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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Web Server Software

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Proprietary Unix, and Microsoft Windows, and associated Microsoft Software. The current version of MS Server in use is Server 2008. On top of proprietary UNIX, people will generally run associated open source server software for web, database and development frameworks. source: wikipedia ).

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Nonprofit CRM Trends Plus How to Choose an eCRM - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Were finding that a lot of fundraising organizations (charities, political parties, associations) need a technology that allows flexible branding, so their donors dont feel theyre being "handed off" to a separate site.but they also need something that isnt too expensive, inflexible, and hard to implement. All rights reserved.

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What is a Wikimuseum? And More Thoughts on Metaphorical Design

Museum 2.0

In October of 2006, I went to the Association of Science and Technology Centers conference and attended a "hot topics in exhibit design" roundtable where I first heard the question, "What would a wikimuseum be like?" In 2008, I worked with one museum director for whom the word "wiki" is synonymous with "Wikipedia."

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