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Tools I use: basic workflow

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

And, it’s open source, and isn’t even that hard to get set up and running. I also access Evernote on my Android phone. I use Google Reader for RSS feeds, and TweetDeck , or, more recently, HootSuite for Twitter (I really like the tabbed interface of HootSuite. It works for multiple projects.

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Google Chrome

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It is open source, after all. Yes, it is open source, and I applaud Google for releasing open source software. I won’t be downloading it, or trying it, even when they release Mac or Linux versions. Why so curmudgeonly you ask? And it has some cool features. I am going to have to stop using Chrome.

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A Better Way to Produce Nonprofit Annual Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Treesaver is a new open source web platform for publishing that uses the new HTML5 standard to create narrative experiences—with text, pictures and video. The same design and the same code works on PCs, Macs and Linux desktop computers or Apple, Android, and Blackberry smart phones and tablets like iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone.

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What the Third Sector Can Learn from the Public Sector

NTEN

The New York State Senate has a Twitter feed. Their theory is that anything they build has to be built open source, so that the taxpayers can access and use any innovations. San Francisco and Washington DC are collaborating around API accessiblity for their 311 phone lines. Will it be problem free? (If

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15 Steps to an Awesome Website Launch

Care2

At a minimum, test the site on iphone, ipad, and Android phone. Most open-source CMSs have tools or plugins for setting up daily backups. Burn your feeds – You’ll want to make setup your RSS feeds properly in Feedburner so that you can track subscriber numbers and click-throughs from RSS readers.

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Raspberry Pi for Educators

Tech Soup

With the GPIO, programmers have made it possible to do everything from automate your home to feed your dog. Raspberry Pi Beginners takes you from opening the box it comes in to configuring it to starting basic projects. Landline phone (PBX). Power source. hardware open source' Weather station. Power ratings.