Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

"OpenMRS® is a community-developed, open-source, enterprise electronic medical record system framework. " Nonprofit Social Network Survey | Common Knowledge - "Learn how commercial social networks and house social networks fit into your nonprofit's online ecosystem.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

Its back to basics: a web page with a text box. DeepSeek is open source, and other companies can host it. Its just a text box on a web page that lets you access the model on Nvidias fast servers. To start, just open the Deepseek-R1 page on Nvidias developer website . You truly need to try it yourself.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Perhaps that knowledge and understanding is what attracted investors to the company. “It has always been extremely important for us just because of the fact that we are an enterprise global company that caters to anyone that builds for the web. Netlify nabs $53M Series C as microservices approach to web development grows.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. The checkins functionality in the Ushahidi Platform is one of the first open source checkin products that crosses multiple mobile platforms. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of March 23rd).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

OpenAI today launched plugins for ChatGPT, which extend the bot’s functionality by granting it access to third-party knowledge sources and databases, including the web. Previously, ChatGPT’s knowledge was limited to dates, events and people prior to around September 2021.) Meta’s since-disbanded BlenderBot 3.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. So, come join me. Be Helpful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2008

For a while, I’ve been watching MPower Open , the (not so) newly open sourced (but Windows-based) fundraising package. In general, I’ve been impressed by its feature set, and that they made the choice to go open source. This is not the sign of a healthy open source community.

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Engadget

MARCH 7, 2025

1Password remains our top pick for the best password manager, thanks to its zero-knowledge policy, numerous security features and general ease of use, but there are other top password managers out there to consider as well. Table of contents Best password managers for 2025 Are password managers safe? Are password managers worth it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2006

He created the above "open source documentary" on Net Neutrality called Humanity Lobotomy. Put it on you web page, burn a DVD to show at a gathering, show it in a theater before another movie, play it at a cafe, show it to friends on a portable player, or even put it on television.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

For us, this means using best of breed cloud hosted services like Adobe Connect and Kaltura , taking advantage of the best open source applications that run the Internet like Apache and MongoDB , and building our own proprietary cloud-hosted tools when appropriate on great platforms like Amazon Web Services and Salesforce.com.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I’ll be the project manager on their big new client database project, and help them think about how far to dip their toes into Web 2.0. I’d also love to consult with for-profit vendors who are thinking about dipping their toes into offering support for open source projects, or open sourcing their software.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Quick definition Cloud computing is basically running applications on the web via “Software as a Service (SaaS)&#. Changes in the application happen without your knowledge or consent. Cloud for Good | Web-Based Computing Best Practices for Non-Profit Organizations 10.04.09 at 5:17 am TechSoup Blog 09.16.09 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2007

The topic is “Nonprofit Data Management: from slips of paper to CRM&# As you all know, I’ve been thinking about data management issues for years, and it would be great for people to share their ideas and knowledge. So, submit those posts by Sunday evening! Be Helpful.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Write and run web crawlers and scrapers for data collection. We use free and open source software whenever possible, but we're pragmatic and work with what our human rights monitoring and advocacy partners need, so our environment is a pretty eclectic mix. Data archeology: recover data from ancient files in odd formats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

With YouTube’s resources behind the project and tablets changing the way donors and supporters consume Web content, you’d be wise to spend two minutes reserving and protecting your nonprofit’s Zeen username. Wufoo allows individuals and brands to easily create web forms through a simple drag and drop interface.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

of nonprofit organizations whose website is stuck behind a custom CMS – one that was written by some web development shop or another, and migration off of that custom CMS is going to be a nightmare. I wrote that CMS back before there were any really good open source ones, like most of the custom CMS out there.

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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. Be Helpful.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Adam Arbolino is the co-founder and CTO of DesignCrowd.com , a logo, web and graphic design marketplace. Are you putting it off because you think building the website is too much work or you don’t have the knowledge to do it? With the growth of open-sourced platforms and advent of ‘freemium pricing models’, the time to try is now.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

Some CMS systems have friendlier drag and drop authoring systems, while others require a bit or a lot of knowledge of CSS (cascading style sheets). We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Does your IT department require a specific tech stack?

