Dear ISF Colleagues,

Did you know that the Information Systems Forum has an unmoderated version?  You
can post anything you like there at any time.  There are no restrictions
whatsover.

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Many thanks and best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Cyber-Yenta
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_elizabeth_finn@...
www.cyber-yenta.org
Skype:  Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909

"Everybody can be great...
because everybody can serve."
- Martin Luther King jr. (1929 - 1968)

(Guidelines for posting to the Information Systems Forum are posted
periodically for the edification of all.)




Dear ISF Colleagues,

Welcome to the Information Systems Forum, an online discussion for
nonprofit professionals who are interested information and
communication technologies to increase organizational effectiveness.

This is a moderated, flame-free email distribution list that is open
to anyone who is interested in the topic and willing to adhere to the
idea of civil society.

Here are a few tips for making your contributions to the list more readable:

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give them more than a few hours' notice.

o Frame your message in the language of civil discourse, and
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The following kinds of posts are always unacceptable for posting to this group.

o Flames, or rhetoric that might incite flames. Sometimes
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Thanks for your attention to these guidelines.

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Information Systems Forum moderator

Cyber-Yenta
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
www.cyber-yenta.org

Hey There:

I thought you would be interested in the latest 2012 Social Networking Benchmark
Report was just released and provides a good overview of how
nonprofits are utilizing social media to brand themselves online,
connect with new supporters, and raise money. I wrote up the key
highlights here in case you don't have time to read the 40 page report
this morning (though you should at
some point soon BTW because it has awesome data). http://goo.gl/5GiIZ

One of the data points that I think will interest you is - are
nonprofits aren't raising any money via social media (majority aren't
fundraising). But for the 46% who are the study noted that the average
value of a Facebook "Like" over 12 months following acquisition is
about $214.81. And that the average acquisition for a Facebook "Like"
is $3.50 and $2.05 for a follower on Twitter.

More here. http://goo.gl/5GiIZ

Cheers,
Allyson

Dear ISF Colleagues,

Check out this article by Tom Pollak (National Center for Charitable
Statistics / Urban Institute)!

Have things really changed since the widespread adoption of the
spreadsheet?  Well, the answer is both yes and no.  The technology has
changed - but we still need local leadership, performance measurement, and
the good judgement that enables us to make sense of massive amounts of
information.

"A Brief Look in the Nonprofit Technology Rear-View Mirror"
<
http://www.communitytech.net/news/brief-look-nonprofit-technology-rear-view-mirr\
or
>

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Strategist and Consultant
Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Email: deborah.elizabeth@...
Blog: www.deborahelizabethfinn.com
Skype: Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Elizabeth.Finn
Mobile phone:  1-617-504-8188
Voicemail: 1-617-958-1959

I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and
philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information
and communication technologies.


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I throw this out to the list for insights.  Our moderately sized non-profit
adopted Sharepoint in the past year, and there has never been buy-in by the
senior staff (nor anyone else).  It's never been clear how it makes our lives or
work better.  We have a very collaborative culture to begin with.  Have any of
you been involved in migration to Sharepoint who have some thoughts?

Thanks,

Hannah Moore



-----original message-----
>>Check out this article by Tom Pollak (National Center for Charitable
Statistics / Urban Institute)!  Have things really changed since the widespread
adoption of the spreadsheet? Well, the answer is both yes and no. The technology
has changed - but we still need local leadership, performance measurement, and
the good judgement that enables us to make sense of massive amounts of
information.    "A Brief Look in the Nonprofit Technology Rear-View Mirror" 
<http://www.communitytech.net/news/brief-look-nonprofit-technology-rear-view-mir\
ror>  >>

Third Annual NCTech4Good Conference for Nonprofits
To be Held on Friday, May 4, in Chapel Hill, NC

"Productivity: Doing More With Less" is the theme of the third annual
NCTech4Good Conference for Nonprofits to be held on Friday, May 4,
2012, at the William & Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in
Chapel Hill, NC.

