Putting The Tech Back In Nonprofit Technology

Putting The Tech Back In Nonprofit Technology

April 22, 2010 Peter Campbell
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NPTech

We're all back from the Nonprofit Technology Conference, where nine of the ten Idealware bloggers congregated, along with some 1,440 of our peers in the nptech community. What a gas! NTC, as we call the conference, is what high school would have been like if everyone had been a member of the popular clique. The combination of peer education and celebration of our common interest in saving the world with heart and technology make for an exuberant occasion. And I can't say enough about the awe and appreciation I have for Holly, Anna, Annaliese, Brett, Sarah and Karl, and the amazing event that they recreate year after year for us. But, enough gushing.

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Who can’t wait for Dad to get back from NTC…

Who can’t wait for Dad to get back from NTC…

April 5, 2010 Peter Campbell
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Life, NPTech

... even though I haven't even left yet?

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The Ethnic Check

The Ethnic Check

March 9, 2010 Peter Campbell
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NPTech, Politics

Yesterday I received a letter from the State of California alerting me that my Census form is due next week and that I should be sure to fill it out and return it, as is decidedly my intention. That form will include the page that drives many Americans crazy -- the one that offers you a bunch of ethnic backgrounds that you can identify yourself on. As my spouse of African-Cherokee-Jamaican-German and who knows what else decent says, this is not a multiple choice question for many of us.

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5 Questions: How To Win Friends And Influence Luddites

5 Questions: How To Win Friends And Influence Luddites

February 26, 2010 Peter Campbell
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NPTech, Technology

This Interview was conducted by Holly Ross and the article was first published on the NTEN Blog in February of 2010..

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Dealing with Domains – Part 2

Dealing with Domains – Part 2

January 26, 2010 Peter Campbell
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NPTech, Technology, Web

Last week, we talked about domain registrar services and what to look for. In today's followup, we'll focus on how to transfer a domain and the accompanying security concerns, then talk a bit about registrars vis a vis hosting services.

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Dealing With Domains – Part 1

Dealing With Domains – Part 1

January 21, 2010 Peter Campbell
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NPTech, Technology, Web

Domain Name Management: not a very sexy topic. This will be a rare post for me that won't mention popular search engines, the latest "superphone", content management or rumored tablets. But I hope I can provide a good glossary on a geeky subject that anyone with a web site sporting their organization's name has to deal with.

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Won’t You Let me Take You On A Sea Change?

Won’t You Let me Take You On A Sea Change?

December 29, 2009 Peter Campbell
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NPTech

Last week, I reported that Nonprofit assessors like Charity Navigator and Guidestar will be moving to a model of judging effectiveness (as opposed to thriftiness). The title of my post drew some criticism. People far more knowledgeable than I am on these topics questioned my description of this as a "sea change", and I certainly get their point. Sure, the intention to do a fair job of judging Nonprofits is sincere; but the task is daunting. As with many such efforts, we might well wind up with something that isn't a sea change at all, but, rather, a modified version of what we have today that includes some info about mission effectiveness, but still boils down to a financial assessment.

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Get Ready For A Sea Change In Nonprofit Assessment Metrics

Get Ready For A Sea Change In Nonprofit Assessment Metrics

December 23, 2009 Peter Campbell
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NPTech, Recommended Posts

Last week, GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and three other nonprofit assessment and reporting organizations made a huge announcement: the metrics that they track are about to change. Instead of scoring organizations on an "overhead bad!" scale, they will scrap the traditional metrics and replace them with ones that measure an organization's effectiveness.

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Why Geeks (like Me) Promote Transparency

Why Geeks (like Me) Promote Transparency

November 18, 2009 Peter Campbell
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NPTech, Recommended Posts, Technology, Web

Last week, I shared a lengthy piece that could be summed up as: "in a world where everyone can broadcast anything, there is no privacy, so transparency is your best defense." (Mind you, we'd be dropping a number of nuanced points to do that!) Transparency, it turns out, has been a bit of a meme in nonprofit blogging circles lately. I was particularly excited by this post by Marnie Webb, one of the many CEO's at the uber-resource provider and support organization Techsoup Global.

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Succession Planning

Succession Planning

September 24, 2009 Peter Campbell
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Life, NPTech, Recommended Posts

Idealware's blog is not the best place for me to talk about my kid. There's Facebook and Flickr for that sort of thing. But I want to talk about him anyway, and open a discussion, if possible, about children and the nptech community.

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