Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Graphics and Video

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IIn summary, proprietary software has the popularity edge, mostly. It will go open source later in the year, but you can grab it for free right now. Yes, a Hollywood-quality video editor for free, and soon to be open source. It’s Windows only for now, though.

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Open Source Feminism?

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April 12, 2007 Beth Kanter, as always, has a great, informative summary of the Penguin Day activities last Saturday in DC. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Feminism?

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NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0

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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 April 8, 2007 As I write this, I’m hurtling through small towns and big cities on the train home.

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Data Portability update

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I figured, since I’ve been getting a bit involved in the community, I’d give a bit of a summary of what’s going on, and what will possibly come from this effort. Dataportability.org – the organization, has gotten a lot of press in the tech industry lately because some very big players recently joined.

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The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3

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So here’s the summary for Chapter 3. 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!

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Web 2.0 Part Vb:APIs

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at 7:56 am Michelle- Great summary. The more that nonprofits understand them as useful to them, and demand them from vendors that provide (or build) software, the better, as far as I’m concerned. { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Katrin 10.23.06

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Time to find a fundraising solution that can’t be bought

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at 9:24 am Excellent summary. There are definitely instances where companies buy up competitors to simply shut them down but I am not convinced that this is such a case. David Zeidman 3 Jim Barney 08.07.07 Click & Pledge will soon be launching a new version of its SaaS for nonprofits.