Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Proprietary&# last week, and especially after Thomas Taylor’s very apt comment that the battle is not over in many corners, I decided that, well, what the heck, it was a good time to write a series about open source software options, and their comparisons to proprietary, in 2011, more than 12 years after this whole thing started.

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Donorbox

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The post Social Entrepreneurship – Comparison with Nonprofits & Examples appeared first on Nonprofit Blog. Hence, social entrepreneurs take social responsibility to the next level by creating an organization with the primary goal of addressing a cause or community need. In this […].

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Donorbox

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Choosing the best […] The post Donorbox vs DipJar vs TipTap – Best Giving Kiosks Comparison appeared first on Nonprofit Blog. For example, nonprofits using both online and in-person fundraising methods like donation kiosks can increase donations by 212%. The tricky part?

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Donorbox

APRIL 12, 2024

A Complete Comparison appeared first on Nonprofit Blog. We’re here to help with an in-depth breakdown of two popular options, Donorbox and GiveSmart. When you compare Donorbox vs. […] The post Should You Use Donorbox or GiveSmart?

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 12, 2024

We’ve thought through the pros and cons of both providers to offer a full comparison that will help you as you shop for the right software for your mission.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 2, 2011

These days, you can find most kinds of software for the Mac, but there still is a relative paucity of apps in comparison to Windows. Why Windows sucks: Viruses, Trojans and Worms, Oh My! Although I have only seen the Blue Screen of Death once in my year of Windows 7 use, there are still inexplicable slow-downs, crashes, and weird problems.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. As a user and developer of WordPress since 1.x x something, and a developer and user of Drupal since 4.7,

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 15, 2013

Both applications are generously donated by their developers to non-profit organizations, so there’s no comparison on price. Apsona is a tool for Salesforce data manipulation and visualization, similar in some respects to the much-loved DemandTools. Here’s why: It runs right within Salesforce.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

Virtual Conference/Meeting Software Comparison spreadsheet comparison of different platforms from Giving Tuesday. Virtual Happy Hours – How-To. Creating Connection in a Time of Covid-19 – interview with Nancy White. Virtual Meeting Tools. 111 Tools To Get You Through Pandemic. Robin Good’s Mega List of Online Collaboration Tools.

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Tips Online Camera Facilitation 173

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 10, 2010

iPhones and AT&T are also expensive, so your user demographics will be narrow in comparison to the general web community. There are 4.1 billion mobile subscribers worldwide (277 million in the United States) and just a small fraction of those are iPhone users. The mobile web is exploding – especially for social networking sites.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

increase in the number of commuters in comparison to May of 2023, which was likely in part driven by employment growth (1.9%) and the volume of […] The post More Canadians are commuting in 2024, according to Statistics Canada data appeared first on CharityVillage. million people in Canada commute to work. This marks a 3.7%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Once you’ve done a side-by-side comparison of the first half of the year, it’s time to look to the future. If you find that’s true for your nonprofit, check out this free resource for discovering and engaging major donors so you can get back on track by year-end. What’s Your Projected Income?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 4, 2011

Check out Idealware’s newish comparison of the four – it can help you figure out what’s best based on your needs.

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Open Source Open Sharepoint Drupal 185

Candid

MAY 9, 2023

For a more “apples to apples” funding comparison, we also examined foundation funding to higher education institutions with similar attributes to HBCUs along five key dimensions: size, geographic region, institution type, locale, and specialization. By comparison, funding to HBCUs averaged $61 million from 2015 through 2019.

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Philanthropy Comparison Student Grant 131

Whole Whale

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Apply the Selection : Click “Apply” Comparing Date Ranges Enable Comparison : In the date range selector, toggle on “Compare” Select Comparison Range : Options include “Preceding period” , “Same period last year” , or custom. Click on the end date to complete the selection.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I’ve waxed on about this tool ever since I’ve found it, and I would love to challenge a loyal Basecamp user to a point-by-point comparison of the two tools. (I’m actually now using a very recent fork of Redmine, called Chiliproject.) I think it knocks Basecamp right out of the water.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 21, 2011

All other readers have tiny market share in comparison to both of those players. The truth, is, though, the iPad became the second most popular device to read eBooks in a very rapid amount of time , mostly to the detriment of the Kindle.

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Charity Village

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

According to a recent TELUS Mental Health Index, physically active employees were reported to lose 10 fewer working days of productivity annually in comparison to their sedentary counterparts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Each of the 11 systems was entered into an apples-to-apples comparison to equip nonprofits with a simple, straightforward way to determine which solution would best meet their needs and budget.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Google+’s active user base pales in comparison to Twitter and Facebook. Almost every nonprofit I’ve spoken with says their Twitter and Facebook account are their points of emphasis on the social media marketing front. Why is that? But all that might just change with the advent of the new +Post Ads.

