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Choosing a CMS: 3 Tips for Your Nonprofit

Top Nonprofits

Both are open-source, user-friendly, and customizable. It’s accessible for users at all different levels and doesn’t require advanced technical knowledge to use. Drupal is a powerful open-source CMS noted for its customizability and security features. Submit a request for proposal (RFP).

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

Amy Sample Ward

I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. The updates introduce Semantic Analysis and Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities to the Social Actions API and begin to connect Social Actions to the wider Linked Open Data community.

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The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. I’m realizing that all of the justifications for why I am so into open source and free software is right here in this book! It gets chewy, for sure, but it feels like every chew is worth it.

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My Theory of Practice

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The client is quite knowledgeable about their organization, mission, and goals for a project, but often not knowledgeable about technology. The role I play most often currently is providing a clear and understandable avenue between the client and a technology vendor (such as web or database development shop). 2 admin 07.11.08

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Conservation Planners Use Benetech's Miradi Software to Help Save Reefs in Guam

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The free and open source software, which is a joint venture between Benetech and the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) , guides users through a series of step-by-step interview wizards, based on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation.

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What is the Best Content Management System For an Association Website?

The MatrixFiles

We get a lot of RFP (Requests for Proposals) for association and nonprofit website redesigns. Some CMS systems have friendlier drag and drop authoring systems, while others require a bit or a lot of knowledge of CSS (cascading style sheets). Often, one focus of the RFP is the technology that will power the new website.

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What is the Best Content Management System For an Association Website?

The MatrixFiles

We get a lot of RFP (Requests for Proposals) for association and nonprofit website redesigns. Some CMS systems have friendlier drag and drop authoring systems, while others require a bit or a lot of knowledge of CSS (cascading style sheets). Often, one focus of the RFP is the technology that will power the new website.

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