Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Set up a chatroom on your website or through a “messenger” feature on your most active social networks for your community to be able to connect with each other. Web conferencing apps like Zoom act as gateways into virtual galas, so it’s important to involve as many sensory experiences as possible throughout the program.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2007

Throw a website at it! website that is designed to: "create a unified place for nonprofits and experts to share their experience, pain, achievements, and discoveries. OK, so here is yet another website providing information that nonprofits need to be sustainable. I think the time has come to think differently.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Also, it’s versatile in that you can hawk both physical as well as digital goods (music, software, photos etc.); It also supports the selling of memberships and subscriptions to your website and has a very intuitive user interface with some great free add-ons.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I have a confession to make: I've never cared much about museums on the Web. I understand the value of having a web presence that is reflective of institutional brand, makes content available for people to use in a variety of ways, and enables new connections with community members. Is this the future of all museum websites?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

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, take 2 January 31, 2008 Back in August, I did a review of web conferencing tools, with a decidedly unusual slant – as a presenter, I had to be able to share my Linux desktop.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. transaction fee.

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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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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Through the Start Something Web Series they’re shedding light on the impact that Bigs have on Littles by telling their story through quality video they publish on their YouTube channel, share on their website and talk about on Facebook. So far they’ve covered six matches between Bigs and Littles.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 I had originally planned to talk about RSS/XML after tagging, but I decided instead to hold off on that as a start on the posts about the inner guts of Web 2.0. Websites shouldn’t.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2015

From any website or app on your Android phone you can hold down the home button and get immediate cues as to what’s currently on your screen. The post The Year in Review: The Best Tech Stories of 2015 appeared first on Byte Technology’s Nonprofit Web Design Insights Blog. Google Keeps Intriguing Us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2010

We are now planning to create a video platform for Ask a Curator, a website where members of the public will be able to find hundred of questions on Art, History and Science answered by leading experts from around the world. The website will also host live video question and answer sessions with curators on a regular basis.

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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. He has some good ideas and suggestions about how to be transparent as an organization through the website. The Hack Artist suggests that it’s important to marry direct mail efforts and a web presence.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 But in the meantime, social bookmarking tools are I think a useful part of Web 2.0. { Ma.gnolia seems better. We’ll see. Its great for lunch hours! 2 marnie webb 09.25.06

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 11, 2012

She works with groups to create and implement effective web strategies toward organizational goals of civic engagement and empowerment, and uses her background in linguistics, advertising, telecommunications and finance to complement her technical expertise. Connect with Kenya through CD Baby and Source Consulting Group.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

When equipped with both web-based and mobile bidding tools, online auctions for nonprofits are not only very possible but also extremely successful. Auction website so that registrants can learn about event details and how to participate. Livestream some 60s music and entertainment. You might also provide food!

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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. From a developers prospective, Vista is much better than OS 10 – Microsoft even gives away basic development tools like asp.net and visual studio on their website. There are better sites for music and there are adequate players for 1/5th the price.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Also, it coincides with a new installation of Drupal for my consulting website , using the same basic template (called “ Blueprint “). September 22, 2008 I changed my Word Press theme, mostly because I was getting a bit tired of the old one, and wanted something really simple.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2014

Then there is the fantastic sessions discussing the best tools nonprofits should use to build websites and online campaigns focused on engagement and raising lots of money. Dance the night away to 80''s music by DJ Tea Jay, complimentary food, and drinks. Feel free to leave your favorites in the comments below. 14NTC Sessions.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

In the old days, we used to talk about accessibility as something we added to our websites. Today, the conversation has shifted towards making our websites accessible as a key requirement of the development process - for complex reasons and with complex benefits. Tips for Website Planning. Why We Need to Focus on Accessibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2012

This spring, The Big Wild launched Drawn to the Wild, a collaborative digital art project that invited Canadians to creatively contribute to a new version of a singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer’s music video and support the protection of part of the Niagara Escarpment at the same time.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Rock the Vote offers a customizable voter registration tool you can easily embed in your organization's website. accessed via a mobile web browser at voterhub.us. does for music. All also offer mobile versions of their website, optimized for viewing via your mobile device's web browser. Want to monitor.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

It is a noncommercial site that has ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music. There are several good websites that cover online security for libraries. There's a ton more on this very comprehensive, noncommercial healthcare privacy and security website.

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Care2

AUGUST 9, 2011

QR codes present a valuable method of adding web based content (basically any URL) to real-world messages, objects or locations," says digital strategist Upasna Gautam on the Eventbrite blog. Great, tag on a QR code in a visible place on the direct mail piece to encourage people to make a donation on your website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2008

It’s really simple to use, and one doesn’t have to have links on your website, etc. Miro , the free and open source media player, has released a Firefox plugin , which automatically inserts their affiliate code when you buy something from Amazon. This seems like something many nonprofits might want to try out.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

But I help them plan their technology initiatives (a new database, a new website, etc.,) I’ll be the project manager on their big new client database project, and help them think about how far to dip their toes into Web 2.0. help them find the vendors that will do the work by helping them craft good RFPs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Things that make me feel better December 14, 2006 As someone who has developed web database applications for clients, I always hate when they get errors. Things like this make me feel so much better.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2014

They hold our photos, music, videos and apps. It holds your preferences, essential apps, and your data that includes your contacts, passwords, call history, web browsing history and bookmarks, text messages, emails etc. What if you need to erase one? No problem. Here’s how. I recommend the Pace Butler Cell Phone Data Erase Tool.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

In fact, I think MySpace is probably the best online representative of our society in terms of race and class that exists on the Web today, but it is incorrect to assume that MySpace is only a community of poor people. MySpace is also the number one accessed social networking website on mobile devices today. MySpace is not dangerous.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

BlueAvocado is a new online blog/magazine/website specifically for folks who work in and with nonprofits. I wonder how many foundations will go for it, though. I started a little Twitter conversation about it, and people seemed intrigued. It looks very promising. I’m looking forward to reading it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I make sure that music on Pandora is on the agenda for at least half the day. View your nonprofit’s website on a tablet and smartphone browser ASAP! If you have not yet viewed your nonprofit’s website on a tablet or smartphone browser, it’s going to be a real eye-opener. Silence is also good.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

If you want to try and get a small website going for your organization – Joomla is a good place to start. It will take some time and effort to get a site up, but that’s standard for any website. Mambo is way less popular than Joomla at this point. It will probably take you less time than a generic HTML site will. {

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2021

have you ever thought about how your actual website is impacting your. We’re constantly looking to improve nonprofits’ strategies to attract, engage, and retain volunteers, so we’ve looked closely at the role that web design can play in the process. Where are your CTAs located on your website? . Our 5 tips include: .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Quick definition Cloud computing is basically running applications on the web via “Software as a Service (SaaS)&#. Cloud for Good | Web-Based Computing Best Practices for Non-Profit Organizations 10.04.09 We’re really behind the concepts of cloud computing and Web 2.0. at 5:17 am TechSoup Blog 09.16.09

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