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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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2009

Our pals over at Idealware have just released a pretty comprehensive report comparing some open source content managment giants — WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone. This report also includes our new directory of the consultants and firms who help nonprofit create websites and implement these Content Management Systems.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

Similarly, we’ve seen the coming and going of content management systems (CMSs) over the years. As WordPress became more capable, Joomla and Drupal lost market share; their shrinking support communities translated into higher maintenance costs. Other changes included the rise of accessibility and privacy legislation.

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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. On the open-source front, Drupal and WordPress have been a little slower to move when it comes to Composable Architecture. for Drupal.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 6, 2011

I’ve had a web presence of some sort since way back when most personal URLs looked something like: [link] In 2002 or so, I ditched HTML for a series of CMS systems for my personal stuff. Drupal – I use Drupal for my personal blog and also other purposes, like the website for my intentional community. Stay tuned.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

When technology systems like donor and membership management, email marketing, and website content management are selected without cross-department communication, they won't integrate. Keeping content (like event descriptions) consistent across systems. Drupal can connect to almost anything.

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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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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. How about finishing the work we did on getting the expensive CRM vendors to really open up their APIs so that organizations can better integrate their systems?

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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. Today I’m going to delve into Salesforce-based CMS systems – systems build as applications on top of the Force.com platform. Tags: CMS CRM Nonprofit Tech salesforce.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 26, 2009

I’ll cover: CiviCRM/Drupal (with Joomla notes). Drupal/Salesforce.com. You’ll notice that only Drupal, Joomla and Plone are represented among CMS. First up, CiviCRM/Drupal. Tags: CRM web Nonprofit Tech Web Tools CMS integration. Plone/Salesforce.com. Joomla/Salesforce.com.

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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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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2014

We like to annoint a new crop of these nonprofit tech warriors. Today, at the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, D.C., we unveiled the #14ntc NTENnies and their unique contributions to the NTEN community: Most likely to. Have all 1.05 14ntc nptech nten awards ntennies' Have all 1.05 14ntc nptech nten awards ntennies'

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Whether it''s in-person events, such as NTEN Labs or 501 Tech Clubs , online Communities of Practice or webinars , or deadlines for contributing content or applications - this weekly round-up has you covered. There''s a lot happening at NTEN, and we want you to get involved! Also, are you attending an NPTech-related event this month?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 9, 2009

Making sense of Free and Open Source Content Management Systems. and Drupal. Tags: Nonprofit Tech Open Source nptech ntc09 opensource penguinday09. Fundraising with all free software. Free And Open Source Online Advocacy: Tools And Best Practices. Introduction to Blogging with Wordpress. Intro and Advanced sessions on Joomla!

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2012

Free Report: 2011 Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems Report Blog Post: WordPress vs Drupal. Webinar: Salesforce + CMS Integration Showdown: Plone, Drupal, and Joomla 501 Tech Clubs Did you know that in cities across the country, NTEN supports local groups meeting every month?

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Forum One

MAY 11, 2021

Allowing your systems to communicate efficiently across one another gives you the ability to gain a full perspective of how your overarching marketing strategy is performing so that you can continually optimize your efforts. Don’t let your tech stack outgrow your capabilities. Content Management Systems (CMS).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

at 3:50 pm CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) 01.26.09 at 8:31 am Drupal and Salesforce 12.31.09 The CRM is Salesforce, the CMS and Web Publish System is Drupal and then we have to determine the Donation Managment System (Convio, Blacbkaud) or do we create custom donation forms and use a 3rd party? 3 sudha 01.15.09

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

I didn’t get a very close look at the CMS (I’m wishing in retrospect that I had), but the little bit I did see of it suggested to me that it was somewhat more limited than CMS systems such as Drupal or Plone. Tags: Data blackbaud CRM Software Nonprofit Tech Web Tools CMS nptech. More on those later.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

It can integrate with both Drupal or Joomla, and there is a new stand-alone version as well. Drupal integration is better, but there is a lot of active development going into improving the Joomla integration. Otherwise, it’s easy to host it on a generic hosting account, if you don’t need that functionality.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 3, 2009

And there is a new menu system, which will make things a lot easier. And, for Drupal users, some sweet Views 2 and CCK integration. Tags: CRM Nonprofit Tech civicrm nptech opensource. There are some really nice usability improvements coming up in 2.3 as well - to make the basic contact pages much easier to navigate.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

