3rd Sector Labs

JANUARY 16, 2014

The importance of optimizing Drupal cannot be overstated. Booster Pro’s SaaS platform utilizes a D7 multi-site architecture to generate and support hundreds (then thousands) of websites. Our solution was to apply a layer of custom business rules over Drupal’s AuthCache module. The Application. Best Practices.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

After an action-packed Drupal Day event at the 14NTC, Stephanie Gutowski shares her key takeaways for those looking to dive into Drupal. I spent the last four months preparing for Drupal Day , a Drupal-centric, day-long workshop that ThinkShout coordinates as part of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC).

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Selecting the right Content Management System (CMS) for your nonprofit website is crucial in building and managing a successful online presence. 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.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2021

From targeted ads on social media to emails from websites they bought one thing from years ago, how can you ensure that your nonprofit’s online marketing efforts shine through the noise? One of the most vital tools that can support and bring your multi-channel marketing strategy to the next level is your nonprofit website.

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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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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 13, 2013

Carr Systems’ growth has prompted us to redesign our site to better reflect precisely what it is that we do for our customers, who those customers are, and the unique approach that makes us an ideal solution for SMBs, nonprofit organizations and public agencies.

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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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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

Deciding how you will build your site, how you'll maintain it, and how you'll host it, are three separate, but related, decisions. You want an attractive, functional website. Deciding how you will build your site, how you’ll maintain it, and how you’ll host it, are three separate, but related, decisions.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2021

Website personalization relies on data to optimize the content on a website to cater to a particular visitor. Optimizing website content requires analyzing the hierarchy of information on a platform to improve website traffic and outreach. These digital strategies work hand-in-hand to elevate a website.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

CMS + CRM = website nirvana. If your constituents could log in to your site and see content personalized just for them, or a reminder that it's been a year since their last donation, you'd have technology that goes a long way toward helping you meet your mission.

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Forum One

JANUARY 24, 2023

When done well, this means users can interact with your organization’s website, mobile app, and other digital channels in a seamless and personalized way. The nature of how these sites are hosted creates tremendous benefits when it comes to performance (site speed) and security (the attack surface is greatly reduced).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 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 #6: Joomla! Like any powerful CMS, though, there is quite the learning curve in order to get a site up and running. They just released version 1.5,

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2009

Our pals over at Idealware have just released a pretty comprehensive report comparing some open source content managment giants — WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone. This report also includes our new directory of the consultants and firms who help nonprofit create websites and implement these Content Management Systems.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal, Joomla and Plone! April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 28, 2015

Whether you’re the IT professional for an established non-profit or huge multinational, a budding blogger or a mom-and-pop etail startup, your website is the face you put forth to the world. And indeed, the distinctions between the two platforms are important to know before embarking on a website design initiative.

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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. What the Mobile Revolution Means.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Once a community has determined its needs, however, utilizing open source software presents a more rapid, sustainable path to implementation. The Kitchen Sink Social Networking Site. We want the current weather conditions for not only every user of the site, but for everywhere they've ever posted content about.

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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. transaction fee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Note from Beth: Your web site is your home base is the heart and soul of your content strategy. Using a CMS to Make Your Website Social by Laura Quinn. Though they make the day-to-day tasks of maintaining your organization’s website easy, installing and implementing a CMS is not a trivial task.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As a historic site in the heart of lower Manhattan, the church interests history buffs drawn by Alexander Hamilton’s gravesite, the church’s architecture, and other memorials and monuments. Built as an open-source Drupal tool, the website attempts to learn what visitors want from the TCWS site and deliver related content over time.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Forum One received 12 awards in six categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of environmental awareness, health, art, cultural institutions, and associations. Excellence – Website for Environmental Awareness. The Vilcek Foundation.

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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. In addition, the Kaltura solution is now powering video on DoGooderTV, the video services and promotion site powered by See3, and home to the annual Nonprofit Video Awards.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

If you’re trendspotting the latest in webwear like me, you’ll notice that the bold and beautiful charity websites are slimming down the text and accentuating the images. Also the trendiest websites use lots of whitespace (although it’s not necessarily white) to highlight images. Who, What, Wow.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2009

If there's one thing I've learned in my 6+ years at NTEN, it's that people love to hate their web sites. Ask anyone in the nonprofit technology community about Content Management Systems, and they're likely to mention one of the following: Drupal. Tags: OSS NPTech NTEN laura quinn websites foss content management CMS 09NTC.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I’m a fairly active user of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and some other social networking sites, and have been for years now. 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.

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Achieve

JANUARY 24, 2017

The Great Give first approached Achieve in November 2016 in hopes of creating a new website. Their goal was to present a clean, easy-to-navigate website for their participants with a strong emphasis on creating a user-friendly registration process. website on Jan. Achieve launched phase one of the new. Great Give.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Also, it coincides with a new installation of Drupal for my consulting website , using the same basic template (called “ Blueprint “). I’m quite excited about really getting my hands dirty working on some plug ins, or some such, really learning the ins and outs of Drupal. Be Helpful.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As a historic site in the heart of lower Manhattan, the church interests history buffs drawn by Alexander Hamilton’s gravesite, the church’s architecture, and other memorials and monuments. Built as an open-source Drupal tool, the website attempts to learn what visitors want from the TCWS site and deliver related content over time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Your website is the foundation upon which your digital communications and fundraising campaigns are built. How well your nonprofit’s email and social media campaigns perform depend upon how well your website is designed. Below are 10 website design best practices specifically for the nonprofit sector.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

One purpose is to allow users to modify their own information (if the site allows logins.) I know that’s one more thing in a long list of considerations (and it’s generally more important to think about for the CRM – the CMS, if it is modern, and especially if it is open source, will provide few barriers to integration.)

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

In the spirit of TechSoup's new look , we've compiled a list of resources and products from around our global network on website design, planning, and management. A well-designed website doesn't require a large budget and a professional design team. Website Building, Planning, and Management. Design and Multimedia.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

The New York State Senate website is built on Drupal. Their theory is that anything they build has to be built open source, so that the taxpayers can access and use any innovations. Look for a new "About Us" page on this site soon. If you're a Drupal wiz looking for a challenge, give us a call.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The idea was to embed the functions of existing social sites like Meetup , Flickr , and del.icio.us. social bookmarking (now called Delicious ) by using their APIs on the site. (An " NetSquared Up Close and Personal.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

And, I guess truthfully, the blurb on my consulting site is kinda dry. But I help them plan their technology initiatives (a new database, a new website, etc.,) For a third client, I helped them translate their ideas about what they wanted their website to do, to things that could actually be implemented in a CMS.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

In the old days, we used to talk about accessibility as something we added to our websites. Today, the conversation has shifted towards making our websites accessible as a key requirement of the development process - for complex reasons and with complex benefits. Tips for Website Planning. from Palak Timbadiya via Linkedin.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2017

BidPal’s software offers an easy-to-use event website that will help with your brand awareness, event promotion, and social media integration. You can share both your Facebook and Twitter feeds on your site while giving your donors the opportunities to share their donations and involvement. Why We Love It. CiviCRM is totally free!

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2016

If you’ve ever designed, built, managed or administered a website, you’re no doubt intimately involved with a Content Management System (CMS), a specific software application or set of programs used to create and manage digital content. Like WordPress it’s an open-source platform, allowing users to modify and share code freely.

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