Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

to share files, and sundry web applications for online communications. Church Technology Listservs. I’ve been following the discussions on the Unitarian Universalist techie listserv and it’s a great information sharing group. Another is the ChurchMgmtSoftware listserv. Additional TechSoup Resources.

Resource 71

Resource Technology Listserv Virginia 71

Robert Weiner

APRIL 19, 2009

Joe Medina of Colby College asked members of the FUNDSVCS listserve about their favorite free software programs. PHP and MySQL -– Really good open source code for building dynamic web sites: [link] and [link]. Here are mine, minus obvious ones like Gmail and Firefox (note that many are only free for home use).

Software 100

Software Free North Carolina Skype 100

NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

AASP''s listserv, Fundsvcs, won the grand prize in the 2013-2014 LISTSERV Choice Awards. Wondering what that web lingo you hear actually means? M+R shares 6 Rules for Online Writing that just might shatter some old grammar rules. Congratulations to NTEN Member Partner, Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) !

Listserv 65

Listserv NTEN Data Tech 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

And a friendly reminder to recycle your old mobile phone if you happened to pick up a Iphone and think about green web host ! Lots of buzz on listservs and twitter about the MacArthur Foundation's $2 Million New Digital Media and Learning Competition. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005.

Nptech 50

Nptech Summary Green Twitter 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I didn’t know a modem from a microwave, but I was responsible for providing technical support to over 1000 artists who were first getting online or building web pages. In those days, we used listservs and online discussion software, but platform matter.

Social Media 103

Social Media Community Learning Media 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

To learn more and stay in the loop with Data Analysts for Social Good, you can join the LinkedIn group and subscribe to the listserv. Andrew is already cooking up some big changes for next year’s conference, so don’t miss out. right here.

Conference 113

Conference Attention Data Report 113

Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

Sign up for CharityChannel’s CONSULTANTS listserve: [link]. Build your list of references and qualifications, even if that requires doing pro bono or heavily discounted work. When projects end, ask clients to write testimonials and agree to serve as references. Figure out how you will market your work. Options include. writing articles.

Consultant 100

Consultant Advice Listserv Associations 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

I didn't loose a whole lot more because most of my work is now "backed up" or inside of web applications. Not everyone I work with has moved away from Word/Excel -- so I'm finding myself with one foot in the web-based collaboration tools and the other foot stuck in Microsoft Office. Wikis are just great for that!

Doc 50

Doc Google Wiki Local 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2009

Check out these 10 tools and strategies to market your nonprofit on the web, connect with your members and reach new supporters. Listservs: Participate in listservs that align with your nonprofit’s mission and where your organizations’ issues are being discussed. I have also ranked them from easy to moderate to time consuming.

Social Media 50

Social Media Track Tools Social 50

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2011

Our Center's AZGates web-based knowledge platform is a free service that links grantmakers and grantseekers. Beyond the Center, there are also dozens of listservs, blogs, and electronic "hallways" devoted to philanthropy, nonprofit leadership and management, volunteerism, and other facets of the social sector.

Content 95

Content Research Knowledge Philanthropy 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

Here's a few vendors mentioned on the listserv: Live Office Conference Call ReadyTalk Conference calls and web conferencing. What are the best vendors for INEXPENSIVE phone conference calls that can be contracted on a as-needs basis? Free Conference Calls - for simple needs. FreeConferenceCall - for simple needs. You can also.

Conference 50

Conference Listserv Summary Comparison 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2007

I'm using some traditional ways to research this topic: -Email to listservs -Posts on online forums -Google search. Over the years I've done a lot of Internet-based research projects and I think it is time for me to do a little rethinking of how to incorporate the social web into this process. The work in progress is here.

Search 50

Search Reflection Research Project 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Some of the lessons learned include: -Could have provided the Netsquared community with more tools to do their work like listserves, web sites, etc. -Didn’t expect the network nodes to last forever – they could come and go. While this might have fueled the organic growth, they are unable to track some of the impact.

Global 96

Global Network Difference Develop 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2009

Photo of Iavor Ivanov , Web Experience, United Way (national) Meet Iavor Ivanov, the Director of Web Experience for the United Way (National). So, I interviewed Iavor Ivanov, United Way's director of Web Experience to learn more about their approach. Wondering where he got that awesome T-shirt?

Social Media 59

Social Media Strategy Network Media 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

Even thought I am still reflecting on that Pew report and the comment from Weinberger's blog Even if just 1% of Web users tagged resources with some regularity, they would be creating handholds for the other 99%. Wow, better than a listserv! Is reflection in action the way to integrate small amounts of experimentation with Web2.0

Search 50

Search Social Listserv Conference 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2007

Eric Eckl's personal blog, Water Words That Work , a blog and web video (and podcast) series that explores the intersection of language, technology and environmental protection. This week, I???ll ll interview five of them ??? Eric mentioned in his email: The results were quite interesting, with a number of common characteristics emerging.

Interview 50

Interview Work Listserv Bookmarking 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2006

I came across CharityBlog while lurking on the UK Riders listserv. (I She asked me for some nonprofit and french friendly web hosts. So, ramble along with me as I think outloud.and blog it. I tagged John Howes of CharityBlog for Nancy White's NGO meme. Here's my response to her tagging me). Chills you to the bone before spring comes.

NGO 50

NGO Meme Nepal Listserv 50

See3

APRIL 22, 2009

When I left my position at Easter Seals , I had seven-plus years of research covering the field of nonprofits online flowing (more like gushing) in daily via email newsletters, listserve digests, etc. Alertbox: Jakob Nielsen’s column on Web usability: Not for nonprofits only, his lessons on Web (and email) usability are universal.

