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Free and open source tool #3: Dokuwiki

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ve always liked wikis, and I have used MediaWiki a lot in the past, and I do like it. One drawback is that the syntax of Dokuwiki is different than MediaWiki, and so the more I use it, the more I forget when I use MediaWiki. But I’m converting my tech wiki to from MediaWiki to DokuWiki.

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New kid on the block: BlackbaudNow

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Small nonprofits - especially those with few or no staff, are always in a particularly challenging place when it comes to finding the best solution for a web presence and online donations. The online help for BlackbaudNow is powered by the open source software MediaWiki. Did they contribute anything back to the MediaWiki community?

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Wikipedia is getting its first desktop redesign in 10 years

The Verge

Wikipedia has been an integral part of web culture for nearly twenty years, letting users browse its millions of text-heavy, crowd-sourced encyclopedia entries from their computer, tablet, or phone. You can browse all the proposed new features in this MediaWiki post , and there are some animated GIFs to show you what they might look like.

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Varied and sundry before a brief break

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I keep discovering new and exciting free and open source web platforms. And further, there is an amazing integration of Elgg with Mediawiki. One of which is called Elgg. Elgg is a very cool community-building and e-learning tool – it’s got the social networking combined with features like forums, etc.

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Tagged Again. Media Consumption.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Web: Like Nancy, I'm consuming way too much on the web. Wiki: I love wikispaces, but also use mediawiki, socialtext, and pbwiki. Radio: Local classical and NPR stations and random stuff on the web. I tend to sit on the couch and also watch video on the web. Heck, it's the weekend, so I thought I'd respond.

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See3 Communications Teams with Kaltura to Bring Open Source Video Platform to Nonprofits

See3

Kaltura integrates seamlessly with open-source platforms, such as Drupal, WordPress and MediaWiki, which have become popular in the corporate and nonprofit community, because they produce better results at lower cost.

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Wiki Syntax madness

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Wiki Syntax madness November 26, 2007 As most people deeply imbedded in Web 2.0, I have two other wikis ( a public and private wiki) that are in Mediawiki, on my web host. I am an avid Wiki user.

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