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Pipes (1) eCRM , nptech , salesforce.com salesforce.com rumor about nonprofit licenses 03.13.07 | 3136 6 Comments [link] salesforce.com+rumor+about+nonprofit+licenses 2007-03-13+17%3A59%3A13 Allan+Benamer Before or by the NTEN NTC , salesforce.com will offer the specific licensing fees for nonprofits that have more than 10 salesforce.com users. I always knew this had to happen but I’m hearing a ballpark figure of a 75% discount on their normal licensing fees. MORE
Last week, during the quarterly staff retreat, NTEN staff toured Free Geek. Several NTEN staff have been long-time supporters, and NTEN has always donated its old electronics to Free Geek. Free Geek keeps costs low and in line with its values by sending computers out with the free and open source Ubuntu operating system (rather than purchasing Windows licenses, for example). Free Geek is a technology reuse, recycle, and education nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. MORE
Next Tuesday, I'll be presenting in an NTEN webinar, The Future of the Map. The cost is $35 for NTEN members and $70 for non-members. Read the description on the NTEN website and sign up! Photo: Bruno Girin , CC license The webinar is based on a session I hosted this year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference. We'll be discussing and demonstrating a wide range of mapping and GIS tools: Google Fusion Tables , Esri ArcGIS , Crowdmap , and GeoCommons. MORE
Original photo remixed from flickr photo by Stinky Peter Screencast in conjunction with NTEN View the screencast as higher quality flash file -takes longer to download here. My screencast on widgets is featured in this month's NTEN newsletter in a section pointing to " How To Build Online Community." I'm so excited! MORE
I followed the blog around the time of my travel to Venezuela in 2007 during which time the blog reported on the controversy surrounding the license of privately-held RCTV. Tags: NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications Matt Quinn, IT Manager, Harvesters. I attended the keynote address on blogging by Atlantic journalist Andrew Sullivan at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta on April 9. MORE
December 12, 2007 I had a good look at NTEN’s CRM Satisfaction Survey (yippee for data!), The three others are Democracy in Action , which is a SaaS that is open source, CitySoft says it’s open source, but I don’t know whether it is through an OSI approved license (since they don’t say. 3 trackbacks } Product Blogs » Blog Archive » CiviCRM comes out on top in NTEN Survey 12.14.07 MORE
Be sure you know all of the costs: Licensing. Tags: Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN Shawn Michael, Manager, Capacity Building, NPower Seattle. I am asked this question nearly every day, and my answer never varies… It depends. The variables to consider include …. Are you at a point where a change of some sort is necessary? If so, you must decide on a direction. MORE
PT started using Salesforce.com in 2008, taking advantage of its free licenses for nonprofits. Tags: Community CRM International Newsletter NPTech NTEN Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. Imagine a Jewish girl, selling Challah bread on a college campus in America to help support black Muslims in Darfur. This amazing project , initiated by Eli Winkelman, came to life with the help of PresenTense. MORE
Plus, it lays out the set of circumstances where nonprofits may use content that is licensed under one of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial licenses. 14ntc copyright license creative commons nptech nten Social Media Strategy Web Sites Communications Carly Leinheiser. Associate Attorney. Perlman & Perlman, LLP. Copyright laws can be confusing and so mired in legalese that they're almost incomprehensible. MORE
Pipes (1) Current Projects , NTEN , Strategy , nptech New NTEN Affinity Group: nptechhelp 11.01.06 | 108 13 Comments [link] New+NTEN+Affinity+Group%3A+nptechhelp 2006-11-01+06%3A20%3A30 Allan+Benamer So the other day I post an e-mail to the 501tech-ny list that I belong to: Hi everyone, Is anyone interested in creating a closed forum for frank discussion of vendors? What we do have are the 501tech lists hosted by NTEN. MORE
Most nonprofits only ever need the ArcView license, available heavily discounted from TechSoup. Data GIS NPTech NTEN IT StaffBy Steve Spiker, Director of Research & Technology, Urban Strategies Council As more and more people are bombarded with maps from every media source, many nonprofits find themselves asking “How can we use maps in our work?” – followed by, “Just how hard can it be for us to make maps for our work?” MORE
I had a brief conversation by email with Cory Doctorow , a science fiction author who is also a copyleft activist, who releases everything he writes with a CC license. He suggested, basically, find the publisher first, then talk about the license second. I did a webinar for NTEN on it – ReadyTalk worked just fine. MORE
The strategists – located in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and London – are: Beth Kanter, a longtime trainer and advisor to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and other organizations. Katrin Verclas, co-founder and editor of MobileActive.org and past executive director of NTEN. All materials created for the site are released under Creative Commons licenses so that other sites and blogs can freely reuse the content. MORE
