Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. That speaks volumes to me.

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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. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. 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. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 24, 2022

However, while we know how important data is, it can be difficult to organize, manage, and extract the information needed without the proper tools and resources. DLRS is a community-built and community-maintained open source Salesforce solution. Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) Compatibility – DLRS is now TDTM-aware!

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

A strong nonprofit website engages supporters, educates visitors about your mission, and accepts online donations. With that in mind, here are three tips to help you choose the right CMS for your nonprofit website: Define your website needs. The top nonprofit websites have more than just solid design and engaging content.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The goals of the DEI Open Source Commons team center around leveling the playing field for everyone in tech by increasing diversity and inclusion at Salesforce community events, in addition to creating and modeling a toolkit that groups can use towards their own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “I What’s next?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This annual event brings together representatives from nonprofits and technology companies around the world to address the biggest problems facing humanity and the planet. It has pre-built integration flows to hydrate that lake with data from Salesforce for Nonprofits, and it includes guidance to create a throughput to Tableau.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion. 67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

He also championed an open source ethos so that our work can be broadly shared (you can view all our open source projects on GitHub ). a11y accessibility Bookshare engineering executive Gerardo GoRead innovation open source Read2Go'

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

Starting a career in the nonprofit sector is an admirable achievement. Nonprofit professionals follow through with that commendable aspiration. . As a professional in the nonprofit sector, you can absolutely still work to be the best you can be, developing your personal and professional skills and advancing your career along the way.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And with the advent of numerous SMS tools, so too comes the advent of free mass texting for nonprofits. Why should your nonprofit be using mass texting? However, regardless of your nonprofit status, it costs money to send bulk SMS/text messages ($.002-$.01 Our favorite free (and cheap) mass texting tools for nonprofits.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

While I have close to two decades of experience in the nonprofit field and love to share my experiences and data, I’m lucky to be surrounded by such smart nptech folks who share their knowledge with me. Check out some of my favorite resources in the nonprofit space. The format is straightforward and informative.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

How would apps benefit your nonprofit or library? The resources below will help you get started answering these questions. Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries. See our nonprofit and library app survey results and the nonprofit and library Apps Wish List to see how other nonprofits and libraries are thinking about apps.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Lionheart Astro helps nonprofit, educational, and philanthropic organizations reach their full potential. And if you’re a nonprofit, educational institution or philanthropy, they’re here to meet your unique needs. And if you’re a nonprofit, educational institution or philanthropy, they’re here to meet your unique needs.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon. For nonprofits, this moment presents an opportunity for a social media strategy “do-over.” Are they resourced and protected during cases of harassment? Center language justice in your content strategies.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries. Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. .

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MARCH 10, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Session: Working with Open Source Software and Vendors. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

I found out that thanks to Adam Hyde of FlossManuals.net , he will be distributing free printed guides to open-source software and he will also be giving out digital cameras to up-and-coming Cambodian photobloggers. I popped over to flossmanuals - and what a terrific resource. I'm very impressed.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2017

If you’re one of those nonprofits, you’re likely on a tight budget so you can use the most funds possible to achieve your organization’s goals. Keep reading to learn about four kinds of templates that can totally change your nonprofits’ marketing strategy. There are more than 1.5

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2022

While many organizations are working on the problem, no one individual, government agency, nonprofit, or school can solve it on their own. We invite you — our community of nonprofits, schools, partners, and employees — to submit the issues preventing food security that we can address together.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The Mozilla Foundation is driven by a mission to help keep the Internet an open, global, public resource accessible to all. With a mission like that, it is perhaps unsurprising that Mozilla is constantly cooking up things that might be of interest to a nonprofit like yours. Would you be willing to donate a recording of yours?

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2021

One of the most vital tools that can support and bring your multi-channel marketing strategy to the next level is your nonprofit website. Why Your Nonprofit Website Plays a Critical Role. Throughout each of these steps, your nonprofit website plays a critical role. This means conducting regular nonprofit website maintenance.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. She brings 15 years of experience spanning program development, community outreach, and creative collaboration to help nonprofits drive transformation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Partnerships with technology companies are driving AI4Good, providing their expertise, toolkits, and resources to work with nonprofits to integrate the use of AI. Many organizations are working on similar projects and could benefit from shared resources. . Invest in responsible open-sourcing to share intellectual property (e.g.,

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

As a leader in the nonprofit sector, you’re not only concerned with your own learning journey, but the professional development of your employees as well. Hiring is one of the most expensive ventures for businesses and nonprofits alike. This will show the real value of taking additional measures to retain your nonprofit’s staff.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

In the spirit of TechSoup's new look , we've compiled a list of resources and products from around our global network on website design, planning, and management. The Greenbelt Alliance, a nonprofit in the San Francisco Bay Area, shared 10 lessons learned from its major website overhaul. Design and Multimedia.

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MAY 22, 2018

With GDPR coming into effect in the European Union and privacy scandals making headlines, many nonprofit professionals are concerned about data protection. These guidelines can also inform the development of your nonprofit’s security policy, if you do not have one already. ClamAV is a popular open-source option.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Luckily, there are some great Internet safety resources that are specific for healthcare organizations , libraries , seniors , kids , and small offices (like the ones that most nonprofits have). It has a great no-nonsense resource section for online bullying. Here are some of those that we like. Online Security for Libraries.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Allied Airlift is made up of veterans and volunteers who scoured open source intelligence reports to provide Afghan allies with critical information necessary to find a place aboard one of the limited U.S. Carmen partners with nonprofits to leverage technology to bring about greater change, through her work at Salesforce.org.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2022

A few are even using machine learning models to identify previously undiscovered patterns and connections that can help target resources more effectively. Others are using satellite data to identify potential hotspots of exploitation. How can we ensure data privacy and ensure survivors have control of their own data?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Susie Halksworth photo in flickr Susie Halksworth is the Resources Director at AFL (formerly the Cambridge Independent Advice Centre ), a not-for-profit organisation based in Cambridge, focused on advice and ICT projects. If you read other blogs, what are the most useful ones for nonprofit/VSC technology issues. ll end up doing next!

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MAY 25, 2023

Yes, we must steward our investments responsibly and ethically, but what is responsible and ethical about potentially wasting massive amounts of resources, using outdated problem-solving skills, and getting minimal impact for our efforts? Nonprofits show and share what worked, usually with tidy stories and charts.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

I’ve been working with NOSI (the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative) for more than 5 years. I think the two organizations together will provide a really strong focus for advocacy and resources for open source development and use in the nonprofit sector. See the press release for more detail.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 28, 2015

And in recent years, CMSs have been divided into two main categories—the “Open Source” and “Proprietary: systems—because, as is so true on the Internet of today, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. And indeed, the distinctions between the two platforms are important to know before embarking on a website design initiative.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. He says while this contrasts with other data collection methods used by the open data community it was better able to identify outbreaks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

What does it mean that one blog has three times as many users as another blog in the nonprofit tech space? Here's a few: She's Geeky , an unconference for women in technology, held a blog day on September 19th which generated many posts including a few from the nonprofit tech space ( here , here , and here ) Blog Action Day is October 15th.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

However, with global sea levels still rising rapidly , biodiversity declining at an alarming rate , and the world’s most vulnerable populations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, it is clear that the efforts of dedicated environmental nonprofits alone are not enough. From nonprofits like 350.org

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