Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Links April 6, 2007 There has been a little bit of blogging and the like at NTC – although it was certainly hindered yesterday, when the internet was down for most of the day.

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APRIL 9, 2009

Always comes right around NTC. This year, it’s before NTC, on Saturday, April 25. It’s a day dedicated to conversation and community around nonprofits and open source software. There’s some great stuff on the Agenda , like: Introduction to Free and Open Source Software. and Drupal.

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MARCH 23, 2011

I’ve not had any experience with Springboard, but it’s important to understand that it is not open source, and is only maintained by one shop. Right now, there is an alpha release for Drupal 6, which is alpha in that very humble open source sense – it’s being used in quite a number of production sites.

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MARCH 20, 2015

Drupal Day is so much more than a pre-conference event at NTC; it is an opportunity for community to come together, learn, and explore. drupal Drupal Day Leadership Open Source tech management IT Staff' Stephanie Gutowski. Community Engagement Organizer. ThinkShout.

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MAY 24, 2010

A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on open government data. The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. I've kind of become an open-data geek in the past few months, largely thanks to NetSquared's unconference at NTC.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2010

On Friday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10 attendees at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) will have the opportunity to participate in the member lounge hosted by TechSoup Global by either unwinding with snacks and WiFi, or by getting wound-up with exciting activities designed to inspire and connect.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

There are some fabulous sessions proposed for the 2009 NTC , running the whole gamut of nonprofit technology, from planning to Web 2.0, open source, etc. Vote for them , especially the one I’m helping out with (David Geilhufe is the spearhead) on open source CRM. It’s going to be interesting.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

TechSoup will be ALL OVER NTC this year. Here are seven ways you can get connected at NTC. We are thrilled to have so many partners with us at NTC and look forward to introducing you to them in the exhibit hall and throughout the conference! Connect with Tech Training (and Techies!) And we can't wait to see you there!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The topic was bullet journaling and the table host was nonprofit tech colleague Ma’ayan Alexander. When preparing for Nonprofit Technology Conference , my weekly motto was “be present” – reminding me to focus on what happens now and who I’m talking to now, reduce my social media time, and enjoy this present of participating in NTC.

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APRIL 15, 2007

April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla. I hadn’t had experience with either Plone or Joomla, but in talking to folks both at NTC and Penguin Day about Joomla, I got intrigued.

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APRIL 10, 2012

12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions. 12NTC: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change from Ariel Gilbert-Knight. If you attended NTC, what were the highlights? Purchase Recordings from Online NTC.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 29, 2007

My goal was to bring them to the Linux geek out at NTC , and have people play with Linux installs on them. We’ll see… Anyway, if you’ll be at NTC, come by and see where I got to. But, I realized that I had somewhat of a challenge on my hands. Linux is supposed to be easy to install and use. at 5:33 am Which Ubuntu?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

I joined back in the day when it had just taken over the gathering that had been called the “Circuit Rider Roundup&# and became NTC. I’ve been connected in one way or another to NTEN for quite a long while. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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JULY 16, 2015

Three Affordable Solutions: Use Open Data and Open Source Data Science to Reach Your Goals — Submitted by Steve Nagoski, senior data scientist at TechSoup. You can read more in the Voting FAQs. Said bells are figurative, not literal.

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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

JUNE 11, 2007

I realize that we’ve been having this conversation ever since NTC used to be called the "Circuit Rider Roundup." " Its not that there is a lack of technology vendors and support. I don’t have too many answers today, but living inside the questions for a while is always a good start. {

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MAY 16, 2014

He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference. He is co-founder of Roo.io , a handy tool to record phone interviews on mobile devices. The Big Surprise.

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APRIL 9, 2010

I caught Brian Rowe 's Sharing Content, Terms of Service, and Copyright Best Practices session today at this year's NTC, which was a great primer for understanding Creative Commons licensing and included information on the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) and several other topics. He also talks about his Utilikilt. Tools Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Allen Benamer of the Nonprofit Tech Blog says " Support Idealware !" Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on. Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe. NTC 2007 Pipe.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2007

But why not add another channel to the back channel happenings, for instance, at NTC ? Those windows are already open, and I use them everyday. IRC has always seemed to me to be one of the best ways to do that, but IRC is, well, passé these days, it seems. Sounds like a reasonable idea. First off, it doesn’t fit into my workflow.

