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Congressional Testimony Statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 26, 2013

On August 1, 2013, I testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on the subject “ Innovation in America: The Role of Technology.” We don’t create solutions from scratch: our innovation is adapting existing raw technology to meet the needs of the users in the social sector.

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Salesforce.org’s Winter ‘23 Release Helps Nonprofits Create Powerful Experiences With Better-Connected Data

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In this release, our open source offering, Data Lake for Nonprofits, Powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) is generally available. Check out our Release Overview PDF and Release Notes. We’re also enhancing our solutions in fundraising and program management. Interested in learning more?

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eBooks #2: So you want to e-publish? Mechanics…

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Since this is a technology blog, and not a marketing blog, I won’t talk about the details of getting an ISBN number, or getting nice looking cover art, or getting the word out, etc. I’d say you eventually want it in three different formats: PDF. PDF is easy. What are the options, and how do you go about doing it?

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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

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Nonprofit Newsletter: Free Tools to Create and Merge PDFs

Wild Apricot

JANUARY 17, 2010

One small nonprofit I work with has chosen to publish its monthly membership newsletter as a magazine-style document in Portable Document Format (PDF), rather than as an email blast. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Non-profit Communications collaboration PDF open source application software newsletters.

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Recruiting Geeks for Human Rights!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world. Interest or experience with other technologies we use, including Java, LaTeX, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, bash scripting, make, SWeave, BibTex, Weka, svn, Django, and xml processing.

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Last minute tidbits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Last minute tidbits December 20, 2007 This will be my last post of 2007 – I’m taking some days off from work and blogging, and won’t return until the beginning of the year.

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CTOs for Good: White Paper

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

CTOs for Good is a small group of chief technology officers (CTOs) at innovative nonprofits focused on scale and engagement. > Download the White Paper (PDF). Heavy, but not sole, use of open source technologies for constituent relationship and project management, among other functions.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits.

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Why I won’t be buying a Kindle

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why I won’t be buying a Kindle November 26, 2007 I think I might need a new blog category: why I won’t be buying … First Leopard, now, Kindle. But … Why am I not buying a Kindle?

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NpTech Tag: Socially Responsible Idol, Nptech Meebo Chat at PDF Conference, and Personal Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. The 21 Featured Projects will have the benefit and challenge of being reviewed by experts in technology, economic sustainability, and social impact. NetSquared Community.

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The search for good web conferencing, take 2

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

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, take 2 January 31, 2008 Back in August, I did a review of web conferencing tools, with a decidedly unusual slant – as a presenter, I had to be able to share my Linux desktop.

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The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

Martus is Benetech's free and open source software package designed for human rights activists to collect stories and data about human rights abuses. What if you could quickly and easily import data from other formats, like a Word document, PDF file or photograph? For me personally, the meeting was a rare experience.

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Using Social Media to Share Research

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

It seems like the nonprofit sector is having great success harnessing technology to rally communities and drive donations. Culturally, it’s an invitation for private foundations to become more open source. It’s downloadable as an ePub or as a PDF. Scaling Social Change Through Social Media by Guest Post Patricia Martin.

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IP Tidbits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 18, 2005

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology IP Tidbits August 18, 2005 Here are a few tidbits I’ve come across in the Intellectual Property arena in the past few days. It might indeed make vlogging a lot easier as well. issue as they see it.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. It's quite incidental that it's a green technology in that it allows people to have significant impact without needing to travel to stricken areas.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. RSS feed: We write on web technology and social media tools for non-profits - charities, associations, clubs and other organizations. Ease of use - technologies that delight you and those that frustrate you. Remember Me?

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

An easy example is green technology. pdf and a wiki with definitions of the lingo [link] Last week I gave a colleague a hard time about aspiring to “create an enabling environment” so I deserved to be surrounded by smart people who are making strides to create the infrastructure needed to drive capital to social change.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding.

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Report Back from the Do Good Data Conference 2015

NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

This same technology has the potential to be applied in interesting ways in the social sector—the example he used was using predictive analytics to help judges make decisions around setting bail and releasing people before trial. A further explanation of their approach and a PDF of the algorithm can be found here. Fascinating.

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10 Types of Fundraising Event Software for Virtual Events

Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

Download PDF. This technology can: Send outbid notifications Set maximum bids for users Allow users to build a list of “favorite items” Streamline the item checkout process Facilitate the online registration process with multi-guest capability Allow event purchases like raffle tickets Collect data for key reporting.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Mobile Marketing Watch is a blog about all things mobile technology and mobile commerce. e-Newsletter.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years. npCloud provides cloud-based technology products and services to nonprofits. e-Newsletter [see right column].

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Forum One Staff Share OpenGov Ideas

Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Too often, the raw data never gets overlooked and the public only gets access to small subsets of the scrubbed data embedded deep into PDF. DHS should partner with commercial companies and government agencies to provide a consolidated portal for citizen reporting zero day vulnerabilities in both proprietary and open source code.

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding.

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Web Tools Free Mobile

70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding.

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Web Tools Free Social Media

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding.

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Data Digest: Global Open Data Initiative, OpenData Latinoamérica, Big Data for Disaster Response

Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

She says that although using technology and open data tools can be “dangerous” in some countries, they can still be used in other spheres of government as for example BudgIT in Nigeria. Videos of presentations can be found on the PDF website. Open Source disaster recovery data big data'

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Nonprofit Technology

Congressional Testimony Statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

Salesforce.org’s Winter ‘23 Release Helps Nonprofits Create Powerful Experiences With Better-Connected Data

Webinars

Trending Sources

eBooks #2: So you want to e-publish? Mechanics…

Webinars

Nonprofit Newsletter: Free Tools to Create and Merge PDFs

Recruiting Geeks for Human Rights!

Last minute tidbits

CTOs for Good: White Paper

33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Why I won’t be buying a Kindle

NpTech Tag: Socially Responsible Idol, Nptech Meebo Chat at PDF Conference, and Personal Fundraising

The search for good web conferencing, take 2

The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

Using Social Media to Share Research

IP Tidbits

Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Report Back from the Do Good Data Conference 2015

10 Types of Fundraising Event Software for Virtual Events

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Forum One Staff Share OpenGov Ideas

85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Data Digest: Global Open Data Initiative, OpenData Latinoamérica, Big Data for Disaster Response

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