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Thursday, May 26

Moving the Bottleneck Around

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Thu 26 May 2005 06:11 PM EDT

A nonprofit's technology infrastructure is much more like a never-ending process than a monolithic object... more »

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Wednesday, May 25

WiFi @Home

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Wed 25 May 2005 09:31 PM EDT

True confession: I think that WiFi has great potential for helping to address certain aspects of the digital divide, but I really have very little hands-on experience with it.

So I decided to give it a try today... more »

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Monday, May 23

CivicSource.Net: A regional online civic calendar

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Mon 23 May 2005 12:07 PM EDT

CivicSource, Massachusetts' new online civic calendar, not only has potential as a wonderful resource in itself, but may also prove to be an impressive demonstration project for those who are skeptical about cross-sectoral and cross-organizational coordination in our region.

While a shared online civic calendar for Massachusetts is a modest beginning, it is certainly one that warms my geeky heart. A project of the Commonwealth Civic Roundtable and IssueSource, this online calendar could become the go-to web site for those who care about community building and civic health... more »

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Saturday, May 21

The Boston WiFi Summit

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Sat 21 May 2005 05:53 PM EDT

Here are some of the highpoints of my experience at the summit...
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Tuesday, May 17

Blogging for Nonprofits: There's Less to This Than Meets the Eye

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Tue 17 May 2005 12:41 PM EDT

Here's some good news for nonprofit and philanthropic professionals who are feeling pressured to create blogs for their organizations... more »

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Thursday, May 12

Appropriate Technology on a Shoestring

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Thu 12 May 2005 09:10 AM EDT

Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries is one of those rare organizations that really knows how to make some very basic technology tools go a long way to serve its mission... more »

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Monday, May 9

Open Source Software: Resources for Nervous Nonprofit Executives

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Mon 09 May 2005 09:35 AM EDT

As I have previously pointed out, open source software (along with variants such as free software, libre software, FLOSS, FOSS, and OSS) is not a magic solution, but it can be an extremely strong option for the nonprofit/philanthropic sector. Fortunately, the world is full of individuals and organizations who have far more expertise than I do on the topic of open source software for nonprofits, so my purpose here is to provide an introduction to resources.

(I consider this blog entry to be a work in progress, and invite readers to let me know about open source solutions that they have used or developed and that they would recommend to nervous novices in the nonprofit sector. You are eagerly invited to post your recommendations here in the form of a comment)... more »

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Wednesday, May 4

TechFoundation is Looking for Your Input

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Wed 04 May 2005 07:17 AM EDT

TechFoundation is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and works nationally to deliver technology, expertise, and capital to help nonprofit organizations serve humanity.

The foundation wants to support the nonprofit sector in its home region, and is welcoming suggestions from the local community... more »

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