The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

We get a lot of RFP (Requests for Proposals) for association and nonprofit website redesigns. We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Often, one focus of the RFP is the technology that will power the new website. Does your IT department require a specific tech stack?

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

We get a lot of RFP (Requests for Proposals) for association and nonprofit website redesigns. We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Often, one focus of the RFP is the technology that will power the new website. Does your IT department require a specific tech stack?

System 130

System Content Associations Websites 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Paul Connolly, who has been a guest blogger on this blog before , covered the session on Open Source Strategic Planning. How do you devise a future strategy for a diffuse Internet-based global movement? Guest post by Paul Connolly.

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Open Source Open Case Study Wikipedia 92

Care2

DECEMBER 12, 2011

If you are engaging a web developer or in the middle of an RFP process for a new site, be sure that proposals include mobile friendliness in the project. Cross browser compatible tested – Make sure that your site loads well in all major web browsers including Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, and yes, Internet Explorer.

Websites 73

Websites Plugin Test Feeds 73

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Helpful resources on Twitter: Pew Internet report.

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Tools Tech Map Case Study 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. A quick review of the results of Isovera Survey of Open Source Content Management Satisfaction in Nonprofit Organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

context: How are museums encouraging stickiness and user investment in their proposed and in some cases, already developed, post 2.0 The Pulling My Hair Out Blog , an anonymous nonprofit blogger, is preparing a proposal for the organization's ED about Web2.0 ActiveCollab an open source project management tool.

Social Network 50

Social Network Nptech Tag Summary 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Open Content for Nonprofits Open Content discussion continues with some comments from Michael Stein (east coast) about Laura Quinn's post last friday. "Laura is not creating media, as the Social Source blog suggests one ought, to lure you into her site. So how do we propose to pay for it? NpTech Community.

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Netsquared Nptech Summary Project 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

people who are blind or severely dyslexic), and human rights groups will be collateral damage in Hollywood’s attempt to break the Internet in their latest effort to squash “piracy.” Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1. Endangering Human Rights Activists.

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eBook China Copyright Library 277

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Things to consider and target include: sender line: who is your email "from" subject line: what are you saying before the email is even opened? Butterfield was speaking from the floor about the proposed energy bill on the hill.

Social Media 34

Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

As the author of a custom CMS (it did have the advantage that it was released as open source, but it never caught on, so it still counts as custom) I know what it is like to put my heart and soul (and time) into a CMS, and want my clients to get what they want. But, that was then, and this is now. But, that was then, and this is now.

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Drupal Module Open Source WordPress 100

Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

The most interesting thing about the report is not the end-date estimate, but rather the several dire predictions on the results of universal Internet access. " Facebook, Solar Drones, and Cheap Internet. These drones can supply Internet access at a fraction of the cost of near-earth satellites. TechCrunch. This 25 th.

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News Technology Africa Nonprofit 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

people who are blind or severely dyslexic), and human rights groups will be collateral damage in Hollywood’s attempt to break the Internet in their latest effort to squash “piracy.” Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1. Endangering Human Rights Activists.

eBook 107

eBook Copyright China Law 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The measure of impact is to determine whether the comments and feedback strengthened or improved the final proposal. Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. Hybrids include a mix of openness and curated decision-making by experts.

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Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96

Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Back in 1995, in the early days of the internet, a San Francisco innovator named Craig Newmark started a small email distribution list for friends, highlighting local events across the Bay Area. The open and direct connections among individual users would allow for the efficient exchange of goods, services, and information.

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