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Thoughts on the Future of Open Source and Nonprofits

NTEN

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team.

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Better marketing for nonprofits

ASU Lodestar Center

This means excellent content—not fluff, but useful information they can't find elsewhere. This kind of content gets shared and spreads the word, and it keeps people opening your emails, and even looking forward to them. Your SEO strategy should work to set up your organization as a source of information and education.

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Conservation Planners Use Benetech's Miradi Software to Help Save Reefs in Guam

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The free and open source software, which is a joint venture between Benetech and the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) , guides users through a series of step-by-step interview wizards, based on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation.

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What’s A Learning Experience Platform? The Essential Guide

Forj

Social and Community-Based Learning: The experience within an LXP occurs through both formal and informal learning. The data from these systems is then used to inform the recommendations provided by the LXP. Seeking an open-sourced platform and the ability to adjust to changing learning needs quickly.

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Penguin Day Reflections: OS as FairTrade, OS Feminism, and OS - the Next Generation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Open Source Feminism - Click to Play. Penguin Day is a day-long workshop for nonprofit organizations to explore the range of issues and options inovlved in using Free and Open Source Software. What are the tactics for supporting online open source communities? What is the gensis of an open source community?

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PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Peter Durand did the graphic recording (read his blog for more information about the process - AlphaChimp Studio). Otherwise, attitudes don't change. Graphic Facilitation Rocks. Peter Durand, Flickr Photo. Having graphic notes during the workshop was an asset. The Audience As Part of the Presentation.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Whether the movement of information is one-way (knowledge transfer) or a two-way flow (knowledge exchange), an organizations ability to pursue its core mission can depend in large part on effective communication. and give them the information that is most useful to them, then follow up to ensure that your message wont be forgotten.