Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #16: CiviCRM April 21, 2008 In honor of the webinar that is happening in a couple of weeks, I figured I’d talk a bit about CiviCRM. Be Helpful.

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JANUARY 26, 2009

CiviCRM was the first nonprofit-focused open source CRM (one of only two, at this moment.) I’ve implemented CiviCRM together with Drupal, and I’m really psyched to keep working with this great combo. CiviCRM acts in Drupal like a module, and in Joomla like a component. and have them be menu items.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This article will discuss several key points to help you make an informed decision, covering topics such as open-source vs. closed-source platforms, software costs, licensing methods, and more. Many do not have open-source code, but some, like Umbraco, do. Nevertheless, choosing isn’t simply about popularity.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Michelle Murrain , Drupal Developer, OpenIssue. x something, and a developer and user of Drupal since 4.7, I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. Drupal started out primarily as a web content development platform, with a strength in community features.

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Forum One

JANUARY 24, 2023

Be it web, mobile, social, or emerging technologies such as voice, AR/VR, or mixed reality, Composable Architecture allows for the creation of personalized experiences that are seamless to users and in line with how they’re interacting with organizations and their digital solutions today.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2011

tags: drupal modules toblog. CUBRID – Open Source Database Management System Optimized for Web. Hudson Continuous Integration. Open Source ETL designed to bridge the gap between business and IT. Kettle Project: Pentaho Data Integration. tags: opensource etl data integration toblog.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. Current Trends.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #15: MPower Open CRM April 14, 2008 I am so far behind, it’s not funny. What’s new about MPower is that it has very recently been released as open source.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

And because of this, it makes sense that integration of these two is something that is a need to be filled. First, the what – what to integrate? Most often nonprofits want to capture information from web users. There are four strategies that can be used for this integration: Manual. Web forms from CRM vendor.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2011

There are some amazingly good blogs out there focused on the use of Drupal and other open source tools. You don’t need to hear from me about the newest web tools – you have ReadWriteWeb and Mashable for that, among others. CRM and CMS Integration: Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and NetCommunity.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 16, 2009

Today, I was reading up on what the Plone community has done with integrating their CMS with Salesforce.com. I am thinking that this might be a good model for how we can do it with Drupal, but that’s a subject for another post. from Plone/SF Integration group ). A PayPal integration product.

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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. Drawing from experience, we have a few ideas about why that could be, and how Drupal can help. Invest in Open Source.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. Why Open Source? Open source is not just about software distribution. Open source as a philosophy also promotes accessibility, transparency, inclusivity, open data, and integration with other tools. Use responsive design.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Costs vary as well -- and there are even some Free and Open Source options. The system integrates tightly with common Web site content management systems with online payment and form-building functionality, like Drupal and Joomla. by Fund for the City of New York. Orange Leap MPX. by Orange Leap.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

It is, in fact, a great example of integration of a CMS and a CRM. However, it is true that Raiser’s Edge, the CRM/DMS tool that this integrates with, is inarguably one of the most important tools out there. The integration between the web front end and the RE back end is bi-directional and sweet.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

or only need a basic web presence, you can get by with a simple site. Ongoing maintenance is a necessity, unless you choose Drupal Gardens , an affordable solution for simple sites. Do you have a full time staff member who lives and breathes Drupal? Drupal Camps. What is the significance of simple vs. complex?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve already talked on this blog about Salesforce integration with Drupal , Plone , and others. If you’re running database applications (tracking donations, events, programs, clients) and want deep integration between your web content and your data, it is an approach that is hard to beat.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Top feature: Through Qgiv’s integration with Bloomerang , nonprofits can launch peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns that make it easy for supporters to create personal fundraising pages. Fees or limitations: Slack’s free plan is limited to 10 app integrations and limited version and messaging histories. transaction fee.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I spend some amount of my Drupal and WordPress development time, both for my clients and for myself, in setting up one or two-way integrations between websites and social media sites. How about lowering the costs of software by using open source and collaboratively developing software? But I’m still bored silly.

