Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. Tagged with a footnote Marnie Webb notes "What do you think of the survey O'Reilly points to? How will these trends impact nptech? Global NpTech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

NpTech Talk. NpTech Software. Travis August tags this announcement from TechSmith, makers of SnagIt and Camtasia, about Mac development. I so need a better system. Most of the links identified have flowed through the NpTech Tag stream but nice to revisit them! Ruby Sinreich's Advocacy 2.0 Social Web.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

A donor management system is sometimes called a fundraising system or a donor database. There are a huge number of systems available, ranging from the basic to those that offer all sorts of additional features and functionality. The system is based around a central constituent record, with a configurable “interactions portal.”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 11, 2009

All of us implement, or have used, one or both of the systems. But each of us has expertise in only one of the systems.(I’m Tags: CRM salesforce Nonprofit Tech nptech civicrm. This morning, I looked at both Salesforce.com, with the second nonprofit template, and CiviCRM with a small group of colleagues.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2009

I’ve been a very long time cell phone user (had one since 1998), but I haven’t been involved in implementing a mobile system for an organization, so I had a lot to learn. So how do you get SMS data into a database system like CiviCRM? You need an SMS gateway, and systems such as RapidSMS to gather data.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 16, 2010

Anyway, if you’re looking for a great social network management system that won’t get pulled out from under you, try Elgg. nptech opensource socialmedia. Tags: Technology Zen Web2.0 I don’t know how charitable this will make them be. And even if they do, there is no guarantee that Ning will even survive.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2009

We found, and have chosen to use Redmine for our project management/ticketing system. You can think of it as a multi-project version of Trac , which is a fabulous ticketing/wiki system that we were initially going to go with. Like Basecamp, Redmine has document storage and messaging systems.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2009

We found, and have chosen to use Redmine for our project management/ticketing system. You can think of it as a multi-project version of Trac , which is a fabulous ticketing/wiki system that we were initially going to go with. Like Basecamp, Redmine has document storage and messaging systems.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 19, 2009

When a friend mentioned the online system his employer has started using to schedule shift work, my first thought was how useful a similar tool could be for non-profit volunteer coordinators. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Volunteers Staffing Non-profit Communications software. read more ).

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2009

Thanks to our fab partners, Idealware, we're releasing the Consumer's Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems. > The Consumers Guide provides you the unbiased comparative information you need to narrow down your choices in a fundraising system. Tags: CRM Fundraising idealware NPTech. Get the report!

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

A well-designed performance management system will, in other words, help an organization become more effective at serving people and at raising money in an increasingly competitive market. Data systems have come a long way from unwieldy Excel spreadsheets and calculators. Designing A Successful Performance Management System.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2005

Future of Tagging ??? He was pleased again to hear about the nptech, too. You get more out of the system when the motivation is selfish. You might tag it with ???read_later,??? so those tags work well for you, but not necessarily the social system. Exactly, think of tags as votes. What irks you????

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 30, 2010

If you’re facing the prospect of choosing a donor database system for your organization, drop by the Meeting Archives at TechSoup.org to check out this recent addition: Finding the Perfect Donor Database in an Imperfect World. Tags: Non-profit technology Usability Fundraising nptech database Donor management webinar software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 1, 2009

As you know, I have built a long-time expertise in open source software and web applications, particularly Content Management Systems (CMS) and online database systems, including CRM. Tags: CMS CRM Consulting Database technology Nonprofit Tech civcrm drupal nptech salesforce. And you can follow us on twitter.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 9, 2009

Making sense of Free and Open Source Content Management Systems. Tags: Nonprofit Tech Open Source nptech ntc09 opensource penguinday09. There’s some great stuff on the Agenda , like: Introduction to Free and Open Source Software. Fundraising with all free software. Introduction to Blogging with Wordpress. and Drupal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2006

Particularly the tagging discussion which included an action learning exercise as well as lot of sharing of resources and information about tagging. What I liked about the experience was the combination of people who were somewhat new to tagging and others who have been doing it for a while. In your my del.icio.us

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

NpTech Community. as an excellent example of systems thinking that needed in the nonprofit techspace. " Everyone Has Their 15 Minutes of Fame gokubi.com blog writes about Faceted Celebrity in the NpTech space. Someone tagged the NGO-in-a-Box with nptech just today. Where's the conference tag?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 3, 2009

You have a requirement that data be entered into the system in one particular way, probably because that’s the way you’ve always done it. Tags: Consulting Development Technology Zen nptech Software. Why do we need this feature? Why will this report be important?

