Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

I started to do databases for organizations, and then, in 1999, I flew headlong into web application development, which became my specialty and mainstay until I took a break to go to seminary in 2005. But that was not so often, and, as staff in that organization left over time, that relationship changed. At first, I liked it a lot.

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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. She is also the coordinator for NOSI - Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. You can learn more about her impressive accomplishments by reading the official CV/Bio at her web site.

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Or build an open-source PCR machine for copying DNA. For example, check out the charming way this comic book artist personalizes his relationship with potential backers in this video , minute 2.) Let's say you want to make a documentary about the World Cup. Or sail around the world. How would you fund it?

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None of the exhibits were initiated by staff; instead, they were developed online by a community of international volunteers via the web and Second Life from January-March of this year. In March, we selected the best of the virtual exhibits for translation into the real world.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

of nonprofit organizations whose website is stuck behind a custom CMS – one that was written by some web development shop or another, and migration off of that custom CMS is going to be a nightmare. I wrote that CMS back before there were any really good open source ones, like most of the custom CMS out there.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Cake vs. Symfony November 6, 2008 In my new explorations of PHP web application development, it seemed a good idea to get a look at both CakePHP and Symfony. 3 TJ Sondermann 11.06.08 tjs 4 Ariel Arjona 11.20.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

I realized, in thinking about all of this, that the model of technology support that makes the most sense to me is to think of it similarly as a teacher-student relationship. So what is it about a teacher-student relationship that we can learn from to provide really good technical support? Third, Relationship.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

It’s friction in the system designed only to create some financial accountability for the work involved in nurturing the relationships involved and husbanding the papers into the best form we can manage. And I think that in the new Web 2.0 The licensing is a pain for everyone. 6 Valorie Zimmerman 04.10.07 Be Helpful.

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