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Open Source for Nonprofits: Programs to Try (Part 2)

Tech Soup

One of the best ways to gauge whether open source would work for your organization is to look at some actual examples. To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. Making the Right Decision About Open-Source Software.

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8 Great Tools for Private Social Networks and Online Communities: The 2011 Edition

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Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders. Drupal Commons (an open-source variant of Drupal from our friends at Acquia ) is a versatile and complete full-service community platform. Drupal Commons. SocialText.

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Eight Great Tools for Private Social Networks and Online Communities - 2011 Edition

Forum One

Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders. Drupal Commons (an open-source variant of Drupal from our friends at Acquia ) is a versatile and complete full-service community platform. Drupal Commons. SocialText.

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PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. The game needs more time and if there is no time on the agenda, then a different design is needed. . Social Media Strategy As Design Process.

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What’s A Learning Experience Platform? The Essential Guide

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These platforms remove the onus of designing each individual experience from the shoulders of the association— your team— and instead give learners agency to do so themselves. Seeking an open-sourced platform and the ability to adjust to changing learning needs quickly. What are the main learning experience platform features?

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These ventures offer solid rates of return as well as environmental and/or social benefits, sometimes called blended value. People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy. Some are calling it impact investing. In order to compare job creation projects “job” must be defined. Role of Foundations in the movement.

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Free Graphics Software and Images

Tech Soup

The paint function has painting tools including Brush, Pencil, Airbrush, Clone, gradient editor and blending tool. Scribus is the primary In-Design freeware clone. is a free open source application. It is designed to integrate closely with OpenOffice Suite and GIMP. TechSoup: Web, Multimedia, and Design donations.

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