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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

CRM (which I am defining rather loosely, rather than tightly, for the purpose of this post – as the tool or set of tools used to track constituents, donations, perhaps even events and volunteers) are arguably the most important technology tools that nonprofits use. It’s got a great community of developers and users.

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Free and Open Source Tool #16: CiviCRM

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 #16: CiviCRM April 21, 2008 In honor of the webinar that is happening in a couple of weeks, I figured I’d talk a bit about CiviCRM. Be Helpful.

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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. And, it’s got completely open APIs. I’ve got to catch up.

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Thoughts on the Future of Open Source and Nonprofits

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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. Current Trends.

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Integration of CRM and CMS

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

And because of this, it makes sense that integration of these two is something that is a need to be filled. First, the what – what to integrate? There are four strategies that can be used for this integration: Manual. The old fashioned form of integration. This is integration of a sort. Integration.

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The Future of Nonprofit Technology: Some Predictions

NTEN

But here are some predictions about the future of the not-for-profit world, in no specific order. Technology will finally enter the c-suite of not-for-profit orgs. Its easier than ever to create a not-for-profit and generate a big splash with a little stone. By Nancy Lublin, CEO and Chief Old Person, DoSomething.org.

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Social Media ennui

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

As you know, I’m a bit of a technology curmudgeon, but I’m far from a luddite – I’m an early adopter, for the most part. 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.