The conference is designed to serve officers, staff, volunteers and
others employed by or interested in nonprofit organizations. Emphasis of
the conference will be on new and existing technologies â€"
hardware,  software and services â€" which can help attendees
improve their  operations.

The conference offers a wide range of presentations and workshops,  and
this year there will be concurrent "design your own" (DYO) sessions  the
same day at the Friday Center. The conference begins with  registration
at 8 a.m. and includes morning and afternoon sessions  (including the
DYOs), a buffet luncheon, and a concluding reception at 5  p.m., during
which a number of door prizes will be presented.

Most conference participants live or work in North Carolina, South
Carolina and Virginia, but some come from Washington, DC, and other
parts of the country.

The cost of the conference is $75 through April 27; after that date,
the cost is $125. Complete registration information may be found on the
organization's Website at www.nctech4good.org
<http://www.nctech4good.org/> .

Blocks of rooms at a discount have been set aside for conference
attendees at The Courtyard by Marriott and The Aloft in Chapel Hill.
Both hotels are listed on the Website, with other travel information
about the area.

The Courtyard by Marriott is adjacent to the Friday Center, where the
conference is being held, and The Aloft is about a half mile away,
within walking distance, but also offers a free shuttle bus to and from
the Friday Center.

All conference attendees may also attend a free social and networking
event on Thursday, May 3, from 6 to 10 p.m. at The Aloft. Complimentary
hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks will be served, and there will be a cash
bar for alcoholic beverages and other food.

For those who would like to spend the weekend in the Triangle,  complete
travel information is available from the three visitors bureaus  at
www.visitchapelhill.org <http://www.visitchapelhill.org/> ,
www.durham-nc.com <http://www.durham-nc.com/>  and www.visitraleigh.com
<http://www.visitraleigh.com/> .

NCTech4Good is the regional network for sharing knowledge about
technologies that can advance the mission of nonprofit organizations.
This sharing occurs during monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of
the month, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and at the annual conference
described above.

NCTech4Good is supported locally by the North Carolina Center for
Nonprofits, United Way of the Greater Triangle and Public Information
Network, Inc., also known as RTPnet. It is also supported by the
international groups NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network and
NetSquared. NCTech4Good is a local group of NetSquared and an NTEN 501
Tech Club.



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Dear ISF Colleagues,

Please check out this article by Farra Trompeter, regardless of whether you
attended the recent NTC.  (If you didn't, it will really help you get the
big picture of what happened there.)

"What we learned at NTEN's 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference"
<
http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog/what_we_learned_at_ntens_2012_nonprofit_technolog\
y_conference
>

A couple of mildly snarky comments from yours truly are including. Just
saying.

:-)

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Strategist and Consultant
Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Email: deborah.elizabeth@...
Blog: www.deborahelizabethfinn.com
Skype: Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Elizabeth.Finn
Mobile phone:  1-617-504-8188
Voicemail: 1-617-958-1959

I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and
philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information
and communication technologies.


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Dear ISF Colleagues,

Did you know that the Information Systems Forum has an unmoderated version?  You
can post anything you like there at any time.  There are no restrictions
whatsover.

To view the unmoderated ISF's message archive, please go to
<http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Information_Systems_Forum_UNMODERATED/messag\
es>.

To join the unmoderated ISF, please send a blank email to this address: 
<Information_Systems_Forum_UNMODERATED-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>.

To post a message to the ISF, please send it to this address:
<Information_Systems_Forum_UNMODERATED@yahoogroups.com>.

