Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector

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Thursday, May 31

Online tools for dialogue and deliberation

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Thu 31 May 2007 01:45 PM EDT

I'm doing some scouting on behalf of Third Sector New England, which is looking for a good web-based tool for conducting meetings. I say "meetings" rather than "trainings," because a lot of the courseware that TSNE has considered is tailored to the needs of teacher/student interaction rather than the needs of peers to discuss and decide... more »

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Sunday, May 27

I'm underwhelmed by LinkedIn For Good

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Sun 27 May 2007 07:08 PM EDT

LinkedIn For Good is nice, but not an innovative mash-up of social networking and e-philanthropy... more »

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Monday, May 21

The Meebo Nonprofit Technology chat room

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Mon 21 May 2007 10:43 PM EDT

For reasons that I have previously outlined in my blog, I really, really don't like live online chat - nevertheless, I'm quite fond of Allan Benamer. When I found out that Allan had created a chat room dedicated to the topic of nonprofit technology on Meebo, my kneejerk grumpiness went to war with my bias in favor of any project that Allan takes on... more »

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Wednesday, May 16

Deepening our local NPtech conspiracy

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Wed 16 May 2007 06:11 PM EDT

At Tuesday evening's Boston 501 Club event, a few of us began to talk seriously about spinning off a working group for those who are interested in the future of tech support for nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts... more »

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Thursday, May 10

The New England School for Circuit Riders

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Thu 10 May 2007 09:57 PM EDT

We need a training program for hands-on tech support providers who serve mission-based organizations... more »

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Monday, May 7

Arthur Prokosch, wordsmith and online strategist

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Mon 07 May 2007 06:00 AM EDT

This year, my Third Sector New England colleague Arthur Prokosch and I decided to co-present a workshop on "free or cheap web-based organizing and collaboration tools," which was also very well received by the attendees, mostly (in my opinion) because Arthur added a great deal of usable content to the handouts that I had previously developed... more »

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Sunday, May 6

One Laptop Per Child: How is this going to work?

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Sun 06 May 2007 06:00 AM EDT

I'm starting to become excited about the potential impact of the "One Laptop Per Child" project on the field of nonprofit technology and on the digital divide movement. Nevertheless, I find all the breaking news about this project very confusing... more »

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Thursday, May 3

Should nonprofit organizations be managed in the same way that for-profit organizations are managed? (Redux)

by Deborah Elizabeth Finn on Thu 03 May 2007 12:15 PM EDT

This is a question that is being vigorously debated by members of the Information Systems Forum.

It's not really the sort of question that can be resolved by taking a vote, but I thought that a survey would be interesting. This is also an opportunity to try out a free web-based survey widget that I've never used before.

So, dear readers, please give us the benefit of your opinion. Naturally, you're welcome to post comments, particularly if the option you ticked off was "this question is missing the point." If you're interested in my reflections, you're welcome to read my previous blog article on this topic.

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