Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

This got me thinking that all people, not just scientists and students could use this method. Recently when searching for peer-reviewed science communication journals I came across Using a self reflective journal to enhance science communication.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2007

It seems to me that they could learn from the other successful projects out there – the really successful projects are supported by a wide variety of methods, whether it be a support model, a nonprofit foundation model, a hosted model, and others. However, that won’t happen. activeCollab is going commercial.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Their code on the server-based method examples only include PHP at this point (the client based method code examples are in the expected HTML and Javascript.) The geek in me thinks the Convio APIs are wicked cool, since they allow you to do client programming via AJAX, as well as more standard server-based programming.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

They snagged Lala for $80 million in December, 2009. Apparently, the technique worked as the deal is said to net everyone at Color, including investors, a return on the initial funding. Yes, we know, it seems crazy. But this wouldn’t be Apple’s first time buying one of Nguyen’s startups.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Tools and methods are being customized, adapted and remixed for various educational contexts. Date: December, 10th 2009. Education and it’s discontents are being changed by new ways of learning – much of it by new ways of creating, sharing and validating information and knowledge online. Classrooms are no longer bound by geography.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

MacArthur Foundation led to an apparent gain of $1,569,623 in the first year followed by average apparent deficits of roughly $500,000 annually for the years 2009-2011. As with multi-year grants, this created an illusory surplus in 2008 and contributed to an illusory deficit of over $500,000 in each of the years 2009 through 2011.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Many privacy experts argue that the recent decline in reported data breaches ( 498 in 2009 versus 657 in 2008 (PDF)) is not due to an improvement in data security practices, but rather that fewer organizations are publicly reporting such breaches. According to an October 2009 Gallup poll , 66% of all U.S. Eradication & Education.

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InfoWorld

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In 2009, DevOps emerged as an operational model for teams that wanted to realize the full potential of rapidly evolving Agile software development methods. It enabled these teams to deploy as quickly as they could build, establishing a new paradigm for fast, iterative development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. Not the tales itself, but the method used. On July 5 the real fun began.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

A possible solution to overcome the bias of single lists is to use a statistical method known as multiple systems estimation ( MSE ), which can provide estimates for those cases that weren’t recorded in any list.

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sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

We’re talking the big names at every social media conference, and they have very little new to say over the past few years (with the exception of my colleague Beth Kanter who is always exploring new methods and approaches). Creativity and innovation demands unique twists and turns and methods.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It has moved from the fringes to become a common method”. As governments across the globe learn this authoritarian tactic from each other, it has moved from the fringes to become a common method many authorities use to stifle opposition, quash free speech and muzzle expression.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier this year, The Last Gameboard is a 16-inch square touchscreen device with a custom OS and a sophisticated method of tracking game pieces and hand movements. If the pitch sounds familiar… it’s been attempted once or twice before.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2012

Geoff has moved on to working on exciting projects , including a book and Kami will continue the brand Zoetica working on strategy projects such as this important effort to keep.NGO domain in the hands of nonprofits. Starting Zoetica came on the heels of one of the most dramatic changes I made in my life in recent years.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

During my April 2009 visit to work with the NHRC I noticed other changes in addition to upgraded computers and a better-trained staff, The NHRC had moved to a building that had a wheelchair ramp and a ‘talking’ elevator to accommodate visitors with physical or visual impairments.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2009

Being able to use a heuristic method and reputation-based scanning in addition to threat signatures allows for more robust surveillance and response.

