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Why you should care that Oracle is buying Sun

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

In general, the activities of the big tech corporations have somewhat limited and indirect effect on nonprofit technology. However, today’s news that Oracle is going to buy Sun Microsystems has some very important implications. Tags: Open Source Software Technology Zen database mysql nptech oracle sun.

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Donor Management Software Comparison: What’s Right for Your Nonprofit?

Neon CRM

Nonprofit Donor Management Software Comparison A good donor management system will help you store and organize your supporters’ data, track your campaigns’ progress, and engage with your community more effectively. Each of the platforms listed below are trusted as some of the top donor management options among nonprofits and associations.

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LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice.org

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

For 85% of what most nonprofits (and individuals) need out of MS Office, you can get in this package for free. But then … Oracle bought Sun. I’ve already been using LibreOffice, and intend to stick with it, since IMHO, a good bet is that anything FOSS will flounder and probably die in Oracle’s hands.

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Highlights from the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Summit

Saleforce Nonprofit

Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries. Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. .

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Alternatives to MySQL

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

For those of us that depend on MySQL everyday, the buyout of Sun (which had bought MySQL) by Oracle did not bode well. A decidedly biased survey by the folks behind PostgreSQL suggests that many people worry about the health of MySQL in Oracle’s hands. Switch to PostgreSQL.

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Bloomerang Appoints Tammy Hammond and Steve Byrnes to the Executive Leadership Team

Bloomerang

Bloomerang, the complete donor management solution for thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits, today announced the addition of Tammy Hammond as the company’s Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Steve Byrnes as Chief Sales Officer (CSO). He previously served as a VP of Sales at SPS Commerce and at Oracle Corporation.

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Bloomerang Appoints Ann Fellman as Chief Marketing Officer

Bloomerang

Company Adds to Leadership Team to Accelerate Delivery of Solutions for Nonprofits. Bloomerang, the complete donor management solution for thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits, announced they welcomed Ann Fellman as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).