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OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. The Non-Profit Tech Blog drills down deeper on the limitations and suggests waiting before adopting. NTEN's Call for NTC Sessions - Deadline October 24th.

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APRIL 10, 2009

After Idealware 's latest report reviewing Open Source CMS tools , there were, as might be expected, a few dust-ups in the open source developers and users communities, which includes NTEN members like David Geilhufe. He's the co-organizer of the Austin 501 Tech Club and a presenter at the upcoming NTC.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is the founder of Txtocracy.com , an open-source project that aims to increase voter turnout via text messages. He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference. He is co-founder of Roo.io , a handy tool to record phone interviews on mobile devices. The Big Surprise.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. Find more ways to follow virtually from NTC-Live. Find more ways to follow virtually from NTC-Live. Net Tuesday & 501 Tech Club Affinity Group Meeting.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

I know that’s one more thing in a long list of considerations (and it’s generally more important to think about for the CRM – the CMS, if it is modern, and especially if it is open source, will provide few barriers to integration.) To some extent it also depends on how open the CMS is with regard to extensibility.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Back from the NTC hiatus of these weekly round-ups, I figure it's only fitting to start out with the round-up of all the online notes and media the NTEN community generated around and after the 2010 conference. Rock on open data and mapping! Members are in bold. Scariest part? It's a true story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

I'll get a chance to see Miles again at this year's NTC Conference and some lucky local nonprofit in DC will have Miles as a volunteer for the NTC Day of Service ! Do you think Open Source is like fair trade coffee ? I saw that you just signed up for the NTC Day of Service (bless you). tools I used here 4.

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MAY 28, 2010

There's always great discussion and debate about nonprofit tech topics here, along with some really helpful resource sharing. > DC 501 Tech Club. We also ask about your thoughts on Facebook privacy policies, and where we should hold our 2013 NTC, so it's not all fun and games, people!) > NTEN Members LinkedIn Group.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Flickr Commons Project: Smithsonian Institution I've been neglecting my Member News roundups, but it's not because I don't care -- it's a combination of you guys all being super active and NTEN being consumed by NTC prep. The $10,000 prize winner will be announced at the NTC ! The winner will be announced at the NTC !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Michelle most recently published a white paper in collaboration with NTEN called " Let's Talk: How Open APIs Can Change How Nonprofits Manage Data " It is a topic of critical importance in the nonprofit tech space. She is also the coordinator for NOSI - Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. The paper is a must read.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

We will be launching the full version of the site in March at NTC, at a hackathon we are co-producing with Code for America. The NT100 will form the basis for a growing online resource for social enterprises called “The Social Tech Guide." ” The World Bank blog reports that it has launched an open data website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

NTC will take place in New Orleans March 19-21. Michelle Murrain is doing a post about 100 free and open source software tools. By my calculations, she have almost completed the series before the NTC in March. NTEN's monthly roundup of tech resources called " Things We Like " (and I'll add to "fondle.")

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

It notes, "Maybe the answer is an intermediary b/w tech and design volunteers and the non-profits they???re the skills identified in this workshop or sessions at the upcoming NTC designed to look at change issues that technology surfaces from the viewpoint of executive directors or IT staff might help. re working with???something

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Just tech savvy people? Johanna, Michelle Murrain , Matt Koltermann , David Geilhufe and others will be joining me for a panel session at NTC on this topic so come check it out and get your questions about Drupal building and support answered. Tip 4: Assess the site’s daily workflow. Who will need to post, edit, and organize content?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 April 8, 2007 As I write this, I’m hurtling through small towns and big cities on the train home. This was in the solidly web 1.0

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2015

At this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), Maite Arce, executive director of HAF, and Osvaldo Gomez, technology director at Upleaf , shared how they combined technology with grassroots outreach to help Spanish-speaking immigrants across the country. The Four Tech Tools HAF and Upleaf Used to Reach Rural Communities.

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