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JULY 9, 2007

July 9, 2007 So I talk a lot about both open source software, and the preciousness of one’s own data. So, here is a real life example of someone with a measly 195 records in her contacts database. Its the client I use at work, but I have even fewer contacts than you do. It sometimes tastes yucky. 3 abenamer 07.10.07

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APRIL 21, 2008

CiviCRM has 4 basic components: CiviContribute, CiviMail, CiviMember, and CiviEvents – which allow you to track contacts, donations, members, send out email blasts, have event registration, etc. It originally came out of the idea of making moving eBase (the CRM based on Filemaker Pro) to the web.

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AUGUST 7, 2007

August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. But once you put that data out there, and you have contacts who can see it, you’ve lost control of that data – any of your contacts could make that data about you public.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m learning November 30, 2007 It’s been mostly fun so far at the Open Translation event here in Zagreb. Lots of food for thought for NOSI and the future. {

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APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Especially when they help reveal a lot of information in a visual format. All Rights Reserved

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Kintera Connect August 15, 2007 I listened in on the call with Kintera folks about their new platform, called Connect. I have become fascinated by the ways the CRM/Fundraising space is changing so rapidly.

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JANUARY 29, 2008

And, I think I also get to educate the varied vendors and developers I’ve been in contact with. I get to use my expertise in web application development, but not have to do any web application development (which feels to me a lot like having my cake and eating it too.) And, I get to be agnostic.

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MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

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APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking too soon April 15, 2007 I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since I wrote my post, a few weeks ago , saying I was done with technology consulting.

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DECEMBER 17, 2007

Experiments, snafus and stumbles December 17, 2007 I seem to have lost my head. communities, from LinkedIn to Flickr to … Amazon.com, keeps track of your contacts content. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0

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AUGUST 9, 2007

August 9, 2007 It’s been 7 weeks of using Ubuntu 7.04 (better known as Feisty Fawn) as my primary desktop. The Mozilla Foundation supposedly has been working on an integrated email/calendar/contacts system, but they are spinning off Thunderbird , and Sunbird (the calendaring app) is coming along slowly.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

She had already found my post on the Ingredients of a High Performing Advancement Services Shop , my discussion summary, Top Issues Affecting Advancement Services (which led to an article in the October 2007 issue of CASE Currents called "Going Fourth: What every fundraiser should know about advancement services" by Jennifer Salopek), and the (..)

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

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JANUARY 31, 2008

Compare to other popular products here: [link] View the software here: [link] Sing up for a free trial here on the right side of the page: [link] Have a free guided tour of the software here: [link] Fell free to contact me directly and I would be glad to go over options and details with you.

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MAY 31, 2011

Only 11% of online donors acquired in 2007 were still giving in 2010. Now that everyone is raising money online the differentiators are going to be how well a nonprofit can leverage each contact point. Online donors continue to switch channels and become offline donors.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Troubling Nonprofit Statistics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 28th, 2010 I spend a lot of time looking at metrics and benchmarks from across the nonprofit sector. That’s not the case this time. All Rights Reserved

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OCTOBER 15, 2007

October 15, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. It allows you to access 16 entities within the Kintera application, including lots of data about contacts, plus data about appointments and tasks. Kintera’s Connect has an API that can do some very important things.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Constant Contact (a SaaS provider of email delivery) uses IBM DB2. Yes, there are licensing fees, but they pale in comparison to what it would cost if we had to rely on an open source product and maintain it ourselves. Other companies in the NP space are similar. I believe eTapestry runs on a database package called Versant.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2008

Through the twin code in the book, the children in cities can find contact information of rural children on Twin Book's website and make communication through letters with rural children. The twin book project sold over 2000 fairy story books in 2007 and more than 1000 rural students benefited from it.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2010 Online Giving Trends Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on February 15th, 2011 Blackbaud released its 2010 Online Giving Report today. All Rights Reserved

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DECEMBER 6, 2009

The National Breakthrough Network, launched in 2007, is built on the straightforward premise that results are more powerful when stakeholders commit time and resources to work together. If you are a VisionLink customer and want to join, please contact us and we''ll send an application to you.'

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

I like the interface better, and the social part of the bookmarking is actually a lot better done (they have groups, as well as contacts.) Which, in the end, is why I’m choosing to switch from del.icio.us to Ma.gnolia. But some comments on the whole phenomenon.

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APRIL 10, 2008

It is made up of people who are techically-oriented, largely affluent, and largely spend inordinate amounts of time in contact with electronic devices. But right now, at this moment, twitter’s demographic is both tiny and highly nonrepresentative of the population of the world. And, wow, yeah, you can be highly successful in twitter.

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APRIL 8, 2007

April 8, 2007 As I write this, I’m hurtling through small towns and big cities on the train home. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

decrease from 2007 ($83,034), after adjusting for inflation. Average total giving to religious causes dropped in 2009 to $9,985 from $17,635 in 2007, a decrease of 43.4%. Average total giving to secular causes was also down in 2009 to $46,852 from $71,200 in 2007, a decrease of 34.2%. This is a 34.9% All Rights Reserved

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The Verge

JANUARY 5, 2022

HMD has also revived a classic Nokia design as a modern feature phone — the Nokia 2760 — a flip phone that inherits its name from the original 2007 handset. The original Nokia 2760 was released in 2007. None of these are flagships: there’s only one 5G device, and all five are set to retail for under $250.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Myths about Online Giving Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 1st, 2010 There are so many myths about online giving. Here are five that need to be busted. Older donors don’t give online Wrong. All Rights Reserved

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Just When You Thought Direct Mail Was Dead Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 10th, 2010 It’s baaack! Always Read the Fine Print It should be noted that all respondents were contacted via the Internet. All Rights Reserved

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MAY 21, 2008

In addition, we’re given an InMail account that allows us to contact people outside of our network directly. But since we began using this tool in 2007, we’ve made several hires for professional, experienced positions. Typically, we search for a specific profile and reach out to potential candidates through InMail.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for Loyal & Wealthy Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 14th, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. Sometimes that leads to very valuable insights into what’s happening.

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JULY 12, 2022

Pardot was founded in 2007, and it’s a recognizable product name—I will miss smiling when I hear a new client pronounce it “Par-dough” instead of “Par-dot.” . Want to create an Email Preference Center and sync that data to the matching Salesforce contact record? Pardot’s name has been changed to Marketing Cloud Account Engagement.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for New Donors & Online Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 23rd, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. Sometimes that leads to very valuable insights into what’s happening.

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APRIL 13, 2013

These individuals, recipients of the annual NTEN Award, are the people working hard to move NTEN''s mission forward from within the community: always ready to share a case study, idea, or contact. They support the community by writing articles and presenting sessions and webinars. Oh, and they make us laugh, too.

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MARCH 7, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Key Trends in Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 7th, 2011 Blackbaud has released two new groundbreaking research studies that reveal insights about peer-to-peer event fundraising. All Rights Reserved

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What Facebook Knows Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 7th, 2010 Think about all the things people post on Facebook or any other social networking website. That can be a good thing and sometimes that can be a bad thing.

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MAY 31, 2011

Only 11% of online donors acquired in 2007 were still giving in 2010. Now that everyone is raising money online the differentiators are going to be how well a nonprofit can leverage each contact point. Online donors continue to switch channels and become offline donors. All Rights Reserved

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