It’s peer reviewed (good), but it’s got a rather restrictive license, and the content is not freely available. The licenses are as follows: Personal License: If you have purchased a copy/subscription to the Journal with a personal license, this means that it is for your personal use. Corporate License: For most of you, we recommend a corporate license. The licensing is a pain for everyone. MORE
They expect to make up the difference in revenue that they got from licenses from services sold to a greater number of organizations that would not have been customers otherwise. I hope that they decide to go with an OSI approved license (they are currently using their own, which is a modification of the Apache license. Having looked at it, it’s a fine license, but it would help them if they used one that is known already, like the GPL, or LGPL, etc.) MORE
Ironically, these cloud services are typically offered at costs that are more economical than traditional licensed software and internal support expenses combined. Everything you’re hearing tells you that SaaS is better than the old licensing model. That means that we spend money on equipment that may sit idle and we may purchase additional functionality that is bundled in with traditional licenses. Amy Sample Ward, CEO, NTEN. MORE
If you've been reading this blog, you know that last week I started to work with NTEN on a social media and nonprofits curriculum development. Yesterday, Holly Ross, NTEN Executive Director, posted this discussion thread on the wik i: We've hit a snag in the road, and we need your help to get past it. looks like Josh Leo's blog is licensed by the least restrictive Creative Commons by license. NTEN's Online Welcome Wagon Blog, Tweet, RSS: Use the social web. MORE
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. and licensing models. Tags: dave greenberg NPTech NTEN Open Source IT Staff By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team. MORE
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. Curated by NTEN, the community will worked in a networked way to help identify the best existing resources, people, and case studies that will give nonprofit organizations the knowledge and resources they need to BE the media. MORE
Facebook Linked In Twitter Home About Home NTEN Open API Discussion NTEN Open API Discussion Last Updated on Friday, 20 October 2006 08:37 Written by Steve Friday, 20 October 2006 03:35 So I listened in on the N-TEN discussion on open APIs today. In NTEN’s selling of the event, it was never really clear to me what they meant by “open APIs.&# WordPress is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License MORE
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) ClientTrack is announcing a Give-Away : one lucky social service organization will be selected to receive a full use license of ClientTrack Express for one (1) year, including the server space you require at their secure data location. MORE
Apparently, the IT Manager is struggling with Microsoft licensing via Techsoup. When you buy these CDs, you will have to go through the eOpen portal on Microsoft in order to receive the license keys you will need during the installation process. The great thing is that if you build a base image you won’t have to go through the laborious process of entering license keys for each and every installation. As stated by Microsoft: VLK 1.0 – Volume License Key 1.0 MORE
Leverage the SMALL ORG ADVANTAGE by looking for donated or discounted licenses. Special thanks to Holly Ross at NTEN and John Merritt at the YMCA of San Diego County for adding their insight to this article. 11ntc Change Management Infrastructure NPTech NTENSteve Heye, Web Project Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Smaller nonprofits may feel like sophisticated technology is out of reach; it requires more budget, more staff, and more expertise than they think they have. MORE
That's right: the registration fee is for a site license, so your entire staff can attend. The IFC Online is brought to you by the Resource Alliance (organizers of the International Fundraising Congress) webinar provider Forum for Fundraising, and NTEN, with underwriting from Blackbaud. Tags: ifc international fundraising conference NPTech NTEN Fundraising MORE
So, given that the presentation was published under a creative commons license, I decided to remix it and remove the troublesome words. To me this a good chart or reminder of being a good curator. The content curator’s code is a useful framework, but I wish it was as easy to use as a creative commons license. ” This is the topic of my feature article the NTEN Change journal for June, 2012. MORE
This article by Deborah Elizabeth Finn is published under an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs License. 11ntc Collaboration Data deborah elizabeth finn NPTech NTEN ProgramDeborah Elizabeth Finn At a time when money is tight, it's especially important to ensure that surplus assets, capacities, and resources do not go unused. MORE
There is no such thing as the FAIL organization -- at least as far as we know -- and NTEN does not propose the actions described above. Please stay tuned for the June issue of NTEN:Change for a recap of this event and your reactions and responses.]. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com. We interrupt this blogcast to bring you an important alert. MORE
