Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

"The mobile tools to solve social problems are already out there." session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. Why Open Source? Open source is not just about software distribution. " Other Open-Source Mobile Tools. What the Mobile Revolution Means. Broadcast SMS.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! I haven’t spend enough time with Plone to really get a feel for it. It will probably take you less time than a generic HTML site will. {

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

By: Cori O’Brien, Senior Manager, Open Source Commons. Each year, we celebrate Pro Bono Week: a time to recognize professionals around the world who volunteer their skills for causes they care about. Here are three ways nonprofit and education professionals give their time and talent through Open Source Commons: 1.

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

With Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) services, you can upgrade video streaming technology simply and effortlessly. . RTMP, which stands for Real-Time Messaging Protocol , is a type of video encoding that makes live streaming possible. What is RTMP? Once a connection is established, then the stream will start. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. To do so, we definitely need your help.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Caltech feeds an intense curiosity, a burning desire to understand, to grapple with hard problems and to own them! The thrill of solving problems, of figuring something out, and bringing that understanding into the service of humanity. To the greatest extent possible, be open.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

As such, when it comes time to create or grow an online community, tools that allow for and encourage communication and interaction are vital. Once a community has determined its needs, however, utilizing open source software presents a more rapid, sustainable path to implementation. Open source is a community-driven effort.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. We addressed these problems through data investigations and corrections, and enhancements to how we sample data. What can bias look like in the data?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2022

Complex Problems Aren’t Solved in a Vacuum. While many organizations are working on the problem, no one individual, government agency, nonprofit, or school can solve it on their own. Submit an Idea. To address these challenges, the connection between technology and community is critical.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology See a problem? I think the time has come to think differently. Let’s stop for a while throwing new websites at problems, and think more deeply about why those problems exist.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 28, 2015

And in recent years, CMSs have been divided into two main categories—the “Open Source” and “Proprietary: systems—because, as is so true on the Internet of today, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. And indeed, the distinctions between the two platforms are important to know before embarking on a website design initiative.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. We all know that hunger is a complex and growing problem. Why Food Insecurity in the U.S.? Elizabeth Whamond. Emilio Tavarez.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Over the weekend, the New York Times ran an article about education programs in Second Life. Next week, while in the UK and on a laptop that won't support the Second Life client (there are access problems), the Berkman Center will present a highlight of this course - a virtual trial ! I learned a lot. The event took place today.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As we observe the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on December 2nd, it’s important to remember that modern slavery is a complex problem that takes many forms. But what could our anti-trafficking response look like in five years’ time if we utilized technology to its maximum potential?

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Whole Whale

JUNE 23, 2022

If you’re sold on a microsite separate from your main website, here are some platforms that can help spin up a website: WordPress : Free open-source software that can be used for a wide range of websites, hosted solutions cost money. ” However, too much of a good thing, even microsites can become a problem.

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Kindful

AUGUST 28, 2023

About Kindful Kindful was founded with a simple idea in mind: nonprofits should be able to spend less time focused on their database and more time focused on their mission. Excellent diagnostic/troubleshooting and problem-solving skills We are looking for the following experience: Someone with leadership experience.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

But beyond the exciting new gadget and gizmos being folded in through regular updates, there are more crucial reasons to keep your programs and devices current: when an app, plugin or other program is created, it’s inevitable that there will be problems with performance, connectivity and, most importantly, with security.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Both are open-source, user-friendly, and customizable. Because of these features, WordPress websites tend to be easy to get up and running in a short time frame. Drupal is a powerful open-source CMS noted for its customizability and security features. Plus, they both have a strong user support community.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2016

And it’s for this reason that it’s a great choice: because it doesn’t appear to be disappearing any time soon—and many other platforms tend to do—you can assured that, if you build your site with it today, it will still be available in the near and indeed distant future. An Open Book. Money Talks.

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NTEN

APRIL 11, 2013

But then you get into problems of time, scale, and cost, because really, mobile needs to be thought of holistically, not in some piecemeal, “Oh, the Red Cross raised a lot of money , so we should do a mobile fundraising campaign, too” kind of way. For one thing, it’s a huge topic. Do you need to think about mobile marketing?

