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Why you should care that Oracle is buying Sun

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

However, today’s news that Oracle is going to buy Sun Microsystems has some very important implications. It has to do with the fact that many, many nonprofit websites and web applications are built using MySQL, the most popular open source database management system. For us, it’s generally much more removed.

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Donor Management Software Comparison: What’s Right for Your Nonprofit?

Neon CRM

Nonprofit Donor Management Software Comparison A good donor management system will help you store and organize your supporters’ data, track your campaigns’ progress, and engage with your community more effectively. Oracle NetSuite Social Impact Oracle is, of course, much more than a CRM. Let’s take a look.

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Alternatives to MySQL

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

For those of us that depend on MySQL everyday, the buyout of Sun (which had bought MySQL) by Oracle did not bode well. A decidedly biased survey by the folks behind PostgreSQL suggests that many people worry about the health of MySQL in Oracle’s hands. Switch to PostgreSQL.

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Philgorithms: Two Examples of Data Mapping to Guide Donor Decisions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The technology helps donors make investments that yield the highest impact or strategic system change. Davies predicts that once these systems are fully enabled, they will change the way people invest in social change. . We are seeing it to help donors make decision about COVID funding and other disaster related donation decisions.

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Measuring Your Nonprofit’s Success with Business Intelligence 

Qgiv

According to Oracle Corporation : Business intelligence (BI) refers to capabilities that enable organizations to make better decisions, take informed actions, and implement more efficient business processes. We’ve been studying the use of business intelligence in the fundraising space for a dozen years and our conclusion.

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How Many Donor Databases Are There?

Robert Weiner

It does not include custom systems, of which there are many. Feel free to let me know what I missed, which systems no longer exist, and which aren’t really donor databases. Morant Information Systems. Association Management System. Campaign Management Systems. Three Rivers Systems. Hill Systems.

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How to Host a Board Meeting Your Board Will Actually Attend

Tech Soup

After graduating from MIT, Wan Lik Lee served as a manager in Oracle Systems Limited and a project team leader in Versant Corporation (formerly Versant Object Technology Corp.) As chairman of Azeus Convene Board Portal , Wan Lik Lee offers consultancy services and produces a meeting solution for boards and executives worldwide.

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