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The Verge

AUGUST 27, 2021

While many of its peers (like Faraday Future, Byton, and Nio) emerged in the mid 2010s with splashy announcements and exorbitant spending, Rivian was founded in 2009 and stayed in stealth mode until 2018. Rivian bucking the SPAC trend fits the company’s longstanding pattern of zigging where other EV startups have zagged.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

This was an increase of over 34% from 2009. The use of social media tools with friends asking friends fundraising has proven itself as a method for raising money. Here are some important questions, answers, facts and figures about online giving: How much money is raised through online giving? How is online giving trending right now?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mixpanel now has the capital to invest in moving the market share needle through partnerships and other methods, while continuing to invest in its core product for its target enterprise customers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Presumably, the cashback and commission fees vary depending on what payment method the customer uses. Desai cofounded small-business lending platform Funding Circle back in 2009, and remained CEO until he stepped down last September with the company’s shares sitting at more than half their IPO value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

This class answers the question "How to leverage the power of new social technology to effectively create real social good." The theoretical framework, " Dragonfly Effect: Mindset and Method " is geared towards helping students create a project with a clear single, focused goal to cultivate social good. Metric: Dollars and recruitment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

In total, GiveMN has helped raise $46 million for nonprofit organizations across the state of Minnesota since launching in November 2009. In a 24-hour period, nearly 4,000 Minnesota nonprofit organizations benefited through donations, matching grants and prizes. Social media strategy payoff. 79 percent of respondents were female.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

Four methods to address the challenges of slim administrative budgets are: 1. This action alone “…could be the best way to slow or even stop the cycle [of nonprofit starvation]” (Goggins-Gregory & Howard, 2009). Change the unrealistic expectations of contributors. Sources: Andruszka, R. Want to increase your bottom line?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, the authors of The Networked Nonprofit that inspired this experiment, wrote an Assessment and Reflection Report on America’s Giving Challenge 2009. I did not use any of these methods. In light of that, I personally met only 4 of the 12 donors (excluding myself).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing? It was to serve as the kickoff for Red House 2009 and was hosted by a board member.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In 2009, Cullen’s boss had asked her to evaluate Theranos’ tech. Originally, there was supposed to be validation data at that meeting, but it wasn’t actually delivered by Theranos until December 2009 — and since Theranos was the party conducting the validation studies, only Theranos’ logo appeared on the report.

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Kaggle Blog

APRIL 20, 2020

In 2009 and 2010, I participated the UCSD/FICO data mining contests. Modeling part My main method is called Ensemble Selection, originally proposed by Rich Caruana and co-authors of Cornell University ([link] The following pseudocode demonstrates the basic idea of Ensemble Selection: 0.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

On January 1st, I wrote about my goals for 2009 using Chris Brogan's process of selecting three words or larger concepts to frame them. Use Stephen Covey's Pick the Big Stone's Method and ask yourself if you only had time for three social networking sites what would they be? My three words: streamline, weave, and Einstein.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

To make matters worse, Charity Navigator seemed standoffish and unwilling to work with the field or adjust its approach despite some pretty obvious shortcomings in its methods. By the end of 2009, Charity Navigator is doing two extraordinary things. Sean Stannard-Stockton likened this to McDonalds telling people not to eat junk food.

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Care2

JULY 19, 2010

If your nonprofit has been contemplating entering online fundraising contests, check out the 2009 American Giving Challenge report released by the Case Foundation. Over the course of 30 days, individuals competed for donors donations and matching awards for their favorite charities. The challenge raised $2.1

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

“I have invested in over 60 companies, and while many have gone public or been acquired, the journey has included pivots, near-death experiences and navigating through the 2008/2009 downturn,” he writes in a TC+ guest post. Every era is different, but here are some tips for our new normal.”.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2010

As of November 2009, 194 countries have ratified it including all the members of the UN except Somalia and the United States. By 2011, they hope to create a common framework, create an open method of coordination, and develop their 2020 strategy.

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NTEN

AUGUST 23, 2010

She asked for some help in identifying interactive e-book resources that she could then use to create an annual report, referencing the 2009 annual report from VolunteerMatch as an example of what she was looking for. So, how do you even begin to decide what method of delivery is right for you?

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NTEN

JUNE 30, 2010

At the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we gave our session evaluation system a major tech overhaul by highlighting a mobile text messaging option in addition to our normal paper evaluations -- as well as an online option that was added at the last minute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. Method Tweeting for nonprofits: Much Ado About Something. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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