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JANUARY 22, 2015

Success and survival require constant courtship of donors, vigilant monitoring of costs, and effective management of projects and stakeholders. For this reason, nonprofits are good candidates for open-source software (OSS), which can offer the functionality they need, without the glitz, glamor, and high price point of commercial systems.

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MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source tool #14: SugarCRM March 27, 2008 Since I’ve been covering CRMs for the webinar today, I figured I’d switch categories on my free and open source software list.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The goals of the DEI Open Source Commons team center around leveling the playing field for everyone in tech by increasing diversity and inclusion at Salesforce community events, in addition to creating and modeling a toolkit that groups can use towards their own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “I What’s next?

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JUNE 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. That speaks volumes to me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It is the ideal content management system for nonprofits because of how it’s open source and anyone can contribute to making it better. Monthly one-on-one video training so your team feels confident using WordPress. Lock down WordPress to keep your website safe from attacks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #7: Firefox January 31, 2008 This almost feels like cheating, talking about Firefox. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Shawn Towey 01.31.08 Be Helpful.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

We have helped over 11,000 people become Certified Nonprofit Professionals and more than 15,000 other leaders in the sector to advance specific skills with virtual training resources. Discuss on-the-job opportunities with managers. When you invest in your own training, you may see benefits like: . This is a mistake! .

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

But how do you manage all the information about their giving along with all the personal details that are key to maintaining successful relationships, all for a price that won’t break your bank? A donor management system is sometimes called a fundraising system or a donor database. by Social Source Foundation.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

It doesn’t help organizations bridge the huge data and workflow gap present between their traditional CRM/Donation management systems and their social media interactions. How about lowering the costs of software by using open source and collaboratively developing software? It’s hype designed to sell things.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

At Salesforce, our business is guided by stakeholder capitalism , a system in which corporate purpose is based on a fundamental commitment to all stakeholders — customers, employees, partners, communities, the planet, and society — rather than just shareholders. With a digital-first approach, 350.org’s University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

Disclosures: I have clients that use both companies’ products, as well as products from their competitors, open source products, and homegrown solutions. Idealware’s Consumer’s Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems reviewed 30 systems, the majority of which don’t come from Convio or Blackbaud.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Nonprofits have become intimately familiar with Content Management Systems (CMS). Some, especially those that are very content/document heavy, have become familiar with Document Management Systems (DMS). What they might not be so familiar with are Learning Management Systems (LMS).

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JUNE 7, 2021

At Web Courseworks , we help professional, healthcare, and trade associations grow their learning businesses with effective learning management systems. The data from these systems is then used to inform the recommendations provided by the LXP. On one hand, LMSs are: Focused on administering training and assessments.

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Global Giving

MAY 22, 2018

Always use systems in a professional manner and with good judgment. Understand if you need to get permission from your manager or IT team to install new software on devices. ClamAV is a popular open-source option. Systems like Google Drive, Box, or DropBox provide convenient, secure solutions for backup and file sharing.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon. These and other organizations are working to advocate for a just and liberatory tech future by understanding and addressing how anti-Blackness, transphobia, and other oppressive systems impact tech policy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. So, come join me. Be Helpful.

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MAY 25, 2023

The Organization’s Role in Risk Funders’ punitive behaviors and risk avoidance have trained organizations to avoid risk and bury failure, resulting in massive amounts of waste. Manage your entire grantmaking workflow, from online grant applications through payments Find out how Blackbaud Grantmaking fits your organization.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Online Courses November 6, 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot about giving online courses in the use of open source software. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

As a 10,000 footer, NTEN’s new Donor Management System Survey is of keen interest. There is, of necessity, a lot of overlap betwen CRM systems and Donor Management Systems. In some ways, it is astonishing how many different donor management packages there are. of use in very large organizations.

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Achieve

JANUARY 24, 2017

Our team decided to leverage the extensibility and scalability of the Drupal open-source content management system to ensure the site could handle the sustained load of 24-hours of giving. will provide training sessions. Achieve launched phase one of the new. Great Give. website on Jan.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

It is open source, after all. Yes, it is open source, and I applaud Google for releasing open source software. I won’t be downloading it, or trying it, even when they release Mac or Linux versions. Why so curmudgeonly you ask? And it has some cool features. I am going to have to stop using Chrome.

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APRIL 23, 2007

I just had a great conversation with a IT manager at a medium-sized nonprofit that had implemented Asterisk for their call center. They saved some in cost from a proprietary PBX system – but then they had to spend more on support and the like – it was a wash cost wise. It takes more, because you own your own system.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

I hope to start doing OpenOffice.org training soon. No administration fees, no license checking, no running out of licenses for larger organizations, nothin’ Download it and put it on every desktop and get rid of that license manager thingy. and pretty good, and improving fast.) that will be published in Linux Identity Magazine.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2008

Last year’s winner was Barry Warsaw, lead developer of the awesome Mailman mailing list manager. Check out the new images and videos of Android , the open source phone. The competition, judged by a panel of national leaders in public interest computing, is now entering its third year. Ruby Sinreich is a new phenomenon !

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MARCH 7, 2007

The topic is “Nonprofit Data Management: from slips of paper to CRM&# As you all know, I’ve been thinking about data management issues for years, and it would be great for people to share their ideas and knowledge. March 7, 2007 Next Monday, I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

I “live the open source lifestyle.&# First, they are putting the wraps on a new version, and there are some interesting projects happening, like integrating voter files, phone banking , and my favorite, case management. I was profiled on Linux.com. That’s kinda fun! That must have been before the iPhone. Be Helpful.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Trio is an integration of SugarCRM, Joomla, and a credit card payment system. This is not only cool from the perspective of the integration of two great open source web apps, but it also is a very interesting business model. Setup of all three has a one time fee. He asks : “Will the world notice a diminished Sourceforge?

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MAY 20, 2008

Through our health offering, our users will be empowered to collect, store, and manage their own medical records online.&# Google says: “Google Health aims to solve an urgent need that dovetails with our overall mission of organizing patient information and making it accessible and useful. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 27, 2008

I’ll be the project manager on their big new client database project, and help them think about how far to dip their toes into Web 2.0. I’d also love to consult with for-profit vendors who are thinking about dipping their toes into offering support for open source projects, or open sourcing their software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

There are issues that relate to encoding, fonts, and character sets, machine translation, interfaces to facilitate human translation, issues of workflow, volunteer and project management, and a whole host of other issues. It’s also really interesting to see how free and open source fits into all of this. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. But what that really means is that nonprofits in more than 75 cities have access to free training and networking events every month! You like numbers? Tuesday, May 2, 2017.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. at 10:14 pm Good carnival!

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MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. at 10:14 pm Good carnival!

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MARCH 9, 2008

In Kubuntu, the distribution of Ubuntu I had installed, the WPA-enabled Network Manager isn’t installed by default (or at least it seemed not to have been installed when I did it – could have been my fault.) Of course with my mac, I opened up the system preferences, checked a button, and, voila! This is my dilemma.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

He is also interested in approaches network learning and highlights knowledge management for development. (He The new textbook teaches the use of Khmer language Free and Open Source applications, such as OpenOffice, Mekhala (Firefox) and Moyura (Thunderbird), which have been fully translated to Khmer language (Cambodian).

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