Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

There are many reasons why opting for a free fundraising solution could be tempting to your nonprofit: You might be curious about the impact that paid donor database solutions can have on your nonprofit. Often, they had to pay a consultant to help them set up their database and teach them how to use it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Open Data November 8, 2007 As the hype (which, I agree I have contributed to ) around OpenSocial dies down, the reality behind OpenSocial becomes clear. Tim O’Reilly has a bang-on post about the fact that OpenSocial does not mean that users can have data portability. O’Reilly doesn’t really have an answer for that one.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. at 10:14 pm Good carnival!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. at 10:14 pm Good carnival!

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. It can often be difficult to know where to start with your data. Be intimate with your data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2020

Roughly one in five Americans have abandoned broadband Internet altogether and now exclusively use their mobile device. Cloud computing is the delivery of server data, software, databases, and intelligence over the Internet or “the cloud”. Notably, this isn’t just a trend for younger generations. Cloud Computing.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Attacks aimed at taking over networked systems, gathering data or both are a constant reality. If your organization has a website, a computer, a phone or tablet connected to the internet, you are vulnerable. Any data is valuable, any access is able to be exploited for some type of gain.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

By Margaux Pagán, Director of Strategic Fundraising, DonorFuse , and Tim Sarrantonio, Account Consultant, Z2 Systems. In short, it is a buzzword that refers to software and services that can be accessed via the internet that do not require software to be installed on your local computer or network.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Kathleen Rogers has been the NOZAsearch managing director and product manager since 2007. She has worked in healthcare, politics and government, and technology for more than 20 years and appreciates working with nonprofit fundraisers and philanthropy consultants who use NOZA philanthropy data every day. Prospect Research Success Story.

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DipJar

AUGUST 12, 2021

By following web accessibility guidelines, you’ll open up your nonprofit to all visitors, including those using assistive technology like screen readers, those with color blindness and other visual impairments, and even visitors with slow internet connections. . Sarah Fargusson, Director of Digital Strategy at Cornershop Creative.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Gather 'round for I have scoured the depths of the Internet to bring you the most terrifying security stories. His AppleID account was also compromised and the hackers used it to remotely erase all of the data on his iPhone, iPad, and MacBook. A Nightmare on Data Street. Privacy Security data tssecurity'

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Back Channels, Workflow, Data, Twitter, and me March 13, 2007 I read Beth’s recent blog entry on Twitter , and of course, the neo-luddite in me said “waste of time!&# And then there is data.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

As part of this pilot, 19 people representing organizations large and small are working together this year to try to unlock and solve some of the challenges nonprofits face when it comes to: measuring and managing data making data-informed decisions and sharing the results with colleagues, partners, funders, and the public.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

More mobile devices are sold worldwide than PCs, and mobile is expected to overtake PCs as the most popular way to access the Internet in the next few years. Director of Idealware. Sharing information from your database. Ushahidi allows you to gather data using SMS and other channels. Sending broadcast SMS messages.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

It still requires the hardware and operating systems, and databases that more traditional applications that are inside your network require, but, generally, you hand off that responsibility to the folks that host your application, and access the application through the internet. Make sure access is secure.

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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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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 26, 2021

As a volunteer center, it is important that your volunteer data is organized, up-to-date, and easily accessible. Using VolunteerHub, reports and records can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection. This hour tracking functionality can save your volunteer center time and increase data reliability. Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Internet Director. Database Manager.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

Is this a bad thing? Myspace is going with OpenID ! More on that in a later post. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 17, 2008

It has the kind of functionality you’d expect from a donor database. Leverage the power of the open platform of Salesforce.com, and do the work that nonprofits (and consultants) have been having to do to bang Salesforce.com into shape as a donor database. It seems in a business sense, to be a brilliant move.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2018

I arrived as the freshly-minted director of prospect research. The Internet barely existed; we navigated it with tools like Gopher and TelNet. Prior to my arrival, the development office had purchased a screening of the entire constituent database that provided two scores. I became a champion of public data wealth screening.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

I’m still on internet clients, believe it or not, and still have some to go. 1 trackback } Boy in the Bands » Blog Archive » Because the power of the Internet increases as people get connected. Today, I’m talking about Flock. Flock is the “social browser.&# For bookmarking, it uses your del.icio.us

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

Flowing Data – OK, I’ll fess up, I’m a data geek. And I love data visualizations, and ways to make data easily accessible. Wireframes Magazine – I’ve been doing Information Architecture for a very long time, now, but it’s great to learn new tricks and tools.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Thanks to twitter (hat tip to marshallk ), I learned about today’s big news: Google, Plaxo and Facebook joined the Data Portability working group. I think that people are getting wary of social networks where they have no control over their own data. But the real question is: will this actually result in data portability? {

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Cynthia Adams also talked about how funders are becoming ever more data driven and interested in quantifying the impact of their grantmaking in terms of benefits to the maximum number of individuals. INFOMINE is a comprehensive virtual library and reference tool for Internet resources, including websites and databases.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Truth is – you can absolutely make a useful and insightful donor profile with data from a few donors and a couple hours of your time. When finding individuals to solicit, many nonprofits do not have a data-driven strategy. The first step is to decide on what you want to do with a donor profile and the data you collect.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 7, 2008

I think this is data we need to know, so that we can understand better what gaps are preset, and what we can do to fill those gaps. Please take it no matter what the level of use of open source software is in your organization – data on as wide a range of organizations will be helpful to us.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2007

The topic is “Nonprofit Data Management: from slips of paper to CRM&# As you all know, I’ve been thinking about data management issues for years, and it would be great for people to share their ideas and knowledge. March 7, 2007 Next Monday, I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2008

We will no longer accept systems that couple hardware, software and data.” Basically, it seems the motivation is that open systems allow them to upgrade their capabilities rapidly, and they need to be able to share data freely. “The days of proprietary technology must come to an end,” he said. “We This could be a watershed moment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

View more presentations from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., Requires strategy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 3, 2008

It’s a conference that is an event of the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet. I’ve never been – online politics has never really been my focus. But I’m quite looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to talking about free and open source software to this audience. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Like the freedom that RSS gives to end users in terms of getting the data that you want in your hands, to read when and how you want it, APIs give programmers (and, at times, end users) the freedom to get data from Web 2.0 I think that APIs are an expression of the best of what the internet is about.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Calgary, Alberta: Evening on Data Ethics. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Building an Effective Data Culture at Your Nonprofit. Buffalo, New York: Essential Data Management.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

December 12, 2007 I had a good look at NTEN’s CRM Satisfaction Survey (yippee for data!), Finally, Organizer’s Database is open source, but written on top of a proprietary platform (Microsoft Access). There were 6 open source (or sort of open source) tools that showed up on this survey. That’s pretty impressive.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 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 #10: Filezilla February 7, 2008 I decided that most of the tools I’ve been talking about so far (except WordPress and Joomla) are internet clients for one type of protocol or another.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

I’ll be on hiatus for about another week, and will have some long awaited new FOSS tools, as well as other posts that have been brewing for a while. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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