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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Graphics and Video

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

On the open source side, the projects that stand out are GIMP (a Photoshop replacement) and Inkscape (a vector graphics program – like Illustrator). Itunes/Quicktime comes native with MacOS, and Windows Media Player for Windows. On the open source side, one program you must know about is VLC by VideoLAN.

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12 Must-Know Stats About Online Fundraising, Social Media, and Mobile Technology

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, below are 12 stats to consider and research further about online fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. Source: 2016 Charitable Giving Report. Source: 2016 Donor Loyalty Study. 32% of NGOs worldwide have a written social media strategy and 34% have paid for advertising on social media.

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Top 12 Social Media Insights for Nonprofits in 2012

NetWits

In this years report we highlight twelve key social media insights for nonprofits that are intended to help the sector continue becoming more effective at using social media. Top 12 Social Media Insights for Nonprofits in 2012. Open Source Software Takes Over #1 Spot for House Social Networks. Facebook Pages and 1.2

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Social Media ennui

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I have social media ennui. I’m tired of reading and hearing about about social media and nonprofits, and I’m annoyed that social media is taking up so much of the air space in the #nptech world. I’ve been using social media to actively promote my new science fiction books. I have a confession to make.

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Elon Musk makes $97 billion bid for OpenAI, gets rejected

Mashable Tech

At its founding, OpenAI was initially meant to operate as a not-for-profit group with an open-source ethos. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk’s xAI receives another $6B in funding as Grok app looms "It's time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was," Musk's lawyer said to WSJ in a statement. "We

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . The internet is not new. Impacts to Society.

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How we dodged risks and raised millions for our open-source machine language startup

TechCrunch

Jorge Torres is CEO and co-founder of MindsDB , an open source AI layer for existing databases. Adam Carrigan is a co-founder and COO of MindsDB , an open source AI layer for existing databases. Open-source software gave birth to a slew of useful software in recent years. Contributor. Share on Twitter.