Online 45

Online Nonprofit Listserv Web 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

Her friends through out the social web responded and put together the campaign: Watch and listen to Connie Reece explain what this campaign is all about and why it is important to her. View the list of people who contributed their smarts, hearts, and souls to this campaign. What are the benefits of a YouTube Nonprofit Channel?

Summary 50

Summary Nptech Listserv Cancer 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Ivan Boothe helped start the Genocide Intervention Network in 2004, and was responsible for communications, web development and social networking strategy. So he cautioned me that some of the information might not be entirely up to date that he shared on listserv including a pointer to his awesome slide show with audio.

Social Network 69

Social Network Network Social Change 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

The concept of digital curators has been around since the beginning of the Web - at first they were called "Cybrians." " In 1999, after working 6 years on the web, I wrote this piece on how my online work had changed based on different job labels. Perhaps editors are those who also still work in print form too?

Digital 50

Digital Aggregator Listserv Tag 50

Care2

JANUARY 12, 2011

If your group would make for an active and participatory email listserv, it will probably work as a group too. The most successful groups on Facebook are those whose members are passionate about the group’s focus and goals. It could get unwieldy quickly.

Group 62

Group Platform Community Build 62

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2007

Laura Quinn provides a summary of the concerns expressed on different nptech listservs: As these two software companies are two of the ???big The listserves are hopping with this news. Recent advances in web development make data sharing much easier. This big news and it rocked the nonprofit technology world yesterday.

Convio 50

Convio Software Listserv Database 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

This post was in draft because I was starting to devour all the great content on the NTEN Blog , including Marshall's post called " Ten Cool Tools for Working on the Web " and I strongly resisted the urge take Thinkature out for a test drive. So, let's unleash the NpTech Mashup Meme. memory lapses, had forgotten it.

Mashup 50

Mashup Nptech Meme Listserv 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

I'll explain why in a minute) Someone posted the url to a listserv. For many years, I taught web development and building - in the very early days of the web. I would have my students look at web sites based on design criteria and discuss the web sites. I slapped a list of blogs in my wiki for me.

Skills 50

Skills Wiki Taxonomy RSS 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

Flickr is a web application that allows anyone to share and organize photographs online. It's touted as one of the Web's best examples of social media software. See Amy Gahran's advice : I also started an affinity group (listserv) over at N-TEN called Flickr for Nonprofits. But not all. Creative Commons Licenses.

Flickr 50

Flickr License PowerPoint Screencast 50

Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Then in the 90’s people had some of these conversations via online forums and listservs. Pre-internet, people were limited to these passionate conversations with friends in person or by phone.

Social Media 51

Social Media Social Media Build 51

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. interest that staff and volunteers understand the responsibilities in discussing Easter Seals in the public square known as the World Wide Web. Be Responsible.

Social Network 74

Social Network Policy Examples Network 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

The advice for marketers looking to embark on a Web 2.0 Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). Robin Good - Who is talking about me on the Web today? The Zoomerang Study of Marketers and Web2.0 also identified the importance of listening.

RSS 50

RSS Feeds Search Advice 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2007

The advice for marketers looking to embark on a Web 2.0 Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). Robin Good - Who is talking about me on the Web today? The Zoomerang Study of Marketers and Web2.0 also identified the importance of listening.

Tools 50

Tools Question Effective RSS 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

The resulting discussion thread on the progressive exchange listserv prompted some reflections on how nonprofits can effectively use Facebook. Web theorist Dana Boyd outlines some fundamental concerns with Facebook and Scoble responds. Nonprofits can use groups). The group is called Non-Profits on Facebook and anyone can join.

Facebook 50

Facebook Nonprofit Profile Cambodia 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

To challenge my set ways of doing internet research Web 1.0 Out of habit, I started off doing the research in my usual ways - posts to listservs, search engine, private emails, and posts to forums. I would fill in the missing pieces and refine with chacha, serach engines, private email, or listserv queries.

Linkedin 50

Linkedin Search Research Action 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2007

I need to get my act together for next week's Circuit Rider Conference in UK and a session I'm doing with David Wilcox called " Demystifying Web 2.0 " I need to start organizing the various pile of UK examples that tagged and grab from various emails and listserv posts. I have one blog post here.

Group 50

Group Research Bookmarking Wiki 50

Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2013

Over the past year, I''ve had a hazy sense that the social web is transitioning from a text-based to visual medium. Most of the professional networks I belong to online operate using the most antiquated of text-based tools: the listserv.

Museum 47

Museum Images Professional Tools 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2009

listserv or web forum , Twitter , etc.). Content – a focus on capturing and publishing what the community learns and knows (i.e. a newsletter, publishing an article, etc.). Open ended conversation – conversations that continue to rise and fall over time without a specific goal (i.e.

Community 50

Community Digital Technology Wiki 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

The social web makes it easy for your find people with exactly the same passion. Business Opportunities Web Blog Network. So, don't forget to include a link back to your blog your web site. Don't forget to include a link to your web site or blog (if you have one, but wait a minute.see next step). Hiring people.

Remix 50

Remix Professional Technorati Wiki 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

GetActive GetsAcquired - By Convio This is big news and it bounced around the nonprofit and progressive blogs, listservs, IM, and emails. tools in their web sites. To catch up, read the summary here and to read the most recent thoughts -- see Gavin's newest post here and Emily's reflections here. Some commentary on methodology here.

Summary 50

Summary Nptech Tag Conversation 50