Many thanks and best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Cyber-Yenta
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_elizabeth_finn@...
www.cyber-yenta.org
Skype:  Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909

"Everybody can be great...
because everybody can serve."
- Martin Luther King jr. (1929 - 1968)

(Dear NPtech Colleagues:  This announcement was forwarded to me by a
wonderful reference librarian who really gets it about nonprofit
technology.  I agree with her that contributors from the nonprofit
sector would be a good idea.  Best regards from Deborah)



-----forwarded message-----

Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:47 AM
Subject: Fwd: [Sighci-l] Call for Springer Book Chapters: Security and
Privacy preserving in Social Networks (extended chapter description
proposal deadline)
To: Deborah Finn <deborah_elizabeth_finn@...>


Dear Deborah

It would be great to have some nonprofit folks contribute to this.


-----original message-----
From: "Richard Chbeir" <richard.chbeir@...>
Date: April 16, 2012 4:57:45 AM EDT
To: "Asis.org,sighci-l" <sighci-l@...>
Subject: [Sighci-l] Call for Springer Book Chapters: Security and
Privacy preserving in Social Networks (extended chapter description
proposal deadline)


------ Sorry for cross-postings --------

Book on Security and Privacy preserving in Social Networks

To be published by Springer Verlag (Lecture Notes in Social Networks)

http://dbconf.u-bourgogne.fr/Springer/

Description and Objectives

Online social networks provide users, within their platforms, powerful
ways to interact with other users through different forms and
modalities.

Consequently, each user can search and check the profiles of her
social network members (for various reasons), exchange messages with
some of them, publish some photos, and post comments on shared photos,
etc.

Although such tools are attracting continuously more and more users,
several security and privacy problems related to their usage are
emerging. For instance, how to provide users with an easy way to
protect their shared data? How to protect a data repository (e.g.,
photo album) while several related information about the same content
is already published (by some user friends) on the same or other
blog/wiki/social network? How to define publication strategies? etc.

The general aim of this book is to assess the current approaches and
technologies, as well as to outline the major challenges and future
perspectives, related to the security and privacy protection of social
networks.

It provides an overview of the state of the art, latest techniques,
studies, and approaches as well as future directions in this field, by
including a wide range of interdisciplinary contributions from various
research groups.

The primary target audience for the book includes researchers,
scholars, postgraduate students and developers who are interested in
social network security and protection.

Topics

Below is a non exhaustive list of topics to be addressed by the chapters:

- Social network description and representation

- Trust and privacy management

- Risks and threats of social networking

- Trace analysis on social networks

- User profiling and related risks

- Ethical conflicts in social networks as well as the moral implications

- Relationship management and discovery

- Anonymity preserving

- Social terrorism

- Social network-based access control

- Abnormal activities on social networks

Paper Submission

Authors are kindly invited first to send (before April 25, 2012) a
brief email to the editors in which they provide a description of the
chapter to be submitted. Full chapters (not exceeding 50 pages) must
be uploaded before June 15th 2012 at:

http://dbconf.u-bourgogne.fr/Springer/

All submitted chapters will be reviewed by at least two reviewers.

Important Dates

- Deadline for brief chapter description proposal: April 25th, 2012 (extended)

- Deadline for chapter submission: June 15th, 2012

- Notification of acceptance/rejection/revision of chapters: August 15th, 2012

- Deadline for submission of final chapters: September 15th, 2012

- Publication of the book: End of 2012

Editors

Richard Chbeir, Bourgogne University, France (richard.chbeir@...)

Béchara Al Bouna, Qatar university, Qatar (bechara.albouna@...)

International Editorial Board Members

(see the web site for the full list)

-----original message-----
From: Chris Painchaud <cpainchaud@...>
Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Subject: [progressiveexchange] Our next two webinars explain the 2012 Social
Networking Benchmark Report. Register here
To: Discuss@...


Greetings PX-ers.

The next two events in Common Knowledge's weekly webinar series will
cover the just-released 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark
Report (published by NTEN, Blackbaud & Common Knowledge).

This week's segment -- the Overview -- will be Thursday, April 19 at
2:30pm Eastern/11:30am Pacific.  Click here to register.

Here's what we'll cover:

What's the cost of a Facebook "like" or a Twtter follower?.

