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Building Community with Open Source

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Once a community has determined its needs, however, utilizing open source software presents a more rapid, sustainable path to implementation. With open source (specifically, in this case, Drupal ), all of the functionality is available already (except for the jet-packs and sinks -- those are still in beta).

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NTEN Visits Free Geek

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Free Geek is a technology reuse, recycle, and education nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. It was great to get out of the office together and see the good work being done with technology and nonprofits right here in Portland.

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Weekly Event Round-Up (Sept. 29-Oct. 5)

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Also, are you attending an NPTech-related event this month? Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month; we''d love to link up with you. agenda deadlines local events weekly round up'

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Find an Awesome Nonprofit Tech Training Near You

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Highlights this month include website accessibility in Portland, Oregon; project management in Boston, Massachusetts; and data visualization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland, Oregon: Website Accessibility 101. Kitchener, Ontario: Promoting Open Source. Birmingham, United Kingdom: November Meetup: Open-Source Tools.

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of July 8, 2013

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San Francisco, CA: Open Source Tech Can Improve Your City & Your Nonprofit, & A Conversation w/ SAP. Portland, OR: Selecting and Implementing the Right Volunteer Management System. Guayaquil, Ecuador: Facebook: Explorando su potencial en las organizaciones. Houston, TX: Master Your Crowd-Fundraising with GroupRaise.com.

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NetSquared Local Events in the First Half of August

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Portland, OR: CRM Panel Discussion: Experts Talk About Salesforce, CiviCRM, and RedHen. Kevin Lo reports from San Francisco’s latest event, Open Source and Open Data in Action. Vancouver, BC: Content Marketing for Non-Profits with Vanessa Chase. Wednesday, August 7. Thursday, August 8.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: April 30

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Upcoming 501 Tech Club Events: Long Island: May 5th, Syosset: Two Speakers: Open Source Software, and HIPPA Requirements. Maine: May 11th, Portland: Finding the Right Fundraising Mix. Peter points out the lessons every nonprofit can take from this. . New York City: May 19th, NYC: Everything I Need to Know I Learned at 10NTC.

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