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

Some CMS systems have friendlier drag and drop authoring systems, while others require a bit or a lot of knowledge of CSS (cascading style sheets). We’ve run into IT departments that prefer a Microsoft tech stack, while others prefer open source. Does your IT department require a specific tech stack?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Strapi , an open source content management system (CMS), today announced that it raised $31 million in Series B funding led by CRV with participation from Flex Capital, Index Ventures, and angel investors including former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. Burgy, Georget, and Laurie published Strapi on GitHub in 2015. and Europe.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

The role I play most often currently is providing a clear and understandable avenue between the client and a technology vendor (such as web or database development shop). The client is quite knowledgeable about their organization, mission, and goals for a project, but often not knowledgeable about technology. Be Helpful.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

Founded out of Tel Aviv, Daily.dev wants to help like-minded software developers connect, share knowledge and discuss all that’s happening across their ecosystems. Daily recap Daily.dev can be accessed through a number of channels , including a web app, Android , a progressive web app ( PWA ), and a browser extension.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

It’s that there is a lack of really good support – responsive, empowering, educational, integrative, and knowledgeable about, and invested in, the sector. " Its not that there is a lack of technology vendors and support. For those of us who’d like to see organizations get better support – how do we do that?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

In any event, I have a lot of other skills and knowledge besides databases and coding: skills and knowledge in teaching, in writing, in working with organizations, in facilitation, in religion and spiritual practices, and in working with people, that I want to use now. Perhaps I’m now more ready to wrestle those. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 26, 2013

They''re always willing to help each other out and share their knowledge. Reasonable remote support options Web content filtering #GivingTuesday taking over Times Square What’s your biggest pet peeve on a website? Are you using Google+ Open source vs proprietary CMS Just what is a data scientist anyway?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As TC readers know, the tricky trade-off of the modern web is privacy for convenience. But what if the web didn’t have to be like that? Berlin-based Xayn wants to change this dynamic — starting with personalized but privacy-safe web search on smartphones. The Xayn app is based on that framework.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2008

I do this based on my knowledge of the options out there, my own opinions about them, and, most importantly, the feature match. But in terms of long term sustainability, from my perspective, picking one of the well developed open source CMSs and running with it, can’t be beat. I mean, it doesn’t even have objects !

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

It even showed its work through research papers and by open-sourcing its models. DeepSeeks breakthroughs caused some angst, but its fresh thinking and openness will likely spur bigger and faster innovations from the worlds top AI companies by this time next year. People downloaded variants of the open-source Phi-3 more than 4.5

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I’m excited about this project – it’s gathering the knowledge and expertise of a great group of folks, and it will provide a free source of information and case studies so that nonprofits can best figure out how to step into the frothy waters of social networks. Be Helpful.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

With over a decade of web development experience, John channeled his skills into building something with social value. The team also hopes to incentivize organizations to share knowledge and give beneficiaries a direct voice. I’ve spent the past few years working with the semantic web, referred to as “web 3.0″,

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The Next Web

APRIL 22, 2013

Agüera talks about the global mobile landscape with the knowledge, maturity and confidence of the best entrepreneurs in this space I’ve met. He truly believes in open source, and was a tad disillusioned in Google for its dealings with the broader Android community.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Both are open-source, user-friendly, and customizable. It’s accessible for users at all different levels and doesn’t require advanced technical knowledge to use. Drupal is a powerful open-source CMS noted for its customizability and security features. Plus, they both have a strong user support community.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2016

While many CMSs come and go, for more than five years WordPress has shown itself to be a reliable—and therefore lasting—platform for web design. An Open Book. Even someone with the most basic computer software knowledge can pick up the fundamentals of WordPress design quickly. Staying Power. Money Talks.

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