Organizations using open source software don't pay licensing fees and gain greater flexibility and freedom to tailor their systems to meet specific needs because these solutions enable a user to modify the software's code to create the exact functionality he/she needs for his/her organization. This has saved the city millions of dollars in licensing fees each year. Randy McCabe, MPower Open. A bad economy can be one of the best things to happen to a marketing professional. MORE
Some elements of pricing to consider: Is the system a "one time" software package price or initial license fee or will there be yearly licensing fees? Tags: ingvild bjornvold measurement Newsletter NPTech NTEN performance management Ingvild Bjornvold, Social Solutions. When it comes to determining how effective programs and organizations are, anecdotes don't tell the whole story. MORE
Creative Commons wants to hear how you use their license. Finally, if any of you have mad crocheting skills and no idea what to get the NTEN staff for Festivus, we would almost certainly take a group photo in matching Cthulhu ski masks. Tags: NPTech NTEN Quite a few interesting things passed through my in-box and RSS reader last week. MORE
A panel of judges, selected by Social Actions will choose three winners from among the 20 finalists, to be announced at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference , April 28, 2009. To be eligible for prizes, all submissions must 1) be fully functional by the time voting begins, 2) include an open-source license, and 3) make use of Social Actions API. Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. The Change the Web Challenge from Social Actions is now officially open! MORE
No administration fees, no license checking, no running out of licenses for larger organizations, nothin’ Download it and put it on every desktop and get rid of that license manager thingy. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology OpenOffice.org to get a boost September 13, 2007 I’ve been spending a lot of time with OpenOffice.org lately. MORE
The How and Why of Nonprofits Contributing to Open Source | NTEN : "For the last 15 years or so, we’ve seen consistent growth in nonprofits’ appreciation for how open source tools can support their goals for online engagement. MORE
At this point, the servers were aging and needed to be replaced, and we needed new software and user licenses (MS Exchange Server), as well. Change Management cloud computing NPTech NTEN IT StaffAnnika Billqvist, Office and Technology Manager, HandsOn Bay Area When I started at HandsOn Bay Area in 2006, the organization didn’t have a long-term technology plan in place and used many different systems for communication, collaboration, and data storage. MORE
Specifically, the surrendering of licenses to use nonprofits' content as each network sees fit. you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook ("IP License"). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it." MORE
We use Creative Commons to license all of our reports, etc. . Tags: 09NTC brian_rowe creative commons ip NPTech NTEN When someone posts a positive comment on your blog, can you use it in your fundraising materials? Can you edit the videos your supporters created for your video contest into something entirely new? How much of the New York Times technology blog can you quote on your own site? MORE
Also, for you Windows types, here is a plain english interpretation of the Windows Vista EULA (End User License Agreement.) My understanding is that Vista is supposed to be different than XP – a lot more limited and locked down than XP has been (which was a lot more limited and locked down than 2000 …) I haven’t read the EULA itself – but here is the relevant quote: “The first user of the software may reassign the license to another device one time.&# MORE
This diagram, originally published in NTEN's Change Journal , walks you through the steps to get started, a mini case-study, and helps you think through whether mobile giving is likely to be a useful part of your fundraising mix. License: Copyright Idealware. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License. PublishDate: April 2011. Author: Colin Pizarek. Molly Ahern. How does mobile giving work? MORE
Pipes (1) Strategy Why I’m not going to the NTEN NTC this year… 03.10.06 | 12 No Comments [link] Why+I%27m+not+going+to+the+NTEN+NTC+this+year. 2006-03-11+01%3A03%3A49 Allan+Benamer I’m tremendously respectful of the work that NTEN does each and every year for getting non-profit techies together but in my first and only time last year, I don’t think I got enough time to meet other IT non-profit workers. Confessions NTEN NTC is a LOT of fun. MORE
I discovered this new tool during a discussion on the NTEN Affinity Group list for nonprofits and flickr about how to be efficient using flickr. We had some discussion about how the photos were licensed in creative commons to facilitate this remixing. Last night, I had a skype call with Mike Seyfang from Aussie land, who is trying to help educate us all about the subtleties of choosing a cc license and the tradeoffs/barriers of remix culture vs non-commercial use. MORE
Fortunately, the NTEN community is making it easy this year. Speaking of resources, Microsoft recently offered the licensing to their Local Impact Map , free of cost, to nonprofits. Submit your ideas for the opportunity to win a $2500 grant and a free NTEN Membership. In her words, Jenica "took many of the skills that [she] learned in the NTEN leadership academy and from the 2012 conference to put together a script and small communications plan." MORE
