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Thoughts on the Future of Open Source and Nonprofits

NTEN

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. By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team. Current Trends.

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How not to treat an open source user community

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 How not to treat an open source user community October 4, 2007 I’ve been using activeCollab for a few months now. to develop open source software. It’s designed as a basecamp clone.

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The Community is the Curriculum: NTEN's Social Media and Nonprofits Project - Come Join the Fun!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the next six months, I will have the pleasure of working with NTEN and Holly Ross on a new community-driven funded by the Surdna Foundation. I'd open the swarms to as wide a group as possible--getting examples from other sectors isn't a bad thing to learn from either, plus they have perspectives, etc. Set a time-frame.

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Good Lessons from a Bad Economy

NTEN

Randy McCabe, MPower Open. This has the largest direct impact on the major donor end of the spectrum, as well as foundations and some government programs. Navy have been broadly adopting open source software. This has saved the city millions of dollars in licensing fees each year. The city of Washington, D.C.

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Frank Barry, Guest Post: 4 Facebook Tips for Nonprofit Success – See What Others are Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Examples of Great Nonprofit Facebook Pages : Lance Armstrong Foundation. Prostate Cancer Foundation – Athletes for a Cure. Participate and be a community like the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) is doing a great job participating and building community with their Facebook page. One Campaign.

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Guest Post by JD Lasica -- Socialbrite: A new sharing & learning hub

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We'll be republishing some of these articles on learning wikis, and everything here is released under a Creative Commons license, so we hope you'll take part in this ecosystem of sharing. Katrin Verclas, founder and editor-in-chief of MobileActive.org and past executive director of NTEN.

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11NTC Science Fair Preview: Giveaways and Even More Giveaways!

NTEN

This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out nearly 100 exhibirors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. It's also the setting for the conference's Opening Reception. Just slide open the 3” widescreen to show your videos instantly to friends.

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