July, 2005

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No, really? A wifi hotspot on a bus??

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology No, really? A wifi hotspot on a bus?? July 28, 2005 I just found this very cool tool, called MacStumbler. It’s a wifi network sniffer. It will tell you what networks are around, and whether they are open or not, and what’s their strength.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We're conducting tests of the Talking Lights technology here in Benetech's offices this week. The technology is cool and it's fun to see people playing with it. Here's what Charles LaPierre, one of our senior engineers, sent out to our team: I wanted to let you all know why there are all these new lights hanging around the office. Benetech is consulting with SenderoGroup on a project for guiding blind users indoors.

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Flip Book Exhibition

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(Click on the image to view the animation). If I was in Germany this summer, I'd go see this exhibition at Kunsthalle D??sseldorf. For now, will just have to view the animations available on the web like the Keith Haring book above. Here's an excerpt of the exhibition description : A flip book is a book that becomes a cinema for a short space of time; it is a sequence of images that reveals its narrative as you look at it, an object that you have to touch in order to get it to tell its story.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week. I wish I was able to attend, but am glad that many of my clients have the opportunity to go.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our human rights group is active all over the place right now. Patrick Ball is in Colombia for most of the next three months teaching the techniques of human rights statistics and information processing at the National University there. Africa is definitely getting more attention from us. Kristen Cibelli is on her way to Uganda right now. Susan Bazilli, an international human rights attorney, recently brought Martus to the attention of the women's rights community in Africa, through a posting to

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Jim Fruchterman low-res portrait

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Notes for Berkman Conversation

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I'm trying to get some links assembled in one place for the Berkman Thursday evening bloggers meetings where we will discuss nonprofit blogging. What does the nonprofit blogosphere look like? It???s a fairly small niche, but a vibrant and rich one -- hopefully growing.! There is no official organized nonprofit blog census, npo blogroll or a bridge blog like Global s.

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My personal Blogher To Do List and Reflections

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I'm still dancing on the edges between action and reflection, but wanted to get down some of my evolving next action steps and questions for reflection. It is hard, but if I don't do it now, I'm afraid I'll loose forever. These are in no particular order! Questions. How can I improve my live blogging technique and better integrate with personal networking?

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Measurable Blogher Impact or Web Traffic Rorsasch Test

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This is my stats for the week of blogher. Wow, it looks like a steep, sharp rising cliff. Web traffic rorsasch test: If it the numbers fall off as steeply as they rose after blogher, it will look like a. Now I have a big incentive to implement all the stuff on my to do list.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Favorite Random Act of Kindness at Blogher from Flickr Stream

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advanced tools Originally uploaded by image415. This photo was taken when Little Judy handed up her laptop to one of the presenters in Advanced Tools Session when there was a technical problem. Even though they gave her pieces of chocolate, it was an act of caring. I wonder if this would be one of Nancy White's indicators of a community ?

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Favorite Photo from Blogher Flickr Stream

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Halley Suitt Originally uploaded by jdlasica. As I was browsing the flickr stream , I found this stunning photograph of Halley Suitt of Halley's Comment by JD Lasica , a bloghim. ( His complete set of Blogher photos are awesome.). During the opening session , she made the point that women should ask for links. (Great notes by Nancy White here ) Quotable quote: " If I have any link love on the web, it came about in the following ways.

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Advanced Tools Session At Blogher

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George from Flickr Originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg. This is George from Flickr takaing a picture of me while I took a picture of her. I want to see that picture. She was on the Advanced Tools Panel with Marnie Webb and Alexandra Samuel. She couldn't demonstrate because the connection was down, but when she wrote stuff on the flipchart - she wrote the L I in flickr in a way that looked like: fucker.

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Mena Trott's Necklace

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Mena Trott Originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg. I got to talk to Mena Trott and give her my card. I was too in aw to ask any intelligent questions. But she is the cover of my blogher jewelry pictures set. She mentioned in Marnie's session that typepad will release a new feature next week -- rss in linklists. YEAH!!!!

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How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!

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Meet Bloghers: Michele McLellan

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Meet Michelle McLellan who is the director of Tommorrow's Workforce at Northwestern University. She approached after I got the nerve to share my experience covering the Cambodian Blogosphere in the When Globalization is Good for Women panel moderated by Nancy White. (It does pay to open your mouth and get over the fear of vocalizing inappropriate thoughts) Michelle is beginning a blog about her desire to move back to Cambodia or as she said, "Cambodia isn't done with me.

