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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. By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team.

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Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

However, Michelle, your attitude is to not join yet another social network. I hate to tell you this but commercial social networking entrepreneurs LOVE your attitude. at 12:50 pm Well, I can imagine they might love my attitude right now. at 12:50 pm Well, I can imagine they might love my attitude right now.

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Has Apple become evil? No, but they are getting stupid.

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The move of Apple to use software update to break hacked and unlocked phones is somewhat ironic, given the attitude of Jobs toward DRM , and the open source basis for OS X. I will not be buying an iPhone until they sell an unlocked version that doesn’t need to be hacked to use third party applications.

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Metaphors

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Salesforce is a serious tool with a ton of functionality and it it supported by a growing community – some very much into open source software, building an ecology that goes beyond metaphors but that provides extremely interesting and useful tools.

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What’s A Learning Experience Platform? The Essential Guide

Forj

Obtaining a degree and licensure isn’t enough in many industries— hands-on experience combined with a “lifelong learner” attitude is what many businesses are seeking from employees. First and foremost, LXPS are best for organizations that are: Large to enterprise-sized with the budget to invest in tech innovations.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allen Benamer of the Nonprofit Tech Blog says " Support Idealware !" Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on. Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. is an attitude , not a download.

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University of Michigan – Setting a Higher Standard for Giving Days

Connection Cafe

Staying true to the open source movement that is Giving Tuesday, The Office of University Development focused on overall awareness for Giving Blueday but gave the participating schools, colleges, units, and organizations the freedom to add messaging for “why them.” We believe in a culture of continuous improvement.