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JANUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #3: Dokuwiki January 15, 2008 I have become a fan, nay, a devotee of DokuWiki. I also use it installed on my home desktop, for notes, journaling and the like. Be Helpful.

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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. You go girl!

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JULY 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants July 27, 2008 This week, it is my pleasure to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. She makes some great points, and gives good tips to make changes. Be Helpful.

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JANUARY 3, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird January 3, 2008 Before the holidays, I promised that I’d do 100 posts this year on free and open source tools. So, I’m starting with Mozilla Thunderbird.

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JUNE 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What is private? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. What is public? Be Helpful.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Chrome September 4, 2008 The hiatus is over with a short entry about Google Chrome , the new browser from Google that I learned about on the twitterverse while I was stopped at one rest stop or another.

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MAY 29, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors | Main | Some Great Citizen Journalism Links » Thursday May 17 2007 Free Range: The Art of Story Telling Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 02:11PM | by James OMalley Thanks to everyone who attended the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on storytelling! 60) Search « Cultivate, Educate or Activate?

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MAY 17, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors | Main | Some Great Citizen Journalism Links » Thursday May 17 2007 Free Range: The Art of Story Telling Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 02:11PM | by James OMalley Thanks to everyone who attended the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on storytelling! 60) Search « Cultivate, Educate or Activate?

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AUGUST 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Giving up, a little August 6, 2007 As you might know, I migrated from using a MacBook Pro laptop as my primary desktop, to eating my own dogfood, as it were, and using Ubuntu Linux as my primary desktop.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why sometimes eating your own dogfood makes you want to throw up! I’ll send off queries to the right mailing lists and forums, and probably eventually get it all worked out. Be Helpful.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Goodbye Microsoft… March 29, 2007 Just today, I received in the mail some Sony Vaio Picturebook laptops, courtesy of Gavin’s regular potlatch program. Be Helpful.

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JULY 31, 2009

Journalism is really the act of informing communities so that they can make better decisions, that is part of the public service, informing communities so that together we can know where else we need to help." --David Cohn, Founder, Spot.us in the Spring of 2008 at an Innovations in Journalism conference, I thought, this is going to be big.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits February 14, 2008 These are tidbits of things I’ve gotten recently from vendors, or gotten via feeds or twitter. Kintera opens a Developers Challenge. Be Helpful.

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MAY 6, 2011

It was a great week for learning and connecting, with over 500 people attending the Phoenix Business Journals Fourth Annual Nonprofit Business Summit , which engaged nonprofit and business leaders in dialogue and educational sessions. We welcome your comments and feedback. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. Central Ave.

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MARCH 6, 2009

She relays a story about how Leonardo Da Vinci freely shared his art work, but closely guarded his scienctific inventions. Apparently, he gained great fame from sharing his art work, but no one knew about his scienctific genius until many years after his death. She describes several different systems and share economies.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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JULY 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology MPower Open keeps moving forward July 6, 2008 This is old news, but I’ve been busy. So far, there is basically no activity in the forums and mailing list. Be Helpful.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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AUGUST 12, 2008

Online Organizing , Technology Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!"

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AUGUST 16, 2007

In the end, Marketing Sherpa reports that nearly three times the number of walkers and donors were recruited via the email test series than the mail control – resulting in a 30% increase in ROI! Did they test combining direct mail and email? Keep your cost down and response rates high in order to maximize your ROI.

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MAY 16, 2007

Post a Comment | by Share Article in Cause Marketing Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. GREEN MEANS GO FOR ADVERTISERS like Dawn, Ford and P&G, as environmentally conscious social media site Care2.com com has expanded its community offerings. Check out the full article. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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AUGUST 21, 2007

Visit Google to learn more: [link] Post a Comment | by Share Article Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. 60) Search « NPower Greater DC Region Technology Innovation Award | Main | Building a Successful Internet Presence » Tuesday Aug 21 2007 Get a Google Earth Pro License for Free! All rights reserved.

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DECEMBER 6, 2007

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MAY 21, 2007

Next up, let’s see how the details of migration (web, mail, address book, etc. 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.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2008

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JANUARY 16, 2008

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MAY 1, 2008

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APRIL 24, 2008

Post a Comment | by Share Article in Nonprofit Benchmark Studies , Online Fundraising , Online Marketing Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. More benchmark articles can be found here. To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 27, 2007

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MARCH 30, 2007

Post a Comment | by Share Article in Care2 News Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. 60) Search « New Trend Emerging in Deceptive List Growth? 60) Search « New Trend Emerging in Deceptive List Growth? Big thanks to Erin and Jill for sending us the info! To create a new comment, use the form below.

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JUNE 15, 2007

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JUNE 11, 2007

Post a Comment | by Share Article in Cause Marketing Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. 60) Search « Vlinks: The Webs Best Video Sharing, Vlogging, and Resources | Main | Cultivate, Educate or Activate? We happen to agree with her. ;O) O) Thanks Hollis! To create a new comment, use the form below.

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MAY 7, 2007

This study tracked nine major nonprofits across four tactic categories: Multiple appeal series Deadline-driven appeals Matching gift appeals Dollar goal appeals The results and recommendations are published here: [link] Post a Comment | by Share Article in Marketing Research Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry.

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MAY 2, 2007

Post a Comment | by Share Article in Marketing Research Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. 60) Search « Join Care2 for Another Internet Advocacy Roundtable! 60) Search « Join Care2 for Another Internet Advocacy Roundtable! You can check out the rest of the survey results here (pdf). Thanks Nancy!

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APRIL 20, 2007

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Post a Comment | by Share Article in Email Marketing , Marketing Research Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. The survey also showed that 55% of those polled expect ROI from email to become higher than any other digital channel. For more details, check out the full survey. To create a new comment, use the form below.

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