Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

The Macintosh operating system has without question, the best, most intuitive user interface ever invented, built on top of the best OS invented, UNIX. Music converters: [link] [link] [link] 3 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07 Music converters: [link] [link] [link] 3 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

It’s an interesting question, what Android might (or might not) turn out to be. There are some other interesting moves outlined in that great post by Marshall Kirpatrick, my currently favorite ReadWriteWeb blogger Android for the masses, iPhone for the rich? Read an interview of an Android developer. So far, it’s simply vaporware.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

This week, I asked the question: What is the biggest mistake a nonprofit can make with their website. I got some interesting answers: Ken, at the Nonprofit Consulting Blog, talks about transparency , and how it’s a big mistake not to be transparent. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

But the real question is: will this actually result in data portability? { Read/Write Web and TechCruch have good coverage of this. Update: LinkedIn, Flickr, SixApart and Twitter have now joined Dataportability.org. This is, of course, great news. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

To their credit Convio asks this question on their blog : “Should organizations like Convio, and Giving USA continue to offer these sorts of insights to the nonprofit community, or is this simply self-serving marketing fluff? It’s titled “ Benchmarking With a Warped Stick.&# Time will tell. { Time will tell. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

One question I asked all of them was about whether they had a process of reflection and evaluation of their work, as it was going on, and when the project was coming to a close. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question. at 2:30 pm What great questions to ask, Michelle! Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Linux Desktop Migration November 16, 2007 Linux has proven itself as a server platform – no one really questions it. A large chunk (the majority?) Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

So the model that I am coming up with is a combination of that model, and what I would call an “inquiry based&# model – helping people in a more structured way come up with specific questions and problems before the event, and then use the event to collaboratively answer those questions, and solve those problems.

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APRIL 24, 2013

To encourage library patrons to continue making content, Escondido Public Library trains library patrons using mostly free and open source software. By utilizing free open source software, LibraryYOU and Pop Up Podcast participants are encouraged to take their training outside the library and continue creating.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Joanne Fritz asks the question that is probably on the minds of lots of folks in the nonprofit sector: what are we going to do in facing the current problematic economic climate? Mostly, because I get to read blogs by people that aren’t on my list of feeds I read regularly. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I answer all of their tech questions, and solve pretty much all of their tech problems (mostly by helping them figure out who they should call.) I’d also love to consult with for-profit vendors who are thinking about dipping their toes into offering support for open source projects, or open sourcing their software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

I’ve been helping a client hire a temporary project manager, and so in the interview process one of the questions I ask is how people keep up with change in the field. at 7:16 am The question of how bleeding edge we need to be intrigues me. at 9:36 pm Great question. How bleeding edge do we need to be? { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2007

Gavin started this all off by posting a good and interesting set of questions about the efficiency of folksonomies. I’ll agree with Gavin, that folksonomies sure are less efficient, and a lot more messy than taxonomies. But is efficiency the most important thing? Be Helpful.

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Support: There’s no one readily available to help answer your questions or fix something if you have an issue with the program. Top feature: Adobe users have access to a robust asset library of over 195 million royalty-free Adobe Stock collection photos, videos, and music. Visualize trends and patterns to make data-driven decisions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2007

at 9:00 pm Well, for one thing, I should have used mutually exclusive questions instead of checkboxes. [poll=2] { 1 trackback } Roundup for November 2007 « Nonprofit Blog Exchange 07.09.10 at 12:09 pm { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 11.10.07 at 7:21 pm What did you get out of this survey? 2 admin 11.10.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

Of course, I’ve been a wiki fan since the very beginning, and I haven’t lost the desire for true data portability , and open source alternatives to the current social networks. I’d love your thoughts on this – particularly looking at the questions that folks suggested [link] 2 admin 08.14.08 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