The top three factors for success on commercial social networks.

How does your fan base stack up against your peers'?

Impact so far of Google+ and Pinterest

How are your peers leveraging Facebook advertising ?

Next week's segment (Wednesday, April 21) will be the Top Twelve
Trends in Social Networking, taken from this same report. PLUS, we'll
talk about 3 emerging trends to watch. You can register for next
week's webinar by clicking here
<https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/showReg?udc=ol06ozvnez2p>

Hope to see you there,

Chris

--
Chris Painchaud
Manager, Sales & Business Development
Common Knowledge
Indianapolis | San Francisco I Atlanta | Los Angeles | Washington DC
Direct: 317-564-9441
Cell: 317-504-2657
cpainchaud@...
www.commonknow.com

-----original message-----
From: Steven Clift <clift@...>
Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:05 AM
Subject: [sunlightlabs] Digital Engagement Cookbook
To: newswire <newswire@...>, citycamp
<citycamp@...>, sunlightlabs
<sunlightlabs@googlegroups.com>


Looks good!

From: Fraser Henderson <henderson_ep@...>
Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 3:45 AM
Subject: [DO Europe] Digital Engagement Cookbook
To: europe@...


-- Attachment links are at the end of this email --

A new digital engagement database is launched today by ParticiTech and
Kind of Digital  in association with Consumer Focus (UK).

www.digitalengagement.org is different from other digital engagement
databases in that it is a methods repository, not case study database.
 The website also doubles as a search engine, allowing methods to be
matched based on a set of simple input criteria relating to the
participation characteristics.

Give it a whirl and let me know what you think!

European Democracy Online Exchange now contains the following file

  http://groups.dowire.org/r/file/27755-2012-04-17T084440Z
  Name: Digital Cookbook draft press release v2.pdf
  Tags: "attachment"
  Type: text/octet-stream
  Size: 55KB


You can view all the file that have been added to European Democracy
Online Exchange at  http://groups.dowire.org/s/?g=europe&t=0&p=0&f=1

Hello-

I recently signed up for this list serve and wanted to introduce myself along
with making a request.

I am responsible for the IT infrastructure for Health Care for All and Community
Catalyst. The two nonprofit organizations work on heath care access, HCFA in
Massachusetts and Community Catalyst nationally. They have shared an
administrative infrastructure, including IT, HR and Finance, since 2000. I've
lead the shared administrative operation since 2001.

We've outsourced our IT support since 2004 and are now looking to put that work
out to bid. Would anyone have a sample Tech Services RFP they would be willing
to share with me? If so please send to me at
boardman@...<mailto:boardman@...>.

Thanks!

Rosemarie

Rosemarie P. Boardman
Director of Finance and Operations
Community Catalyst and Health Care for All
30 Winter Street, 10th floor
Boston, MA   02108
v: 617 275-2812
F: 617 451-5838
boardman@...<mailto:boardman@...>
www.communitycatalyst.org<http://www.communitycatalyst.org/>
www.hcfama.org<http://www.hcfama.org/>



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Dear ISF Colleagues,

Please check this out!

"Finally, Weave Is Real<http://www.communitytech.net/news/finally-weave-real>
"
<http://www.communitytech.net/news/finally-weave-real>

Georges Grinstein, a distinguished computer scientist with a passion for
democratizing data, shares his experience at the Metropolitan Area Planning
Council's Data Day, during which he demonstrated his data visualization
platform, Weave, to community-based organizations.

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Strategist and Consultant
Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Email: deborah.elizabeth@...
Blog: www.deborahelizabethfinn.com
Skype: Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Elizabeth.Finn
Mobile phone:  1-617-504-8188
Voicemail: 1-617-958-1959

I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and
philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information
and communication technologies.


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Dear ISF Colleagues,

I've been thinking a lot about community data and various community
indicators projects, especially since Georges Grinstein's article about the
Weave platform came out <
http://www.communitytech.net/news/finally-weave-real>.

