Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 22, 2009

Sunday morning: NTEN Board meeting. Sunday afternoon: Torn between Drupal for Good and Google APIs (somehow, there seems a lesson there.). Tags: Nonprofit Tech 09ntc civicrm nptech nten penguinday. You can email me, @pearbear on twitter, or give me a text message or call … if you know my cell, that is. :-).

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APRIL 7, 2014

We''re kicking off Monday with a shout out to NTEN’s Community of Practice (COP) leaders. accidental techie arts blogging commbuild Community community of practice consulting data drupal it Leadership women' Thinking of starting one yourself? Read this FAQ and then email us at community@nten.org with questions or ideas.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

In fact, even if you just focus on the “big three&# open source CMS – Drupal, Joomla and Plone, 85% of nonprofits will likely have their needs fully met. Hint: I hear there is way more Drupal demand than supply of expertise. ) { 1 trackback } Idealware 03.16.10 How do we know our options? 2 admin 02.20.08 Yes and yes?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

It can integrate with both Drupal or Joomla, and there is a new stand-alone version as well. Drupal integration is better, but there is a lot of active development going into improving the Joomla integration. CiviCRM ranked #1 in satisfaction in the recent NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 16, 2009

I am thinking that this might be a good model for how we can do it with Drupal, but that’s a subject for another post. at 7:46 pm Like everything in Drupal land, there is code for that… though the quality varies widely. With joshk as the maintainer, the quality should be better than average.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

November is Member Appreciation Month at NTEN. Our staff interacts with our community in different ways, here''s why Michael Nealis, Content Manager, loves our community My favorite thing about the NTEN community is the sense of belonging that it brings with it. community Community mam Member Appreciation Month nptech nten'

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Flickr Photo: TimPearce_ LosGatos If you've been following the NTEN blog this November, you've definitely caught on that it is Member Appreciation Month. The NTEN Program Team – Mimi, Brendan, and Anna plus you? On a yearly basis, we host over 100 webinars – including 13 this November, many of them free for NTEN Members!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

OpenAds , an open source ad server (very cool) just got tons of $ in financing. Because of the nature of open source, more money in the open source ecosystem is a good thing, and it is my belief that unlike “voodoo economics&# this will actually be a tide that lifts all boats. {

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NTEN

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Here are the latest highlights from your fellow NTEN Members making news: Well, Ello there! NTEN Members save 25% with the promo code: NTEN-Members. This handy infographic from Tech Impact illustrates the power of video for engaging your users. Planning to make the switch to Drupal? workshop , Oct.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2014

While we’re grateful to all members of NTEN, there are, of course, those of you who go beyond the proverbial "call of duty" and impact the NTEN community by providing extra time, resources, and wisdom to assist NTEN''s work in this sector. We like to annoint a new crop of these nonprofit tech warriors. Have all 1.05

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 5, 2009

I’ll probably be talking a lot about Drupal. And, you will get the occasional promo post about something the organizations that I am on the boards of (Aspiration and NTEN) are doing. Tags: Nonprofit Tech nptech. I’ll always talk about what it’s like to do the work that I do, and talk more about how I do it.

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2014

NTEN Communities of Practice (CoPs) are affinity groups centered on specific topics of interest, from community management to Drupal to nonprofits in the arts. We asked NTEN''s great CoP organizers to help us understand why they answered the call to nonprofit tech leadership.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Yes, it might be surprising, but I got a friendly email from fellow NTEN Board Member Steve McLaughlin, who also happens to be head of all things internet (more formally, Director, Internet Solutions) at Blackbaud. Tags: Data blackbaud CRM Software Nonprofit Tech Web Tools CMS nptech. She’s talking about Blackbaud?

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2013

If you haven’t digested or implemented all of your takeaways from the conference—or if you couldn’t make it, and are itching to connect with fellow nonprofit techies—you may want to check out the NTEN Communities of Practice (CoPs). You’ve got a vibrant community of nonprofit tech champions right at your fingertips.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Each year, NTEN recognizes a member of this community who has furthered the work of the nonprofit technology field through dedication, innovation, and leadership. She takes pleasure in learning about technology (like her recent Drupal and CiviCRM projects) and takes on the challenges that come with it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 29, 2008

May 29, 2008 NTEN just released their CMS satisfaction survey. The single largest CMS used was Drupal, at 15%, followed by Plone and Joomla (approx 8% each.) Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How’s yer CMS?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2014

There''s a lot happening at NTEN, and we want you to get involved! In this weekly roundup, you''ll find the full list of NTEN events, opportunities, and deadlines for participation. Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month; we''d love to link up with you.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

I’ll have to admit to my preference for Joomla, although Drupal is growing on me more and more. They have an amazing user community, and there are places to get amazing themes. I’ll mention the other FOSS CMS systems in other posts. I haven’t spend enough time with Plone to really get a feel for it.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2014

There''s a lot happening at NTEN, and we want you to get involved! In this weekly roundup, you''ll find the full list of NTEN events, opportunities, and deadlines for participation. Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month; we''d love to link up with you.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

at 3:50 pm CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) 01.26.09 at 8:31 am Drupal and Salesforce 12.31.09 The CRM is Salesforce, the CMS and Web Publish System is Drupal and then we have to determine the Donation Managment System (Convio, Blacbkaud) or do we create custom donation forms and use a 3rd party? 3 sudha 01.15.09

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

For one client, I am their technology go-to person, since they are really small, and have no tech staff. I answer all of their tech questions, and solve pretty much all of their tech problems (mostly by helping them figure out who they should call.)

