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Advice for Consultants - Part 2

Robert Weiner

The tech underground model (loose yet organized affiliation of npo techs who share skills and back each other up) is one of the good models out there. 3) Find resources to build your skills, and give them time every week: webinars, listservs, online classes, books, etc. Get to know other techs. 2) Get a wiki.

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Using Social Search Techniques for a Research Project. some reflections and a shout for help

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm using some traditional ways to research this topic: -Email to listservs -Posts on online forums -Google search. I am also eager to test out some of the tools and ideas I learned about social search during the Yi-Tan call. I was most curious about ChaCha - a search engine that lets you search with human help.

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Four Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

Foundations need tech support as much as anyone. " TAG is an active community of around 300 foundation techies who: Discuss foundation technology on the TAG listserv and blog. In Search of Better Data About Nonprofits’ Programs : This is actually one of Laura Quinn’s recent pieces on MarketsforGood.org.

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Ten Ways Small NGOs Can Collaborate

NTEN

The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. Search LinkedIn and Google groups. Has one of your volunteers, interns or tech-oriented employee developed a cool app? Here are ten practical things you can do, starting tomorrow: 1) Join a list-serve or social media group. NTEN and TechSoup list a few.

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I look for patterns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I modified his "Mankato Scale" into a nonprofit tech skills assessment. I shared this on a listserv with some nonprofit technology geeks (aka circuit riders) and one of them told me that his father worked at the same school as Doug in Minnesota. And, now I'm hoping that others in the nonprofit tech community will share too.

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NTEN Communities of Practice FAQ

NTEN

Each CoP has space in the NTEN groups platform ([link] You can search for current CoP’s by entering “CoP” in the search bar on the upper right hand corner of your browser window. The online group includes a listserv email archive, a library, a wiki, a group blog, and a discussion thread platform. Where does the CoP “live”?

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Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

Foundations need tech support as much as anyone. " TAG is an active community of around 300 foundation techies who: Discuss foundation technology on the TAG listserv and blog. In Search of Better Data About Nonprofits’ Programs : This is actually one of Laura Quinn’s recent pieces on MarketsforGood.org.