Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

It’s that there is a lack of really good support – responsive, empowering, educational, integrative, and knowledgeable about, and invested in, the sector. " Its not that there is a lack of technology vendors and support. For those of us who’d like to see organizations get better support – how do we do that?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Changes in the application happen without your knowledge or consent. Disadvantages to cloud computing Depending on the vendor and the application, you are dependent on them to keep the application up and your data intact. Your data is not directly in your hands, but in the hands of a third party.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 12, 2009

I’m thrilled that their 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference will be held at the San Francisco Hilton this year, April 26-28. Here’s what the NTEN folks have to say: The 2009 NTC will be THE place to engage around the technology issues that face the nonprofit sector. When: April 26-28, 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The 2009 Global Fundraising Confidence Survey, carried out by training and consultancy firm the Management Centre, is based on the views of 126 fundraising directors and sector experts around the world." Where we are, how we got here, and where we are going. " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Chapter 3 is a discussion on Peer production – it talks about how it is that people have come together to collaboratively create software and content – basically, knowledge production. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I’m excited about this project – it’s gathering the knowledge and expertise of a great group of folks, and it will provide a free source of information and case studies so that nonprofits can best figure out how to step into the frothy waters of social networks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Finding someone knowledgable about different CMS options is a good idea as well. To make it easiest, you’ll need the help of the current CMS vendor. Doing research on different CMS projects might help you figure out what one might work for you. 3 Javier Barreira 02.21.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Note from Beth: I met Madeleine Taylor back in 2009 while I was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. All of this activity is yielding new knowledge about how to build and support effective networks as practitioners and funders report on their insights and struggles. I captured it in this blog post.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Truth be told, there is nothing on my LinkedIn or Facebook profiles that isn’t public knowledge, except who my contacts are. 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. 3 KJ 08.09.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

In a deliberate, organic, and aggressively inclusive manner, advised Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and consultant Eugene Eric Kim, at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ “Growing Social Impact in a Networked World” conference yesterday. ” Paul Connolly.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

The session will feature a high-level panel including Steve MacLaughlin , Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions; Jeff Patrick, president and founder of Common Knowledge; and Holly Ross, CEO of NTEN. They will provide insight into how thousands of nonprofits are using social media and highlight the most successful strategies.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

From my perspective, there are four elements to a technology support process with this as a model: Assessment – where is the client – both in terms of technology knowledge, as well as in terms of what they need at the moment?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

As a technology trainer, capacity builder, and consultant working with nonprofits, I always ask the fishing question, especially since I work in the area of emerging technologies that often falls prey to Shiny Object Syndrome — ( Google + anyone? Paul Connolly.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

How can we talk about technology in social change, while, at the same time, publishing in a format that limits the availability of this knowledge to people privileged enough to pay for it? This goes back to my constant refrain – the means are the ends. These resources and tools thus improve equality of opportunity.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Since 2009, our survey has asked nonprofit leaders to indicate what management actions they are taking to cope with the recession. In both 2009 and 2010, nonprofit leaders told us that they were "engaging more closely with the board" by increasing the number of annual meetings, sharing new types of reports, or in other ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

And, then it is an ongoing activity of f eeding and tuning your network as Howard Rheingold says it in this still very relevant article about building your professional network on Twitter back in 2009. Coach, consultant, and writer Kivi Leroux Miller. The other day I witnessed the result of feeding and tuning a network.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

After some good conversations with NTEN Members and consultants who have their heads in these systems, we began thinking about the links -- or the missing ones -- between the different systems nonprofits use to track any number of tasks on a daily basis. . We encourage any staff within your organization to take part. Managing Volunteers.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

About the Author A grant writing expert, executive and development coach, fundraising consultant, and national fundraising trainer, Mandy Pearce, launched Funding for Good, Inc. in 2009 to equip organizations with the skills and tools needed to become successful and sustainable. Funding For Good, Inc.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

I was brought on board to help with the 2009 Nonprofit Technology conference when I returned to Portland after dropping out of a graduate program that wasn't a good fit and came at the wrong time. In my new role, I'll be putting my social listening and community engagement skills to use as a consultant. I ended up at NTEN by accident.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

I think instructor’s video with whiteboard format is a good format for knowledge sharing. Thus, you can use Palbee for small group video meetings but also, you can use it for presentation, teaching, or any other information delivery. Let me know if you come across any trouble while using Plabee.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

The Case Foundation was a pioneer in designing and implementing social giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge in 2007 and 2009 which inspired many nonprofits to experiment and incorporate these practices as illustrated above. Enter online fundraising contests.

