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Open Source vs. Proprietary: CMS

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There are a myriad of options, open source options are among the most popular, possibly the most popular. On the proprietary side, there are a number of options, and they fall into three categories: Single-source proprietary custom CMS (from one web shop, or web host). Proprietary stand-alone CMS (such as Sharepoint.).

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The Five Best Tools For Quick And Effective Project Management

NTEN

GanttProject is an open source, cross-platform project management tool. Worthy alternatives (and superior, because they're multi-user): Sharepoint or Open Atrium. Sharepoint can replace a number of the tools listed here. Think of it as MS Project lite. Excel (or any spreadsheet). Socialcast (or Yammer ).

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From the Collective Desk of NTEN Discuss

NTEN

The closest competitor is Alfresco; my read was that, while Alfresco looks like a good product, KnowledgeTree is more committed to the open source community and ideals, has better documentation; active development and they're easy to reach. That brought me to SharePoint. Humans are trouble. to be honest, sort of useless.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Party Metaphors, Conversations, and A Few Good Links

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Via Laura Quinn at Idealware comes a pointer to a research paper titled " Technology Motivators and Usage in Not-for-Profit Arts Organizations " that comes from the Systems Synthesis Project course at the H. " The 1cent thoughts on NPTech blog muses , "Is technology the step child of older organizations?

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the above is the actual cover of " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " - a must read booklet from Tactical Technology Collective. Gavin Clabaugh tells us how to embed "Skype Presence" in a SharePoint Web Part. This guide on the Total Cost of Technology from the ICT Hub may also be useful.

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Nonprofit Technology News: The Demise of Facebook Causes and Cloud Storage for Charities

Tech Soup

It will also integrate with OneDrive and Sharepoint Online for document storage. The Mifos X Platform is free open source cloud software for running a microfinance organization that provides small loans, savings accounts, and micro insurance to very poor people. The name is an acronym of "micro finance open source."

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Top 5 Content Management Systems Drive 62% of Nonprofit Websites [INFOGRAPHIC]

Connection Cafe

As a free and open-source CMS with a vibrant user community, WordPress appeal is understandable for cash-strapped orgs who might still have a nascent online fundraising strategy. LESSON 2: WordPress manages 42% of nonprofit sites. LESSON 3: Top 5 tools running 62% of nonprofit sites. At the bottom, almost 80 tools each managed 0.5%

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