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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Desktop Productivity

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ve been using this tool since it actually was StarOffice, more than 10 years ago, when it was first open sourced by Sun in 2000. (funnily enough, for both packages, the executable is still called ‘soffice’ – for ‘Star Office.’).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It does make me think a lot about this whole space, and wonder if the fast moving train of Salesforce, and the slower moving trains of the open source alternatives, are beginning to bear down on the old guard, and how they will respond to them (or not, which would spell doom.) Time will tell. { Time will tell. { Be Helpful.

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Top 4 Picks for Free Office Suite Software

Wild Apricot

Feature-rich Microsoft Office has made that particular market its own for at least the past decade, but now a few strong alternative software suites are fast gaining ground.( read more )

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The Best Productivity Tools (Part 2): Favorites Revealed

Tech Soup

If you're looking for an alternative to Meltwater 's media monitoring capabilities, check out the list of PR tools on PRstack. Open-Source Tools. Open Data Kit helps you collect and manage data through a mobile app that works offline. However, there are some alternative calendar tools. Accounting.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

The open and direct connections among individual users would allow for the efficient exchange of goods, services, and information. lower- quality homes), and job openings that the companies have deemed “appropriate” to their customers’ social position. Want to share your extra room with a traveler and make a few bucks?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are lots of alternative gift giving opportunities too, take for example Save the Children gift catalog that lets you and your children explore a map of the world and imagine how simple gifts make a difference. It's an ecofriendly laptop loaded with open source software and friendly to the environment.

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