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Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Jennifer: I was doing marketing for a theme park in 2008 and due to a series of unfortunate events I found myself without a job in 2009 (anyone else?). Every employee is encouraged to share knowledge and ideas that could improve our product and content offerings , and no one is ever made to feel like they’ve had a “silly” idea.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

The session will feature a high-level panel including Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions; Jeff Patrick, president and founder of Common Knowledge; and Holly Ross, CEO of NTEN. They will provide insight into how thousands of nonprofits are using social media and highlight the most successful strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

In 2009, a dollar spent by the organization on online tools helped to improve 10 times as many neighborhoods as a dollar spent on playground equipment. Programs that are really complex, or which rely on tacit knowledge or specialized expertise, are harder to transfer to the online environment. With assistance from KaBOOM!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

conference in January 2009, in which he talked about how Flickr is a great tool to facilitate communities. Debra Askanase is a former community organizer and executive director, and the founder and lead consultant at Community Organizer 2.0, at the Smithsonian 2.0 This post was originally published on Community Organizer 2.0

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See3

APRIL 6, 2009

Chicago – April 3, 2009 – Continuing its growth as a national provider of interactive services to the nonprofit and cause community, See3 Communications proudly announces the addition of Shirley Sexton to its team as Director, Interactive Marketing and Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

org Actions " We're coordinating a distributed day of events for 24 October 2009 , uniting the world around a common call to action--and we're asking you to help. While it remains untested - it has the potential to create a space for collaboration, foster alliances, and allow for sharing knowledge and resources. Then check out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2009

Rather than bringing the boards of multiple organizations together to have conversations about sharing data and knowledge, the data would already be exposed and already be interchangeable. Coming up with the standard, to ensure that it reflects as much nuances in the form of the data and knowledge is difficult.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Selected in 2009 as one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence and nominated in 2015 as one of Metro Vancouver’s YWCA Women of Distinction in the category of arts, culture, and design . Data and Knowledge Centers.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Joining De Avila were Noah Flower, director of knowledge management at innovative consultancy the Monitor Institute , and Rashad Robinson, executive director at ColorOfChange , an organization dedicated to politically empowering Black Americans. The Role of Organizations in Movement Building.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

Saturday, August 14, 2010 Communicate Often And Tell A Story "Most leaders visions fail, not due to a leaders inadequacies, but due to the leaders lack of communication," said Margaret Reynolds of Reynolds Consulting, LLC in Lees Summit, MO. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Thursday, August 12, 2010 Go Old School.Use A Flip Chart For Gathering Ideas Heres a great idea from communications consultant, speaker and author David Grossman : And, yes its old school. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Its contributors include consultants and professors who present leadership theory in a practitioner-friendly format that provides easy-to-follow explanations on how to apply the best of leadership theory. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010 Use This eBook To Improve Your Communication The former director of communications for McDonalds, David Grossman, now a leading consultant, speaker and author has released a free eBook about how to communicate effectively. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Additionally, Google Analytics requires more "heavy lifting" and knowledge within your organization to configure it to collect data the way some of the more expensive packages do. While there are authorized consultants , Google itself does not offer any sort of consulting aside from the FAQ. All rights reserved.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

They take their knowledge and use it to help nonprofits and schools build their organizational resilience while amplifying their impact. Well, pro bono consulting can happen entirely on digital platforms. We did a survey of hundreds of professionals during the 2008 and 2009 downturn, and found that often wasn’t the case.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

The following is a talk I gave about ROI for Social Media at the 2009 Social Tech Training in Toronto, ON. Access to ideas, talent: Beyond your own skill set, do you have ways of reaching out to others with talent and knowledge? Measure THIS! Social Media ROI View more presentations from Deanna Zandt. Measure THIS!

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