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. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

These insights were gleaned from over 3,500 respondents to a survey sent out by Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge. Open Source Software Takes Over #1 Spot for House Social Networks. I’m sure you’ll find all twelve insights interesting on some level. House Social Network Use Holds Steady at 13%.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

Unique about that report was that we also asked survey participants to grade their data ecosystems , which is what we call that network of tools organizations use to carry out their work. We re-visted this topic this summer for the 2011 Nonprofit Data Ecosystems survey, and are happy to release the report today (free for NTEN members). >

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2009

If there's one thing I've learned in my 6+ years at NTEN, it's that people love to hate their web sites. Perhaps that's why there are so many choices when it comes to CMS (oodles of which are rated in our CMS satisfaction survey ). Tags: OSS NPTech NTEN laura quinn websites foss content management CMS 09NTC.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In 2008, NTEN began asking the community to tell us what they thought of the tools they use. We conducted vendor satisfaction surveys for the Constituent Relationship Management , Content Management Systems , and the Donor Management Systems nonprofits use. Of course, life is rarely that simple.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

Unique about that report was that we also asked survey participants to grade their data ecosystems , which is what we call that network of tools organizations use to carry out their work. We re-visted this topic this summer for the 2011 Nonprofit Data Ecosystems survey, and are happy to release the report today (free for NTEN members). >

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

' Open Source Is Dead! Long Live Open Source! NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network – "That's right, I said it. What I mean is that open source, as we knew it, is dead. Promise to read the rest of this before you send me hate mail, though.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Earlier this week, I wrote a post on about the NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. The whole point of the post was to crow about how positive the open source results were. No concrete conclusions can be drawn about overall use of or satisfaction with CRM tools from this survey. December 14, 2007 I feel misunderstood.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2008

April 23, 2008 NTEN is doing some great work getting information about the use of different kinds of tools in the sector, and how people are using them. They are doing a CMS satisfaction survey, and the more info that they get, the better. and how they like them. So go rate your CMS ! { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

As a 10,000 footer, NTEN’s new Donor Management System Survey is of keen interest. Many of the CRMs also show up here, although there are quite a number of packages that did not show up in the earlier survey. 18% of users surveyed use that one, which also accounted for 35.5% of use in very large organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

As a 10,000 footer, NTEN’s new Donor Management System Survey is of keen interest. Many of the CRMs also show up here, although there are quite a number of packages that did not show up in the earlier survey. 18% of users surveyed use that one, which also accounted for 35.5% of use in very large organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

"OpenMRS® is a community-developed, open-source, enterprise electronic medical record system framework. " Nonprofit Social Network Survey | Common Knowledge - "Learn how commercial social networks and house social networks fit into your nonprofit's online ecosystem.

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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. In 2020, tech nonprofit NTEN announced that they were pulling their advertising from Facebook due to its data-collection and content-moderation policies.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

NTEN is trying to get a handle on all of this, and find out what people use, and how much they like what they use. Fill out the survey. { Fill out the survey. { Fill out the survey. { It’s such an interesting space, and there are some really intriguing things happening with software in that space. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

And if you need a little inspiration, then look no further than your fellow NTEN community members, some of whom have recently received recognition for their work. In 2012, our friends at Idealist.org surveyed over 1,000 U.S.-based Their consulting services focus on cloud-based technology solutions serving nearly 500 organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2007

at 7:21 pm What did you get out of this survey? [poll=2] { 1 trackback } Roundup for November 2007 « Nonprofit Blog Exchange 07.09.10 at 12:09 pm { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 11.10.07 2 admin 11.10.07 at 9:00 pm Well, for one thing, I should have used mutually exclusive questions instead of checkboxes.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 07.11.08 at 6:06 am Michelle, I love this! Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 15, 2007

Nancy Schwartz, of Getting Attention tells us how best to get people to fill out surveys. Kivi, of Nonprofit Communications tells us why organizations should pay attention to how we want to be listed. It makes sense that can make a difference in how people respond to appeals. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Soon, we’ll be updating the primer , releasing a report on our survey, starting a training and consulting program, doing a webinar series … phew! I’m spending about 1/2 of my time being Coordinator of NOSI. As you’ve probably seen, we’ve been pretty busy lately. Lots happening! Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

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. For more nonprofit- and library-specific apps, also see: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change from the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Another is surveys. The nonprofit Feedback Labs maintains that mobile phone surveys are 100 times cheaper and much, much times faster than conventional online surveys. Amy Sample Ward, NTEN's fearless leader, has a different view. The NPR story on mobile recruiting is a good place to find out about this new trend.

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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. Generation.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

Grab a free printed copy of our Open Source Content Management report, our most popular articles, or more. Isovera Visit Isovera at Booth 51 and grab a handy "Got Open Source?" HighRoad Solution $100 American Express Gift Certificate and $500 of Free Services From HighRoad Solution. Idealware Article, reports, oh my!

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NTEN

JUNE 15, 2009

I love that it's open source, open API, and all kinds of other open. Maybe they aren't AS open as All for Good, but wouldn't working with the existing sites to make them more open have been more productive? The All for Good effort doesn't seem to live up to that standard. That's great. Commendable even.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Tagged with a footnote Marnie Webb notes "What do you think of the survey O'Reilly points to? According to the NTEN Blog , Blackbaud , a provider of services designed for nonprofits, has launched Blackbaud Labs , a sandbox for projects in the pipeline. How will these trends impact nptech? Marnie Webb also points to this post.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

According to a recent survey by Isovera , “Of all respondents, 51% reported separating ties with at least one Drupal vendor before the project was complete.” Remember, although you want to make the wisest decision possible, you do not have to stay married to your decision.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 29, 2008

May 29, 2008 NTEN just released their CMS satisfaction survey. Wordpress (which was not originally in the survey, they parsed this data out from the “other&# category) was at 2%. All of the free and open source options did quite well in terms of Quality, Usability, and Value. Ok sorry for evangelizing.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

open source. Dear Association Leader. Debora Elizabeth Finn. Have Fun â?¢ High Context. Michael Steins NON-PROFIT TECHNOLOGY BLOG. Mission-Based Management. Net Squared from Techsoup. Nicks Book Blog. Non-Profit Tech Blog. Non-Profit Web Design Blog. Principled Innovation LLC. Random Thoughts on Life and Work. Non-profit technology.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

novices are heading to Minneapolis later this week for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), hosted by our friends at NTEN. something together with a variety of open source tools? Based on TechSoup Global's survey of more than 10,000. our survey, including: who is using the cloud (or thinking about using.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Content management systems (CMS) have transformed standard expectations -- about posting news and updates without web design skills, managing donors and other constituents, opening up sections of your site to your community, tracking results, and more. Tags: CMS Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning steve backman Web Sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Holly Ross at NTEN writes about a new ring tone, " Why don't you just shut up? Blogging Jo Le asked a question on the progressives exchange list serv about how to reach out to bloggers with teh results of a survey that found that small businesses, traditionally a Republican stronghold, favor Clinton in '08.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

My TechSoup Global colleague in Warsaw, Anka Kuliberda, reports that the biggest nonprofit tech story in Europe this past year were the anti-ACTA riots in several countries and also the Open Knowledge Festival. An example of this is the superb open-source freeware database developed by Benetech. The Cloud in 2013. called Martus.

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