Unfortunately, Katrin neglected to mention DoGooderTV, but we know that next time she will give DoGooderTV, which hosted the NTEN – See3 Nonprofit Video Contest , a big plug. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Katrin Ahem, she will – if you do what ourmedia does and license Creative Commons 11 May 2007 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. MORE
" Care2 Impact Prize | NTEN – A group of inspiring, talented people! Any member of the NTEN community is welcome to vote, but only one vote per person, per IP address will be counted." " roundup best bookmarks casestudies decisionmaking facebook global howto license list lists metrics ngos nonprofits photos postalicious resources socialchange socialmedia strategy tools wireframe MORE
is a microblogging service based on an open source project, Laconica , and all of the updates are copyrighted by a Creative Commons (Attribution) license. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. identi.ca MORE
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
The How and Why of Nonprofits Contributing to Open Source | NTEN : "For the last 15 years or so, we’ve seen consistent growth in nonprofits’ appreciation for how open source tools can support their goals for online engagement.
Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director
MARCH 13, 2007
Pipes (1) eCRM , nptech , salesforce.com salesforce.com rumor about nonprofit licenses 03.13.07 | 3136 6 Comments [link] salesforce.com+rumor+about+nonprofit+licenses 2007-03-13+17%3A59%3A13 Allan+Benamer Before or by the NTEN NTC , salesforce.com will offer the specific licensing fees for nonprofits that have more than 10 salesforce.com users. I always knew this had to happen but I’m hearing a ballpark figure of a 75% discount on their normal licensing fees.
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Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 30, 2012
" Care2 Impact Prize | NTEN – A group of inspiring, talented people! Any member of the NTEN community is welcome to vote, but only one vote per person, per IP address will be counted." " roundup best bookmarks casestudies decisionmaking facebook global howto license list lists metrics ngos nonprofits photos postalicious resources socialchange socialmedia strategy tools wireframe
NTEN
JULY 3, 2014
Last week, during the quarterly staff retreat, NTEN staff toured Free Geek. Several NTEN staff have been long-time supporters, and NTEN has always donated its old electronics to Free Geek. Free Geek keeps costs low and in line with its values by sending computers out with the free and open source Ubuntu operating system (rather than purchasing Windows licenses, for example). Free Geek is a technology reuse, recycle, and education nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon.
NTEN
JANUARY 22, 2014
Plus, it lays out the set of circumstances where nonprofits may use content that is licensed under one of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial licenses. 14ntc copyright license creative commons nptech nten Social Media Strategy Web Sites Communications Carly Leinheiser. Associate Attorney. Perlman & Perlman, LLP. Copyright laws can be confusing and so mired in legalese that they're almost incomprehensible.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
AUGUST 14, 2008
is a microblogging service based on an open source project, Laconica , and all of the updates are copyrighted by a Creative Commons (Attribution) license. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. identi.ca
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 19, 2006
Also, for you Windows types, here is a plain english interpretation of the Windows Vista EULA (End User License Agreement.) My understanding is that Vista is supposed to be different than XP – a lot more limited and locked down than XP has been (which was a lot more limited and locked down than 2000 …) I haven’t read the EULA itself – but here is the relevant quote: “The first user of the software may reassign the license to another device one time.&#
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 2, 2008
If you've been reading this blog, you know that last week I started to work with NTEN on a social media and nonprofits curriculum development. Yesterday, Holly Ross, NTEN Executive Director, posted this discussion thread on the wik i: We've hit a snag in the road, and we need your help to get past it. looks like Josh Leo's blog is licensed by the least restrictive Creative Commons by license. NTEN's Online Welcome Wagon Blog, Tweet, RSS: Use the social web.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 27, 2008
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. Curated by NTEN, the community will worked in a networked way to help identify the best existing resources, people, and case studies that will give nonprofit organizations the knowledge and resources they need to BE the media.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 20, 2007
Original photo remixed from flickr photo by Stinky Peter Screencast in conjunction with NTEN View the screencast as higher quality flash file -takes longer to download here. My screencast on widgets is featured in this month's NTEN newsletter in a section pointing to " How To Build Online Community." I'm so excited!
Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director
JUNE 30, 2006
Apparently, the IT Manager is struggling with Microsoft licensing via Techsoup. When you buy these CDs, you will have to go through the eOpen portal on Microsoft in order to receive the license keys you will need during the installation process. The great thing is that if you build a base image you won’t have to go through the laborious process of entering license keys for each and every installation. As stated by Microsoft: VLK 1.0 – Volume License Key 1.0
Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director
OCTOBER 31, 2006
Pipes (1) Current Projects , NTEN , Strategy , nptech New NTEN Affinity Group: nptechhelp 11.01.06 | 108 13 Comments [link] New+NTEN+Affinity+Group%3A+nptechhelp 2006-11-01+06%3A20%3A30 Allan+Benamer So the other day I post an e-mail to the 501tech-ny list that I belong to: Hi everyone, Is anyone interested in creating a closed forum for frank discussion of vendors? What we do have are the 501tech lists hosted by NTEN.
Idealware
APRIL 20, 2011
This diagram, originally published in NTEN's Change Journal , walks you through the steps to get started, a mini case-study, and helps you think through whether mobile giving is likely to be a useful part of your fundraising mix. License: Copyright Idealware. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License. PublishDate: April 2011. Author: Colin Pizarek. Molly Ahern. How does mobile giving work?
Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director
MARCH 10, 2006
Pipes (1) Strategy Why I’m not going to the NTEN NTC this year… 03.10.06 | 12 No Comments [link] Why+I%27m+not+going+to+the+NTEN+NTC+this+year. 2006-03-11+01%3A03%3A49 Allan+Benamer I’m tremendously respectful of the work that NTEN does each and every year for getting non-profit techies together but in my first and only time last year, I don’t think I got enough time to meet other IT non-profit workers. Confessions NTEN NTC is a LOT of fun.
NTEN
MARCH 24, 2011
Specifically, the surrendering of licenses to use nonprofits' content as each network sees fit. you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook ("IP License"). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it."
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
DECEMBER 12, 2007
December 12, 2007 I had a good look at NTEN’s CRM Satisfaction Survey (yippee for data!), The three others are Democracy in Action , which is a SaaS that is open source, CitySoft says it’s open source, but I don’t know whether it is through an OSI approved license (since they don’t say. 3 trackbacks } Product Blogs » Blog Archive » CiviCRM comes out on top in NTEN Survey 12.14.07
NTEN
APRIL 22, 2013
There is no such thing as the FAIL organization -- at least as far as we know -- and NTEN does not propose the actions described above. Please stay tuned for the June issue of NTEN:Change for a recap of this event and your reactions and responses.]. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com. We interrupt this blogcast to bring you an important alert.
Connection Cafe
JULY 22, 2015
Ironically, these cloud services are typically offered at costs that are more economical than traditional licensed software and internal support expenses combined. Everything you’re hearing tells you that SaaS is better than the old licensing model. That means that we spend money on equipment that may sit idle and we may purchase additional functionality that is bundled in with traditional licenses. Amy Sample Ward, CEO, NTEN.