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Indeed, with an open-source platform like WordPress—and not to mention the thousands of plug-ins and themes available to users—it should come as no great surprise that bugs, security holes and the like are constantly being discovered and, unfortunately, exploited by nefarious hackers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The world’s problems are many, and we keep seeing opportunities for technologists to address those problems effectively. Led by Benetech’s VP of Engineering Gerardo Capiel, we will create an online space, SocialCoding4Good, where people in the tech community interested in social causes can volunteer ideas, connections, time and skills.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 6, 2022

Can you just ignore this and hope the problem solves itself: nope Yes, this is as annoying as you think it is. This is a GREAT time to move to Google Tag Manager as it will create a home for all of the different tracking codes your site has, track changes and make sure they don’t hurt site speed as much.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 20, 2006

I decided it was really time to clean-up my office the other day. This is a musing on the current state of the Gnu Public License, which governs a preponderance of open-source software projects. But first, let's talk about what open-source means for a minute. You can find it online here.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

After more than 13 years working with nonprofit and cultural institutions, like the Denver Botanic Gardens , our firm has seen that these problems are epidemic. The big problem is that most nonprofit web design projects are considered a one-time expense, instead of a long-term investment. Invest in Open Source.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

They also know first-hand the pain, money, and time that is wasted, and the impact and outcomes that are reduced or even lost when nonprofits and schools don’t get the help they need. OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. Do we recognize the signs of these problems?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

He explains, however, why despite the increased amount of data that's available, problems with measuring social progress persist. How NGOs Are Using Data Maps to Communicate Problems. She describes the CrisisCommons network of individuals and system for sharing open data to respond in times of crisis.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2008

As many of you know, I have been using OpenOffice.org , the free and open source office suite since before it was OpenOffice.org. That was a long time ago. The Apple OS has been the poor stepchild when it comes to OpenOffice.org for a long time. That would be when it was Star Office.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. I see three pillars of our real-time society emerging: 1.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 2, 2009

Blackbaud announced, just in time for AFP, their new product, called BlackbaudNow , in partnership with PayPal. It is an extremely low-end, low-cost online website/online donation package from a vendor that spends most of its time on the very high-end of the scale. The problem I have is that they hid it. It is a curious service.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

More lately, I’ve been working to focusing my advising practice on helping people implement open source software (mostly server-side) in their organizations, providing advice and training. And, for all of that time, the Macintosh has been my primary desktop. This is the 6th, and last time I will do this.

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Byte Technology

JULY 4, 2017

For those users who like to put images on their site, a bit of frustration often ensues as, by default, multiple images appear right next to each other when added at the same time. To alleviate this problem you can display thumbnails in a grid layout that improves the user experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

The idea is simple – by open sourcing her materials, she hopes to inspire more colleges to incorporate courses on philanthropy in their curriculum. At the time, I was working on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” with co-author KD Paine. I first heard Laura speak when she launched her book , Giving 2.0,

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I think of myself in these terms: I educate, facilitate, mediate, and problem-solve. I don’t implement much for them (although in a pinch, I’ll set something up, or fix a specific problem.) I myself wrote a custom CMS a long time ago that would be considered crap now, so I don’t blame them for that, but the charges???)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

July 9, 2007 So I talk a lot about both open source software, and the preciousness of one’s own data. I tout the benefits of open source software. First problem: Linux address books … suck. But the last time I tried Evolution, it was a horrible experience. Open source projects do get better.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

But what I realized was that the whole WPA thing with my laptop added to the pile of “little problems I haven’t solved yet.&# After spending close to five hours on the X windows/driver problem I vented about last week. The problems I “solved&# by offloading the functions onto the web. I gave up.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Majora Carter is on a quest to save the world one community at a time. Of course, we talked about data entry and QA testing, but also less obvious and exciting alternatives that have great potential both to revitalize the South Bronx and address the problem of the loss of American manufacturing jobs.

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