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SaaS vs. Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It would not be as cost-effective (and thus, not produce as much profit) if these SaaS developers had to pay license fees for the software they use (besides the fact that these are the most stable and robust platforms to build upon.) Constant Contact (a SaaS provider of email delivery) uses IBM DB2.

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Convio Open: How APIs May Change the Way You Work - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

SH: Convio doesnt charge any extra licensing fees for Open APIs, so theyre free. Other providers, such as Blackbaud may follow their lead. You still have to think about your API implementation in the context of your overall online strategy. FL: What kind of costs are associated with Convio Open?

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Common Ground Q&A with Idealware

Connection Cafe

After our acquisition of Kintera in 2008, we went through a similar review process and decided to focus that product on the peer-to-peer fundraising space and to stop offering it as a CRM product. We will not extend current contacts ending before March 31, 2014 past March 31, 2014.