Since I've only rarely heard folks in the nonprofit technology field
discuss the various community data banks and indicators projects, I thought
I'd provide a few links.  We really should be getting more involved with
these organizations and consortia!

National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership:
<http://www.neighborhoodindicators.org/ <http://t.co/x1Dh6GN0>>

Community Indicators Consortium
<http://www.communityindicators.net/ <http://t.co/w0PiL8ic>>

And these two are just for nptech folks in the Boston area:

Boston Indicators Project
<http://bostonindicators.org>

MetroBoston DataCommon
<http://metrobostondatacommon.org/ <http://t.co/rKeTGQMS>>

Am I preaching to the choir? Do you already know all about them?  If so,
how are you collaborating with them?  What can we do to encourage more
nptech professionals to tap in?

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Strategist and Consultant
Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Email: deborah.elizabeth@...
Blog: www.deborahelizabethfinn.com
Skype: Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Elizabeth.Finn
Mobile phone:  1-617-504-8188
Voicemail: 1-617-958-1959

I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and
philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information
and communication technologies.


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I'm excited about the potential of community indicators projects too. A few
months ago, I posted MAPC Data Day as an event for NetSquared Boston, a
nonprofit technology meetup (
http://www.meetup.com/net2boston/events/44980612/). I am interested in posting
future events related to community indicators projects there too.

The Knight Foundation has supported environmental justice nonprofits in working
with data about local pollution  (
http://knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2012/2/20/ideas-you-can-steal-commu\
nity-information-projects-worked/). I'd like to see more projects in which
nonprofits use, collect and/or share community data.

Best regards,

Kat Friedrich
Science writer and online media specialist
katherineafriedrich@...


-----original message------
>>I've been thinking a lot about community data and various community indicators
projects, especially since Georges Grinstein's article about the Weave platform
came out < http://www.communitytech.net/news/finally-weave-real>.    Since I've
only rarely heard folks in the nonprofit technology field discuss the various
community data banks and indicators projects, I thought I'd provide a few links.
We really should be getting more involved with these organizations and
consortia!   National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership:
<http://www.neighborhoodindicators.org/ <http://t.co/x1Dh6GN0>>  Community
Indicators Consortium <http://www.communityindicators.net/
<http://t.co/w0PiL8ic>>  And these two are just for nptech folks in the Boston
area:   Boston Indicators Project <http://bostonindicators.org>   MetroBoston
DataCommon <http://metrobostondatacommon.org/ <http://t.co/rKeTGQMS>>
Am I preaching to the choir? Do you already know all about them? If so, how are
you collaborating with them? What can we do to encourage more nptech
professionals to tap in?>>

Want to join the Idealware team?  We're hiring in three different positions
for research, research, and more research (the internship is based in
Portland, ME but we're open to remote candidates for the others).

Idealware, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit itself, creates thoroughly researched,
impartial and accessible resources about software to help nonprofits make
smart software decisions. We provide reports, articles, online seminars,
and live trainings that help organizations understand the software options
and best practices that will allow them make the most of their time and
financial resources.  Come join the team!  There's three possibilities:

*Senior Nonprofit Software Researcher*
The Senior Researcher will help to design research projects, do detailed
and in-depth research into software choices in the nonprofit sector through
interviews and software demos, manage projects and client relationships,
and work with the Idealware team to create easy-to-understand reports,
articles, and training based on the research.  In this position, you’ll
have an opportunity to become a nationally recognized expert in particular
software research areas, talk with some of the smartest and most cutting
edge minds in nonprofit technology nationwide, and be part of the planning
process for a small but quickly growing nonprofit.  Read the full job
description at http://www.idealware.org/about/staff/senior-researcher

