NTEN

MARCH 31, 2012

Here’s how: On the NTEN Blog We’ll be streamlining coverage of 2012 NTC on the NTEN blog. Insider tip: Don’t miss the hilarious cartoon blogging sponsored by our friends at Rally. 12NTCRadio: New to 12NTC, use #12NTC radio to send your music requests and dedications to your favorite nptechies. Share them below.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Amy is a great source for nptech tips of all types. and social network guru for the nptech community. I read her blog for great tips on professional development and technology. { I read her blog for great tips on professional development and technology. { Amy Sample Ward let’s us know how to give green.

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MARCH 27, 2008

It also gets kudos from NTEN’s satisfaction survey (it came in third, after CiviCRM and Salesforce.) But, I’d send the query to both the nptech-related groups (like nten-discuss and nosi-discussion) as well as the Sugar folks – you might get some answers. 2 admin 04.20.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

June 18, 2007 OK, so I finally drank the Facebook coolaid – and although it took me a long time to get around to, I have now realized how many people in the nptech field have already been on facebook for a while. I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

ONE/Blog – ONE/Northwest never ceases to amaze me The Open Road – Matt Asay has some interesting insights from the Open Source biz world Tagged as: nptech { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Jon Stahl 04.17.09 RoughType by Nicholas Carr – really smart dude, really interesting stuff. 2 homefreeorg 05.01.09

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology APIs – what, how, whither, and writing November 9, 2006 I’ve been asked by NTEN to write a whitepaper on APIs, following their Open API debate. That’s a good thing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2007

We’d love to get more women involved in nonprofit open source – women from the nptech world who might not be thinking a lot about open source, and women from the open source community who might not be thinking a lot about nonprofit organizations. Let’s get together! at 2:50 pm Thanks for shout out.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 1, 2007

The punch line: … there’s a good chance that underneath the shiny is something that isn’t very interesting. Not always, but often.) And that some of what’s deeply, truly, long-term transformative isn’t shiny at all. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

Get the Most out of NTEN. Our newsletter is only the tip of the iceberg: it's the Member benefits you're not seeing yet that will sink your ship. Anyway, if all you're getting out of NTEN is this newsletter, you're clearly missing out. The musical acts should come as quite a surprise. Hmm, wait, that doesn't sound right.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2007

I think that it is certainly possible to disseminate some guidelines (that some people will pay attention to) for the use of the nptech tag that could increase the signal/noise ratio. Technorati Tags: nptech , tagging , folksonomies { 1 trackback } Beths Blog 01.08.07 What do those guidelines look like?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I’ll be watching the Open Handset Alliance, and wondering when I can replace my Blackberry with an open phone. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

And if you want to find me on IRC, go to either the Linuxchix IRC server or to irc.freenode.net, #nosi and #nptech. { And if you want to find me on IRC, go to either the Linuxchix IRC server or to irc.freenode.net, #nosi and #nptech. { Like the water cooler to go to when you’re taking a break.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2006

Using Red Hat, as I often do sometimes, feels like doing battle in comparison. Ubuntu took the best that Debian had to offer, and left the weaknesses behind, I think. Anyway, I think it’s worth checking out. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Unfortunately, the nptech world hasn’t yet caught on to the “Planet&# phenomenon of the open source world (see Planet Ubuntu Women.) I think it would be very great to have a few nptech-focused “planets&# out there. Hint to NTEN : Affinity Group Planets!) Onlywire is a great tip. Second, is bookmarking.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2007

Technorati Tags: 07NTC , nptech { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 John Frost 04.06.07 Technorati Tags: 07NTC , nptech { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 John Frost 04.06.07 &# Yay, there are people who get it. I’m sorry I missed that session! But the next step is Penguin Day !

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

I’m hoping that will provide some very interesting things to blog about over then next few weeks, as I regain my footing. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 15, 2007

Technorati Tags: npcarnival , nptech { 1 trackback } Donor Power Blog 05.15.07 Technorati Tags: npcarnival , nptech { 1 trackback } Donor Power Blog 05.15.07 It makes sense that can make a difference in how people respond to appeals. Nancy Schwartz, of Getting Attention tells us how best to get people to fill out surveys.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

So maybe, we can get some Linuxchix to get involved in the nptech community, and we can get some nptech women who might be a little shy getting their toes wet with technology installing linux and writing code, with Linuxchix support, and have some nice synergy. at 2:04 pm I’ll second Tory’s thanks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Finally, if data management stresses you out, here are some tips ! Technorati Tags: carnival , data management , nptech { 2 trackbacks } The Bamboo Project Blog 03.13.07 Beth has some advice for dealing with too much data – write it down (er, on a wiki that is.) at 1:33 pm Katyas NonProfit Marketing Blog 03.16.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Finally, if data management stresses you out, here are some tips ! Technorati Tags: carnival , data management , nptech { 2 trackbacks } The Bamboo Project Blog 03.13.07 Beth has some advice for dealing with too much data – write it down (er, on a wiki that is.) at 1:33 pm Katyas NonProfit Marketing Blog 03.16.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2007

