Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Online storefront to accept payments if your organization offers merchandise online. Both are open-source, user-friendly, and customizable. It’s accessible for users at all different levels and doesn’t require advanced technical knowledge to use. Plus, they both have a strong user support community.

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Neon CRM

MAY 19, 2023

Association management software suites can lift a really heavy load for your organization. The simplest explanation is that association management software should take on the burden of administrative tasks so you can concentrate on growing your organization. This is an excellent tool for midsized and rapidly growing organizations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2013

We are a high tech organization that is not organized as a for-profit company, but instead as a nonprofit charitable corporation working to ensure technology serves all of humanity. Together, we can provide equal access to humankind’s knowledge. At Benetech , we like to think of ourselves as part of Silicon Valley’s heart.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2016

An Open Book. One of the most laudable attributes of WordPress is that it’s an open-source CMS: there’s an entire community of users backing it up and creating thousands of plug-ins—beyond the basics that come with the starter version of the platform—that make it faster, prettier and more efficient. Money Talks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2008

For a while, I’ve been watching MPower Open , the (not so) newly open sourced (but Windows-based) fundraising package. In general, I’ve been impressed by its feature set, and that they made the choice to go open source. This is not the sign of a healthy open source community.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

Disclosures: I have clients that use both companies’ products, as well as products from their competitors, open source products, and homegrown solutions. I have no inside knowledge about what the merged company will look like. There are tons of choices out there for small and mid-sized organizations. Here my perspective.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 23, 2022

If you’re sold on a microsite separate from your main website, here are some platforms that can help spin up a website: WordPress : Free open-source software that can be used for a wide range of websites, hosted solutions cost money. Here is why your organization should say no to creating microsites: 1.

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Websites Digital Nonprofit Template 59

NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

As part of this pilot, 19 people representing organizations large and small are working together this year to try to unlock and solve some of the challenges nonprofits face when it comes to: measuring and managing data making data-informed decisions and sharing the results with colleagues, partners, funders, and the public.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

Benetech is a Silicon Valley nonprofit organization developing innovative technology solutions with a primary goal of positive social change rather than profit. Benetech seeks to be open internally and externally. We rely on open source tools for information exchange and development tools, as appropriate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Bullet Journal (BuJo) started as “an analog system to track the past, organize the present and plan for the future.” Within a few years, it grew to be a community of people who use it as a tool for planning, organizing, and adjusting the methodology to their life habits and routines. What is the Bullet Journal System?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If your organization falls in this range, you may be interested in free, discounted, or affordable software solutions to help carry out your strategies while staying within budget. which will make it harder to organize and sync your data. Accessibility: It may not be easy to share the sheet with others at your organization.

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2021

Omnichannel marketing anticipates that audiences may start engaging with your organization on one channel, and then move to another as they progress toward an action—such as becoming a member of your association, signing up for your nonprofit newsletter, or registering for a government service. Make sure you really understand your audiences.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

You may be thinking that it’s not the right time to consider additional employee training at your organization because everyone is stressed about the pandemic. Staff management best practices courses that can help your staff members take on new leadership roles and start managing other individuals at your organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world. Coordinate analysis and writing work with human rights monitoring and advocacy organizations, academic collaborators, and courts throughout the world.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2010

List five ways your organization can use APIs and open data to show your impact, coordinate volunteers, and inspire supporters to take action. Attend the Unconference: Netsquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (# 10NTC ) to learn how. No problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

Or they can be maps of networks of organizations and communities. As he notes, the analysis can be helpful to him as a journalist and content curator to identify potential sources online. Organization. Earlier this month I was lucky enough to attend the CATechFest in LA designed and expertly facilitated by Aspiration.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. I’m realizing that all of the justifications for why I am so into open source and free software is right here in this book! It gets chewy, for sure, but it feels like every chew is worth it.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. For the last 20+ years, she has worked in management with and for nonprofit organizations. Priscilla Chomba Kinywa. “I’m Isabella Gonzalez Potter.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Organized by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA) , this year’s 27th annual awards includes over 6,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. The Communicator Awards honor excellence in innovation and creative work in marketing and communications.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

The client is quite knowledgeable about their organization, mission, and goals for a project, but often not knowledgeable about technology. The role I play most often currently is providing a clear and understandable avenue between the client and a technology vendor (such as web or database development shop). Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He doesn’t run an organization; He's the digital media manager at Pathways to Education in Toronto. Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do. Restless Knowledge Sharing. First, Jason Shim is not a famous guy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

So I’m going to try and lay out the details of what cloud computing is, and how it’s useful for nonprofit organizations. Changes in the application happen without your knowledge or consent. Cloud for Good | Web-Based Computing Best Practices for Non-Profit Organizations 10.04.09 at 5:17 am TechSoup Blog 09.16.09

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

That's just one of the fascinating drops of knowledge in the "2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study" " Twitter Blog: #numbers – "Five years ago this week, a small team of people started working on a prototype of the service that we now know as Twitter. When did you join Twitter, or what has kept you from joining?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

Also mentioned is NGOs competition from peer-to-peer type grassroots relief efforts as smaller community-driven organizations use technology to operate on the same level as bigger NGOs. Open Source data digital storytelling big data' The tool can embed video, audio, photos and data visualizations easily with text.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I got to be a geek, and feel like I was really making a difference in the workings of organizations, and, hopefully, in people’s lives. If I had it to do over again, I would have started a nonprofit technology organization 10 years ago. And, I think I did that. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I’m excited about this project – it’s gathering the knowledge and expertise of a great group of folks, and it will provide a free source of information and case studies so that nonprofits can best figure out how to step into the frothy waters of social networks. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

On the Windows side the hardware manufacturers make proprietary drivers for Windows, and very few make drivers for Linux, or open source their drivers so that Linux developers can use them. This experience has made me think a lot about where organizations should think about using Linux, and where they should steer clear.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

It’s that there is a lack of really good support – responsive, empowering, educational, integrative, and knowledgeable about, and invested in, the sector. For those of us who’d like to see organizations get better support – how do we do that? " Its not that there is a lack of technology vendors and support.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Over the past year and a half, I’ve been fulfilling a definitely different role with nonprofit organizations than most times in the past. In this role, it has been my task to provide advice for organizations around technology choice and vendor selection. I’ve been an intermediary, rather than an implementor.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

But don't be afraid — huddle up for warmth and knowledge with your nonprofit tech friends at a local Tech4Good meetup. Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Kitchener, Ontario: Promoting Open Source. and the leaves are starting to change color.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He doesn’t run an organization; He's the digital media manager at Pathways to Education in Toronto. Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do. Restless Knowledge Sharing. First, Jason Shim is not a famous guy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

The free and open source software, which is a joint venture between Benetech and the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) , guides users through a series of step-by-step interview wizards, based on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. “By

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

Software for creating wikis is easy to use and is available in both open-source and proprietary forms. By relying on volunteers, Wikipedia can draw on anyone to share their knowledge on a topic, check facts, or accurately translate content. Organizing a wiki team is much like organizing a volunteer or work team.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. Knowledge will continue to be an issue as well, whether it is knowledge of the issue or location or knowledge of what is really needed.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Kinds of sites where it’s a tossup: Medium or large websites with lots of content, but relatively simple organization. Also, I have to say, as much as I have respect for other Open Source CMS platforms, IMHO, 98% of websites can be served by either of these platforms. eCommerce sites. That’s what’s true right at this moment.

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