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MAY 5, 2021

I remember when I first started my career in nonprofit marketing. Back then, if we wanted to create a video to share with our supporters, it was a big deal. It couldn’t be done without professional (and expensive) camera equipment —and a tech-savvy cameraperson and editor to boot—so we had to pick our video topics wisely.

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See3

APRIL 28, 2009

Leading provider of online fundraising, education and advocacy for nonprofits partners with the first open-source video platform. The partnership makes See3 a primary channel to bring Kaltura to nonprofits and extends Kaltura’s growing influence as a preferred video solution.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

" Or so said Aaron Pava , a strategist at CivicActions in his 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference. session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. In his session, he shared these tips, strategies, and tools for nonprofits looking to use mobile for social good. Why Open Source? Broadcast SMS.

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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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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 also found a manual for Kino , a video editing program that runs on Linux. I'm very impressed.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2010

Dean Haddock is a veteran IT manager at StoryCorps , a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that's also a TechSoup member organization. He's the founder of a couple online businesses, including StreamFist.com , a site that turns related YouTube videos into a continous streaming content channel (just like the good old days of TV). read more.

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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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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.” Use closed captioning for your videos to provide access to people who are deaf and hard of hearing.

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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. Be to search for your nonprofit to know how and where your brand is buzzing in the blogosphere!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Note from Beth: At last year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky enough to join a “birds of a feather” lunch table. The topic was bullet journaling and the table host was nonprofit tech colleague Ma’ayan Alexander. BuJo for nonprofit professionals. What is the Bullet Journal System?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees representing big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many socially good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits.

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See3

JUNE 22, 2009

He would aggregate individual nonprofit actions and opportunities for change from many sources. They made it open-source and invited anyone who wanted to add actions to the database or develop new applications using the database. The goal is to match people with video skills (shooting, editing, music, etc.)

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See3

JULY 29, 2009

This afternoon we gave a free webinar showcasing our nonprofit video solution , an open-source video platform that integrates into your organizational and campaign-oriented websites. We’ll also be hosting another webinar next month, which will focus less on video technology and more on video strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

The panelists offered advice to nonprofits about integrating mobile into the nonprofit toolbox. My main takeaway was that nonprofits need to think differently about content. Michael’s guest post explains more: A Better Way to Produce Reports Nonprofit Annual Reports , guest post by Michael Hoffman, See3 Communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

With video conferencing, broadband, and Second Life, well, we can all safely stay ensconced in our own virtual-reality-sensory-deprivation-tanks and just digitally dance the salsa at the next NTEN gathering.??? What does it mean that one blog has three times as many users as another blog in the nonprofit tech space?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2008

However, Songbird has emerged, like many open source projects do, as a mature, stable, and, in Songbird’s case, a truly awesome application, because of the incredible extensibility of the Mozilla framework (and the talent of the Songbird developer community.). It’s happily notifying Growl when new songs play.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2009

There was a show-and-tell session for nonprofit websites (which I didn’t make it to). There were lots of great talks, and the videos are up ! Tags: opensource Open Source drupalcon Nonprofit Tech Web Tools CMS nptech drupal. It was a great time, and I’m really happy I went.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

ProjectRSS for describing projects (part of the Open Philanthropy effort) – I've recently come across this project from John Brennan (@worldlyjohn on Twitter) and am interested in what you all think about it! "Open "Open source software exists in the computer industry.

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See3

MAY 4, 2009

We’re back from 3 full days of the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference , and energized by meeting people doing such good work all around the world. You Made a Video, No What? Michael Hoffman, See3 CEO, talked about redefining “viral&# , hosting options, and distributing your video content online. New Video Platform.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

DonorsChoose: open source philanthropy from JD Lasica on Vimeo. W hen you think of organizations and nonprofits that have made effective use of Web 2.0 Watch, embed or download the 6-minute video on Vimeo. Watch the video in H.264 Social Media Challenge is a leading example of micro-giving. 264 on Ourmedia.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. I left that session knowing exactly the direction I wanted to take Social Actions.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2016

An Open Book. One of the most laudable attributes of WordPress is that it’s an open-source CMS: there’s an entire community of users backing it up and creating thousands of plug-ins—beyond the basics that come with the starter version of the platform—that make it faster, prettier and more efficient. Money Talks.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Nonprofit leaders, impact investors, and philanthropists from all over the world gathered in San Francisco's Fort Mason Center this week for SOCAP12. Heroic Stories Capture Nonprofit Audiences. Essentially, nonprofits' messaging should focus on how its services or mission can empower its audience to impact the world.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits June 11, 2008 The Tides Foundation is accepting applications for the 2008 Antonio Pizzigati prize , a $10,000 annual award for outstanding contributions to software in the public interest.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He publishes how-to articles on NTEN, TechSoup Canada , and the surprising Nonprofit MarCommunity site. He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The winner will be announced at the next Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in April 2012. About the Prize. Past Winners.

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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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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. To encourage library patrons to continue making content, Escondido Public Library trains library patrons using mostly free and open source software. Why Tell Stories with Video?

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 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. Some big news this week as President Obama further commits to opening up government data by signing an Executive Order. Nonprofit Data.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees represented big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many social good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why sometimes eating your own dogfood makes you want to throw up! 2 trackbacks } Frustrations » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 03.09.08 But Nooooooooo. No happiness for me.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. For many start ups and even nonprofit groups doing something truly innovative, they totally blow it the first time around.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He publishes how-to articles on NTEN, TechSoup Canada , and the surprising Nonprofit MarCommunity site. He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

The Internet has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to online nonprofit tech education. If you want to keep your nonprofit tech skills sharp join your neighborhood group. San Francisco, CA: Open Source Tech Can Improve Your City & Your Nonprofit, & A Conversation w/ SAP. You betcha!

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

Last week, the UK-based nonprofit Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the latest version of their popular Raspberry Pi computer. It includes a CPU, graphics processor, RAM, USB port (multiple ports in later models), audio and video ports, and an Ethernet port (later models only), and runs a Linux-based operating system. Power source.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Instead, interactive tools, customization, and smart strategy allow nonprofits to go far beyond this to involve supporters in meaningful actions online that accomplish their mission. Built as an open-source Drupal tool, the website attempts to learn what visitors want from the TCWS site and deliver related content over time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first post in a year-long blog and webinar series called 101 Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Below are 10 website design best practices specifically for the nonprofit sector.

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