NTEN
MARCH 17, 2010
That's right: the registration fee is for a site license, so your entire staff can attend. The IFC Online is brought to you by the Resource Alliance (organizers of the International Fundraising Congress) webinar provider Forum for Fundraising, and NTEN, with underwriting from Blackbaud. Tags: ifc international fundraising conference NPTech NTEN Fundraising
NTEN
JUNE 28, 2012
Fortunately, the NTEN community is making it easy this year. Speaking of resources, Microsoft recently offered the licensing to their Local Impact Map , free of cost, to nonprofits. Submit your ideas for the opportunity to win a $2500 grant and a free NTEN Membership. In her words, Jenica "took many of the skills that [she] learned in the NTEN leadership academy and from the 2012 conference to put together a script and small communications plan."
See What's Out There
MAY 1, 2007
Unfortunately, Katrin neglected to mention DoGooderTV, but we know that next time she will give DoGooderTV, which hosted the NTEN – See3 Nonprofit Video Contest , a big plug. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Katrin Ahem, she will – if you do what ourmedia does and license Creative Commons 11 May 2007 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits.
NTEN
JANUARY 28, 2011
Leverage the SMALL ORG ADVANTAGE by looking for donated or discounted licenses. Special thanks to Holly Ross at NTEN and John Merritt at the YMCA of San Diego County for adding their insight to this article. 11ntc Change Management Infrastructure NPTech NTENSteve Heye, Web Project Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Smaller nonprofits may feel like sophisticated technology is out of reach; it requires more budget, more staff, and more expertise than they think they have.
NTEN
MARCH 1, 2011
Most nonprofits only ever need the ArcView license, available heavily discounted from TechSoup. Data GIS NPTech NTEN IT StaffBy Steve Spiker, Director of Research & Technology, Urban Strategies Council As more and more people are bombarded with maps from every media source, many nonprofits find themselves asking “How can we use maps in our work?” – followed by, “Just how hard can it be for us to make maps for our work?”
NTEN
OCTOBER 6, 2010
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. and licensing models. Tags: dave greenberg NPTech NTEN Open Source IT Staff By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
A panel of judges, selected by Social Actions will choose three winners from among the 20 finalists, to be announced at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference , April 28, 2009. To be eligible for prizes, all submissions must 1) be fully functional by the time voting begins, 2) include an open-source license, and 3) make use of Social Actions API. Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. The Change the Web Challenge from Social Actions is now officially open!
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 7, 2007
It’s peer reviewed (good), but it’s got a rather restrictive license, and the content is not freely available. The licenses are as follows: Personal License: If you have purchased a copy/subscription to the Journal with a personal license, this means that it is for your personal use. Corporate License: For most of you, we recommend a corporate license. The licensing is a pain for everyone.
NTEN
MAY 11, 2009
Creative Commons wants to hear how you use their license. Finally, if any of you have mad crocheting skills and no idea what to get the NTEN staff for Festivus, we would almost certainly take a group photo in matching Cthulhu ski masks. Tags: NPTech NTEN Quite a few interesting things passed through my in-box and RSS reader last week.
NTEN
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Be sure you know all of the costs: Licensing. Tags: Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN Shawn Michael, Manager, Capacity Building, NPower Seattle. I am asked this question nearly every day, and my answer never varies… It depends. The variables to consider include …. Are you at a point where a change of some sort is necessary? If so, you must decide on a direction.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
At this point, the servers were aging and needed to be replaced, and we needed new software and user licenses (MS Exchange Server), as well. Change Management cloud computing NPTech NTEN IT StaffAnnika Billqvist, Office and Technology Manager, HandsOn Bay Area When I started at HandsOn Bay Area in 2006, the organization didn’t have a long-term technology plan in place and used many different systems for communication, collaboration, and data storage.
NTEN
AUGUST 31, 2010
PT started using Salesforce.com in 2008, taking advantage of its free licenses for nonprofits. Tags: Community CRM International Newsletter NPTech NTEN Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. Imagine a Jewish girl, selling Challah bread on a college campus in America to help support black Muslims in Darfur. This amazing project , initiated by Eli Winkelman, came to life with the help of PresenTense.
Tech Soup Blog
AUGUST 30, 2011
Next Tuesday, I'll be presenting in an NTEN webinar, The Future of the Map. The cost is $35 for NTEN members and $70 for non-members. Read the description on the NTEN website and sign up! Photo: Bruno Girin , CC license The webinar is based on a session I hosted this year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference. We'll be discussing and demonstrating a wide range of mapping and GIS tools: Google Fusion Tables , Esri ArcGIS , Crowdmap , and GeoCommons.