I hope that in the process of doing projects for clients, I am able to ask those deep questions, and help them ask “why&# much more often. Lots of “whats&# and “hows,&# but not enough “why’s&# You were probably one of those “annoying&# little girls who asked a lot of questions, weren’t you?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

It’s an interesting time, and there is a good question – is this something nonprofits should jump on? The privacy issues are a concern, but the bigger issue is answering the strategy questions first – that Owyang lays out. The platform contains two parts, which I’ll talk about individually. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

I don’t have too many answers today, but living inside the questions for a while is always a good start. { I don’t have too many answers today, but living inside the questions for a while is always a good start. { How do you teach the ins and outs of the nonprofit sector? Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

But how to stop that kind of thinking on an organizational level is the question. Her perspective is that the scarcity mentality of nonprofits (the idea that there is only one pie, and we only get our small slice) helps keep nonprofits from taking full advantage of social media (i.e. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla. I keep a little tech support blog on Mayfirst[0] and I’m always game to answer questions like. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

I didn’t ask this question too often (it would just depress me.) But as I re-enter this field I love, I can’t help but think about this question again. As someone who was a real rarity in my early years (how many African American women neuroscientists have you heard of?) Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 9, 2007

And, to answer the question posed above, the answer is, for me, obviously, a definite yes. But it appears, from my experience and others, that question actually has to be framed not as “Is Linux ready for the desktop?&# , but “Is Linux ready for your desktop?&# I’m sure I’ll be upgrading. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

Like getting underneath the surface issues of the recent CRM vendor mergers, or getting underneath issues relating to open source software. I don’t think I live up to that quite as well as I’d like, given my preference for open source solutions. at 6:50 pm Dear Michelle: Thanks for raising these questions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

No question about that. And I’m not entirely clear yet how many should be jumping on this bandwagon to either do fundraising or community-building. = Open Data » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 11.08.07 What does this mean for the nonprofit sector? world in general, let alone the bleeding edge of OpenSocial.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

The other vendors either supply their paying customers with APIs, or, in the case of civicspace, the APIs are, well, free and open, like everything else about open source. From his perspective (and mine, too) one of the big issues (as he put it, the elephant in the room) is how open APIs impacts the business model of vendors.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Salesforce is a serious tool with a ton of functionality and it it supported by a growing community – some very much into open source software, building an ecology that goes beyond metaphors but that provides extremely interesting and useful tools. But my question is more than just exigency. And precisely (!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

There is no question that the social networking space is evolving. That’s because a lot of the social networking sites allow you to find other people on their site by giving them your gmail username and password, or your email contact list. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 2, 2007

What I like: I hear about a lot of new things from Deborah, and she explores a lot of new tools, and asks good questions. And tag your posts so more people can find them – they are gold. 3) Deborah Finn’s Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector. A note: Deborah is an old college friend of mine. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk. Two (yes, just two) questions out of many relate to security. I’m sure that Four Kitchens, and most open source software developers agree with that perspective.

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JANUARY 22, 2009

From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

Open Source Feminism - Click to Play. Penguin Day is a day-long workshop for nonprofit organizations to explore the range of issues and options inovlved in using Free and Open Source Software. Might I dare suggest that future spectrograms include a question about gender balance in OS? Penguin Days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

That's because Michelle was in the Science Building on one end of campus, while I in the Music Building way on the other side. Her blog is filled with insightful pieces that cut through the hype of new technologies and often ask the hard probing questions that haven't been asked. Aye, what a question. The paper is a must read.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

There is no question that you will get out of twitter what you give. It is made up of people who are techically-oriented, largely affluent, and largely spend inordinate amounts of time in contact with electronic devices. We are still in innovator phase here, not even early adopters have signed on. And so what on earth does that really mean?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

So, now the question – should a nonprofit organization have a blog? All of these are good questions, and will be totally different for different organizations. And the major engine that makes these three types of ephemeral media really work, is RSS, which is the subject of the next post. Should staff of a nonprofit blog?

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