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See3

APRIL 28, 2009

Leading provider of online fundraising, education and advocacy for nonprofits partners with the first open-source video platform. That they are open source is a huge added benefit to our clients and the greater nonprofit community.&#. As an open source platform, Kaltura is unique among online video solutions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 1, 2009

We are focused on delivering quality web technology solutions to nonprofit organizations and social enterprises. As you know, I have built a long-time expertise in open source software and web applications, particularly Content Management Systems (CMS) and online database systems, including CRM.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

They also span the range of proprietary, SaaS, and Open Source. Open Source Tools. WP as a blogging tool rocks my world, and although I certainly could move blogging to Drupal, since I seem to be becoming somewhat of a Drupalista, it’s just not worth it. I’m somewhat of a latecomer to Drupal.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2021

Along with these basic tasks, you should do the following: Integrate your website with other nonprofit technology — Your multi-channel strategy will be using multiple platforms and tools as well. It’s essential that these processes are integrated to ensure that the data used in your other marketing content is accurate.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 5, 2009

I get a lot of email all the time from people hawking various wares, fundraising ideas, new ways to use Web 2.0, In the realm of things in my life that this blog is meant to cover, I have two passions: data, and moving data around, and open source software. I’ll probably be talking a lot about Drupal.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2012

CiviCRM is open-source, web-based software that. CiviCRM integrates directly with the popular open-source content management systems – Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress. Check out the full roster of. helps organizations realize their missions through fundraising, events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

Note from Beth: I facilitated a panel about Mobile Integrated strategy at the Innogive Conference earlier this month and have shared the notes here. The panelists offered advice to nonprofits about integrating mobile into the nonprofit toolbox. It works on any device that has a web browser. The PDF is. Why are PDFs so bad?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Drupal Commons. Drupal Commons (an open-source variant of Drupal from our friends at Acquia ) is a versatile and complete full-service community platform. It approximates the “out of the box” functionality of Jive, and integrates a significant suite of tools. Open Atrium. WordPress 3.0 (and

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Drupal Commons. Drupal Commons (an open-source variant of Drupal from our friends at Acquia ) is a versatile and complete full-service community platform. It approximates the “out of the box” functionality of Jive, and integrates a significant suite of tools. Open Atrium. WordPress 3.0 (and

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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. On the proprietary side, there are a number of options, and they fall into three categories: Single-source proprietary custom CMS (from one web shop, or web host).

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2017

You can customize your donation pages to make a gorgeous web page that inspires giving and makes the donation process simple, easy, and quick. You’ll be able to recreate that gorgeous look on your peer-to-peer web page too, with their drag and drop interface, customizable branding, and a plethora of widgets. Why We Love It.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

org co-founder Jon Warnow, who is their web director, which is as close as anyone gets to being an IT person at the organization. They have an integrated, cloud-based IT system in which everyone has laptops and merely needs some way to get to the Internet to plug in to 350.org. I spoke to 350.org " Jon was very matter of fact.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

org co-founder Jon Warnow, who is their web director, which is as close as anyone gets to being an IT person at the organization. They have an integrated, cloud-based IT system in which everyone has laptops and merely needs some way to get to the Internet to plug in to 350.org. I spoke to 350.org " Jon was very matter of fact.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 16, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology CRM & CMS Integration: Plone and Salesforce.com March 16, 2009 Today, I was reading up on what the Plone community has done with integrating their CMS with Salesforce.com.

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Neon CRM

MAY 24, 2023

Some software will allow you to integrate your event management platform or offer native tools to support this critical part of member management. Integrations: The average nonprofit uses about five platforms to manage its day-to-day activities. Wild Apricot is best suited for small and midsize membership-based organizations.

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Care2

JANUARY 23, 2009

Click2Call, a new online tool that the folks at web development firm Advomatic have built on Drupal’s open-source software platform, is the latest indication that patch-through call campaigns may finally be ready for prime time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

According to the Global NGO Technology Report , 44% of nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use WordPress.org as their content management system (CMS) for their website ( 7% use Drupal and 3% use Joomla ). Released in 2003, WordPress is open-source software and free to use and fully-customizable using WordPress themes and plug-ins.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2021

This help may include redesigning a website, integrating customer relationship management (CRM) tools, automating marketing approaches, or search engine optimization. The Forum One Tech team helps mission-driven organizations plan ahead to solve technical challenges before they become major digital infrastructure problems.

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