Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Both are open-source, user-friendly, and customizable. Drupal is a powerful open-source CMS noted for its customizability and security features. To help make your decision, request demos for your top options. Plus, they both have a strong user support community. In addition, assess the cost of each platform.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology. Have a look at the demo.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Request a Demo Another way risk shows up on the organization side of the sector is through competition (although funders do also compete in their own ways). How does this make any sense, and why don’t we acknowledge that we, too, are testing hypotheses, and we need the skills, resources, and flexibility to test them?

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

It can also be used by trade show exhibitors and vendors for product demos and testimonials. OBS Studio is an open-source tool for video recording and live streaming. The ability to record local video is perfect for virtual event teams that need to capture tutorials and live demos. Pricing: Free Trial, $19/m. Audio tools.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

July 9, 2007 So I talk a lot about both open source software, and the preciousness of one’s own data. I tout the benefits of open source software. Open source projects do get better. That’s open source, no? It sometimes tastes yucky. I rail against vendors who promote lock-in.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

Three Affordable Solutions: Using Open Data and Open-Source Data Science to Reach Your Goals — Friday, March 25 — 10:30 a.m. Are you curious about how to use open-source tools and free open datasets to better deliver on your mission? — NetSquared Demo in the Microsoft Lounge.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2010

Attend the Unconference: Netsquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (# 10NTC ) to learn how. If you easily listed five ideas and are fired up to share your knowledge, demo your website, share your application, or get feedback, then bring your project and join the session!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Guest blog by Pavi Mehta, Volunteer Coordinator Open source champion Mozilla.org kicked off seven days of service earlier this month: September 14-21st thousands of people donated over 6000 hours of their time to good causes in their communities as part of Mozilla Service Week.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

I’ve perused the demos, and it does look like it would be useful for reviews of things like specs, wireframes, etc. I don’t always have a lot of time to investigate them, or figure out if they are useful, but I do like to not completely ignore the ones that look interesting. Be Helpful.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

It can also be used by trade show exhibitors and vendors for product demos and testimonials. OBS Studio is an open-source tool for video recording and live streaming. The ability to record local video is perfect for virtual event teams that need to capture tutorials and live demos. Pricing: Free Trial, $19/m. Audio tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Networked governance or peer-to-peer governance has worked well in the development of open source software projects. (You So, maybe the first thing you would do is education and training, maybe a live demo showing how social media works and why it is important. Sounds like science fiction doesn't it?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

He gave me a demo and overview of their NetCommunity tool, which has been around for a while, and I figured it deserved a blog entry. The demo was pretty cool. And, you’ll have an automatic $10K price tag tacked on that you won’t pay with the open source tools. Some call it the gold-standard.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

I don’t know whether to be sad or proud that RapLeaf finds only my Facebook profile and no demos. I was trying to parse the usefulness of the service under the original wording, and it seems like there wouldn’t be much. 2 admin 06.11.08 at 10:56 am Thanks, Thomas, you’re right – there is an error there. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

A few weeks ago I was doing a workshop and demoing some of the tools of social media. So, I twittered about it as part of the demo and asked my network to leave some comments on the flickr photo. for government, social networks, open-source CMS, etc.). Flickr photo by Beth. Add yourself here. adoption for nonprofits).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Schedule a demo to find out how your nonprofit can leverage Bloomerang’s tools to better manage and retain your donors. WordPress Platform overview: WordPress is a free, open-source CMS, meaning anyone can view and change the software’s code to suit their needs. Prices vary based on the hosting provider you choose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

Rami shared how his organization works in a transparent way, open sourcing its program materials and processes. We did an exercise to identify keywords and I demoed several tools. The Morocco Team blogged about two of the tools that were demoed, social mention and rowfeeder.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

We want to be sure you have a game plan to make the most of your Science Fair time -- to get in all the conversations and demos you want AND to find all those giveaways. The Science Fair opens at 3 pm in the International Ballroom, check out the full exhibitor list on myNTC. Ask for details during your demo. Informz It’s St.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We now have a free, open source reading app for you called Go Read. Click here for more info on this work, including tool demos. We introduced new formats and new readers to give users not only what they want, but also a choice in how and where they want it. Have an Android device? What if you’re a U.S. Or all three?

