Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

One of the fundamental economic characteristics of Web 2.0 It’s only by aggregating those contributions on a massive scale – on a web scale – that the business becomes lucrative. Privacy Suck: Not so long ago, there was a little hiccup in Web 2.0 at 9:46 am Web 2.0 goodiness.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

3 "Fail" Stories: How and Why Web Development Projects Often Fail (02/18). If you didn't, first check your spam filter (and then add us to your approved contacts list). If you didn't, first check your spam filter (and then add us to your approved contacts list). Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN. The excitement begins.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2010

Not only is it nifty piece, it attracted some of our best spam comments of the year: "Thanks for pants. " [Linked to Eastern European web site.]. Actually, some of the funniest protest signs of 2009 would make good spam comment fodder, if you happen to work for a fly-by-night SEO firm. Patience pants.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Quality matters, of course, but the shear quantity and frequency of communications that most organizations seek to produce has increased dramatically -- whether its blogs, tweets, commenting, web site updates, collaborations, cross posting, press releases, or good old print brochures. Teach writing for the web. Stop entering data.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

IdeaEncore is a nice solution for organizations that have limited web resources and want to share not just their own resources, but those of other compatible organizations. If users have to create an account, that in itself is a barrier, but it will allow you to delete accounts that spam. Now go forth and facilitate knowledge sharing!

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Knowledge Community Share Network 86

NTEN

JANUARY 20, 2011

Want to bid on these, or any of the other items (like the NTEN staff hand delivering a 5 Guys meal to your NTC lunch table)? It went into my spam filter, FYI.) This painting looks almost exactly like something your kindergartner would make if he had a social web addiction. You must use our link to register: [link].

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

By Lauren Bacon, Partner + Lead Strategist, Raised Eyebrow Web Studio. It should go without saying that we’re not advocating spamming blog comments with embedded links to your website – not only will that guarantee your comments get deleted, but you can also get yourself blacklisted.). Lauren Bacon asks a lot of questions.

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Audience Group Websites Strategy 88

NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2008

More powerful than a web ad! Up on the NTEN blog! It's the announcement of NTEN's next Product Spotlight Webinar, "Be an Email Superhero without Superhuman Effort"! > A demonstration of how to send beautiful email appeals that get delivered--without having to understand HTML or SPAM laws. Able to leap.

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email NTEN Widget Spam 36

NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

It used to be that marketing on the web involved simply pushing content to your audience, hoping they would read it, consider, select, purchase, use, and recommend. When you launch an integrated marketing plan, you're most likely producing content for a web site, a landing page, a blog, a newsletter, and perhaps a Facebook or MySpace page.

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Content Los Angeles Newsletter Boston 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Yikes, the first ever tag spam I've seen in the NpTech Tag Stream! Robin Good has a nice roundup of affordable Web Conferencing Tools and a useful comparison chart in a google spreadsheet. GoogleEarth launches Nonprofit Outreach Program via the NTEN blog and NetSquared community blog. NpTech Talk. Britt Bravo covers it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

welcomed everyone "The people on the end of your web site will be informed than the CEO. This year's program is heavily weighted to the "social web" and nonprofits. Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. was about access and Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

CivicSpace On Demand, a web-based solution for cms, crm, email, and fundraising tasks for progressive organizations, announces it public release. A reminder from Democracy in Action about accidental email spamming. Declaring Open Source - a one-line patch to the US Code would make open source software a charitable deduction.

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Nptech Summary Splashcast Wikipedia 50

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. His main point is that Twitter is not an advertising tool or spam tool. I like the way NTEN does it. Source: State of the Twittersphere Report.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Ro)bots (or spiders) are scripts or applications that search out information on the web. Search engines constantly scour the web for information using this method -- but bots are also used by those nasty folks on the web that like to steal your information or trash your website. leads to malware installation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

I've been trying to collect screen captures and stories about nonprofit web analytics for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN. Too many people are still wanting to "manage" the visitors experience, and I think these two metrics speak to the ways that the Web is. I did not include spam comments or my own).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Because the international community and media have failed to respond to this environmental disaster, they are bringing the campaign to the Social Web. Myspace avoids spamming so the members usually blocks people from adding them directly unless you know them personally or their email.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Don’t be too alarmed though.

Social Media 28

Social Media Benchmark Studies Advocacy 28

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

They have since published a report on The Real-Time Web and Its Future. The Real-Time Web: it's more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an always-on mobile device, disrupting the concentration that civilization is based on and bringing a rush to crazed social media addicts obsessed with the hottest new buzzwords.

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Web Examples Time Action 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2009

Sure, Twitter is banal and trivial, full of self-promotion and outright spam. And, with web-based applications like Co-Tweet or HootSuite you can share the tweeting across teams, pre-schedule your tweets and other time-saving tricks. So is the Internet. What questions or tips do you have about improving your organization's Twitteracy?

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Literacy Twitter Social Media Feeds 76

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content? Web metrics, talking to people, emails (who opens, clicks, etc.). We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights.

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Tools Tech Map Case Study 100

Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Also, any regrets -- major or minor?

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Also, any regrets -- major or minor?

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Think about it.

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Mail Social Media Online Fundraising 47