Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

When technology systems like donor and membership management, email marketing, and website content management are selected without cross-department communication, they won't integrate. Keeping content (like event descriptions) consistent across systems. Invest in Open Source. Extracting or importing data.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

Software for creating wikis is easy to use and is available in both open-source and proprietary forms. By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. Building a Wiki.

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Wiki Collaboration Online Wikipedia 65

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

There are two types of media we will look at here: direct and indirect content. Direct Content. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Indirect Content.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. Most of the content was (and is) user generated. The new platform and the new tools are all about communities. Wikipedia is a community, Craigslist is a community, Moveon.org is a community, eBay for crying out loud is a community.

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Netsquared Wikipedia San Francisco Iraq 52

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

From closed content to open-source forums. In some ways, the best thing about the Web is its ability as a platform to rapidly evolve. The Web showed that one way to keep a content delivery platform current is to involve its users as meaningful participants rather than passive recipients of that content.

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Wikipedia Museum Participatory Aggregator 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

" Some commenters suggest that bells and whistles are mostly for early adopters who can build a lot of buzz and help a site reach critical mass, although clever functionality is not a replacement for good content. ActiveCollab an open source project management tool. Check this out - NTEN's Wikipedia entry !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. JustCoz.org is a platform that enables charities, nonprofits, and NGOs to increase their social media reach by way of tweet and status update donations. It also has a “Charities and NGOs” section.

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