Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

It’s stable, feature rich, uses open standards, reads and writes MS files, and, did I mention it’s free? No administration fees, no license checking, no running out of licenses for larger organizations, nothin’ Download it and put it on every desktop and get rid of that license manager thingy.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2010

I caught Brian Rowe 's Sharing Content, Terms of Service, and Copyright Best Practices session today at this year's NTC, which was a great primer for understanding Creative Commons licensing and included information on the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) and several other topics. He also talks about his Utilikilt. Tools Web 2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2005

I came to Amsterdam yesterday to attend a summit meeting of open source foundations. There seem to be dozens of these groups, each built around one or more open source software project. Picture of the open source foundations summit. It's mainly techies showing off different cool things they are working on.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

I’ve basically switched to using my Mac mini for just about everything except the bit of systems admin and coding I do, because it’s just so much easier to set up things on Linux for that type of work. And, of course, there are plenty of peripherals that don’t work with Macs.) This is where Linux will shine.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

I attended "In Code We Trust: Open Government Awesomeness" at SXSWi on Friday. Panelists Noel Hidalgo , Alissa Black and Dmitry Kachaev shared what their governments -- the cities and states they work for -- are doing to live up to that presidential mandate. The New York State Senate has a Twitter feed.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

At least in Massachusetts, the majority of nonprofits work with network support people who don’t focus totally on nonprofit organizations (there are some wonderful exceptions, however, of companies that focus on the sector.) But since most Linux distributions are free (as in beer), that’s not really quite the way to look at it.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. While we find that implementation costs are largely similar between systems (because the implementation work is quite similar between systems), licensing and hosting costs can vary widely between systems.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. While we find that implementation costs are largely similar between systems (because the implementation work is quite similar between systems), licensing and hosting costs can vary widely between systems.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Your overall learning business strategy and tech tools such as your learning management system (LMS) and eCommerce tools work together to deliver content to your learners. Your team, subject matter experts (SMEs), and eLearning consultants work together to author content for your courses. What is course authoring software?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

There is a $10K license fee that you have to pay if you use the On premise or hosted versions. This all is, of course, above and beyond the megabucks you’re already paying for Rasier’s Edge. And, you’ll have an automatic $10K price tag tacked on that you won’t pay with the open source tools.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

We recommend this resource to libraries and any charity that works with children of any age. One we like that is oriented toward open source and also advocacy is the Library Freedom Project (LFP). Community Technology Network (CTN) has some great online security resources suitable for seniors in the form of online courses.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

There is an underlying optimism that "Of course we are going to change the world for the better using technology!" For example: AguaClara is working on the issue of clean drinking water that is cost-effective and scaleable. In addition, I see parallel themes in these social enterprises that we find in tech startups.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

With a design inspired by GO Campaign's work for orphans and vulnerable children across the world, this 16GB Flip provides up to 4 hours of incredible high quality HD video. Just slide open the 3” widescreen to show your videos instantly to friends. American Express gift cards, Gold Chocolate Coins, and a free eLearning Course.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

We asked “What is true about Benetech, what are the truths that define our identity, our culture, and the values that drive our work?” They just worked! I know it will give you a better insight into how Benetech envisions our work and our future! Open Over Proprietary We’re an open source organization.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

It’s peer reviewed (good), but it’s got a rather restrictive license, and the content is not freely available. The licenses are as follows: Personal License: If you have purchased a copy/subscription to the Journal with a personal license, this means that it is for your personal use.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

My interest in gaming in museums was ignited by working on Operation Spy, an immersive, narrative, live-action game experience at the International Spy Museum, and fueled by the CSI:NY virtual experience. The Open Source Museum project at The Tech is a grant-funded grand experiment. This is happening very, very quickly.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Also, for you Windows types, here is a plain english interpretation of the Windows Vista EULA (End User License Agreement.) How about this one: " You may not work around any technical limitations in the software." Apple’s OS is, of course proprietary, and Apple’s EULA is a little less evil. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

calling me a pro -- but honestly in comparison to Vicky's work, I feel like more a Sunday afternoon painter.). I've never met Doug face-to-face, but I sure know and admire his work. I think I gushed about how much I learned from his work. And, of course, having an audience always added a little bit of energy too.

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