Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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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.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 3, 2015

Two weeks ago, I joined the Salesforce Foundation in a new role as Open Source Manager. Does "Open Source Community Manager" mean that you're the official bff of Nonprofit Starter Pack users? However, Salesforce.com has a foundation where they give away licenses to qualified nonprofits! Salesforce.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2007

His newest project is Open Source Cinema. Here's his description: Open Source Cinema is the web platform for the creation of a feature documentary film about Copyright titled Basement Tapes. This film is open source - and thats why I created. Brett's Remix of Lessig's Words. Brett Gaylor is a amazing!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

WordPress is the world’s most-used Content Management System (CMS), and Salesforce is the leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. Pricing and level of effort: No licensing costs; included with Salesforce . Pricing and level of effort: Low annual licensing costs ranging from $50 to $300 depending on the package.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

They need to build a digital experience that doesn't tie their hands with expensive proprietary licenses and high maintenance code. Invest in Open Source. Open-source software differs from other platforms in that it doesn't cost anything to license and use. How Can Nonprofits Make the Shift?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 2011

Open Source Zanby Announcement | Zanby.com – I'm so very excited to see this group/community platform go open source! If you aren't familiary with Zanby, I encourage you to read the news and check out the platform today! "As We hope you will join us."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 14, 2008

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. You can log in using OpenID. All really great stuff. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Building a movement through innovative open source tools. Tools are licensed as open source, available for anyone to use and improve.” Here’s Carie Lewis explaining how the Humane Society attracted one million Facebook fans ; in another post, Jeff Achen describes the role social media played when GiveMN raised $16.3

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

I look forward to the growth of this community, and the ongoing development of the MPower solution as an open source alternative CRM for nonprofit organizations. “I I look forward to the growth of this community, and the ongoing development of the MPower solution as an open source alternative CRM for nonprofit organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

More lately, I’ve been working to focusing my advising practice on helping people implement open source software (mostly server-side) in their organizations, providing advice and training. I stopped at the license agreement. Because I’ve decided that no matter what, I’m not going back. Good specs, cheap price.

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Care2

MAY 25, 2011

Registering a domain, purchasing hosting, installing an open source CMS like WordPress , and setting up a basic design theme can all be done affordably. Salesforce for Nonprofits is often looked to as a good choice because of their grant program that includes 10 free licenses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

Treesaver is a new open source web platform for publishing that uses the new HTML5 standard to create narrative experiences—with text, pictures and video. Treesaver is significant for nonprofits because it combines important trends – open source software, web standards and mobile applications.

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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. There’s been some interesting activity in the realm of women in open source.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

One sets up a page (often donation or event page) on the CRM vendors web platform and link your page to their pages. Depending on the CRM, some require additional license fees for forms or APIs. I’ll have follow up posts on specific examples of this integration using open source tools (on one end or the other, or both.).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

One sets up a page (often donation or event page) on the CRM vendors web platform and link your page to their pages. Depending on the CRM, some require additional license fees for forms or APIs. I’ll have follow up posts on specific examples of this integration using open source tools (on one end or the other, or both.)

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

All materials created for the site are released under Creative Commons licenses so that other sites and blogs can freely reuse the content. Socialbrite.org is built in WordPress, the popular open source blogging platform. The Socialbrite site features dozens of videos, screencasts and slide presentations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 18, 2005

They’ve just released a beta version (sorry, Mac only, for once) of a new platform for internet video, called DTV. There is a new, interesting project under Creative Commons license. It looks pretty amazing – and a great testament to what open source licensing can do for creative work. { Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2007

While there is much discussion about the promise of "Open Source" software, there is arguably more promise and potential in creation and utilization of "Open Content" for nonprofit needs. Pick tools, publishing license 3. Question: Is CC by/NC considered open content? Here's the description.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Cohuman is one of several project management platforms that offer free accounts to nonprofits. The best part, though, is that it is open-source, so anyone can host it on their own server and have unlimited capacity and full customization. can get up to 10 licenses for free. Project Management Options. smartphones, too.

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See3

MAY 4, 2009

New Video Platforms for Nonprofits. We unveiled our partnership with Kaltura, the first open-source video platform, to provide exceptional video solutions to nonprofits. It was exciting to share this platform with the community and listen to the real needs of the sector. New Video Platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

He referenced that there are over 371 platforms for social change data. The UN is a neutral platform, trying to learn in the ground, setting up labs in partnership with government. It is not just the software and technology platform, it is the data. How do we weave it together?

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Course authoring software platforms empower learning professionals, often alongside content development experts, to author, design, and assemble eLearning courses for learners. Essentially, these platforms are used by those with the need for and resources to invest in comprehensive training programs to train a large audience of learners.

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Forum One

MARCH 8, 2009

By civic infrastructure we mean online services which: -help people and government understand and address important social problems; -will be a platform to support or catalyze the innovative work of others to address these problems; -will provide benefits very broadly ? civic infrastructure? In our view these ?online

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

We believe that NGOs learn best from each other, so NetSquared provides a platform where we can come together face to face to share technology tips and create a community of practice around tech for good. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Open-Source Software for Charities. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

To the extent that APIs make widgets possible, these nonprofits benefited from the use of open platform technology. Thats because to-date, the major constituent relationship management databases didnt have open platform APIs. FL: What kind of costs are associated with Convio Open?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

He has set up campaigns on seven different personal fundraising platforms: ChipIn - FirstGiving - GiveMeaning - SixDegrees - Fundable - Change.org - JustGive.org Britt Bravo points us to " Socially Responsible Idol " a write up about the NetSquared Innovation Award nomination and voting process by Jessica Guynn on SFGate.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

As NonProfit Times reports , Causes.com, the Facebook-inspired campaign platform for advocacy and fundraising, will soon be no more. The charity pricing on it is is free for up to ten licenses with as much as a 75% discount per seat above that. Larger nonprofits can get additional licenses at half off.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

The Open Source Museum project at The Tech is a grant-funded grand experiment. So what does this collaborative platform look like? All of the project ideas and virtual creations will be shared under a Creative Commons license, so the content truly is open to all. This is happening very, very quickly.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

And, the Salesforce.com platform was one clear benefit of Common Ground. Regarding Luminate CRM, we are committed to the Salesforce.com platform. We see a group of organizations adopting the platform – a psychographic more than a demographic, in this case.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

It’s a free download for most computer OS platforms like Mac, Linux, and Windows, and is available in several languages as well. is a free open source application. Inkscape is another free open-source program that does much of what Adobe Illustrator. It apparently works in Windows 7, but not Windows 8 as yet.

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