Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries.

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United States Library Copyright License 134

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. I’m realizing that all of the justifications for why I am so into open source and free software is right here in this book! It gets chewy, for sure, but it feels like every chew is worth it.

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Chapter Network Open Source Wikipedia 100

Care2

DECEMBER 12, 2011

If you are engaging a web developer or in the middle of an RFP process for a new site, be sure that proposals include mobile friendliness in the project. Set your www preference - Check your site’s.htaccess file and be sure to set a canonical url structure so the site’s urls observe your www or non-www preference consistently.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

It’s also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your website’s content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Open Content for Nonprofits Open Content discussion continues with some comments from Michael Stein (east coast) about Laura Quinn's post last friday. "Laura is not creating media, as the Social Source blog suggests one ought, to lure you into her site. So how do we propose to pay for it?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1. Or file a DMCA notice. Now, apparently, we can file a counter-notice. Unfortunately, safeguarding human rights information can’t be distinguished from piracy, if the contents are encrypted. Wonderful stuff.

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China eBook Copyright Library 277

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Its also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your websites content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content?

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