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

Drupal Day is so much more than a pre-conference event at NTC; it is an opportunity for community to come together, learn, and explore. Drupal Day has come and gone, and while the event itself goes by in the blink of an eye, the lessons learned resonate long after the conference ends. Stephanie Gutowski. Community Engagement Organizer.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 1, 2010

But as open source code bases like Drupal become more popular, not-for-profits will realize that we no longer need to outsource to technology firms because building a platform is cheap and easy and keeping up with upgrades is important. Tags: Change Management Leadership NPTech NTEN. Read Nancy's full bio.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 19, 2007

First is the wholesale movement toward the three major open source CMS platforms/frameworks, Drupal , Joomla and Plone. Second is that Linux servers seem to have made very serious inroads into nonprofit organizations, such that they are becoming almost commonplace. Third, almost everyone uses Firefox, or at least knows about it.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

The Power of Tech in Advocacy & Organizing 14NTC: We came, we tweeted, we played with Legos. NTEN staff has finally recovered and we are positively overwhelmed with all the blog posts, videos, pictures, and other instances of the 14NTC celebration from the nonprofit technology community. And then we took a long nap!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

In fact, we love it so much, the NTEN staff will send top-secret valentines to anyone who registers today. Ehren Foss, Prepping Your Progarm for the Pro Bono Tech Volunteer , #12NTCprobono. Laura Norvig, Building & Supporting Drupal Websites: In-House, Outhouse, or Both?

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2012

Free Report: 2011 Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems Report Blog Post: WordPress vs Drupal. Webinar: Salesforce + CMS Integration Showdown: Plone, Drupal, and Joomla 501 Tech Clubs Did you know that in cities across the country, NTEN supports local groups meeting every month?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Here’s some other coverage: Podcast from the Nonprofit Tech Blog Post from Josiah Richie Video Interview of Randy McCabe { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Matthew Edmondson 04.15.08 I’ll be following MPower closely over the next months and years. I have high hopes for it. 3 Josiah Ritchie 04.16.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

Drupal, Joomla is run by a foundation, as is Mozilla and many others. Apache is arguably the best web server software on the planet – and it is owned and run by a nonprofit organization (the Apache Foundation). In fact, many, many successful, usable, high quality software projects are not backed by shareholder investment at all.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

And since it ties into Drupal or Joomla you get a complete frontend / backend system. ?? . ; > 4 Alfred Nutile 07.11.08 at 11:04 am Just wondering if you have seen [link] It runs on a linux server (which I do not think this MPower does? CiviCRM has a great forum for community. Thanks for a great site!!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. Tags: dave greenberg NPTech NTEN Open Source IT Staff.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2009

After Idealware 's latest report reviewing Open Source CMS tools , there were, as might be expected, a few dust-ups in the open source developers and users communities, which includes NTEN members like David Geilhufe. NTEN board member Michelle Murrain , one of the authors of the report, responded to some of the criticism. .

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Care2

MAY 8, 2012

Women Who Tech TeleSummit – May 23rd. The virtual Women Who Tech Telesummit which happens via internet audio and the web provides some of the most web thought-provoking, inspiring, and skills building sessions for nonprofit campaigners and social change makers.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2010

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Read more posts on our blog. We like Google Analytics. We like Facebook Fan Pages. But Google Analytics for Facebook Fan Pages ? " Need to make a map to show your impact? This one is a great model. We like to believe it can.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

1 trackback } Wild Apricot Blog : Tech Support for Free and Open-Source Software 08.20.08 FOSS that is accessible, popular, and widely-used-by-amateur-home-hobbyists (Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla) is fully of non-credible, immature, open source advocates. at 12:44 pm I love the “free as in kittens&# response. 4 Dan Knauss 07.17.08

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

She gave us solid recommendations on different CMS options and which was likely to best serve our needs (we ended up with Drupal – and it rocks!). Thanks to the great resources of NTEN, and the lessons shared by the great leaders of the Nonprofit tech community, he now passes for an actual Internet Marketer.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

For now, unless something strange happens, I’ll settle on Cake – although I’ll not be spending too much time on it, since I’m working hard to grok Drupal. They both have good documentation and active communities. But perhaps a cool project will manifest, and I can use it.

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