Why aren’t I Twittering away , like so many of my nptech colleagues? Technorati Tags: nptech , ntc2007 , twitter { 1 trackback } Beths Blog 03.13.07 Technorati Tags: nptech , ntc2007 , twitter { 1 trackback } Beths Blog 03.13.07 But then I had to think about it. Wanna know what I’m doing? Check my Skype status.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2007

Technorati Tags: nptech , opensource { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 04.24.07 Some software, like Firefox, is like that kitten that is easy – it learns to be litter trained once, and just sits on your lap (or in its little bed) in a ball and sleeps, and plays only when you want it to. at 10:00 am Free.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Carnet Williams, of nptech fame, did a demo of Sprout at Demo. Sproutbuilder is this amazing drag-and-drop widget maker you’ve just gotta try ( invite here – just start, and it will prompt you to create an account when you want to save your sprout.) Another really amazing tool is Blist.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

I appreciate shops that I know are giving back to the community, and that are known quantities in the nptech realm. I’m made comfortable by folks who speak what I think of as a good mix of development-speak and normal language. I’m turned off instantly by sales-speak. I hate to be pushed.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

I could think of several interesting implementations in the nptech world that would be fun (like it would make a great e-learning platform for, say, circuit riders, or folks like that.) I wish I had an excuse to install and test it – but it really requires a purpose for bringing community together.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 2, 2007

I have one note: I feel a little strange giving tips – a lot of the blogs I really like are way better than mine. My tip (more of a request): I’d love to hear more about your perspectives on how technology can help (or hinder) organizational management, dynamics, and change. My tip: JP, write more !

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Technorati Tags: fundraising , nptech , web2.0 { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 12.23.06 went into other software and data needs of organizations, I daresay they might not be in as much of a pickle as they are in terms of making choices about vertical apps. at 9:15 pm You’ve hit the nail on the head!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 29, 2007

Technorati Tags: 07NTC , nptech , linux { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Scott Wells 03.30.07 Changing one file (/etc/apt/sources.list) and running a few commands, should do the trick. We’ll see… Anyway, if you’ll be at NTC, come by and see where I got to. The geekout will be on Thursday at 3:30.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

" Reasoned Audacity has some good tips on how to prepare for a radio or TV appearance. And in realms more familiar: This week’s nptech tag roundup has some great stuff to read about { 1 trackback } Blog Carnival 10.31.06 David Maister asks " What do consultants know?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

Technorati Tags: nptech , opensource , web2.0 { 1 trackback } The Bamboo Project Blog 03.19.07 Even though this very-big-nonprofit was rolling in money, they thought the pie was finite, and that if the money didn’t go through them, they’d get less. So the scarcity mentality isn’t just for small, struggling nonprofits.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Participants discussed how social media tools can be used to distribute preparedness information ahead of a disaster as well as tips on what people can do afterwards. Tags: american red cross Data NPTech NTEN wendy harman. The first people to respond during a disaster are not usually trained responders or other professionals.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

at 4:57 pm Hi – just one point, I see in nptech world the bend/promotion towards Wordpress, Drupal and Joomla alot which is no bad thing I work successfully with all of them, they are all good and great, and fairly easy to use for the end user. 3 Laura Whitehead 02.05.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

Technorati Tags: linux , nptech , opensource , windows , ubuntu { 1 trackback } Boy in the Bands: Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith 05.22.07 Technorati Tags: linux , nptech , opensource , windows , ubuntu { 1 trackback } Boy in the Bands: Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith 05.22.07

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Online videos/vlogs Online videos or vlogs can searched for in the iTunes Music Store as well as on YouTube , blip.tv , DoGooderTV , QuantumShift.tv net2 nptech Bioneers activism Flickr Photo Credit: Free Burma by Luis Yax Other podcast directories to check out are Yahoo! and OurMedia. Don't be afraid of the tech. Ask for help.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Nonprofit technology take home lesson : MySQL is certainly the leader – it’s most commonly thought of as the “M&# in LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python), which is a nptech web mainstay. I worry a lot about that sort of thing for nonprofits – finding others that are also using a specific project.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Nonprofit technology take home lesson : MySQL is certainly the leader – it’s most commonly thought of as the “M&# in LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python), which is a nptech web mainstay. I worry a lot about that sort of thing for nonprofits – finding others that are also using a specific project.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

One of the big changes that has happened in the nptech space, besides the ways in which Web 2.0 has clearly changed the nptech providers community, is the increasing use of Salesforce as a nonprofit CRM tool. So doesn’t the metaphor used for that software matter, then, in a nonprofit setting?

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