*Research Intern*
The Idealware Research Intern, a full-time job with a term of approximately
two to three months over the summer, will help to research software choices
in the nonprofit sector, create training materials, and provide overall
communication and administrative support for the organization. Idealware
will pay a $1000 stipend at the completion of the internship.  Read the
full job description at http://www.idealware.org/about/staff/internship

*Contract Researcher*
We're on the hunt for people to do specific software research projects,
which generally include interviews with nonprofits as to their needs,
detailed software demos, and analysis to make recommendations.  We're
looking for people with experience with nonprofits, software selection, and
interview/ qualitative research -- or at least two of the three. We
generally pay for projects on a flat fee basis, based on a rate of
$40-$60/hr, depending on experience.  Interested?  Send a cover letter and
resume to kyle@... (please include in the subject line that
you're interested in contract researcher possibilities)

Laura
--
Laura Quinn | Executive Director | Idealware
laura@... | www.idealware.org

Helping Nonprofits Make Smart Software Decisions
Find us on Twitter: @idealware or Facebook: /idealware


--
Laura Quinn | Executive Director | Idealware
laura@... | www.idealware.org

Helping Nonprofits Make Smart Software Decisions
Find us on Twitter: @idealware or Facebook: /idealware


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Dear ISF Colleagues,

Several years ago, I experimented a little bit with Seesmic's free online
video discussion tool.  It allowed users to create discussion threads (much
like what YahooGroups does so imperfectly) but with short video clips
instead of text.  Anyone with a web cam and internet access could
participate.

It was a great idea, but Seesmic has long since stopped offering this
service.  I'd be very interested to hear from anyone who is currently using
a similar tool, especially if it's free or low-cost.

I'm sending a CC of this query to Michael Hoffman, as he is this list's
most helpful maven on video for nonprofits.  :-)

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Strategist and Consultant
Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Email: deborah.elizabeth@...
Blog: www.deborahelizabethfinn.com
Skype: Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Elizabeth.Finn
Mobile phone:  1-617-504-8188
Voicemail: 1-617-958-1959

I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and
philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information
and communication technologies.


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In case you happen to be in North Carolina next Friday...

This year's NCTech4Good Conference uses a method called Open Space
Technology<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-space_technology> which invites
participants to shape and help lead the event. In addition to the speakers
already listed on the schedule<http://nctech4good.org/program/session-schedule>,
YOU are encouraged bring your own ideas about additional sessions that you would
be willing to lead or co-facilitate. At the beginning of the day, all
participants will be invited to make a brief "pitch" for their topic to the
group. If you have an idea in mind, please post it in our wiki at
http://nctech4good.org/wiki, but don't feel you need to have planned it to pitch
a session at the conference. We really do welcome your ideas, be they big or
small. To learn more about the method behind this madness, visit
nctech4good.org/blog<http://nctech4good.org/blog>. We look forward to seeing you
and hearing your ideas on May 4th!

Items for this year's drawing, during the reception, include a Kindle Fire (full
color 7" multi-touch display, Wi-Fi) and one free membership to NTEN. You must
be present to win. For the reception, we'll have complimentary beer, wine, punch
and some snacks.

Activities are planned to help out-of-towners get acquainted the evening before
the conference. See Travel<http://nctech4good.org/node/111> for details

People who attended past NCTech4Good Conferences have found good content and
pace and lots of practical, usable information. The Conference Team is excited
about this year's offerings, which include choosing a content management system,
IT security,  fundraising, mobile-friendly site design, Google Analytics, and
more. We look forward to seeing you at The William and Ida Friday
Center<http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/> in Chapel Hill, NC, on Friday, May 4!

The cost is $75 through April 27; after that, the cost is $125.

More details and registration information at
nctech4good.org<http://nctech4good.org>.

Judy Hallman, for the conference team


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Dear ISF Colleagues,

A client of mine here in Massachusetts has a great project - an intensive
training for college age people who want to get the real life web
development project skills that aren't taught in most university curricula.

