Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 7, 2011
I’ve been using this tool since it actually was StarOffice, more than 10 years ago, when it was first open sourced by Sun in 2000. It is the only fully cross-platform office suite with pretty much the same functionality and interface independent of platform.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 15, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! Create and foster developer and user communities in the same way that Salesforce and open source communities do. What’s to lose?
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Bloomerang
DECEMBER 19, 2023
We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. The Bloomerang Payments processing fee is 2.2% + $0.30
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 18, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open, part II October 18, 2007 The dust is settling. The drive toward open everything is pretty inexorable, and the pressure is only going to get greater. { I have a few comments.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JANUARY 14, 2009
One sets up a page (often donation or event page) on the CRM vendors web platform and link your page to their pages. I’ll have follow up posts on specific examples of this integration using open source tools (on one end or the other, or both.) Second trade off, all of these are proprietary. Web forms from CRM vendor.
Forum One
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
First of all, while there are many choices for collaboration tools, a few simple filters will get one 90% of the way there (if you want to control the content but get some feedback, use a blog tool; if you need to develop a written product, use a wiki or Google Docs; if you want group discussions and networking, use a social network tool; etc.).
Forum One
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
First of all, while there are many choices for collaboration tools, a few simple filters will get one 90% of the way there (if you want to control the content but get some feedback, use a blog tool; if you need to develop a written product, use a wiki or Google Docs; if you want group discussions and networking, use a social network tool; etc.).
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