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Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms

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 Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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Platforms break open!

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 Platforms break open! gods: Flickr, RSS, Google, etc. Bottom line: Kintera takes some important steps to open up their application. Extensions also include the pantheon of Web 2.0

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Weekly Member Round Up: New and Old Technology for Good!

NTEN

Flickr: Iwan Indrawan Technological change moves quickly! Treesaver is a new, open source web platform that uses HTML5 to create narrative experiences with text, words, and pictures. Beth Kanter summed up the implications of this new platform on her blog. Have more news to share?

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Fostering Innovation and Enterprise: Thoughts on supporting the sector from #giveandtech

Amy Sample Ward

The advantage of the technology sector is that even if it is rudimentary or preliminary functionality, you can expose a new idea/tool/app/platform to the community from the very beginning, getting their feedback and support. Image credit: Flickr opensourceway. Looking at deeper or wider can be more exciting than just new.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

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. You had to say something on the blog, or post a photo on Flickr, or organize a Meetup. What Is Web 2.0? Citizen journalism.

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Guest Post by Debra Askanase: Fill the Gap Campaign Crowdsourcing for Citizen Museum Curators

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Guest Post: Interview with Georgina Goodlander: Fill the Gap Flickr Campaign by Debra Askanase, publisher of Community Organizer 2.0 Crowdsourcing the art selection process, and opening it up to the public. The Luce Foundation Center created a Flickr campaign to literally “ Fill the Gap ” in the gallery case.

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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

Software for creating wikis is easy to use and is available in both open-source and proprietary forms. The idea came from NetSquared community organizers who were eager to share their best practices and experiences and saw a wiki as the ideal platform. The Online Community and Social Media Team Wiki.

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