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Neon CRM

MAY 24, 2023

CiviCRM This is a free open-source solution for associations that helps with contact management, outreach, and event management. Zenbership Zenbership is another free open-source solution with a specific focus on eCommerce and subscription management. To learn more, reach out to us for a demo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2005

There is also an audio clip on the site of an interview done as a demo during the session. (I Thank you Ruby and Brian (and congratulations on your upcoming open source wedding ! Russell's (AudioActivism) and Ruby Sinreich's (LotusMedia) presentation slides at the recent RPTnet conference. Definition. Person/Authenticity.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 11, 2006

Here's another very promising open-source web development tool I've come across in my month of feverish web development - the Aptana IDE. Take a look at their little demo video. Aptana is an integrated development environment for HTML/CSS/JavaScript projects, built on the Eclipse desktop.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Request Demo. Request Demo. Request Demo. Ready to learn more about Giving Tuesday and how your nonprofit can make the most of it? Let’s get started! See how Qgiv can help you bring your Giving Tuesday campaign ideas to life! Giving Tuesday FAQs. What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday Campaign Best Practices.

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

Seeking an open-sourced platform and the ability to adjust to changing learning needs quickly. To learn more about how CourseStage LMS can elevate your eLearning program, contact us at Web Courseworks to request a demo today. Looking to expand their learning businesses. This doesn’t describe every association.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

s Social Media Desk, Independence Year Foundation, The Center for Community Change, Student PIRGs, PBS, Video the Vote, Election Suppression Wiki, Women Donors Network, and Demos.  the best aspects of grassroots activism and digital technology combined with an open source ethos to really change the way we participate in elections.???

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Berkeley, CA: Apps4Change Demo Breakfast. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Open-Source Software for Charities. Kitchener, Ontario: Regulatory Compliance. Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Las Vegas, Nevada: QuickBooks Made Easy. Vancouver, British Columbia: Hands on with Google Analytics. Wednesday, November 16, 2016.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

What is Openness? While some headlines might proclaim that Open Source is meaningless in the nonprofit sector, the issues as Holly Ross of NTEN says, "The question isn't really about open source, but about openness." " So, how do you explain Open Social to your executive director?

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Fast Forward, a tech nonprofit accelerator, highlighted a few such organizations during their Demo Day 2022 event. At in-person sessions in New York City and San Francisco, and virtually on Youtube Live , Demo Day brought together nine social entrepreneurs to explore solutions for problems they’ve experienced.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

CONVIO OPEN While attending the Convio Summit, I had the opportunity to sit down for some Q&A with Sam Heywood, Senior Product Manager for Convio. Sams presentation and demo of Convios new "Open" feature set had piqued my interest in APIs and their impact on nonprofit communications.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

open source. application. Associations. Best practices. case studies. collaboration. Conferences. crowdsourcing. CSAE and ASAE. data backup. E-mail marketing. event managment. Feedburner. Fundraising. General News. General non-profit interest. Google Analytics. instructional video. Micro-philanthropy. net2mashup. New releases.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

OpenRefine is a free, open-source tool that you can download and put to work cleaning up your data. Just click the button below and request a free demo to see all the system can do (spoiler: it’s a lot). Schedule My Neon CRM Demo The post Donor Data Migration for Nonprofits: Explained appeared first on Neon One.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 16, 2009

This is, for sure, one of the most robust open source CMS to CRM integrations out there, and one that seems to be getting pretty close to providing very powerful integration “out-of-the-box&# – instead of having to piece things together and do customized code, which is more common than not. 3 Christopher Johnson 05.05.09

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Learn more about Neon Websites by joining a group demo today! Join a Neon Websites Group Demo 2. Open-source: Free to use and modify, offering greater control over your website’s code and data. Security concerns: Open-source nature necessitates increased vigilance regarding security updates and backups.

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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. To see a live example, view the Wibbitz Demo. It also has a “Charities and NGOs” section. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. It must be downloaded and is available only to nonprofit organizations.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

This could mean a fully open-source environment, a desktop environment where only one person can edit the course at a time, or a cloud-based environment for collaborative authoring. To learn more and request a demo of this solution, contact the Web Courseworks team today. Adobe Captivate.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Founded in 2001, we focus on serving the nonprofit sector and provide technology consulting, strategic assessments, print and web design services and open-source CMS implementation. Confluence is a technology and design company, located in Washington DC and Los Angeles. Constant innovation to provide the best technology.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2009

Kind of like if Ning , Google Talk , Gmail , Twitter and Facebook got smooshed together into a single open source environment. Pieces of the technology will work its way into mainstream tools, rather than anything like we see now in the demos really taking off on its own outside geek circles.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Audacity - open source and free, lots of community resources, have to download a separate mp3 encoder but they have links on their site. Can import other sources well. they all have demo versions before you buy them to make sure they work on your machine. Sometimes the ambient noise is good. Has multiple tracks, etc.

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