Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 15, 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 #3: Dokuwiki January 15, 2008 I have become a fan, nay, a devotee of DokuWiki. It’s a great replacement for text or word processing files.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding. Fundar is a 20-year old Mexican NGO in the filed of research and advocacy to fight corruption, impunity, and to adovcate for human rights.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

Also, on October 8 in partnership with Nonprofit Tech for Good, Julia will be presenting a free webinar about how nonprofits can use social media to raise money online. She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Earlier this year, Ning announced that it would be dropping 40% of it’s staff and dropping the free service which came as a shock to much of the community, including author of the Ning for Dummies book Manny Hernandez and spurring many forums and blogs to create lists of Ning alternatives that were still free. And the catch 22!

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Some tools are free, at least to start. Cloud storage: For file sharing and storage, you can start with Drive through Google Workspace, so all documents can be stored in a convenient, accessible place. Both tools offer some free storage and, for about $10 a month, you can get significantly more. And, it’s free!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Acceptable submission formats include Windows Media, Quick Time and MPEG (files ending in.wmv,avi,mov,mpg or.mp4). Be passionate. Be creative. Be concise.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Twitter has more than 16 million users, and 42.3 Twitter is different than Facebook, and Facebook is different than LinkedIn. You can get one up and running in 30 minutes or less for free. Claim your land.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

MetroTwit is a stylish Twitter client with a design inspired by Windows 8 user interface. You can easily track your favorite Twitter friends by creating tiles for them on the Windows 8 Start screen. File Management. You can access, view, edit, and share your stored files right from the Start screen. Productivity.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 10, 2015

How much of your staff’s valuable time to you devote to managing all your accounts, from Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn and all the rest? You can also upload bulk files of posts at once and make your content available to other Post Planners and Facebook experts. It’s free to start, and reasonably priced should you wish to continue.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 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 #6: Joomla! For instance, the site you point to get themes is not free (nor as in free beer or speech) Leo,, 2 admin 01.30.08 I’ll have to give it a whirl.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

I spend a lot of time listening on the social web using a radar that I've put together with a combination of free tools and the Stradivarius Violin of listening tools, Radian 6. I have a clipping file in a flickr set called Social Media Research Snippets. Twitter grader is a measure of authority and reach of a Twitter user.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Do not assume that if a potential donor or volunteer wants to learn about your work, impact, and financial situation that they will download (if you even post the file) a massive annual report and read that in their free time. For example, my Twitter bio links to [link] instead of my website’s home page.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

Receive ideas, products, services, or support for free/cheap (keeping in mind that your time is still a cost). They also support a range of files so your contest could be a logo redesign or a social media policy, a video clip or a conference session proposal. It isn’t free – and that’s okay!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2015

This logo file was available in part 1 , but for the sake of convenience, you can download it here , too. Click File > Place Embedded… ( File > Place in versions prior to Creative Cloud). Select the file blog-generic-nonprofit-logo.eps and click Place. Save your document with File > Save.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2015

This logo file was available in part 1 , but for the sake of convenience, you can download it here , too. Click File > Place Embedded… ( File > Place in versions prior to Creative Cloud). Select the file blog-generic-nonprofit-logo.eps and click Place. Save your document with File > Save.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

The ideas and issues do focus, though, on the emphasis that nonprofits and individual supporting causes, campaigns and specific groups online have put on free, social media, 3rd party tools. Due to the recent chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of our parent corporation, Advanta, we are unfortunately no longer continuing ideablob and bloblive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Beth Dunn's " Money for Nothing, IT for Free " has a post about the importance of considering the total cost of a technology investment even if it is free and some advice for getting started. Nate Ritter gives a brilliant example of how Twitter could help save the lives of missing children. And if you???re

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 9, 2013

Twitter is a microblogging platform, Kayla McKinney previously discussed the trend of microgiving , and now there’s microvolunteering. Microvolunteering is an easy, commitment-free way to give back. Volunteers are free. Check out Colleen's Sparked pro file to see what a microvolunteer look s like. Like this article?

