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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Web Server Software

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

On top of proprietary UNIX, people will generally run associated open source server software for web, database and development frameworks. On the open source side, Linux is by far the most popular, with BSD in second place. Also, Apache is showing a clear upward trend, and IIS a clear downward trend.

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Terms and Trends in DIY and Open Source Online Maps

NTEN

Online maps provide a concrete, quickly digestible way to drive home the connection between your organization's work and where it takes place. The advent of HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and other modern web technologies has paved the way for new, open source, cross-platform compliant mapping technologies to develop stylish and interactive maps.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

.orgSource

Confirmation bias is the tendency to place the greatest value on information that supports your pre-existing beliefs. Predictive modeling reveals future outcomes and trends with greater accuracy than traditional methods, enabling proactive decision-making and change management. You’ll recognize these examples.

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Thoughts on the Future of Open Source and Nonprofits

NTEN

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. Current Trends.

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In Times of Crisis, You See Nonprofits Helping, Solving, Rebuilding

Saleforce Nonprofit

This helped ensure the correct items were delivered to the right place at the right time, and enabled WFP to give partners up-to-date information on the status of their cargo shipments. Explore nonprofit trends in the latest edition of our 5th Nonprofit Trends Report , based on insights from over 1,600 nonprofit professionals globally.

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Great reads from around the web on December 15th

Amy Sample Ward

' Open Source Is Dead! Long Live Open Source! What I mean is that open source, as we knew it, is dead. For the last decade, what we've been talking about when we say "open source" is "open code" — a set of zeroes and ones that we can configure to our heart's desire."

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NpTech Tag Summary: Face-to-Face or Mediated Experience, Open Source Software Communities, and Blog Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social Media Roundup There are places in the world where YouTube has been banned, including Turkey and Thailand. Maybe open Social Graphs will help ? Trends in the Living Networks blog gives an analysis of the structure of influence and social opinion which offers some insights into leveraging a network effect.