Resource Roundup
Apparently, October is a big month for nonprofit technology research and articles, as there's been a lot of great ones just in the past week or so...
The Software is Only Good if the Email Gets Through (Dr. DigiPol)
Alan Rosenblatt provides a good summary of the recent CapWiz report on the success rate of vendors who provide features to automatically email Congress, it's potential methodological issues, and how it fits into the broader strategic issues.
Web 2.0: More than a Buzzword, but not Easily Defined (Pew Internet)
A welcome researchers' perspective on what "Web 2.0" might mean, in the much larger context of the internet
Using Mobile Phones in Electoral and Voter Registration Campaigns (MobileActive)
Does mobile phone technology fit under Idealware's "software" mandate? Who knows, but check out this great guide anyway, which is chock full of practical tips and examples from the field.
Ten Commandments of MySpace Advocacy (M&R Strategic Services)
A practical guide on how to succeed with MySpace.
Online Office Software Feature Matrices (IT Redux)
Looking for online office productivity applications? IT Redux presents an incredibly detailed list of applications, such as bookmarking, calendaring, databases, faxing, and way more, by category and with a summary of key features for each.
Google Releases Google Documents (Google)
Google absorbs their puchase of Writely and spins it into their own online word processing tool, Google documents.
Screensharing Tools and Technology (Kolabora)
A fantastic guide to applications that will allow you to show your desktop to others remotely. It covers typical features and then summarizes 25 different screensharing tools.
Results of Linux desktop tests (East of England FOSS)
An informal write-up of the results of a pilot, in which an organization gave out desktop computers running Ubuntu Linux to ten nonprofits. Interesting, but I wish an unbiased third party would have been involved in summarizing the feedback...
Judi Sohn: A Nonprofit’s Implementation of Salesforce.com (Office 2.0 Podcast Jam)
A long and detailed podcast interview about the Colorectal Cancer Coalition’s implementation of Salesforce.com for fundraising and donor management, with some great insights on why CCC chose Salesforce and how it works for nonprofits.
The Great API Debate at NTEN (NTEN)
This should be an interesting debate, on Friday Oct 19th, about how vendors are and should be supporting open APIs in their application - and it's free!
What Can We Do With Flickr? (CogDogBlog)
An interactive Flickr post which describes many tangible benefits and lesser known features of Flickr, the photo sharing site (like, for instance, that you can make interactive Flickr posts!)
The Software is Only Good if the Email Gets Through (Dr. DigiPol)
Alan Rosenblatt provides a good summary of the recent CapWiz report on the success rate of vendors who provide features to automatically email Congress, it's potential methodological issues, and how it fits into the broader strategic issues.
Web 2.0: More than a Buzzword, but not Easily Defined (Pew Internet)
A welcome researchers' perspective on what "Web 2.0" might mean, in the much larger context of the internet
Using Mobile Phones in Electoral and Voter Registration Campaigns (MobileActive)
Does mobile phone technology fit under Idealware's "software" mandate? Who knows, but check out this great guide anyway, which is chock full of practical tips and examples from the field.
Ten Commandments of MySpace Advocacy (M&R Strategic Services)
A practical guide on how to succeed with MySpace.
Online Office Software Feature Matrices (IT Redux)
Looking for online office productivity applications? IT Redux presents an incredibly detailed list of applications, such as bookmarking, calendaring, databases, faxing, and way more, by category and with a summary of key features for each.
Google Releases Google Documents (Google)
Google absorbs their puchase of Writely and spins it into their own online word processing tool, Google documents.
Screensharing Tools and Technology (Kolabora)
A fantastic guide to applications that will allow you to show your desktop to others remotely. It covers typical features and then summarizes 25 different screensharing tools.
Results of Linux desktop tests (East of England FOSS)
An informal write-up of the results of a pilot, in which an organization gave out desktop computers running Ubuntu Linux to ten nonprofits. Interesting, but I wish an unbiased third party would have been involved in summarizing the feedback...
Judi Sohn: A Nonprofit’s Implementation of Salesforce.com (Office 2.0 Podcast Jam)
A long and detailed podcast interview about the Colorectal Cancer Coalition’s implementation of Salesforce.com for fundraising and donor management, with some great insights on why CCC chose Salesforce and how it works for nonprofits.
The Great API Debate at NTEN (NTEN)
This should be an interesting debate, on Friday Oct 19th, about how vendors are and should be supporting open APIs in their application - and it's free!
What Can We Do With Flickr? (CogDogBlog)
An interactive Flickr post which describes many tangible benefits and lesser known features of Flickr, the photo sharing site (like, for instance, that you can make interactive Flickr posts!)
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