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Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/28/2006 - 09:55
Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/19/2006 - 20:57
Here are some tidbits from the open source world that might be of interest...
Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/17/2006 - 07:26
I think I'm getting the hang of this blogging thing. There are some folks, down at the end of the long tail, that will be very happy to read about the meeting I had this morning at my kids' elementary school! So, here ya' go!I attended a great meeting at my kids' elementary school this morning.
The Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI) is gearing up for a new phase of activity, and we want to hear what you are thinking about open source software and it's role in the nonprofit sector. In what ways is the connection working? How is it not? What kinds of new ideas and resources are needed? We're also looking to start conversations on how to get nonprofits involved in the open source community. How do we foster open source development in the nonprofit sector?
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/16/2006 - 10:43
There have been a lot of TCO studies, even one in the nonprofit sector that NOSI did several years ago. (It's in the primer, under case studies.)Here is yet another perspective about TCO - a very straightforward one. Linux has matured since the time that we did our TCO study, and the equation is becoming even more lopsided.What do you think? Is it time for another nonprofit TCO study?
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/14/2006 - 13:23
Anybody who deals with sending outgoing mail knows that there are a variety of approaches the big guys use to stop spam. Verizon does call back to sending mail server to verify from address, AOL throttles based on history for connecting IP, Yahoo! turns on GreyListing, etc.
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/13/2006 - 16:33
Join me at the Aspiration offices in the San Francisco Nonprofit Technology Center for the first of what we hope will be many NOSI Salons. The Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI) is gearing up for a new phase of activity, and we want to hear what you are thinking about open source software and it's role in the nonprofit sector. In what ways is the connection working? How is it not? What kinds of new ideas and resources are needed? We're also looking to start conversations on how to get nonprofits involved in the open source community.
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/09/2006 - 11:17
I was wondering how people in the NOSI community could tag their bookmarks on del.icio.us or ma.gnolia (or other bookmarking systems) and their blogs and such, in a way that we could easily find it. Should we have a 'nosi' tag? Or use a tag combination, such as 'nptech' and 'floss' or 'oss'? Suggestions?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/08/2006 - 06:42
__I'm starting off my NOSI blog with a post (one that has already been discussed at length, no less) from Jamie at May First/People Link, because it asks a question that I have been struggling with lately myself:__'*What's a political techie?*':http://mayfirst.org/?q=node/257Submitted by jamie on Wed, 09/27/2006 - 8:24am.I've been thinking recently about what it means to be a political techie, particularly around the conflicts between having a consulting relationship and a political relationship with the same 'client' or 'organization.'
We're in the process of upgrading, updating and migrating the NOSI website. Eventually, it will be on a new server, and with fresh, usable content about non profits and open source. Please stay tuned, and feel free to write info at nosi dot net with questions, or join the 'NOSI discussion list':about/lists.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/07/2006 - 13:07
'CiviCRM':http://civicrm.org/, which is, as they say, 'a powerful contact, fundraising and eCRM system that allows you to record and manage information about your various constituents including volunteers, activists, donors, employees, clients, vendors, etc.
NOSI is an organization that was started to facilitate and encourage the use of free open source software in the nonprofit sector.We provide concrete resources to help organizations choose and use free and open source software.Get in touch with NOSI using the contact form.
Here is a list of conferences in 2007 where NOSI could have a presence:* NTC in Washington, DC - April 4-6
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