops, courtesy of Gavin’s regular potlatch program. The geekout will be on Thursday at 3:30.

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MARCH 5, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Satellite Broadband, Day 1 March 5, 2007 Dial up just wasn’t going to cut it. As someone I talked with today said, “with dial up, the internet feels broken.&# Now, it’s at: That sucks.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My wish for Web 2.5 Technorati Tags: linuxchix , nosi , nptech , nten , opensource , web2.0 { 5 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth 11.30.06 It’s a mess out there. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Women and Technology November 15, 2006 One of the things I really like about the nonprofit technology community is that there are so many women involved. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Back Channels, Workflow, Data, Twitter, and me March 13, 2007 I read Beth’s recent blog entry on Twitter , and of course, the neo-luddite in me said “waste of time!&# Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Vendorspeak August 24, 2007 One of the things I’ve noticed recently is that my blog is getting the attention of software vendors. I guess that’s a good thing. you the picture. Be Helpful.

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MAY 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology More FUD from Redmond May 18, 2007 I hear, in my head, the famed quote from Rodney King: “why can’t we all just get along?&# Mitchell 06.03.07 Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2005

Just so it doesn't get boring, I take my Ipod along and listen to music or podcasts. Corey Pudhorodsky, the and brains behind the program, is the Terry Gross of the nonprofit podcasting world. His show is a reason why every nonprofit should have an Ipod (or at least aggressively drop their business cards into raffles to win one!)

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JUNE 10, 2005

That's what happened this week when I did a taggreation search on technorati. Michelle is a nonprofit geek extraordinaire! Michelle was also one of the most on the "Riders" (nonprofit techie list) - always sharing expertise on many topics and raising good questions/issues for discussions.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2006

via Johanna Bates, nonprofit technology geek extraordinaire who works for Community Partners send me this update about a project that her husband, Colin Mitchell, just helped launch. Technorati Tags: nptech , vlogging , video Johanna has been poking around site and discovered some fantastic pieces.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3 November 16, 2006 I bet you thought I’d stopped reading? Or given up? It gets chewy, for sure, but it feels like every chew is worth it. Be Helpful.

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MAY 21, 2007

And, in some ways, NOSI has changed – we’re thinking more and more about talking about Linux on the desktop, which we thought was not ready for nonprofit primetime for a long time. But, Linux has changed, and I have changed. I think it’s ready now. I certainly will see. This is the 6th, and last time I will do this.

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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. What I like: As a longtime fan of JP’s, it’s great to hear his perspective on the nonprofit sector.

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JANUARY 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Spirituality and Technology January 19, 2007 A number of people have written me, and said that they appreciate that there is a blog with a spiritual take on technology. Be Helpful.

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APRIL 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology This guy is right on April 18, 2007 A blog reader introduced me to a new blog by a guy named Phil Jones. Among other great things, he has this amazing post about Microsoft, and their future. Be Helpful.

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APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal, Joomla and Plone! Technorati Tags: cms , drupal , joomla { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Photopoppy 04.17.07 There is, I think, a bit of a geeky bias toward Drupal.

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MARCH 4, 2007

To prepare for the panel, I wrote up 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs. Next week, I will be participating in a session entitled, "Reach Out and Blog Someone" along with Steve Swenson of the Bakersfield Californian at the United Way of Kern County's Professional Development Conference for Nonprofits. So here it goes.10 Why not ask them?

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

Blogs You can find blogs by searching on Google Blog Search and Technorati. Online videos/vlogs Online videos or vlogs can searched for in the iTunes Music Store as well as on YouTube , blip.tv , DoGooderTV , QuantumShift.tv You might be surprised how many nonprofits and individuals are using Facebook groups to organize.

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Technorati Tags: databases , opensource { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Mike S. I promise (!)

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Technorati Tags: databases , opensource { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Mike S. I promise (!)

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APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking too soon April 15, 2007 I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since I wrote my post, a few weeks ago , saying I was done with technology consulting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2005

Learn how to lay a new audio track over the one that I did originally, perhaps with some music and a cleaner narrative. Another question I have to ask is: How might nonprofits use vlogging, if at all? Technorati Tags: blogher Use contrast/levels to make the visual clearer or think about lighting before I shoot (no back lights).

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JUNE 5, 2006

She's just the type of nonprofit tagger we're looking for over at the NP Tagovates Affinity Group at N-TEN.) I suspected she might be nonprofit techie and a quick look at her " about page " confirms it. " Here's my interview with her: I am curious as to whether or not you work for a nonprofit organization?

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APRIL 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Technology Support as Teaching April 24, 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot about technology support lately. Really a lot. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 20, 2007

s experience (good and bad), the NTEN Affinity Groups , particularly Emerging Technology, Nonprofit Bloggers, or Nonprofit Webmasters, are good lists to connect with your peers on these topics. Since widgets were fairly new, I installed a mail widget on my blog and asked nonprofit techies what they thought. Act 1: What.

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APRIL 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way? I started promoting the Public Library of Science to the readers of Nonprofit Online News as far back as December of 2002.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 I blog, I use Flickr, I search blogs using Technorati, I use del.icio.us Part I September 9, 2006 I liked doing the Intellectual Property series in the earlier incarnation of this blog.

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