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6 Reasons Open Source Makes Sense

3rd Sector Labs

We talk a lot about Open Source technology (and we use it quite extensively too) so it might make sense for us to take a moment and explain why we are such advocates. Affordability – Open Source is free of licensing fees. Proven – Open Source platforms like Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, etc.,

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Serverless Stack raises $1M for open-source application framework

TechCrunch

Open-source framework startup Serverless Stack announced Friday that it raised $1 million in seed funding from a group of investors that includes Greylock Partners, SV Angel and Y Combinator. Where top VCs are investing in open source and dev tools (Part 1 of 2).

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Thoughts on the Future of Open Source and Nonprofits

NTEN

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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The non-developer’s guide to hiring software developers

The Next Web

Embrace open source. I’m absolutely amazed by the number of non-technical hiring managers and CEOs who are still wary of open source developers. Open source developers aren’t lazy thieves. The same should be true for open source developers. Here are some tips to get you started: 1.

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Open Source Donor Management Systems: Know Your Options

NTEN

Costs vary as well -- and there are even some Free and Open Source options. In our free report, " A Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems ", we take a look specifically at 33 lower cost systems, but here, let's take a quick look at four of the FOSS options. by Fund for the City of New York.

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Work on the Biggest Social Challenges of Our Time!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Are you driven to make a real difference from a leadership position in the open source community, at the heart of Silicon Valley and at the unique intersection of technology and social change? Brand career hiring job nonprofit open source recruiting social enterprise social entrepreneur tech4good VP of Engineering'

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SocialCoding4Good brings together individual software professionals as well as corporate social responsibility teams from companies such as Cisco, Google, Hewlett Packard, LinkedIn, and VMware to volunteer their technical skills to nonprofit partners that develop and maintain free and open source software addressing critical social problems.