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. Bring everyone together for a report out. Here's the description.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology for Good Report, The soft launch of Hacker Helper, a new free service that sends money over email, the world’s most popular websites, and two new Netflix style subscription services for eBooks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Data from the CRM is manually reported and put up on the CMS. 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.) The old fashioned form of integration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2009

We'll be republishing some of these articles on learning wikis, and everything here is released under a Creative Commons license, so we hope you'll take part in this ecosystem of sharing. Matt Mullenweg and the entire WordPress development community for their open source code and awesome set of plug-ins.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

She is a favorite on TechSoup for Libraries because she is always open to new technology. For instance La Conner has been using thin clients since 2008, and recently installed an open-source integrated library system. Windows MultiPoint Server Premium 2011 licensing. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations. 1 USB Hub.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

She is a favorite on TechSoup for Libraries because she is always open to new technology. For instance La Conner has been using thin clients since 2008, and recently installed an open-source integrated library system. Windows MultiPoint Server Premium 2011 licensing. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations. 1 USB Hub.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

It's sort of like Consumer Reports for online security for kids and their parents. One we like that is oriented toward open source and also advocacy is the Library Freedom Project (LFP). In particular, I like its Creative Commons-licensed courses on online identity and privacy that charities or libraries are welcome to use.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

Click & Pledge Free I-POD ClientTrack by Data-Systems International Stop by our booth for a demo of ClientTrack™Online Case Management and Reporting Software. Idealware Article, reports, oh my! Grab a free printed copy of our Open Source Content Management report, our most popular articles, or more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Deborah also reports on her Day of Service experience. Another Social Network on the horizon - Allen Benamer adds his two cents about the Project Agape and the TechCrunch Report and the issue of social networking fatique. Open Source Software is Fair Trade ! Join the Conversation and Debate On Open Content for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

There are different flavors of Creative Commons licensing, some encourage remixing more than others as the Learn Online blog points out in the " The Illogical rhetoric of Share Alike " Ruby Sinreich points us to Liza Sabater's manifesto on People Powered Politics based on the seminar Cluetrain Mainfesto.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

As summer starts, we’ll report on what happened to Facebook Causes, some big developments in cloud computing including the launch of Salesforce1, a big partnership between Salesforce and Microsoft that bodes well for charities, and the launch of Box.org, free cloud storage for nonprofits. The Demise of Facebook Causes.

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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.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

Comparing Open Source Content Management Systems This is an excerpt from the 60-page independent Idealware report that provides a summary of what open source content management systems are, what features are often useful to nonprofits, and a detailed comparison of WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

Comparing Open Source Content Management Systems This is an excerpt from the 60-page independent Idealware report that provides a summary of what open source content management systems are, what features are often useful to nonprofits, and a detailed comparison of WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

This could mean a fully open-source environment, a desktop environment where only one person can edit the course at a time, or a cloud-based environment for collaborative authoring. A perpetual license costs $1299 and student teachers can access the solution for $399. There are also enterprise licensing options for larger teams.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

In three months, we reviewed the solutions, evaluated current customer usage, looked at industry reports, and talked to customers about their future needs – all efforts focused on determining which solutions would most drive success and satisfaction for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Both applications are used to create print documents like flyers, brochures, newsletters, annual reports and full-blown magazines. It also creates digital documents like eBooks, reports, PDFs, and webpages. is a free open source application. Scribus is the primary In-Design freeware clone. It is not a cloud application.

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