Forum One

MARCH 20, 2024

Composable has displaced the concept of the all-in-one DXP and allows for different pieces of a tech stack to be moved in and out over time without a complete rebuild. The nature of being pure JavaScript, as opposed to CMS-specific libraries, means a much larger developer community and a larger pool of open-source libraries to pull from.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

For nonprofits, two CMS platforms stand out as the most effective, well-rounded systems for long-lasting websites: WordPress and Drupal. According to Kanopi’s Drupal vs. WordPress guide , both platforms are excellent options for nonprofits because of their scalability and flexibility. Comparing both platforms.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Debunking the myths of contributing to open source, one frequently asked question at a time. For the last 15 years or so, we’ve seen consistent growth in nonprofits’ appreciation for how open source tools can support their goals for online engagement. Community drupal Leadership Open Source'

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Michelle Murrain , Drupal Developer, OpenIssue. x something, and a developer and user of Drupal since 4.7, I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. Drupal started out primarily as a web content development platform, with a strength in community features.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This article will discuss several key points to help you make an informed decision, covering topics such as open-source vs. closed-source platforms, software costs, licensing methods, and more. Many do not have open-source code, but some, like Umbraco, do. Nevertheless, choosing isn’t simply about popularity.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

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. " "For geeks only."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! I’ll have to admit to my preference for Joomla, although Drupal is growing on me more and more. Mambo is way less popular than Joomla at this point.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Drupal gets a “Solid&# on Scalability and security.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal, Joomla and Plone! April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla.

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Forum One

JANUARY 24, 2023

Composable has displaced the concept of the all-in-one DXP and allows for different pieces of a tech stack to be moved in and out over time without a complete rebuild. The nature of being pure JavaScript, as opposed to CMS-specific libraries, means a much larger developer community and a larger pool of open-source libraries to pull from.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. Mobile devices allow multi-touch and gesture navigation, precise GPS-based location tracking; have audio, video, and camera capabilities; let you send real-time notifications and SMS messaging; and more. Why Open Source? " Other Open-Source Mobile Tools.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2011

But the time has come for me to stop. There are some amazingly good blogs out there focused on the use of Drupal and other open source tools. WordPress vs. Drupal… Fight! Mostly, it’s because I’ve run out of things to say. On one hand, the technology issues I cover are well covered elsewhere.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Nonprofits don’t use e-commerce much, but I’ve had some experience (on both sides of the profit fence) doing e-commerce, and for some reason, shopping carts are intriguing me at the moment, and I figure its a good time to know what’s out there, especially in the open source shopping cart world.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

As such, when it comes time to create or grow an online community, tools that allow for and encourage communication and interaction are vital. Once a community has determined its needs, however, utilizing open source software presents a more rapid, sustainable path to implementation. Open source is a community-driven effort.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 13, 2013

Indeed, there are impressive Open Source solutions that not only can easily be customized to meet the unique needs of virtually any nonprofit mission, but considerable talent and expertise to guide these organizations through the process. The more nonprofit experience you bring to a nonprofit data migration project, the better.”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2008

I’ve been working with Drupal a fair bit over the last few weeks, with the ultimate goal to basically be able to really work with it to create sites. I converted my (very simple) consulting site to Drupal, without any bells and whistles.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Costs vary as well -- and there are even some Free and Open Source options. The system integrates tightly with common Web site content management systems with online payment and form-building functionality, like Drupal and Joomla. by Fund for the City of New York. Orange Leap MPX. by Orange Leap. Organizers Database (ODB).

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 13, 2013

Additionally, Carr Systems remains more committed than ever to Open Source solutions such as Drupal Gardens, CiviCRM, and WordPress. As such we invest a lot of time and energy in accurately capturing the particular requirements of our clients to ensure that any future system definitely meets their needs.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2021

By using personalization, they are not only saving themselves the time of constantly redesigning their website, but are also saving budget by utilizing existing resources. We initially developed this solution for Drupal, for Trinity Church Wall Street’s new website. Web Personalization for Trinity Church Wall Street.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

