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Giving up, a little

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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Giving up, a little August 6, 2007 As you might know, I migrated from using a MacBook Pro laptop as my primary desktop, to eating my own dogfood, as it were, and using Ubuntu Linux as my primary desktop.

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Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird

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I’m using one that allows me to see a calendar (I use it to view my google calendar) – it’s a good quick way within Thunderbird to see if I’m free on a certain day. And, because it’s in the Mozilla family, it has a plug in architecture which can add some really neat features.

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Linux ready for the desktop?

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August 9, 2007 It’s been 7 weeks of using Ubuntu 7.04 (better known as Feisty Fawn) as my primary desktop. Now the ugly: If you are used to integration between your email, calendar and addressbook, there is only one option (Novell Evolution) and it is not very good. I figured it was time to give my final assessment.

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Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms

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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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What are learning platforms?

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Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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New Feature: Frogloop Nonprofit Events Calendar - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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I hope you find the calendar useful. You can bookmark the calendar view at [link]. The idea behind this calendar is to aggregrate events, seminars, webninars and conferences that would appeal to the nonprofit communications professional. Ive also added an online submission form for suggesting events. Thanks for your input!

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Meet with your finance committee now: Lessons from the Great Recession’s impact on charitable giving amidst current market shocks

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Remember the global financial crisis (GFC), aka the Great Recession, of 2007-2010? percent from 2007 to 2008, and by nearly 32 percent from 2008 to 2009. If you wait until next fiscal year's budget—especially for organizations that budget the second half of the calendar year—you may be too late and be faced with drastic measures.

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