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NTEN

JUNE 25, 2010

This past April, how did you file your taxes? Did you mail them or e-File? Tell your friends and colleagues by sharing these links through email, Facebook, and Twitter. Tags: Advocacy free press Leadership net neutrality NPTech. How did you pay your last parking ticket? Find your last job? Watch a funny cat video?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Note from Beth: Diana Scimone is a free agent fundraiser. Ironically, it is also the same day as my birthday). She did her first Twitter fundraiser in September on 9-9-09. We didn’t come close to raising that amount, but learned a lot about using social media tools like Twitter to promote and raise money for a cause.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As part of my current career, I've managed a website redesign or creating and filed a nonprofit's annual tax return. While I'm sure your organization has never made a major tech purchase decision because you "have a volunteer/consultant who knows it," it's possible that a sticker price of free ("Free!")

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Have easy access to the voter file. EveryAction takes any supporter record that has an email address and automatically matches it to nearly 100 different social networks - including Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and LinkedIn. #13. Attend free, weekly trainings. Does your nonprofit run non-partisan civic engagement campaigns?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Let’s look at some of the free and low-cost. Cohuman is one of several project management platforms that offer free accounts to nonprofits. them, makes files accessible from anywhere, and it is fully integrated with Google Apps. They offer a free plan that includes three projects. can get up to 10 licenses for free.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A great tool to see how different companies make their product the hero is by looking through swipe files curated by sites like [link]. This runs counter to short-form trends on TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube that occupy our attention. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Lots of research shows that donors don’t want the organization to spend money on free merchandise. Files: Is your organization the holder of the official record of something? Files: Is your organization the holder of the official record of something? Do you have the news clippings of major events in your files?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many website services promise quick and easy setup free of any long-term planning or custom coding, and—while that may sound alluring—it can cause certain roadblocks in the future that prevent you from scaling your online presence. A Better Website is Worth the Money Your website serves as a digital hub for your organization.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

If you’re one of the 300 million or so people who used Hotmail free webmail, you probably know by now that Hotmail is no more and that you’ve been switched over to Outlook.com. It’s Microsoft’s free webmail service that just replaced the venerable Hotmail service. You can also get an ad-free version for $19.95

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

You'll find a catalog of both free and paid apps that work with one or multiple programs in the core Office suite. Twitter by PowerInbox (Outlook 2013) is a must-have addition to Outlook if you manage your organization's Twitter account. But did you know that you can make Microsoft Office even more powerful with apps?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Although the chat was cut short on account of technical difficulties, in the true spirit of collaboration NPLive guest experts and audience continued the conversation on Twitter. Additional questions and comments were welcomed in the TechSoup forums where the conversation continues, and feel free to post your tips in the comments below.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Then click the “Create Audience” drop-down and select “Customer File.” CSV file or MailChimp list to import. When an opportunity comes to show your ad in front of a visitor, the chosen platform (Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) Twitter Conversion Tracking. ” Next, choose either a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The Packard Foundation OE wiki is a pilot project aimed at providing an easy way for the OE team to share their thinking and resources with partners – a sort of “see through&# filing cabinet. The conversations that begin with “We did this and this is what we found …&# can always enrich a workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

The features inside of groups include discussion board, file archive, wiki, events, a map, and a number typical features to support online collaborations. But, the value-added is that you find and connect with other people and organizations that you may not know about - just as you would on a social network like Facebook or Twitter.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The six primary communications channels used by nonprofits are websites, email, traditional social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), in-person events, print marketing, and media relations/PR. The surprising solution is that there are just two essential things we need for mobile fundraising — and they're both free.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

to share files, and sundry web applications for online communications. Lauren Hunter has written a series of free eBooks. Most of them are social media quick guides for using things like Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Her office provides resources, staff trainings, and coordinates state events for 200 churches around the state.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Younger people who are the most deeply engaged demographic on social media are likely to also use services like YouTube and also Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Instagram. Social Misfits Media and Aegis Media in the UK have just launched a new free online social media guide for charities to help relieve our perplexity. Big picure time.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

So what you want to look for is people in your email file. So that’d be a great place to start and it might also be free. We provide that data free of charge, for example, with our product called Luminate. One of them is free. The Klout app is a great free choice. JEANETTE: That is a great question.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

They offer a free trial demo, for those. product, I highly recommend utilizing their free website grader tool. If you can't quite afford their services, check out their blog for a wealth of free guides and resources for all aspects of online marketing. 502(c)(3), free advertising on Adwords (up to $10,000 a month!)

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