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content. Nptech resources can be found on delicious , flickr , slideshare , and Twitter. Peter Campbell leveraged RSS to pull the tagged items into nptech. The tag points to individual resources, but is that knowledge? rating items.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Tough Talk About Tagging - Chronicle.com: "A few years ago, it seemed as if everyone was talking about folksonomies — Web projects that let users “tag” items with keywords and create their own collaborative categorization systems. Sites like Flickr (which lets users post and tag images) and del.icio.us (which does the same.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 17, 2010

The idea is to take advantage of a PDF’s ability to retain a consistent appearance across different computer systems: to simplify the job of the newsletter editor, who must put together a lot of different reports submitted by the various committee chairs; to enable readers to share the newsletter easily, regardless of.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Often, in a small organization, the job falls to the most enthusiastic person — or to the Gen Yer on staff (on the theory that “that generation knows all about this web stuff”) — but wouldn’t it be nice if there were some convenient scoring system to help you pick the right person? read more ).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 20, 2009

It has to do with the fact that many, many nonprofit websites and web applications are built using MySQL, the most popular open source database management system. Tags: Open Source Software Technology Zen database mysql nptech oracle sun.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

The proprietary consolidation of the CRM/Donation management system space continues apace. Tags: opensource CRM Technology Zen Nonprofit Tech Linux CMS nptech. 4) Blackbaud Buys Kintera. 5) The Search for Good Web Conferencing. An exploration of options with my own particular requirements in mind. Wow, this post is from 2006.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Many organizations use Gmail to manage their email, because its generous storage space, ability to use your own domain , and system of tags and filters make it easy to organize email communications. Tags: Gmail General non-profit interest Google Non-profit technology Web 2.0 read more ). read more ).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

We've implemented pretty much the same system as last year, where you give proposals 1 to 5 stars, but now you can vote for 25 sessions per page, so -- assuming our server doesn't give out under the load -- you can get through the entire process with far fewer clicks. Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN. > Vote Now!

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 25, 2009

It replaces up to seven systems with an all-in-one solution at a very affordable price (no setup cost; full version costs.( Tags: Wild Apricot nptech. Wild Apricot software is used by thousands of small non-profits: professional and business associations, clubs, charities, activist groups and community organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

Blood and Milk » Blog Archive » Ushahidi, Twitter, and the future of foreign aid – Alanna's post is a great example of the power of networks, social media, and open systems. As she notes, her example has luck but it is an example of a growing model of a changing world. What do you think? Great slides.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The system is the same as last year, with a few refinements, including more social media sharing options. Tags: 11ntc NPTech NTEN. It took me about 90 minutes to vote on every session. There are 25 proposals on each page. Rate each session from 1 (low) to 5 stars. Voting will be open through September 30th.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

It replaces up to seven disparate systems with all-in-one solution: Website hosting with built-in tools for.( Tags: Wild Apricot nptech. Wild Apricot all-in-one software is used by thousands of small non-profits: professional and business associations, clubs, charities, churches, activist groups and local communities.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Revamped with a members-only login system to ensure its users’ privacy, the website took off — and soon grew into a full-fledged multi-purpose community.( Tags: Associations Membership management websites membership online community case studies nptech. read more ).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are cool. Nonprofits have been getting in on the action, too, from the Ushahidi project in Kenya to Movesmart.org's neighborhood search system in Chicago. Problem is, the really powerful systems have long carried a price out of the reach of most nonprofits.

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AFP Blog

MAY 19, 2008

One Laptop, two systems - The Boston Globe: "THE GOAL of the nonprofit One Laptop per Child project has always been exciting: build a cheap, sturdy laptop and give it to poor children in developing countries to improve their educations.". Tags: NPtech NPOLPC.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 3, 2009

And there is a new menu system, which will make things a lot easier. Tags: CRM Nonprofit Tech civicrm nptech opensource. (I’ll be installing CiviCRM from svn in the next week, and I’ll probably blog more as 2.3 develops.). There are some really nice usability improvements coming up in 2.3

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 1, 2012

The support and friendship that I've felt in the past month from the #nptech and Salesforce communities I cherish has filled my heart in ways I can never adequately describe and will take years to feel that I've paid back. Integrate with websites and other systems? Tagged: Blackbaud , Common Ground , platform , Salesforce.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold. Scariest part?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Flickr Photo by Happysmurfday Over the past couple of years, we've released reports on Donor Management Software , Content Management Systems , and CRMs. So, we'd like to take a look how your systems work together (if they do at all) with our first Data Ecosystem Survey. Content Management Systems. > Managing Volunteers.

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