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Open Source CRMs – people like them?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The three others are Democracy in Action , which is a SaaS that is open source, CitySoft says it’s open source, but I don’t know whether it is through an OSI approved license (since they don’t say. Satisfaction with Convio, Kintera and Blackbaud all trailed these top 4 tools.

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SaaS vs. Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It would not be as cost-effective (and thus, not produce as much profit) if these SaaS developers had to pay license fees for the software they use (besides the fact that these are the most stable and robust platforms to build upon.) Kintera uses something proprietary, as well as Convio. Other companies in the NP space are similar.

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NpTech Tag: Socially Responsible Idol, Nptech Meebo Chat at PDF Conference, and Personal Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are different flavors of Creative Commons licensing, some encourage remixing more than others as the Learn Online blog points out in the " The Illogical rhetoric of Share Alike " Ruby Sinreich points us to Liza Sabater's manifesto on People Powered Politics based on the seminar Cluetrain Mainfesto.

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Convio Open: How APIs May Change the Way You Work - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

SH: Convio doesnt charge any extra licensing fees for Open APIs, so theyre free. Other providers, such as Blackbaud may follow their lead. You still have to think about your API implementation in the context of your overall online strategy. FL: What kind of costs are associated with Convio Open?

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Common Ground Q&A with Idealware

Connection Cafe

After our acquisition of Kintera in 2008, we went through a similar review process and decided to focus that product on the peer-to-peer fundraising space and to stop offering it as a CRM product. This is not new for us, though some have argued we haven’t done it enough.