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How to Choose the Right CMS for Your Nonprofit

Allegiance Group

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. PHP Solutions: These platforms, such as Drupal and WordPress, can be cost-effective and offer flexibility due to their vast community support.

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6 Reasons Open Source Makes Sense

3rd Sector Labs

We talk a lot about Open Source technology (and we use it quite extensively too) so it might make sense for us to take a moment and explain why we are such advocates. Affordability – Open Source is free of licensing fees. Proven – Open Source platforms like Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, etc., Yes, millions.

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Treat Your Website Project Like an Investment Rather than an Expense

Tech Soup

They need to build a digital experience that doesn't tie their hands with expensive proprietary licenses and high maintenance code. When technology systems like donor and membership management, email marketing, and website content management are selected without cross-department communication, they won't integrate.

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Interview: Colin Rhinesmith, CCTV Cambridge

Amy Sample Ward

In 1996, CCTV opened computerCENTRAL , a state-of-the art community technology center, to extend our mission by providing our community with access to computers and the Internet. CCTV first got involved with social media in 2005 when we switched our website’s content management system over to Drupal.

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CRM&CMS Integration: Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and NetCommunity

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There is a $10K license fee that you have to pay if you use the On premise or hosted versions. I didn’t get a very close look at the CMS (I’m wishing in retrospect that I had), but the little bit I did see of it suggested to me that it was somewhat more limited than CMS systems such as Drupal or Plone. More on those later.

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Integration of CRM and CMS

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Depending on the CRM, some require additional license fees for forms or APIs. at 3:50 pm CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) 01.26.09 at 8:31 am Drupal and Salesforce 12.31.09 Drupal basically allows this really nicely, a bit harder in Joomla (IMO). Actually Drupal/CiviCRM was going to be my first follow up post!

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Free and open source tool #15: MPower Open CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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. I’ve got to catch up. All of that said, there are a few things I hope that they consider.