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In the nonprofit sector, we need better knowledge management...of our knowledge management


In the nonprofit sector these days, we certainly have a better class of knowledge management problems. I'm delighted that ConsultantCommons.Org has been created to respond to some important challenges...
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Greetings from the Nonprofit Technology Conference



More than ever, participating in the Nonprofit Technology Conference is like trying to get a drink of water from a fire hose!...   more »
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Frequently Unanswered Questions
Alas, there's a long list of frequently asked questions for which there are no generic answers...    more »
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Thursday Evening at the Berkman Center


Having heard a great deal about the bloggers group at the Berkman Center, I attended yesterday evening's meeting...   more »
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Should All Nonprofit Organizations Have An Educational Mission?

Well, I think so. Here's why...   more »

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Outcomes Measurement in a World of Moving Targets
Can you state at the outset of strategic technology planning what outcomes will make you happy - and can you promise that you will actually be happy when you get there?...   more »
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The Technobabes are heading to Chicago



It's time for the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, and a contingent of Boston Technobabes will be there....   more »
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Podcasting for nonprofits: "Next big thing," or merely "flavor of the month?"
At least in theory, I do like the idea of enabling individuals and organizations to be audio broadcasters, operating independently of traditional gatekeepers such as major networks...
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Come to the People's Republic of Cambridge, and learn about electronic advocacy!


Organizers' Collaborative and the MIT Center for Reflective Community Practice will be presenting the sixth annual conference on Grassroots Use of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 16th, 2005.

The roster of workshop leaders and participants includes some of my favorite Boston Technobabes and 501 Tech Club
members, in addition to some distinguished out-of-towners.

I will have the pleasure of serving as one of the workshop leaders, in a session tentatively titled
Online tools to engage your members and donors: An introduction...

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Re-thinking the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities


Reviewing a taxonomy for possible revisions is not everyone's idea of fun, but this is a project that cries out for input from those who understand information systems and knowledge management as well as the nonproft/philanthropic sector...
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Readable Blogs
I propose a new criterion for judging how readable a blog is.   more »
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Interesting juxtapositions: The Nonprofit Technology Conference and the Digital Divide Network Meetup
 

This certainly seems like a good occasion to ask what we can do to increase the overlap between the movement to bridge the global digital divide and the movement to ensure that the nonprofit/philanthropic sector has the technology infrastructure that it so badly needs. 

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News That Advocates Can Use: The Nonprofit and Foundation Advocacy Blog



I personally find admonitions such as "You may be a 527 and not even know it" quite scary, but I think that we had better hunker down and start to know these things.  And praise is due to the Alliance For Justice, for being willing to teach us.
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What does "Cyber-Yenta" mean?
In Yiddish, "yenta" is a slang term for an altruistic busybody - the sort of person who knows just who you should go to or what you should do when a problem or question arises.   more »
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A Region's Nonprofit Digital Divide



Some bittersweet reflections on nonprofit technology in Massachusetts.
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