Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tools #1 – #100 January 17, 2008 I just though I’d take a brief pause to explain my criteria for these 100 tools that I’ll be covering this year.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Feminism? April 12, 2007 Beth Kanter, as always, has a great, informative summary of the Penguin Day activities last Saturday in DC. Let’s get together!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. Current Trends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

It is defined as open-source software that doesn’t require the support of a trusted intermediary and it has no governing body. added the ability to interact with and produce content, making activities such as social media, online banking, and shopping possible. Web3 draws its name as the third iteration of the internet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How not to treat an open source user community October 4, 2007 I’ve been using activeCollab for a few months now. I had hoped to more actively use it once the new version came out.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Look at ohloh.net – they have great info on most projects – how many developers, lines of code, how active development activity is. Rule of thumb: projects that haven’t had minor releases in a year or more are definitely in danger of becoming projects that are no longer under development.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Costs vary as well -- and there are even some Free and Open Source options. The system has support for a number of different interactions, including a strong event module, and you can see a useful summary of each constituent’s relationships and activities. by Fund for the City of New York. Orange Leap MPX. by Orange Leap.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

WordPress powers 34% of all sites on the web and is one of the most popular digital marketing tools used by organizations in the world. It is the ideal content management system for nonprofits because of how it’s open source and anyone can contribute to making it better.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

As such, when it comes time to create or grow an online community, tools that allow for and encourage communication and interaction are vital. Once a community has determined its needs, however, utilizing open source software presents a more rapid, sustainable path to implementation. Open source is a community-driven effort.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 24, 2022

However, while we know how important data is, it can be difficult to organize, manage, and extract the information needed without the proper tools and resources. DLRS is a community-built and community-maintained open source Salesforce solution. That’s where Declarative Lookup Rollup Summaries (DLRS) comes in.

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Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Companies are focusing more on online open-source learning management systems to motivate and upgrade the workforce who are working remotely. But to keep them constantly updated with new techniques, tools and skillsets, cutting edge LMS tools are being used, which can be customised easily as per the requirements.

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Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Companies are focusing more on online open-source learning management systems to motivate and upgrade the workforce who are working remotely. But to keep them constantly updated with new techniques, tools and skillsets, cutting edge LMS tools are being used, which can be customised easily as per the requirements.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We love SMS because it boasts a 99% open rate, and users are more likely to respond. And with the advent of numerous SMS tools, so too comes the advent of free mass texting for nonprofits. That said, there are plenty of tools that nonprofits can use that are either free or budget-friendly. Free and low-cost mass texting tools.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 23, 2011

I’ve not had any experience with Springboard, but it’s important to understand that it is not open source, and is only maintained by one shop. Right now, there is an alpha release for Drupal 6, which is alpha in that very humble open source sense – it’s being used in quite a number of production sites.

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Neon CRM

MAY 19, 2023

Communication Tools You need to keep in regular contact with your members so they’ll stay engaged with your organization. Your association management software should make that easy with tools for email management, event reminders, workflow, registrations, and member contacts.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Instead, interactive tools, customization, and smart strategy allow nonprofits to go far beyond this to involve supporters in meaningful actions online that accomplish their mission. Built as an open-source Drupal tool, the website attempts to learn what visitors want from the TCWS site and deliver related content over time.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

ASU found that a significant population of its community were already using Slack, making it an ideal choice for a new collaboration tool. The university now uses the collaboration tool to host classroom discussions, develop new courses, and support students — both on campus and online. Empowering Social Responsibility Programs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I’m focusing on tools that are free and open source – tools that you would install on your own server, or your own private cloud. It’s a very powerful tool, and combined with other drupal modules, there is a lot you can do with it. 2) Elgg: Elgg is a powerful open source social network tool.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

However, with the rise in LMS adoption, multiple tools, features, and LMS pricing models may lead to confusion. However, since the number of users is capped, this can lead to a higher fee if your organization has multiple employees or active users. It is no wonder that 90% of companies will use an LMS in some form in 2022.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

However, with the rise in LMS adoption, multiple tools, features, and LMS pricing models may lead to confusion. However, since the number of users is capped, this can lead to a higher fee if your organization has multiple employees or active users. It is no wonder that 90% of companies will use an LMS in some form in 2022.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

However, with the rise in LMS adoption, there are multiple tools, features, and LMS pricing models that may lead to confusion. However, since the number of users is capped, this can lead to a higher fee if your organization has multiple employees or active users.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

However, with the rise in LMS adoption, there are multiple tools, features, and LMS pricing models that may lead to confusion. However, since the number of users is capped, this can lead to a higher fee if your organization has multiple employees or active users.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Instead, interactive tools, customization, and smart strategy allow nonprofits to go far beyond this to involve supporters in meaningful actions online that accomplish their mission. Built as an open-source Drupal tool, the website attempts to learn what visitors want from the TCWS site and deliver related content over time.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2009

Libcloud has become it’s own open source project, and is under active development. Tags: Open Source Web Tools Web/Tech cloud hosting libcloud. Hopefully, this will provide a plethora of options for folks in terms of being able to monitor and manage the varied cloud servers they’ve got going.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2009

Libcloud has become it’s own open source project, and is under active development. Tags: Open Source Web Tools Web/Tech cloud hosting libcloud. Hopefully, this will provide a plethora of options for folks in terms of being able to monitor and manage the varied cloud servers they’ve got going.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

In fact, many individuals just like yourself are actively looking for new opportunities to enhance their skills and become better versions of themselves. . Actively look for new learning opportunities. . Actively Look for New Learning Opportunities. Discuss on-the-job opportunities with managers. Let’s get started. .

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Here’s a run through of the Tools Galore session. More than 3.5

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

Together they are a powerful set of tools for nonprofits, especially with integrations to automatically sync data between them. Unlike web-to-lead tools, these provide the flexibility of submitting data not just to Leads but to other standard or custom objects in Salesforce. Sample Apps or Tools: Ninja Forms with Salesforce extension.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

CMOM Executive Director Andrew Ackerman acknowledges that an active knowledge network and “philanthropists who are willing to provide ongoing support and venture into new areas” have been critical. Building a movement through innovative open source tools. Global nonprofit measures and shares its impact in real time.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Many organizations provide trainings, courses, and varied sorts of learning activities to their constituents. If your organization does this at all, and you are interested in investigating how to enhance or deliver those learning activities through the web, an LMS is for you. There are both proprietary and open source LMS.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2021

One of the most vital tools that can support and bring your multi-channel marketing strategy to the next level is your nonprofit website. Because of this, there needs to be active maintenance and upkeep to ensure that your website is doing all it can to meet these needs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

Benetech has a record of success in securing funding, creating partnerships, and delivering products and services that are useful tools for the social sector. Benetech seeks to be open internally and externally. We rely on open source tools for information exchange and development tools, as appropriate.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

' Open Source Is Dead! Long Live Open Source! What I mean is that open source, as we knew it, is dead. For the last decade, what we've been talking about when we say "open source" is "open code" — a set of zeroes and ones that we can configure to our heart's desire."

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Byte Technology

JULY 4, 2017

To stop this, install and activate the Login LockDown plugin. Use the Inspect Element Tool to customize your site and have the ability to edit HTML or JavaScript for any webpage while viewing your changes in real time.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 14, 2009

.)" The DigiActive Guide to Twitter for Activism | DigiActive.org - "Following the recent protests in Moldova, the value of Twitter as a tool for digital activism is more prominent than ever. " Penguin Day Agenda - pd.aspirationtech.org - Are you heading to the NTC this month? Why not check out Penguin Day! "At

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