Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Nonprofits don’t use e-commerce much, but I’ve had some experience (on both sides of the profit fence) doing e-commerce, and for some reason, shopping carts are intriguing me at the moment, and I figure its a good time to know what’s out there, especially in the open source shopping cart world. Open Cart – Also LAMP.

Open Source 154

Open Source Drupal Module Europe 154

Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. What could your supporters and staff do if they took advantage of those features? Why Open Source? Open source is not just about software distribution. This can make open source solutions philosophically attractive to nonprofits and other social benefit organizations.

Open Source 44

Open Source Mobile Open Change 44

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 4, 2011

There are a myriad of options, open source options are among the most popular, possibly the most popular. And there are open source options that can do much of the same work for much less money. The open source options are many, but the big four: WordPress , Drupal , Joomla , and Plone , stand out from the pack.

Open Source 185

Open Source Open Sharepoint Drupal 185

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

If it is a relatively new CMS (like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and others) they may not need to bring in a new developer – they may just be able to get a book, or buy a video to teach them how to use the web interface to create new regions and widgets. Is it a custom CMS, written, maintained and supported by a single shop?

Technology 194

Technology Change Widget Platform 194