1. Very little technical knowledge is required in order for nonprofit CEOs to participate actively in strategic IT planning.
As long as you thoroughly understand your organization's overall mission, strategy, and tactics and (are willing to learn a little bit about the technology), you can keep your information technology infrastructure on target... more »
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Wednesday, September 1
Ten things (just ten!) that every nonprofit executive needs to know about information technology
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Wed 01 Sep 2010 11:22 PM EDT
Thursday, September 2
Please join us for a sneak peek at www.NonprofitManagementResources.org
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Thu 02 Sep 2010 10:24 AM EDT
 As readers of this blog know, I'm working with Third Sector New England and the Boston Foundation, who have joined forces to create a free online search and aggregation engine that is designed to deliver answers to questions that nonprofit managers in Massachusetts frequently ask. Although the web site, "Nonprofit Management Resources,*" has not yet been launched publicly, we have been given TBF's and TSNE's blessing to provide the Ethos Roundtable with an overview of the strategy and history of the project and a special preview of the working prototype. Tuesday, September 21, 2010 4:30 - 6:30 pm Charles Hotel, Harvard Square 1 Bennett Street Cambridge, MA 02138, USA This will be the kick off of a new season for the Ethos Roundtable after its summer hiatus. Ndlela Nkobi (the esteemed web associate at Third Sector New England) and I will be the co-presenters. We are offering you a special sneak peak at a work that is still very much in progress. The Ethos Roundtable session will be followed immediately by the Boston 501 Tech Club event, which also takes place at the Charles Hotel. The Tech Club is for technology professionals in the region who work for or with nonprofit organizations. All Ethos Roundtable attendees are welcome at Tech Club gatherings, and vice versa. No reservations are ever needed for Ethos Roundtable sessions, but if you plan to attend the Tech Club event, then you need to notify Kathleen Sherwin of TechFoundation (ksherwin AT techfoundation DOT org). Since TechFoundation is providing the free food, it's both courteous and prudent to let her know how much to order. See you on September 21st! * This project has had several other working titles, including www.NonprofitManagementAnswers.org and www.NonprofitManagement101.org. Wednesday, August 11
How to talk to small nonprofits: A guide for vendors
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Wed 11 Aug 2010 12:00 AM EDT
 Perhaps once a month, I find myself at an event in which a technology vendor offers a presentation to a group of nonprofit professionals. I often find myself wishing that I could brief the vendors ahead of time about the language and culture of nonprofit organizations! Sometimes the problem is that the vendors use geek speak that means little to non-specialists, but more often it's that they are giving canned speeches and using PowerPoint presentations that have not been tailored to a nonprofit audience... more » Sunday, August 1
Nonprofit technology peer learning groups in the Silo State
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Sun 01 Aug 2010 06:22 AM EDT
 I love Massachusetts, but I can't help thinking of it as the Silo State or perhaps the Bunker Mentality State. As others have been quick to point out, we sometimes lack the collaborative gene here. However, in the field of nonprofit technology the last thing that we need is to build silos. It's important for the technology professionals who work in and with nonprofit organizations to compare notes, learn from each other, and consolidate efforts. Communities of practice and peer learning are crucial. One of the things that I've been doing lately is compiling a list of peer learning groups in Massachusetts that serve nonprofit technology professionals... more » Thursday, July 1
The Zeitgeist is calling, and it wants to talk about outcomes
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Thu 01 Jul 2010 07:40 PM EDT
Tuesday, June 29
Asynchronicity and facilitation
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Tue 29 Jun 2010 11:09 PM EDT
Monday, June 28
Network weaving, social networking, and sociometry
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Mon 28 Jun 2010 09:21 PM EDT
 I have no idea what combination of nature and nuture makes for a network weaver, but there's no doubt that they are crucial to the success of mission-based organizations in the internet age, or indeed in any period where upholding civil society is crucial.... more » Wednesday, June 2
"Civil discourse, meet the internet; Internet, meet civil discourse!"
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Wed 02 Jun 2010 04:03 PM EDT
When the Public Conversations Project upgraded their web site and jumped into the world of social media, I became truly excited. The best case scenario immediately sprang to mind—one in which everyone benefits from the intersection of internet culture with civil discourse ... more »Thursday, May 13
An update: Expanding the nonprofit technology bookshelf
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Thu 13 May 2010 01:07 PM EDT
Monday, April 5
"Meh" is my watchword, as I select my next laptop
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Mon 05 Apr 2010 10:55 PM EDT
 After prolonged thought, and frequent spot checks of the Dell outlet store, I decided to go with a refurbished bare bones Dell Inspiron 11z. It cost me $457.92, including two-day delivery... more » |
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