This is my second post in a very short series about technical volunteers. This topic has been capably covered before, so really, these are just my thoughts on the matter. Jayne Cravens has some thoughtful content on the subject, among others. So, how do you make the best use of your technical volunteers and keep [...]
Sometimes I feel like I have one foot each in two canoes. The nonprofit community and technology community are both seaworthy vessels, but when trying to bring the two together there are a lot of ways to fall in a lake. Also, I like to stretch my metaphors. These two posts (next one soon) are [...]
From my researcher’s TweetBlind ™ I was able to watch as Britt Bravo sent out the call to her followers for examples of non-profit iPhone apps. She published the results which were picked up and commented on by various luminaries in the NPTech community. All this happened in a very social, viral way as a [...]
I stumbled into the SalesForce universe a little unexpectedly. Kirk and I were starting to flirt with Convio’s Common Ground*, and I had some previous experience as an SugarCRM administrator and customizer. I noticed a posting on the Nonprofit Salesforce.com Practitioners Group, Kirk reminded me to follow up on it, and six months later I’ve spent [...]
While on my way home from Thanksgiving and my 10 year high school reunion, I had plenty of time to read through this report by the Hewlett Foundation and McKinsey & Company. Why? We sat on the tarmac for 2 hours due to a snowstorm, but I was planning on reading it anyway, I promise. [...]