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Meet Lisa Canter

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Meet Lisa Canter Originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg. Happy Birthday to Lisa! I have a great interview that I will post later. I learned a lot about her background - we're both classical musicians - she plays bassoon. She also shared all the wonderful things about living with Marc Canter and some things that annoy her. but unfortunately since I'm using this google kiosk instead of my latop - can't post right now.

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Expect more later.

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Mr. X, Amanda, and Mindy. The que behind at the google kiosk is about to kill me. so expect many more belated reports tonight once I get a decent a pipeline. I am going to be linearally anal and back date the post so they are in the correct order. (Note to self: It probably would have been worth for me to get the extra license for ecto for my laptop.

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Lisa Williams Gives Kick Ass Podcasting Presentation!

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I only knew a handful of blogher participants, so I was delighted to see fellow Berkman Thursday night blogger , Lisa Williams. Her presentation on audio blogging was fantastic! It helped me move past my audio phobia and I'm going to do it, damn it! Here is Lisa's opml blog with blogher coverage , including her presentation. Here's the session description with links to live blogger, Melissa Gira who took notes.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Intense Blogher Networking Techniques: Renee Blodgett

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The closing reception was a frenzy of business card exchanging. But the biz exchange gold award goes to Renee Blodgett , who by the way loves oysters. This woman can work the room. She exchanged cards standing up. and sitting down. You can't really tell, but I was lying on the floor trying to capture a different angle in the biz card exchange techniques on Renee Blodgett and almost upskirted her.

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Meet the Bloghers: Susan

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Meet Susan. Her blog live blogs the Atom bomb as if it were stuck in the 1940s. She admits to being a little obsessive, but does not own Fat Man and Little Boy shot glasses. What a fantastic concept for a high school history project - does have to be about the bomb, but any point in history.

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Thank you Blogher Organizers, Advisors, and Others

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Thank you Lisa , Elisa , and Jory for your leadership, vision, and hard work for making BlogHer such incredible experience for me. Also, Miriam Verburg for that huge task of organizing the live blogging and training session that will help me with blogging technique in general. And, I know that there are many more people who volunteered their time, resources, and brainpower to make this one of the best conference I've attended.

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Bags at Blogher.and the orientation session

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I'm at the live blogging tutorial and people are introducing themselves and I've noticed some great computer and hand bags. Not many black boring bags at all - colors - pink and green seem to be popular. Here's the flickr stream. Rumor has it that one of the men's rooms has been transformed into a Ladie's Bathroom, going to have to check it out. (There are still enough urinals to cover the 20% of men attendees).

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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Live Blogging the Live Blogging Training Sessions

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This is Miriam ! We're starting with more extended introductions which I'm not going to capture, but suffice to say that I'm in the room with a lot of incredible women. There is a range of experience in the room in terms of live blogging. Live Blogging Tips. Don't worry about capturing everything or being perfect. Don't opionate - capture the content.

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Friday Night Dinner

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Blogher's first big social event was Friday night dinner was at the Andiamo Cafe for approximately 140 people. Maria Tseng gave me a lift along with Miriam Verburg who is like me,an introvert. We stayed on the back patio with another blogher from LA and nursed a few drinks to help us mingle. Miriam also needed a smoke, she just wanted to hold the cigarette as she has quit.

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Marc Canter at Blogher

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Meet Marc Canter. I'm not sure if we are related or not. Both our Kanter/Canter last names came from Russia. Marc told me that he owns the domain name canter.com which is devoted to the family history of all Canters, Kanters, Cantors, or Kantors. I learned that the Canters came from Russia but immigrated to England first, not to the US like the Kanters did.

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Nonprofit Bloggers at Blogher

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This is Nancy White making a toast at the Saturday night dinner which was going to be nonprofit bloggers, but was a large group of everyone who wanted to eat together. There was a "birds of feather" nonprofit table and I think I photographed most of the bloggers with an interest in nonprofit blogging. Here's the incomplete blogroll that managed to get from cards collected: Marnie Webb, ext337 Alexandra Samuels Kaliyha Laura Barcella Rebecca Young Claudia Siegman Emily Reich Beverly Tra

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Nonprofit Technology Kick Start: Free World Class Board Meeting Software

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.