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Survey Monkey now accessible

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Amy Sample Ward
on June 23, 2008
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Have you used Survey Monkey to create online surveys before?  I have myself and have seen nonprofits use the free tool to survey members about programs, priorities, and ideas, poll website visitors about a topic, or even better understand the field.

Survey Monkey just announced that it is now 508 compliant!  This means that the surveys you create are accessible by those with disabilities.  You can read more about the 508 law here.  Survey Monkey is the only free survey tool to meet these standards.

Have you ever used the tool? Do you have a constituency that would benefit from this new functionality?

Open Source Survey

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amysampleward
on January 7, 2008
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Do you know what open source means? Do you use open source tools at home or in your organization? You may be taking advantage of the open source world without evening knowing it, for instance, if you are currently reading this in a Firefox browser!

NonProfit Open Source Initiative is an organizationt hat was started to facilitate and encourage the use of free open source software in the nonprofit sector. They provide concrete resources to help organizations choose and use free and open source software.

Currently, NOSI is conducting a survey of the nonprofit sector on open source software use and what resources, assistance and tools would be most beneficial for individuals and organizations to assist in the transfer to new open source tools.

You can take the survey here! I already did and it really made me happy to think of the terrific open source movement of innovation and support that is growing every day. Take the survey!

Has your usage increased, too?

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amysampleward
on January 3, 2008
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TechSoup conducted a web usage survey last year and has just released the results of this year’s survey. You can read more about it and download the results from the 2007 survey on their website.

The general increase of web 2.0 tools (social media / new media tools) is not surprising since there is a growing number of people and organizations providing support and education for those interested in getting started. But, there are a few things that I find interesting.

Survey respondents showed a 19% increase in use of RSS feed subscriptions. Using RSS both to distribute and to consume information online has been a topic at the new media training events I have helped put on for Meyer Memorial Trust and a topic that has always created a lot of conversation among the nonprofits I talk to. One great reference on RSS use is Marshall Kirkpatrick. RSS use will also be the topic for the Portland 501 Tech Club meeting on January 14th, with Marshall as our terrific presenter. (Let me know if you are interested in attending!)

50% said that they participated in an online event or training session related to work, which is an 11% increase from last year. I think it’s great that people are taking advantage of the great learning and engagement opportunities online, especially from organizations like NTEN.

What things have you increased your usage of in the past year? What things do you hope to increase your use of in the year to come? I’d love to hear about it!

NPTech Survey from NTEN

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amysampleward
on November 9, 2007
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Nonprofit Technology Education Network (NTEN) is conducting a survey on nonprofit technology staffing. NTEN is the membership organization of nonprofit professionals who put technology to use for their causes. It provides webinars (online conferences), trainings, and additional services and community building for those working with technology in the nonprofit sector.

If you are involved with technology for your nonprofit, you should take this survey and help NTEN identify patterns in the field, issues to address in the future, and areas of interest and concern.

So, if you have a couple quick minutes, click here to take the survey!