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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Graphics and Video

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There are some very interesting comparisons to make in this realm, and, I’d say first off, that the proprietary tools are in the lead, for sure. Blender is a very popular cross-platform open source 3-D modeling, animation and editing tool. IIn summary, proprietary software has the popularity edge, mostly.

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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The lab does research on the relationship between physical fitness and cognitive function. I often incorporate sticky notes and often have to rearrange the furniture.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Putting the U in YouTube, Some Cool Events, and Electronic Sheep Dreams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AFP Blog points the Mindblizzard Blog story about how the Dutch Red Cross will begin fundraising in Second Life using Yike Strum , a top model, as their Red Cross ambassador. Robin Good has a nice roundup of affordable Web Conferencing Tools and a useful comparison chart in a google spreadsheet. Britt Bravo covers it here.

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Fundwriter.ai 101 – Can A Robot Write Better Than You?

The Fundraising Authority

I opened up one of Fundwriter’s appeal models ( Appeal – Human Impact ) and entered information as if Fundwriter.ai Step 1: Choose a Fundwriter model. Fundwriter is trained by veteran nonprofit professionals and fundraisers to follow proven writing models that work again and again. was the nonprofit. Fundwriter.ai

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Observations and Reflections on #TakeBackThePink

Amy Sample Ward

You can read the summary of how the free agent community came together to self-organize and create a public action as well as a full report of the lessons learned and reflections on the #TakeBackThePink campaign in this public google doc. An interesting model to use for comparison is Occupy Wall Street. Five hundred people?

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7 Things I learned About Social Media Powered Online Fundraising and A Big Heartfelt Thank You for #OceanLoveEarl

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Thanking donors individually on Facebook and including the link to the fundraiser triggered donations based on comparison of time posted and donation made, second most effective solicitation was a personal ask via private message. Approximately 85% of the donations were converted from my personal profile on Facebook.

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4 steps to build a business case for new membership software

Nimble AMS

There are several factors that go into determining the TCO, and it’s best to make sure, when comparing systems, you get to as close to a direct comparison as possible. a TCO modeled over three to five years. Consider creating a brief executive summary that gives a succinct overview and addresses anticipated questions.