Most likely, you want one that can evolve over time as your needs change. Most likely, you want one that can evolve over time as your needs change. Ongoing maintenance is a necessity, unless you choose Drupal Gardens , an affordable solution for simple sites. Do you have a full time staff member who lives and breathes Drupal?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I decided it was time to do a roundup of the discussion and collaboration alternatives that exist at this point. I’m focusing on tools that are free and open source – tools that you would install on your own server, or your own private cloud. 2) Elgg: Elgg is a powerful open source social network tool.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Drawing from experience, we have a few ideas about why that could be, and how Drupal can help. The big problem is that most nonprofit web design projects are considered a one-time expense, instead of a long-term investment. Expenses are a one-time cost with a start and end date. Invest in Open Source.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 16, 2010

I think over the course of lo this last few years, I have blogged or tweeted about this very phenomenon what feels like countless times. Is it free because it’s open source (Drupal, Elgg, Word Press)? But now that Ning isn’t free anymore , I’m going to carp some. Nonprofits find services for free.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

On one hand, this saves your team the time you’d spend researching products and determining which one is a worthy investment, as well as the money you’d spend making that investment. Our platform also gives donors the option to cover processing fees, which they choose to do about 70% of the time. for ACH transactions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2009

It’s been a few days since I got back from Drupalcon, and I’ve had time to let all of the things that happened settle in. It was a great time, and I’m really happy I went. I think, also, I’ve completely drunk the Drupal koolaid. I’m sure I’ll have more to say as time goes on.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 28, 2015

And in recent years, CMSs have been divided into two main categories—the “Open Source” and “Proprietary: systems—because, as is so true on the Internet of today, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. And indeed, the distinctions between the two platforms are important to know before embarking on a website design initiative.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve already talked on this blog about Salesforce integration with Drupal , Plone , and others. I’ve spent quite a bit of time with this one, and more to come, I’m sure – like any open source project, there is a lot that could be done to make it more usable.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

They also span the range of proprietary, SaaS, and Open Source. Open Source Tools. WP as a blogging tool rocks my world, and although I certainly could move blogging to Drupal, since I seem to be becoming somewhat of a Drupalista, it’s just not worth it. I’m somewhat of a latecomer to Drupal.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

A Better Website : A visually appealing and responsive website, which was built on the open-source Drupal Content Management System (CMS), allowed us to better serve all of our audiences. After onboarding to Salesforce, the changes were pretty immediate and the results were exciting. Learn more about Nonprofit Cloud.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 5, 2009

I’m having a good time, and learning a lot. I can’t believe though, that she suggested using Makefiles for Drupal! Dries ‘ keynote was fun, and it was great to hear a bit about the history, and also the ideas about where Drupal is going. It was a great talk by an incredibly enthusiastic speaker.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Also, it coincides with a new installation of Drupal for my consulting website , using the same basic template (called “ Blueprint “). I’d been working with Drupal for NOSI (we’ve had the site in Drupal for a while now,) but I’d never installed and configured and messed with Drupal from scratch, so I did that.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

As you can tell, I’ve been writing more lately, and I plan, for the time being at least, to really step up my blogging game. I’ve got a list of posts of my own I want to write, but I realized that some long-time readers of this blog might want me to write about some specific things that fit under my basic purview.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I spend some amount of my Drupal and WordPress development time, both for my clients and for myself, in setting up one or two-way integrations between websites and social media sites. But there isn’t anything in this report I haven’t read a dozen times already. It’s hype designed to sell things.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 1, 2009

As you know, I have built a long-time expertise in open source software and web applications, particularly Content Management Systems (CMS) and online database systems, including CRM. Tags: CMS CRM Consulting Database technology Nonprofit Tech civcrm drupal nptech salesforce. And you can follow us on twitter.

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Neon CRM

MAY 19, 2023

Users also report difficulty in setting up the software for the first time and migrating data. CiviCRM CiviCRM is one of the few open-source solutions on the market—which means that the source code of the platform has been made publicly available. Users also report limitations as far as reporting and analytics.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Forum One worked with the Frist team to reimagine, redesign, and develop a new museum website in WordPress, with the goals of creating an engaging digital presence that inspires cultural curiosity and brings visitors back time and again for new and enriching experiences. . The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History DIY Exhibits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 5, 2009

I get a lot of email all the time from people hawking various wares, fundraising ideas, new ways to use Web 2.0, In the realm of things in my life that this blog is meant to cover, I have two passions: data, and moving data around, and open source software. I’ll probably be talking a lot about Drupal.

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