OpenAds , an open source ad server (very cool) just got tons of $ in financing. Because of the nature of open source, more money in the open source ecosystem is a good thing, and it is my belief that unlike “voodoo economics&# this will actually be a tide that lifts all boats. {

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Forum One

APRIL 16, 2024

More recently, over the past ten to fifteen years, we’ve gotten used to a CMS like Drupal or WordPress being a “one-stop shop” for website builds and daily management. We’ve built—and still build—a lot of sites in Drupal and WordPress. Over the past year, we’ve been working to modernize and update the tech stack behind the site.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

I’ll mention the other FOSS CMS systems in other posts. I’ll have to admit to my preference for Joomla, although Drupal is growing on me more and more. I’ll be migrating my main consulting site over to it quite soon. They have an amazing user community, and there are places to get amazing themes.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

She takes pleasure in learning about technology (like her recent Drupal and CiviCRM projects) and takes on the challenges that come with it. Although Judy claims to be “retired” she is a very active participant in the tech community. She is passionate about technology and has a desire to see others achieve great things through its use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

Nonprofit Tech Person: “We do?”. Nonprofit Tech Person: “OK, but you know it will cost around $30,000 to build an app for the iPhone. Nonprofit Tech Person: “Yes it is. At See3, we think this is like the launch of Drupal or WordPress – two content management systems that. Don’t Build That App. And an iPad app.”.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2021

You should consistently check to ensure that your content management system (CMS) and its extensions are updated, your basic processes are functioning properly, and that there are no broken links, images, or pages. Anne is an advocate for open source and co-organizes the Bay Area Drupal Camp.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

For example, there are others creating or sharing content specifically about tech, like ComputerWorld, UKRiders and CharityWebForum. There’s also non-branded content (non-nonprofit or non-tech) as well as non-UK specific groups and resources. storytelling, not tech forum q/a but explanation of why and how. peer to peer.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

For one client, I am their technology go-to person, since they are really small, and have no tech staff. I answer all of their tech questions, and solve pretty much all of their tech problems (mostly by helping them figure out who they should call.) 1200/month for an old and therefore crappy custom CMS and not much support.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 1, 2010

But as open source code bases like Drupal become more popular, not-for-profits will realize that we no longer need to outsource to technology firms because building a platform is cheap and easy and keeping up with upgrades is important. Its volunteer work, right? It is my hope that accountants will follow suit, so to speak.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2012

CiviCRM integrates directly with the popular open-source content management systems – Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress. and visitor interactions are logged directly into the system – making CiviCRM. CiviCRM is open-source, web-based software that. helps organizations realize their missions through fundraising, events.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2016

If you’ve ever designed, built, managed or administered a website, you’re no doubt intimately involved with a Content Management System (CMS), a specific software application or set of programs used to create and manage digital content. in addition to your monthly subscription.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

And since it ties into Drupal or Joomla you get a complete frontend / backend system. ?? . ; > 4 Alfred Nutile 07.11.08 at 11:04 am Just wondering if you have seen [link] It runs on a linux server (which I do not think this MPower does? CiviCRM has a great forum for community. Thanks for a great site!!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2016

With content management systems like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, or many others, it's easy to create and manage a blog, and also have a publication platform for a wide range of other content as well. Follow Nexcess on Twitter at @nexcess and check out its tech/hosting blog. Smart Content Reuse. Image 1 : FirmBee / CC0.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

Building out the functionality to support this extended use (online donation forms, registration forms, and more) and doing so in a secure manner requires an advanced understanding of website design, the nonprofit tech landscape, and web project management. . Web Design Project Step 2: Research CMS platforms.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 19, 2007

First is the wholesale movement toward the three major open source CMS platforms/frameworks, Drupal , Joomla and Plone. Second is that Linux servers seem to have made very serious inroads into nonprofit organizations, such that they are becoming almost commonplace. Third, almost everyone uses Firefox, or at least knows about it.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

" Given the natural affinity between the principals of open source development -- peer production, collaboration, transparency -- and the goals and culture of many civic sector organizations, it makes sense for decision makers and tech staff to at least keep up to date on developments in the open source world. Getting Prepared.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2021

First up is our talented Tech team! The Forum One Tech team helps mission-driven organizations plan ahead to solve technical challenges before they become major digital infrastructure problems. The tech team has several divisions that, working together, contribute the diversity of skills and techniques our clients need.

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