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Can open source software save organizations money?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

One question that will inevitably be asked: can free and open source software save organizations money? Open source software is both free as in “beer&# as well as free as in “kittens.&# There are no license fees, but it takes care and feeding. Of course, it all takes effort and work.

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve followed and supported the work of Peter Deitz and Social Actions ever since hearing about his passion and ideas a few years ago. In 2007, I realized that a much more effective way to aggregate interesting actions would be to subscribe to RSS feeds from trusted sources. And what does “Linked Open Data” refer to?

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All You Need To Know About Streaming Tools With Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) Services

AccelEvents

This is known as Transmission Control Protocol-based technology, and it was initially developed by Adobe and their work on the Adobe Flash Player. . It is now referred to as RTMP ingest. How Does RTMP Work & What Are Its Technical Requirements? Open Broadcaster Software (OBS; Application-Based Program).

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Integration of CRM and CMS

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I know that’s one more thing in a long list of considerations (and it’s generally more important to think about for the CRM – the CMS, if it is modern, and especially if it is open source, will provide few barriers to integration.) We worked with Ianncomm for the Drupal development and Frazny for the Salesforce work.

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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

—— John has spent time working for Microsoft, doing R&D for the defense industry and was part of a few past startups that didn’t quite reach “critical mass.&# John is currently working on OpenAction, a platform that connects people to the projects they care about. What else are you working on?

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VolCom Groups in UK and Web20 - Research notes for presentation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Paul's idea of blogs by people who work in ICT for volcoms (US translation nonprofit technology) as a way to have an ongoing (but distributed) conversation resonated with me: I have a blog of my work , with links to the two regionally based ICT blogs I have discovered so far. "I use my blog to help work things out for myself.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Download a copy of the full report as a PDF file from Imagine Canadas online reference library: Effective knowledge transfer & exchange for nonprofit organizations : a framework (PDF) Fataneh Zarinpoush, Shirley Von Sychowski, Julie Sperling. I work with Bonasources Wild Apricot marketing team. Random Thoughts on Life and Work.