It would not make sense to create a new 501(c)(3) for this, so my client
has asked me to look around for a suitable fiscal sponsor.  We have at
least one great organization right here in the Boston area with oodles of
experience in fiscal sponsorship, but they may see this tech/educational
project as beyond their mission.  Therefore, I'm casting a wider net.

Who do you recommend as a fiscal sponsor, who is a) fantastically competent
at all the back office operations that will be needed, and b) friendly to
technology-intensive missions?

Please feel free to post to the list or to send me a private email.

Many, many thanks from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Strategist and Consultant
Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Email: deborah.elizabeth@...
Blog: www.deborahelizabethfinn.com
Skype: Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Elizabeth.Finn
Mobile phone:  1-617-504-8188
Voicemail: 1-617-958-1959

I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and
philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information
and communication technologies.


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Dear ISF Colleagues,

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can post anything you like there at any time.  There are no restrictions
whatsover.

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Many thanks and best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Cyber-Yenta
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_elizabeth_finn@...
www.cyber-yenta.org
Skype:  Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909

"Everybody can be great...
because everybody can serve."
- Martin Luther King jr. (1929 - 1968)

We have a local/regional community indicators project here in Western New York -
the greater Rochester, NY area, which consists of a seven county area.  It's
called ACT Rochester and the web address is http://www.actrochester.org.  I
agree that there's an immense amount of potential usefulness with the community
indicators projects and find the area quite exciting myself.

Regards,

Carolyn

Carolyn S. Keyser
Director of Information Technology
YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County
175 N. Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY  14604
(585) 368-2250
ckeyser@... <mailto:ckeyser@...>
www.ywcarochester.org <http://www.ywcarochester.org>



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>>I'm excited about the potential of community indicators projects too. A few
months ago, I posted MAPC Data Day as an event for NetSquared Boston, a
nonprofit technology meetup (
http://www.meetup.com/net2boston/events/44980612/). I am interested in posting
future events related to community indicators projects there too.  The Knight
Foundation has supported environmental justice nonprofits in working with data
about local pollution (
http://knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2012/2/20/ideas-you-can-ste
al-community-information-projects-worked/). I'd like to see more projects in
which nonprofits use, collect and/or share community data.>>

(Guidelines for posting to the Information Systems Forum are posted
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Thanks for your attention to these guidelines.

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
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Cyber-Yenta
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www.cyber-yenta.org

Dear ISF Colleagues,

I love this quote:  "the era of assumed virtue is over."  Bunkie Righter
explains that the bar has been raised for nonprofits and philanthropies;
they now have to use hard data to tell their stories.

Check out this article, which is featured on Community TechKnowledge's
guest blog:

"Philanthropy's New Normal"
<http://www.communitytech.net/news/philanthropys-new-normal>

Best regards from Deborah

P.S. Full disclosure of financial relationship;  I serve as a paid
consultant to Community TechKnowledge.

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Strategist and Consultant
Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Email: deborah.elizabeth@...
Blog: www.deborahelizabethfinn.com
Skype: Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Elizabeth.Finn
Mobile phone:  1-617-504-8188
Voicemail: 1-617-958-1959

I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and
philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information
and communication technologies.


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Dear ISF Colleagues,

Who is it?  Can you guess which chief technology officer of a foundation is
also a circuit rider, providing hands-on tech support to the foundation's
grantees?

"Coming Out of the Closet<http://www.communitytech.net/news/coming-out-closet>
"
<http://www.communitytech.net/news/coming-out-closet>

This foundation CTO has some important things to say about how grantmakers
should support the tech infrastructures of the nonprofits that they fund.

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Strategist and Consultant
Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector

Please note new mailing address:
304 Newbury Street #275
Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA

Email: deborah.elizabeth@...
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I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and
philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information
and communication technologies.


