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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

CRM (which I am defining rather loosely, rather than tightly, for the purpose of this post – as the tool or set of tools used to track constituents, donations, perhaps even events and volunteers) are arguably the most important technology tools that nonprofits use.

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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Graphics and Video

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There are some very interesting comparisons to make in this realm, and, I’d say first off, that the proprietary tools are in the lead, for sure. I’ll start with basic graphics – graphic manipulation tools. And, honestly, they are very good tools, and considered industry standards.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. Schedule a demo to find out how your nonprofit can leverage Bloomerang’s tools to better manage and retain your donors. Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion.

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Diversity and Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It comes out of Kirrily Robert’s keynote at OSCON about women and open source. of open source communities. Some open source communities are more diverse than others. Kirrily has a set of really good guidelines for open source communities: Recruit diversity. Tools (Tools are easy).

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Diversity and Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It comes out of Kirrily Robert’s keynote at OSCON about women and open source. of open source communities. Some open source communities are more diverse than others. Kirrily has a set of really good guidelines for open source communities: Recruit diversity. Tools (Tools are easy).

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Newly discovered project management tool: Redmine

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Any consulting shop that does significant amounts of implementation and development (as we do) needs a project management and ticketing tool. We were using Intervals for a while, which is really a fabulous tool if you do a lot of hourly consulting. All tools have their strengths and weaknesses.

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Free and Open Source Tool #16: CiviCRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #16: CiviCRM April 21, 2008 In honor of the webinar that is happening in a couple of weeks, I figured I’d talk a bit about CiviCRM.