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.orgSource

MARCH 4, 2024

But that’s where the comparisons to Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey end. The authors use Cirque du Soleil to illustrate this idea. The Cirque audience sits under a striped big top. Clowns, acrobats, and trapeze artists entertain. Cirque marries theater to the circus and produces a unique, reimagined offspring.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Of course, so much depends on how much you want to sell, how you want to sell, what you want to sell, how important your store is in comparison with the rest of your website (for instance, do you set up an entirely separate store, or use something like Ubercart as part of your website.) Some open source, some not.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Increasingly laptops are becoming cumbersome in comparison to smartphones and tablets, and as the Mobile Web continues to expand, so will the tools that have been uniquely designed for smartphones and tablets. Whether we like it or not, the news cycle is now 24/7, and as a journalist for your cause, you need to be, too.

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Social Media Effective Media Management 273

NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

If you’re using Blackbaud NetCommunity , the Content Comparison part will run the test for you. A white vs. red “Register Now” image is tested. A golf course photo is tested against a photo that connects visitors back to the need for pediatric cancer research. The four different content variations will randomly be displayed to visitors.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Bring out the studies, facts, and stats on CRM usage, along with a comparison of vendors and plans that reflect the nonprofit pricing. With such a small budget, your organization’s leaders are going to want to know how this CRM will generate an ROI or benefit the daily/long-term operations of your nonprofit.

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Tips ROI Tech Comparison 141

Qgiv

MAY 24, 2023

The post Qgiv’s Generational Giving Study and Giving USA’s “Giving by Generation”: A Comparison appeared first on Fundraising Blog for Nonprofit, Educational, and Faith-Based Organizations.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2013

For example, you can take a chart of average visit duration and segment it into New Visitors and Returning Visitors, and see an interesting comparison on the engagement of your repeat traffic versus new traffic. These are segments that Google Analytics gives you by default that can be applied to different reports.

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Analytics Google Search Comparison 129

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

There are lots of folks (I do this on occasion on this blog, and Idealware is a great resource) that can provide you with information about specific platforms, and comparisons between them. Bleeding edge might hurt, aged platform might crumble underneath the weight. Read, read, read, and ask many questions before you decide.

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 27, 2012

It’s not about price comparisons. I loved the idea of a simple, affordable solution that organizations could use right now that would give them unfiltered data to inform their decisions. Or feature matrixes. It’s not about Salesforce vs. Blackbaud.

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Blackbaud Analysis Consultant Comparison 176

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Give your audience a real-life comparison to your statistic so they can grasp it immediately.”. Are we talking about a population the size of Rhode Island, or the number of people who can fit inside a stadium? Are we talking about a distance that equals three Eiffel towers stacked on top of each other?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Salesforce-based content management is embryonic in comparison to CMS systems such as Drupal or Plone (or even WordPress for that matter) but being able to draw data directly in and out of salesforce very easily, for some organizations running Salesforce, might well be worth it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2013

The results will provide a comparison as to where to you stand among your peers and the nonprofit sector as a whole. • • Currently, there are no significant benchmarks around video for nonprofits. Your participation will help create the first benchmark report. •

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2013

For step 1, she suggested using Juice Analytics chart chooser tool. I wanted to learn more about what particular chart format is better suited to visualize a particular comparison or insight from social media data. Time Series Comparisons. More in bar charts in excel.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2011

There are some very interesting comparisons to make in this realm, and, I’d say first off, that the proprietary tools are in the lead, for sure. I’ll start with basic graphics – graphic manipulation tools. Of course, on the proprietary side is the ever present and predominant Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Here’s a quick break down and comparison of the two options based on an assumed organization sporting 1 terabyte of data storage, 81 mailboxes, and 4 virtual machines consisting of 22GB of ram and 5 CPUs developed by Jason Firch , of Exos Cloud: On-premise computing.

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 23, 2023

According to a recent study conducted by RBC Insurance, 66% of working Canadians who have access to employer benefit plans rate their overall well-being as good or excellent in comparison to Canadians without employer benefit plans. These individuals also report experiencing higher overall mental health (65%).

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Candid

APRIL 17, 2024

By comparison, Candid data suggests that 70% of single-led nonprofits have white executive directors or CEOs. By comparison, 63% of single-leader organizations in Candid data have women leaders. Note: Percentages exclude the 1,040 nonprofits who did not share racial information for one or more of their co-leaders (e.g.,

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