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6 Reasons Open Source Makes Sense

3rd Sector Labs

We talk a lot about Open Source technology (and we use it quite extensively too) so it might make sense for us to take a moment and explain why we are such advocates. Affordability – Open Source is free of licensing fees. Proven – Open Source platforms like Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, etc.,

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Socialbrite: Social Tools for Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

A first-of-its-kind Twitter widget that tracks tweets about nonprofits or social causes in real time. A Causes widget that points to charitable actions and donations on other sites such as GlobalGiving and Facebook Causes. Socialbrite.org is built in WordPress, the popular open source blogging platform.

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Guest Post by JD Lasica -- Socialbrite: A new sharing & learning hub

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Socialbrite is here to offer articles, videos, resources and tutorials on how to take command of all this Web 2.0 A first-of-its-kind Twitter widget that tracks tweets about nonprofits or social causes in real time. A Causes widget that points to charitable actions and donations on other sites such as Global Giving and Facebook Causes.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the ways is via strategic commenting and here's a terrific video tutorial on the topic or this terrific tips article from problogger. Democracy in Action Blog tells us how to use tagging and widgets to share jobs in their community. ActiveCollab an open source project management tool. and asking for ideas.