Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Have you ever thought about hosting nonprofit technology events in your community? Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, you'll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. Kitchener, Ontario: Monthly Nonprofit Sysadmin Meetup. You should, because it's awesome fun.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Wikipedia came up with a great idea , one we encourage you to steal. Idealware just released their latest " Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide". Read more posts on our blog. Didn't get enough visual storytelling in our newsletter ? Lots of seconds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Over the last decade the discussion around nonprofit technology ( #nptech ) has primarily been social media, mobile technology, and online fundraising, however as the internet enters its next phase, nonprofits need to better understand some of the more complicated concepts that will shape the internet and its use in the decades to come.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Brett Meyer, NTEN. Closer to home, Andrew Sears built some publicity with his piece, " How Google and Social Entrepreneurs Perpetuate the Digital Divide Among Nonprofits. of foundation funding goes to nonprofits led by people of color, people of color make up 16.5% And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles?

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 22, 2007

link [via Holly Ross at NTEN]. Fixing Wikipedia Articles link [via Michael Gilbert's weekly Nonprofit Online News] More and more often we find that wikipedia is the first place we are pointed to when seeking information about a person or organization online. Grantmaking 2.0 That's what this piece is about.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Whether your nonprofit organization provides services or advocates for a cause, your stakeholders have common interests. The nonprofit technology community is a robust knowledge sharing network widely dispersed across many blogs, tweets, discussion boards, Facebook walls, etc. By Laura Norvig, Special Librarian, the Resource Center.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

How is a CIO or IT manager with limited experience in a low-budget nonprofit to keep up without breaking the bank? According to Wikipedia, clickjacking is " a malicious technique of tricking Web users into revealing confidential information or taking control of their computer while clicking on seemingly innocuous Web pages.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. But the real story is much more complicated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Slide Share Show, " Putting the U in YouTube " although geared for higher education institutions provides some really good practical marketing tips for social networking sites that should be useful for nonprofits too. Gavin's Digital Diner has a thoughtful essay titled " Do Nonprofits Dream of Electronic Sheep?

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. David zeroed in on two relevant data points to tell the story - the number of hours Americans spend watching TV in a year, and the total combined man hours needed to create all of wikipedia: 4.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

It will explain the problem that a widget may solve for a nonprofit blog, some examples of nonprofit blogs using them, and oh yeah, answer the age old question "What is a Widget?" Wikipedia's definition of widget also points to some popular, cultural, and technical, including: A comic book character and copyrighted image.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

By Jocelyn Harmon, Director of Nonprofit Services, Care2 Unless you've been living under a barrel, you know the demographics of the U.S. It's also interesting to note that, according to Wikipedia, Hawaii, New Mexico, California and Texas are already majority-minority states. These percentages are even worse for nonprofit boards!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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. Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). I have too many ideas be sequential.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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. Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). I have too many ideas be sequential.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

There is much much commentary and grieving taking place online as well as a memorial in SecondLife , and an article in Wikipedia. Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. NpTech Community. " Findhabeas.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Also, NTEN recently published a report on the results of a survey covering CRM satisfaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Some recent nonprofit tech posts addressing this topic here , here , here , and here. Netsquared Net Tuesday next week in SF is about " How Nonprofits Can Use And Build Online Social Networks ," featuring speakers from Change.org and Ning. How and Why Nonprofits Are Using Web2.0 What do you think? era websites.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2012

You might recall a day earlier this year when you were greeted with an odd blackout message instead of the Wikipedia entry for poutine. Many became aware of the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act after the January 18 service blackouts started by Wikipedia and Reddit (with support from Craigslist and Google ).

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Forum One

AUGUST 13, 2006

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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Forum One

AUGUST 13, 2006

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

I have been knee deep researching and thinking about Web Analytics in general and Google Analytics in particular for a third screencast in a series I'm doing for NTEN. If you're curious about Occam's Razor, here's a more detailed description or see the simplicity page in wikipedia. Young Einstein. Learning Goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Photo from my flickr stream View the Tagging Screencast Presented by NTEN. I'm pleased to announce that my screencast about tagging has been released and showcased by NTEN ! s experience (good and bad) with social bookmarking, the NTEN Affinity Group , NpTagvocates, is a great place for discussion with your peers on these topics.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2006

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2006

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 23, 2005

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2005

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

With content marketing interest on the rise and nonprofit specific resources lacking, we though it important to help our sector better understand what content marketing is and how it’s being used by nonprofits to advance their missions. So… how are nonprofits taking to content marketing? What is Content Marketing?

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 28, 2005

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

If you'd like to be eligible to win a free copy of Tamar's book, leave a comment explaining why your nonprofit's community rules and your secrets to success in marketing on the social web. And, if you want to participate in the Nonprofit Social Media community, WeAreMedia , there's a Webinar next week - more here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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 The Wikipedia entry on Web 2.0 Part I September 9, 2006 I liked doing the Intellectual Property series in the earlier incarnation of this blog. in terms of their positive impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

The offline wikipedia, Moulin. Check out this splashcast channel with a nonprofit theme created by Netsquared Blogger, Britt Bravo. Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: The most recent is a roundup of posts addressing the question of how nonprofit communicators can cut through the clutter to engage overloaded audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2007

" Gavin's idiosyncratic timeline of circuit riders, NTEN, and other things related to the NPTech community. The post on Twitter was Kurt Voelker's twitter@nten? So, here's NTEN's response. There are Twitter critics in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. The nonprofit tech blog's roundup on these developments.

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