Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

American Jazz Museum Best Arts Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room and Gem Theater.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

The Guitar Center “makes the gift of music available to people across the country by providing resources for music education programs. Our grants are awarded to schools, local music programs, and national music programs.”. Areas served: US. Guitar Center. Areas served: US. The Harry Chapin Foundation. Areas served: US.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

If you don’t already have a place online to take donations easily, it’s time to get that set up. Even better, have one that’s integrated with your CRM system — this way you can have a complete view of all your supporters and their activities in one place. If your audience is on social media (and let’s be real, who isn’t?)

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

We even have fun channels like “Travel” and “Music” where employees can post non-work related content. We put BOCs on the calendar about once a month and talk about anything new in our lives like things going on with our families, our workout routines, new music we love, an awesome movie we saw, etc. Work in Sprints.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The initial wave of generative-AI examples in the art, music, and written composition spaces has generated a lot of interest within the technology sector. ChatGPT’s real value lies in its ability to reduce uncertainty in ways that introduce system-wide change, prompting creativity as we reimagine old ways of doing things.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Live music. Set up a live stream to allow guests to tune in to music throughout your gala. Set up a pickup location or delivery system to get all meals sent to the right place. This lets guests quickly check in on their auction items without the fear of missing a key bid when they tune into your gala’s livestream.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 8, 2022

In essence, the metaverse is a virtual reality layered on top of our physical reality—a place where anything and everything that can happen physically can happen digitally. According to Forbes , a non-fungible token, or “NFT,” is “a digital asset that represents real-world assets like art, music, in-game items and videos.”

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CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

Consider securing a place with easy and ample parking. Live Music Curate a diverse lineup of local musicians, bands, or performers that resonate with the fall theme and your audience’s preferences, or host a community talent show. Hosting an event for families where most people need to drive?

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

For example, a 2012 article published by American Health and Drug Benefits found that stable housing contributes significantly to better health outcomes and less utilization of the healthcare system. That leads to a lighter load on the system, which reduces healthcare costs for everyone accessing healthcare locally.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

A guest Beneblog by Max Schneider People don’t typically associate boisterous merengue music with high-tech statistical analysis. But first: why was I, a fresh graduate of UCLA, in Guatemala in the first place? You see, HRDAG is anything but a typical organization. It’s funny, my parents asked the same question.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Nonprofits have become intimately familiar with Content Management Systems (CMS). Some, especially those that are very content/document heavy, have become familiar with Document Management Systems (DMS). What they might not be so familiar with are Learning Management Systems (LMS). Learning platforms, of course, are varied.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

First, they are place-based. What if you live in a place without physical books or can’t get to where the books are? Jimmy and I spent an hour trading music together. He would play me a 90’s punk song, and I’d download Pat Benatar (saying, I had music like that when I was your age). Consider the issues with printed books.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology If it’s good enough for the Navy … March 13, 2008 In a surprising move, the US Navy will stop buying proprietary hardware and software, and only buy open systems.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

In the case of social and political upheaval, these might include coming together with others to advocate, share music and art, create and offer support (sometimes virtually). What would need to be in place before you began to even think about fundraising? Your donors have experienced strong emotions too. What does this look like?

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Enter any number of musical themes (does anyone hear the Jaws theme?) Investing in not only the right system for data management but also in the staffing structure to use it to its highest potential will translate into better communication with and care for your donors. With all these pieces in place, you are sure to succeed!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. So, come join me.

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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. I like building my own systems – I need a new desktop, and I like the idea that I can build my own easily, and get a fair bit of power fairly cheaply.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 26, 2008

Of course, all nonprofits already have a CRM (even if it is a spreadsheet) – the issue is, generally, migration to a new system, or integration with what they already have to add new features. After the webinar, I’ll be putting the slides up in varied places, and NTEN will have a recording of the webinar. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 15, 2008

Dokuwiki is different in a number of ways, most primarily in that it is one of the wiki systems that stores things in files, not databases. I’ve always liked wikis, and I have used MediaWiki a lot in the past, and I do like it. This means that it is easier to back up and migrate, but doesn’t scale well.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

We think it’s a major win to get that many nonprofit technologists in one place together. We’re thrilled that the NTC is a place for you to find your people. We thank the team at Mariette Systems for making a flawless wireless network for the NTC and converting the conference internet from an #NTCfail last year to an #NTCwin this year!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

As a 10,000 footer, NTEN’s new Donor Management System Survey is of keen interest. There is, of necessity, a lot of overlap betwen CRM systems and Donor Management Systems. Included in the bottom four are 3 properties of Blackbaud: Raiser’s Edge, eTapestry, and Kintera Sphere which was in dead last place.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

I’ll be on hiatus for about another week, and will have some long awaited new FOSS tools, as well as other posts that have been brewing for a while. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Mentions at different times and places during any festivals you host. Welcome packet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2007

website that is designed to: "create a unified place for nonprofits and experts to share their experience, pain, achievements, and discoveries." It’s so nicely done, I wish it could indeed become that unified place. Except… Everyone wants their site to be the unified place.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 3, 2014

During the event, your nonprofit raises funds through payments to place the birds in yards, remove the birds and people buying insurance to make sure the birds don’t end up in their yard. Check out this detailed overview of all the steps necessary to run a flocking campaign. So how can you use this? no city license for a food festival).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

I’m in a little bit different of a place this year, than last. I’m also holding the consultant spot on the panel “ Changing your CEO from barrier to partner &# with Marnie Webb, David Geilhufe, and Steve Heye. Lots of wonderful folks, should be great panels.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2008

Adobe (yeah, Adobe ) joined the Linux Foundation , and released a Linux alpha of Air , their new application platform. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

That was one of the big reasons I had been looking for good web conferencing a while back (I’m still looking…) I’m starting my foray into this territory by giving a free course in the database management system, PostgreSQL. The course is a 12 week course, starting on November 19th (with time off for the holidaze.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

But they seem to realize that the key to their success is being open, and they are doing their best to move that into as many places as possible. This is big. This means that anyone can hack their phones – and a raft of developers can create really interesting kinds of software for phones. Why is this good news for nonprofits?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

We’ve recently seen a slew of music award shows and individual musicians performing in hybrid concerts: the artist performs on a stage like normal, but to an empty venue, while that performance is streamed live to spectators at home. These clues will help lead them to locate the ultimate prize concealed in a public place.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Jobs understands that DRM doesn’t work, and doesn’t help sell music. There are better sites for music and there are adequate players for 1/5th the price. What Apple did do correctly is allow users to submit their own podcast and homemade music on the itunes website. The iPod is a rip off.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2011

Whether the C in CRM is a constituent, customer, client; or not even a “C” (a donor, volunteer, foundation, partner, affiliate, etc), the core activity is using a system to organize the interactions and data that you have with or about that entity. This has always included a process of listening, recording, and organizing.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

But how did they get that meeting in the first place? John Blair, TechSoup's systems architect, says: "Bruce [Ackley] had a spreadsheet with the names of all the software items on the shelves. I mean, we were tiny and they were using a very big national nonprofit as their distributor of donations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2007

I wrote a case study about it in the NOSI primer – it can allow for really great flexibility in building phone systems. Asterisk is the open source PBX application that works by using VOIP. And today, I learned about two online tools written with Asterisk, which would have been impossible a few years ago.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

It is, I imagine, what the future of television will be. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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