Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What software freedom means to me June 25, 2008 I got some interesting comments on the last post about Linux desktops. So here goes. I got involved in Linux a long time ago. would all be free (libre).

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

It holds everything from our recently visited spots in our maps to all of our photos and movies, favorite apps, passwords, music – you name it, and the cloud is probably helping you out with it. That means you get an LMS product as a service from your software provider when they host your LMS on their remotely located servers.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Use Intuitive Virtual Gala Software. Tech experts are responsible for making sure your software is working and can step in to fix any technical issues that might occur during your gala. Live music. Set up a live stream to allow guests to tune in to music throughout your gala. Use Intuitive Virtual Gala Software.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

No dancing, no music or other theatrics were necessary; our fans’ favorite videos just featured a staff member with some good advice to share. The post TikTok, Reels, and Shorts: Candid’s big swing at short-form video appeared first on Candid Blog. 57%t of people who watch nonprofit videos go on to make a donation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

A silent auction is a fundraising event where attendees bid on auction items using mobile bidding software or paper bid sheets. Prospective donors who don’t have a strong preexisting relationship with your nonprofit may be interested in attending your event if it features engaging elements like live music or a silent disco.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Making a better, more findable blog October 24, 2007 I’ve gotten some nice kudos for my blog in the past few days, and it feels nice to know that people read the blog, and get something out of it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Welcome to the new blog! July 15, 2007 As you will have undoubtedly figured out – this blog moved! I’ve moved it off of Typepad, and onto Wordpress. I’d recommend it to anyone.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

How do you go about finding out whether it’s the right software, and whether the project has a healthy community, since you don’t want to adopt a project that doesn’t? 1 trackback } Nonprofit Communications » Blog Archive » Nonprofit How To’s @ This Week’s Carnival 09.26.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

Stretch between meetings Set reminders on your iPhone or watch (Fitbit has this feature built into its software) or add to your calendar Add music to your movement moments Try habit stacking to make it routine (add on to an existing ritual) Do leg lifts while on a conference call (with the video off!)

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Virtual Musicals. Musicals can be fun, and many people enjoy them. If you want to keep things exciting and surprise your guests with something fun, try hosting a virtual musical! Try to have some special items lined up for the gala, including a recommended meal or drink, music, games, and a charity event.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

It holds everything from our recently visited spots in our maps to all of our photos and movies, favorite apps, passwords, music – you name it, and the cloud is probably helping you out with it. That means you get an LMS product as a service from your software provider when they host your LMS on their remotely located servers.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

It holds everything from our recently visited spots in our maps to all of our photos and movies, favorite apps, passwords, music – you name it, and the cloud is probably helping you out with it. That means you get an LMS product as a service from your software provider when they host your LMS on their remotely located servers.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

For instance, there are many free resources online, including audio editing software, that dramatically cut podcasting costs. You can monitor these metrics in native data analytics hubs on podcasting platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and Stitcher. Cover a variety of topics.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To make registration easy for your supporters, it is important to choose the right event ticketing software. Not all software is equal, and finding the right software for your event can make a big difference. The post 7 Effective Tips to Increase Fundraising Event Attendance appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Open captions are on by default and include every spoken word as well as any auditory cues like music, background noise that is integral to the message, etc. Many visually impaired people use a text reading software when scrolling through text-based social media feeds like Twitter. Audio Descriptions .

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Qgiv

AUGUST 9, 2022

Additionally, with Zoom you can play music or display fun graphics to hype people up. Sharing your screen to play music and display graphics on top of your trivia questions can keep people drawn into your game night in a way other platforms don’t offer. The post How to Host a Virtual Trivia Night appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The three main types of AI you should know about: Generative AI are programs that can use your input to create new content, from images to texts to music. Some fundraising software, such as Qgiv and DonorSearch, offer AI tools to help you with your fundraising strategy without leaving their platform.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Also, it’s versatile in that you can hawk both physical as well as digital goods (music, software, photos etc.); The post Shopping Spree: Some Great WordPress Plugins for Building an Online Store appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2006

The next technique that I am exploring in my screencasting/videocasting skill set is the addition of music. I've resisted adding music for three stupid reasons: 1. My (incorrect) perception that non-copyrighted music is crap. Finding Good Quality Music Sources Isn't Impossible. Trade Off: What value does music add?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 8, 2024

Compel us to reimagine how we make art, compose music, and write and publish books. For many leaders, they should begin experimenting with AI now and see what they can do with today's software. And away from work, Kahn forecasts that AI will : Revamp education, meaning children around the world can have personal, portable tutors.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Use silent auction software to seamlessly collect bids from your event attendees. Put on some Irish music and work with a local dance company to show off some Irish Riverdance for a more festive celebration. Play some upbeat music and offer food and drink concessions to make it the event of the spring! Patrick’s Day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology If it’s good enough for the Navy … March 13, 2008 In a surprising move, the US Navy will stop buying proprietary hardware and software, and only buy open systems. This could be a watershed moment.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. So, come join me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A search engine for blog posts, this service illuminates the most popluar blog topics by day, week and month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Click To Play I've been exploring about how a teacher or parent might seek out video blog content that is educational for kids not yet ready to mix their own. Over at blip.tv, I found the above "music video" by Steve Garfield. It was one of a number of videos created for the Halloween Video Blog Festival.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cost Effective – Decor, gift bags, marketing, music, catering, venue…and the list goes on. 10 Types of Fundraising Event Software for Virtual Events. The post 5 Reasons To Keep a Virtual Fundraising Event on your Calendar appeared first on Qgiv Blog. No problem, simply crack the mic, share the QR code, or link in chat.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

I use WP pretty much everyday, between my own blogs, and helping clients maintain theirs. WP as a blogging tool rocks my world, and although I certainly could move blogging to Drupal, since I seem to be becoming somewhat of a Drupalista, it’s just not worth it. I’ve been meaning to blog about it for a while.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

That’s an interesting model, and, if the software is decent, sounds like it could be a good option for some organizations. Under my hat is a blog post about open source and SaaS. The interesting thing, too, is that their model is that they take a percentage of what you raise (5%.) No setup fees or anything else.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Part III: Blogs, Podcasting and Vlogs September 27, 2006 When I start out these series, I seem to have an idea in hand about how to organize them, which, invariably, gets rearranged in the course of writing. So, here’s the post about Blogs, and their follow ons: podcasting and vlogging. Blogging is old hat. Such is life.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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.

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MAY 12, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology It’s been a while… May 13, 2008 As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t been blogging a whole lot lately. I’ve been pretty busy with a variety of projects.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. The presentation is available on my wiki (it’s at the bottom.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Another good reason for nonprofits to use FOSS January 6, 2008 This is an amazing example of the kinds of flexibility that is difficult or impossible to get with proprietary software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2007

A ways back, Six Apart promised that it would open source MovableType , their flagship software product, and the software that underlies their TypePad service. This blog (and my personal blog ) were on TypePad for years, and I rather like the MoveableType interface and feature set. Yesterday, they finally released it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

The move of Apple to use software update to break hacked and unlocked phones is somewhat ironic, given the attitude of Jobs toward DRM , and the open source basis for OS X. Jobs understands that DRM doesn’t work, and doesn’t help sell music. He should understand that the same thing is true for iPhones.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Livestream some 60s music and entertainment. Music can always add a fun touch to any decade-themed event! How about creating a virtual auction event themed around a type of collectible, like sports memorabilia or music memorabilia? Having the appropriate decoration, online branding, music, and food will be enough.

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