NTEN
APRIL 3, 2009
We use Creative Commons to license all of our reports, etc. . Tags: 09NTC brian_rowe creative commons ip NPTech NTEN When someone posts a positive comment on your blog, can you use it in your fundraising materials? Can you edit the videos your supporters created for your video contest into something entirely new? How much of the New York Times technology blog can you quote on your own site?
NTEN
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
I followed the blog around the time of my travel to Venezuela in 2007 during which time the blog reported on the controversy surrounding the license of privately-held RCTV. Tags: NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications Matt Quinn, IT Manager, Harvesters. I attended the keynote address on blogging by Atlantic journalist Andrew Sullivan at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta on April 9.
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 29, 2009
The strategists – located in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and London – are: Beth Kanter, a longtime trainer and advisor to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and other organizations. Katrin Verclas, co-founder and editor of MobileActive.org and past executive director of NTEN. All materials created for the site are released under Creative Commons licenses so that other sites and blogs can freely reuse the content.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 14, 2008
They expect to make up the difference in revenue that they got from licenses from services sold to a greater number of organizations that would not have been customers otherwise. I hope that they decide to go with an OSI approved license (they are currently using their own, which is a modification of the Apache license. Having looked at it, it’s a fine license, but it would help them if they used one that is known already, like the GPL, or LGPL, etc.)
Beth Kanter
JUNE 5, 2012
So, given that the presentation was published under a creative commons license, I decided to remix it and remove the troublesome words. To me this a good chart or reminder of being a good curator. The content curator’s code is a useful framework, but I wish it was as easy to use as a creative commons license. ” This is the topic of my feature article the NTEN Change journal for June, 2012.
NTEN
JANUARY 19, 2011
This article by Deborah Elizabeth Finn is published under an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs License. 11ntc Collaboration Data deborah elizabeth finn NPTech NTEN ProgramDeborah Elizabeth Finn At a time when money is tight, it's especially important to ensure that surplus assets, capacities, and resources do not go unused.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 1, 2006
I discovered this new tool during a discussion on the NTEN Affinity Group list for nonprofits and flickr about how to be efficient using flickr. We had some discussion about how the photos were licensed in creative commons to facilitate this remixing. Last night, I had a skype call with Mike Seyfang from Aussie land, who is trying to help educate us all about the subtleties of choosing a cc license and the tradeoffs/barriers of remix culture vs non-commercial use.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 13, 2007
No administration fees, no license checking, no running out of licenses for larger organizations, nothin’ Download it and put it on every desktop and get rid of that license manager thingy. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology OpenOffice.org to get a boost September 13, 2007 I’ve been spending a lot of time with OpenOffice.org lately.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JUNE 1, 2007
I had a brief conversation by email with Cory Doctorow , a science fiction author who is also a copyleft activist, who releases everything he writes with a CC license. He suggested, basically, find the publisher first, then talk about the license second. I did a webinar for NTEN on it – ReadyTalk worked just fine.
NTEN
NOVEMBER 20, 2008
Organizations using open source software don't pay licensing fees and gain greater flexibility and freedom to tailor their systems to meet specific needs because these solutions enable a user to modify the software's code to create the exact functionality he/she needs for his/her organization. This has saved the city millions of dollars in licensing fees each year. Randy McCabe, MPower Open. A bad economy can be one of the best things to happen to a marketing professional.
NTEN
APRIL 16, 2009
Some elements of pricing to consider: Is the system a "one time" software package price or initial license fee or will there be yearly licensing fees? Tags: ingvild bjornvold measurement Newsletter NPTech NTEN performance management Ingvild Bjornvold, Social Solutions. When it comes to determining how effective programs and organizations are, anecdotes don't tell the whole story.
gokubi.com
OCTOBER 20, 2006
Facebook Linked In Twitter Home About Home NTEN Open API Discussion NTEN Open API Discussion Last Updated on Friday, 20 October 2006 08:37 Written by Steve Friday, 20 October 2006 03:35 So I listened in on the N-TEN discussion on open APIs today. In NTEN’s selling of the event, it was never really clear to me what they meant by “open APIs.&# WordPress is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License
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