sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing. How does this make any sense, and why don’t we acknowledge that we, too, are testing hypotheses, and we need the skills, resources, and flexibility to test them?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance guide on the subject explains that you have an option to choose between open-source and paid courses. While open-source can be tempting due to the inexpensive price, they often only offer a limited amount of information before requiring payment or they simply lack high-quality content.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2009

About Us | Overview | UX Test Kitchen - "The UX Test Kitchen is a nonprofit interactive agency providing free website and media development to other nonprofits. These are some links I wanted to share from March 18th. Find me on Delicious for more! Our staff comes from various companies - such as Razorfish, Time Inc.,

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

But the import tool needs to be well-tested. For Open Source and custom databases, you can usually get directly to the database if needed. This situation usually occurs after you’ve completed the data map from the old to new CRM database, and initial testing is underway. the fundraising team?

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Forum One

MAY 12, 2011

At a time when open source technology is exploding in the government sector, it is with great pleasure that we announce the official launch of the ictQATAR web redesign ! The site debuted in early April after a global effort between ictQATAR communications staff and the Forum One team. read more.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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. I also LOVE designing solutions and being a part of the creative process, especially with an experienced and passionate team.”. Sharlene Brown.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

Mobilisation Lab: Started by the digital strategy team at Greenpeace International, the Digital Mobilisation Lab is comprised of a growing global network of staff and volunteers dedicated to people-powered campaigning. They share best practices in online campaigning as well as concrete data and analysis from their A/B testing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

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 August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

In what is known as the “ braille provision ,” the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates that the teams who help write educational plans for students with disabilities presume that all blind and visually impaired children should be taught Braille unless it is determined to be inappropriate. Accordingly, U.S.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations. 1 USB Hub.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations. 1 USB Hub.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2007

Susie Halksworth started to write a blog when she was made responsible for implementing the Advice For Life FOSS project, testing free and open source software for the VCS. Yes, I can categorically say that every bit of open source software on an AFL computer is directly attributable to Chris and his Vision.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

A well-designed website doesn't require a large budget and a professional design team. Connecting Up held webinars on two open-source content management systems: Introducing the Joomla CMS and Introducing the Drupal CMS. Check out this thread in in the TechSoup forum on testing websites across multiple devices.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Team up with local news. Set up your trivia night at your facility or a local bar/restaurant and charge a small entrance fee or team registration fee. Here are some ways you keep your supporters engaged during the event: Offer a prize or a registration fee donation match for the team that gets the most questions right.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We now have a free, open source reading app for you called Go Read. Our team also made a dramatic investment in teacher training efforts, by not only providing several webinars each month, but also delivering our hands-on professional development workshops nationwide. Have an Android device?

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s It is intended to do all of this in an open, collaborative manner which will engage and support the work of numerous researchers, grad students, government policy wonks and others. Global Energy Observatory ? We think GEO should be funded because: it?s

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s It is intended to do all of this in an open, collaborative manner which will engage and support the work of numerous researchers, grad students, government policy wonks and others. Global Energy Observatory ? We think GEO should be funded because: it?s

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

For Jamie McDonald and her team at GiveCorps, it took a willingness to fail. With this in mind, Jamie and her team decided to do something greater for their clients and for themselves as givers, so they set their sights on building a campaign that would be meaningful for their entire city, Baltimore. Testing your tolerance is critical.

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Neon CRM

MAY 24, 2023

CiviCRM This is a free open-source solution for associations that helps with contact management, outreach, and event management. CiviCRM This is a free open-source solution for associations that helps with contact management, outreach, and event management.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Nonprofit tech projects have trouble getting off the ground because they rarely have the consistent funding needed to make the project the full time focus of an experienced developer team. Only technology companies (with some exceptions in the open-source world) do that well. It costs millions to build a tech platform.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover how to create a donor data migration strategy with deep dives into data mapping, data cleaning, and testing. Form a migration team: Form a dedicated migration team involving fundraising professionals and data management specialists with clearly defined roles and responsibilities. Sound exciting?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2017

If none of those are enough, Qgiv offers an Impact team that’s perfect for high-volume organizations. More expensive plans like Growing Business or Pro Marketer are listed at $10 and $199 a month, respectively, and include features like unlimited sending, predicted demographics, comparative reports, and multivariate testing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

Battle Non Profit submitted by Beth Kanter Using just one special ingredient (a small in-need non profit), three web teams will meet in the heat of Austin to craft an exceptional meal, featuring a tasty new homepage design, a well-seasoned fundraising email and a perfectly balanced social networking plan. THIS is Iron Chef ??? With snacks!

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Thanks to the Internet, open data efforts, and open source software projects, a variety of free and low-cost tools are now available that allow NPO/community group staff to dive into mapping. Only one team can prevail – who will it be? You be the judge, NTC!

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2005

During the walkthru of the new credit card features for this YMCA, the team realized staff members now need to ask for the card number again when a member requests a refund. If the risk is high, careful testing is worth the time it takes - if the risk is low, you might be costing yourself money by spending days testing it.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

These might include knowledge or skills tests, observations notes, evaluation forms, even anecdotal reports collected after a presentation, workshop, training session, meeting or other communications event. Im Rebecca Leaman, and its my pleasure to join the Wild Apricot blog team in exploring how to use the internet and web 2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 11, 2014

We are exploring this in Benetech Labs , where, together with our partners, we examine the viability of new software-for-good projects, prototype, and test new applications with the potential to deliver large-scale benefits to society. How can one app address the requirements of multiple social enterprises?

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Your team, subject matter experts (SMEs), and eLearning consultants work together to author content for your courses. Let’s begin with an overview of course authoring software before diving into the tools your team can access. The type of authoring environment that will benefit your team’s process. Adobe Captivate.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Open-Source Tools. Open Data Kit helps you collect and manage data through a mobile app that works offline. Open Function is an automated data integration tool that connects anything to anything (think Internet of things sensors connected to water pumps in mines). Accounting. It's good for smaller groups of people.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Here are the 9 disciplined practices we follow: 1) VisionLink uses open source and otherwise standard-based software at all levels of our server environment. 5) We test our failure recovery procedures. The technical team knows the operational parameters of just about everything--all the time.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

We've been developing Miradi for three years together with the Conservation Measures Partnership (which includes groups like The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund), and began beta testing the software in 2007. We planned a typical beta test size of ten to twenty users, but had over 450 beta testers in more than 65 countries!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 14, 2022

Leverage A/B testing. Leverage A/B testing. A/B testing is a valuable website planning and development strategy that can help you optimize your visuals. With thorough testing, you can be more certain that you’re only moving forward with the most effective strategies. Reflect diversity. Set quality standards.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Brush up on some photography best practices , such as following the rule of thirds and testing out unique perspectives. She enjoys helping clients identify their problems, and then empowering the Kanopi team to execute great solutions. Anne is an advocate for open source and co-organizes the Bay Area Drupal Camp.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Twitter has been experimenting with secret algorithms too and testing to see if popular content should be filtered to the top of users Twitter feeds. It’s still in beta and run by a small team so it’s glitchy and the UX needs improvement. Many nonprofits simply can’t afford to do this. This is to be expected.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

, which of course introduces a host of risks into the project, and leaves little room for testing and adjustments (more on that later). Regardless an unrealistic burden was placed on the development team. This leaves no “wiggle room” for addressing issues identified in testing or other adjustments to plan.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 7, 2013

It was so gratifying to see firsthand how Martus , a free and open-source software tool developed by Benetech, is empowering people to be the change they wish to see. Our Martus team has worked closely with ND-Burma over the past eight years, strengthening the capacity of member groups and of the coalition as a whole.

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