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An Open Source Website Personalization Tool for Mission-Driven Organizations

Forum One

At Forum One, we strive to provide solutions and tools that allow mission-driven organizations to make an impact in the world. As we work primarily with open source CMS platforms, such as Drupal and WordPress, our tool is effective in its ability to integrate within the CMS as well as be flexible for organization-specific needs.

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6 Reasons Open Source Makes Sense

3rd Sector Labs

We talk a lot about Open Source technology (and we use it quite extensively too) so it might make sense for us to take a moment and explain why we are such advocates. Affordability – Open Source is free of licensing fees. Proven – Open Source platforms like Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, etc.,

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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Overview

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

And I’ll highlight where the comparisons are interesting and compelling, especially for nonprofit organizations. Comparisons of open source vs. proprietary development environments (i.e. Other web applications. PHP vs.NET and that sort of thing.). PHP vs.NET and that sort of thing.). CRM/ERP more generally.

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Introducing a New Community-Built Application Supported by Salesforce.org Commons

Saleforce Nonprofit

With that evolution comes the need for organizations to have a deep understanding of how the landscape is changing and how they need to adapt. However, while we know how important data is, it can be difficult to organize, manage, and extract the information needed without the proper tools and resources. ” – Andrew Fawcett.

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Senior Full Stack Web Application Developer

Kindful

A typical day as an application developer at Kindful involves about 75% independent focused work and 25% collaboration. Our department is organized into product aligned, cross-functional teams. The applicant must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship. You’ll use Jira, GitHub, and Slack.

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Can open source software save organizations money?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Next year, given what is likely to be a grim funding year, nonprofit organizations are going to be hunting for ways to save money on technology. There are, of course, arguments that IT budgets should be, at least, level funded during slim times, but the reality is that organizations are going to reduce budgets across the board.

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Thoughts on the Future of Open Source and Nonprofits

NTEN

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. Current Trends.