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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Because of this, the deck has always been stacked against open source tools in this arena. Two of them (Convio and Blackbaud) are even publicly traded companies, which says a lot about the profit potential of this vertical. CiviCRM is a web-based open source nonprofit-focused CRM/Donation management tool.

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How to turn an open source project into a profitable business

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Victoria Melnikova Contributor Share on Twitter Alongside fellow Evil Martians , Victoria Melnikova builds devtools and commercial open source products and writes about her journey in tech. But is it possible for a smaller open source project to find its way into this land of commercial opportunity?

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Open Source Feminism?

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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Feminism? She’s got some great video blogging, including a short one on “ open source feminism.&# Let’s get together! of women in FLOSS? Be Helpful.

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SaaS vs. Open Source

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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. From my perspective, the key is openness.

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Summit invests $215M into Odoo, an open-source business management software developer, at a $2.3B+ valuation

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Open source has become a major force in the world of IT, and today a startup that has built a profitable operation by developing business management software on the principle is announcing a sizable secondary investment on the back of that growth. What is also notable is how Odoo pitches itself.

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News in open source and open standards

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Venture capitalists are liking open source more and more. More $ toward open source is a tide that lifts all boats. Interestingly enough, lots of developing world countries voted against it. There’s lots of great details on Groklaw. Why do we nptechies care? Be Helpful.

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Movable Type goes Open Source

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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Movable Type goes Open Source December 13, 2007 This is old news, sort of. They are really putting their money where their mouth is, in terms of working toward more openness. Be Helpful.