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------original message-----
From: Ehren Foss <ehren.foss@...>
Date: Thu, May 10, 2012 at 6:02 PM
Subject: Find your nonprofit's soul mates
To: Ehren Foss <ehren.foss@...>


Hi #nptech people,

I wanted to let you know about a tool we built this week to make it easier
to find similar organizations. The idea is that a three person animal
rescue can learn the most from other small animal rescue organizations.  It
filters by NTEE code (type of organization) and state, and also sorts by
similarity in revenue ( as a stand in for size).

http://helpattack.com/similarcauses

An example:
http://helpattack.com/causes/likeme?ein=953989251

Enjoy!  Hopefully this makes it easier to network with and learn from birds
of a feather,

Ehren


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Dear ISF Colleagues,

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can post anything you like there at any time.  There are no restrictions
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Many thanks and best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Cyber-Yenta
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_elizabeth_finn@...
www.cyber-yenta.org
Skype:  Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909

"Everybody can be great...
because everybody can serve."
- Martin Luther King jr. (1929 - 1968)

Hey There:

Thought some folks on the list would be interested in this free Care2
webinar on "*A Recipe for Success: Tracking & Converting to Maximize Returns
*" happening on 5/22.
http://www.frogloop.com/recipe-success-tracking-donors/  Full description
below.

So you've acquired new activists to your list? Now what?

Converting new subscribers to donors of course depends on the RIGHT
communication strategy; but maximizing the return on your online
constituency growth investment depends on the RIGHT data and the RIGHT
interpretation.

Do you have a plan?  Do you know what to look for? ...and what it all means?

Join ( http://www.frogloop.com/recipe-success-tracking-donors/ ) Janna Chan
of the Center for Reproductive Rights (formerly of Lambda Legal and M+R
Strategic Services) and two Grams (Jaime Grams of Integral and Dane Grams
of Care2, formerly of GLSEN and HRC) for our latest Expert Webinar:

"*A Recipe for $uccess: Tracking & Converting to Maximize Returns*" on
Tuesday 5/22 at 2PM ET
http://www.frogloop.com/recipe-success-tracking-donors/

Learn from this real-life example how to manage and track new online
subscribers and how it can help guide you on your communications and
fundraising, as well as pinpoint the real value of your nonprofit's
supporters.

*In this webinar you will learn:*

    Why it is important to recruit new supporters
    How to keep online subscribers engaged, involved and converting to donors
    What are the right metrics for measuring success, short term and long
term
    How to compare your online investment to other direct response and
marketing channels

Cheers,
Allyson


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The Dimock Center is seeking applicants for its Computer Skills Instructor
position

The Computer Skills Instructor provides basic computer instruction to adult
learners following the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum.  Prepares computer
course curriculum for adult learners. Maintains daily attendance and student
progress.  In addition, prepares program reports and statistics as required.
Assesses and evaluates adult learners via individual educational/vocational
learning plans.

Job Responsibilities/Performance Expectations:

Follows and enhances Microsoft's Digital Literacy Curriculum
Assess and evaluate adult learners via individual educational/vocational
learning plans
Maximize equipment usefulness via implementation of scheduled maintenance
program
Prepare program reports and statistics as required

Required Qualifications and Skills:

Minimum of three years teaching experience
Ability to take and pass all areas of the Microsoft Digital Literacy
Certification Exam
Excellent computer skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Knowledge of MS Windows XP and Windows 7 and MS Office 2007 Applications
Knowledge of keyboarding and the ability to provide instruction
Ability to train students with varying skill levels
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
Ability to diagnose and correct computer problems
Ability to install/uninstall software and monitor efficiency of hard drives

If interested please contact Gail Wagner, Director of HR @ gwagner1@...

Hi,

I did not see the listed location of this position.  Is it in Massachusetts?

Please inform me.
Thanks

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Payroll Specialist
WCI - Work Community Independence
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Dear ISF Colleagues,

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can post anything you like there at any time.  There are no restrictions
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Many thanks and best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
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"Everybody can be great...
because everybody can serve."
- Martin Luther King jr. (1929 - 1968)