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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

What makes it usable Newer applications are using AJAX and Flash, to give the kinds of functionalities we’ve come to expect with desktop applications – so it’s just like having a desktop application with our data – except it’s “in the cloud&# not on our desk. at 5:17 am TechSoup Blog 09.16.09

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Platforms break open!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. Here’s a quick overview of both initiatives.

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Bread and Butter 2.0

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

But what do my non-profit users want from the internet? These are the bread and butter issues facing non-profits and associations, and most of them realize they can still improve significantly in all of these areas. Why can't you just send her a doc like you did last week?" simply irrelevant for most non-profits?

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Meet Michael Stein 2.0

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you read my blog entries here and here , I have an ambivalence about how important some of these developments are for non-profits at the moment. tools take collaboration and information sharing to a whole new level, the non-profits I work with have nuts and bolts Information Systems issues that are, and should be high priorities.

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