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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Because of this, the deck has always been stacked against open source tools in this arena. However, Salesforce in particular has a leg up that most other proprietary tools don’t have, because of their open APIs and their incredibly robust development platform. It’s got a great community of developers and users.

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Integrating WordPress with Salesforce

Saleforce Nonprofit

WordPress is the world’s most-used Content Management System (CMS), and Salesforce is the leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. Together they are a powerful set of tools for nonprofits, especially with integrations to automatically sync data between them. Advice for nonprofits on going from web forms to results.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Deeper insights AI algorithms identify subtle patterns and relationships within complex datasets that humans might miss, allowing for a more comprehensive understanding. Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. These are some enhancements gained with AI.

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Open Source Donor Management Systems: Know Your Options

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But how do you manage all the information about their giving along with all the personal details that are key to maintaining successful relationships, all for a price that won’t break your bank? Costs vary as well -- and there are even some Free and Open Source options. Donors are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations.

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Salesforce.org’s Winter ‘23 Release Helps Nonprofits Create Powerful Experiences With Better-Connected Data

Saleforce Nonprofit

In this release, our open source offering, Data Lake for Nonprofits, Powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) is generally available. Build Relationships, Fund Impact with Fundraising Solutions. Build Trusted Relationships, Working Together to Make Change with Program Management Solutions. Interested in learning more?

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Integration of CRM and CMS

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

If there are two acronyms that are at the center of nonprofit communications, it’s these two, CRM (Constituent Relationship Management - and I’m making this broad enough to include fundraising) and CMS (Content Management System). First, the what - what to integrate? The old fashioned form of integration. All-in-one.

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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.