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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. This guide highlights the top affordable and free nonprofit software solutions to turn to for support.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Face-to-Face or Mediated Experience, Open Source Software Communities, and Blog Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Laura Whitehead of Laura's Notebook highly recommends the recent CommonCraft video on Google Docs in Plain English. OpenSource and Software Communities Jon Stahl has a thoughtful essay on Nonprofits, Open Source and Leadership. t documentation" from the list of what open source communities can learn from nonprofits.

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Tidbits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It does make me think a lot about this whole space, and wonder if the fast moving train of Salesforce, and the slower moving trains of the open source alternatives, are beginning to bear down on the old guard, and how they will respond to them (or not, which would spell doom.) And yeah after reading the docs, I agree, it’s bad.

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Platforms break open, part II

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open, part II October 18, 2007 The dust is settling. The drive toward open everything is pretty inexorable, and the pressure is only going to get greater. { I have a few comments.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. It is a must download! oneforty :: oneforty.com.

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Quick definition Cloud computing is basically running applications on the web via “Software as a Service (SaaS)&#. I think this model may become more prevalent, as organizations are not going to comfortable letting vendors store their data, but will want to take advantage of RIAs like Gliffy or Google Docs. Be Helpful.

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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. Be Helpful.

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