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Matching Gift Databases. CharityEngine’s guide to CRMs emphasizes that your database should enable your nonprofit to track your supporters on their journey towards donating, volunteering, and other engagement activities. Grant Management Software. Event Management Software. Grant Management Software. Best Practices.

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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JANUARY 22, 2024

1023-EZ applications are often processed in as little as four weeks , whereas it can take six months or longer for the IRS to review 1023 applications. You can speed up the process by ensuring there are no errors in your application. Plus, your nonprofit needs to be legally incorporated to apply for tax exemption with the IRS.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Use a matching gifts database. Use a matching gifts database. You can help them discover if they qualify quickly and pair them with the necessary forms by adding a matching gifts database to your donation form. . The donor is given access to the database. . Ensure your form is easy to find. . Make your form accessible. .

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AUGUST 12, 2021

If your team runs into technical trouble, reach out to a web consultant to get the problem resolved as soon as possible. . Experienced nonprofit website consultants will be knowledgeable about creating accessible website designs and be able to provide guidance on how your nonprofit can build one as well. . Use engaging images.

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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. Signing up for new ones, making profiles, adding friends, adding applications, etc.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Your organization already understands the importance of having updated and adaptive techniques for all its digital tools and marketing outlets. What your team might not realize, however, is that each of your separate digital marketing efforts should actively support the others. Final Tips for a Successful Nonprofit Digital Strategy.

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Blackbaud products include some of the most powerful digital tools on the market for nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits looking to maximize their investment in Blackbaud products should consider partnering with a Blackbaud consulting service.

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JUNE 17, 2008

Actually, I didn’t use the Battlestar Galactica expletive , I used the one you’re more familiar with. :-) Convio is launching the new application , built on top of the Force.com platform. It has the kind of functionality you’d expect from a donor database. It is named, as of now, Aikido. Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 11, 2008

Quick definition Cloud computing is basically running applications on the web via “Software as a Service (SaaS)&#. That includes applications from Google Documents, to Salesforce.com, to Gliffy.com , (the service I used to create that graphic.) Also, you can access the applications anywhere you go.

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JULY 10, 2008

My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. The role I play most often currently is providing a clear and understandable avenue between the client and a technology vendor (such as web or database development shop). They certainly are consistent with each other, but they are distinct. Intermediation.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The Solution: Touchscreen Monitors, Card Readers and a Point-of-Sale (POS) Database. The eventual outcome of this initiative was a client-server, kiosk-based application, the Digital Food Choice Pantry. Soon after, he assumed the role of executive director in 2005 and he realized that a planned capital campaign offered St.

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However, your audience is digitally bombarded with requests all day long, and by the time they see your content, they might ignore it altogether simply because they’re fatigued. This will help you stand out from the crowded digital landscape and make interacting with your content a memorable experience.

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JUNE 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits June 11, 2008 The Tides Foundation is accepting applications for the 2008 Antonio Pizzigati prize , a $10,000 annual award for outstanding contributions to software in the public interest. Be Helpful.

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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. At first, I liked it a lot.

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MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, companies such as Google and Facebook, communication, and sharing in the digital world took off, connecting people around the planet with each other. As exciting as those early years were, inevitably, there were unforeseen events that happened as the world became almost entirely digitized. Perhaps privacy is dead.

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DECEMBER 14, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Things that make me feel better December 14, 2006 As someone who has developed web database applications for clients, I always hate when they get errors. Things like this make me feel so much better.

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OCTOBER 17, 2006

These are Application Programming Interfaces, and they are a relatively new part of the way that Web 2.0 These are using data in your own databases, and grabbing maps from google maps and putting them inside your application. Other examples include desktop applications that allow uploading photos to flickr. Be Helpful.

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OCTOBER 15, 2007

It allows you to access 16 entities within the Kintera application, including lots of data about contacts, plus data about appointments and tasks. One of my favorite quotes in the Connect documentation is this one: “As long as you can invoke the API over HTTP, your application can be Microsoft, HP, IBM, Novell, Oracle, even Sun-based.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Tim says: If all OpenSocial does is allow developers to port their applications more easily from one social network to another, that’s a big win for the developer, as they get to shop their application to users of every participating social network. We don’t want to have the same application on multiple social networks.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

We hope that this will spur development for more social applications and mashups as well as better distribution of these applications worldwide. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

Members can contact him directly to get answers on which technologies are useful for fundraising and reaching donors and several other things like when to use consultants. Three of his current hot topics are: integrating donor databases with mobile, mastering online grant applications, and crowdfunding.

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APRIL 3, 2008

Adobe (yeah, Adobe ) joined the Linux Foundation , and released a Linux alpha of Air , their new application platform. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

The salient quote: Why not roll your own social network, include the OpenSocial API, and have applications, groups, widgets and portals to your site in any number of the “OpenSocial” platforms? It seems to me that many organizations are going to have very similar needs in terms of kinds of applications. Anyone interested? Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

I love it because it’s really easy to set up and back up (it’s all files, not in a database,) and it’s has draft autosaves (yay!). Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Different enough to drive me crazy. Be Helpful.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Some of the resources included were: NPower Northwest - a great technology consulting and resource organization geared towards nonprofits. Microsoft Pinpoint - a tool designed to help your organization find applicable help and resources. Your local Microsoft Partner - local Microsoft partners focusing on Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

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JANUARY 29, 2008

Soon, we’ll be updating the primer , releasing a report on our survey, starting a training and consulting program, doing a webinar series … phew! 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.)

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DECEMBER 12, 2006

Just like evaluating a company that releases as specific application that you are interested in, understanding and evaluating the community around an open source project can be quite important. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Baltimore, Maryland: WordPress 101 and Tech Help and Consultations. A Free Database Tool from Google. Kampala, Uganda: Digital Storytelling for Nonprofits Workshop. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Katabi, Uganda: Using Social Media Applications for Development. Wednesday, October 4, 2017.

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JULY 30, 2008

Komen for the Cure, for their Salesforce-based application formerly known as Aikido, presently known as Common Ground. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Beth is, of course, THE web 2.0 and social network guru for the nptech community. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 9, 2008

These posts on open source applications are so helpful. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. A true gift! Be Helpful.

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JANUARY 17, 2008

Because these applications are not proprietary, and anyone can get their hands on them, and install and use them, this means that nonprofits get the benefit. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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JANUARY 31, 2008

Firefox, is, of course, the FOSS application that is on more desktops than all the others, combined. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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JANUARY 4, 2008

It’s a LAMP stack application. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Worth a look if your organization does surveys. {

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

We were worried because the algorithm (called RSA) is also a central part of Martus , our self-encrypting database that backs itself up to a network of servers. The bottom line: We've consulted with cryptographers and studied the Martus code, and we do not believe that there is a weakness affecting Martus users. Heninger et al.

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DECEMBER 18, 2007

Asterisk is the open source PBX application that works by using VOIP. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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