Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 4, 2008

Because of a script that scraped names and email addresses from Facebook, called Plaxo Pulse. As a result, Scoble joined the group dataportability.org , which I’ve been monitoring for a few months now. Why did Scoble get booted (he has since been reinstated)? Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

at 1:27 am From my personal experience after using both: Sitemeter scripts are slow and increase your page load time, whereas the Google Analytics script is fast! There’s so much to learn about blogging, but I am improving but slowly, very slowly. Thank you again for your help. 6 Debjit 01.01.10 Have you experienced the same?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2005

Bookmarklets are simple tools that extend the bookmarking and search capabilities of web browser software. understanding screencasting software and creative process, like vlogging, is a time sink. Here's the script. I've been researching screencasting software. Although sometimes you have to sift through a lot of crap).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

of them have open APIs (that is, they allow other software to interact with them, and grab data, or add data,) they aren’t really interoperable (see Marshall Kirkpatricks excellent post on issues regarding Yahoo and del.icio.us But some comments on the whole phenomenon. bookmarks to ma.gnolia.) Be Helpful.

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Care2

JANUARY 23, 2009

Click2Call, a new online tool that the folks at web development firm Advomatic have built on Drupal’s open-source software platform, is the latest indication that patch-through call campaigns may finally be ready for prime time. Click here to check out Health Care for America Now’s Click2Call campaign as an example.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Podcasting is formally defined as the act of distributing syndicated audio content online via RSS to listeners who use software or a hardware device to receive updates. Audacity (open source software for Windows, Linux, or Mac) and Garage Band (Mac only) are two of the most common tools podcasters use. The What and Why?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Michelle Murrain adds that she won't sign up until the content is more compelling and the social graph is open. Britt Bravo looks back on a poll from last year about recommending social networking software and points to recent spoofs about Facebook and Social Networking. You'll also need some video editing software.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2012

storytelling, translating that story into a script or production. Creating a script and production Guide. His current causes include promoting open source software, creative commons, and computer security. This includes understanding the basics of good. really make your story shine. Register now ! EFF-Austin.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Use Some (Free) Data Cleansing Tools Cleaning data is careful work that’s going to require long hours, but you can utilize data cleansing tools or software to automate the process. OpenRefine is a free, open-source tool that you can download and put to work cleaning up your data.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Unfortunately, the most recent trend, which I have experienced all too much (and I’m sure you all have too), is to simply follow a script with the person who needs support. Providers have many different ways of handling that challenge. Be Helpful.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

strictly scripted demonstrations, limited input from end-users, extensive requirements documentation neither vendor nor stakeholders can fully understand) to take note, as the selection process sets the tone and informs the quality of the rest of the project. Here’s a visualization that puts this in perspective.

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