NTC 2010 "Working With Opensource Software And Vendors"
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The document discusses the importance and benefits of open source software for non-profits, emphasizing accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and community involvement. Key speakers from various organizations highlight features of successful open source tools, the significance of collaborative contributions, and the need for careful partner selection in implementation. Overall, it advocates for a shift in mindset towards investing in open source software to create a supportive ecosystem for non-profits.
NTC 2010 "Working With Opensource Software And Vendors"
- 1. Working With Open Source Software And Vendors Gregory Heller, CivicActions @gregoryheller Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM, @dggreenberg Margaux O'Malley, Grand Junction Design, @margaux_omalley Sarah Davies, ACLU WA @sarahdavies Session Code: 176
- 2. Gregory Heller Strategist, CivicActions @gregoryheller Sarah Davies Internet Operations Manager, ACLU of Washington @sarahdavies David Greenberg Project Manager, CiviCRM @dggreenberg Margaux O'Malley President, Grand Junction Design @margaux_omalley
- 3. Who Are You? Nonprofit Staff or Executives? Open Source Software Developers or Vendors? Proprietary Software Developers or Vendors? Non-Developer Consultants? Gregory Heller
- 4. What Do You Know? Are You Using Free and Open Source Software? Gregory Heller
- 5. What Do You Know? Are you sure? Desktop Gregory Heller
- 6. What Do You Know? Online Content Management Contact Management Server Stack Gregory Heller
- 7. What Is Open Source? Free Software or Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) You have access to the source code You do not have to pay a licensing fee to use it You can build on the code, modify it and redistribute your improvements Gregory Heller
- 8. Why Open Source ? No License Fees No Vendor Lock-In* Customizable Community Morality? cliff1066™ subcircle Gregory Heller
- 9. Moral? Basic argument: Non Profit $ should not go to licensing fees and profits of proprietary software companies. Investing in Free and Open Source Software advances a tool set available to those with the least among us. Watch Last Year's NTC Keynote from Eben Moglen Gregory Heller
- 10. No Vendor Lock-In & Community Signs of Good Open Source Software: Strong Community Vibrant Vendor Ecosystem Gregory Heller
- 11. About CiviCRM Designed by and for non-profits Fundraising Events Membership Newsletters Case management Drupal and Joomla integration Breast Cancer Research Fdtn, Wikipedia, Mozilla Foundation, Drupal Association … Learn more at civicrm.org` Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM http://civicrm.org @CiviCRM
- 12. Our Community Thousands of installed sites 16,000+ community members Online forum and IRC channel Local meetups “ CiviCon 2010” Dave Greenberg
- 13. Choosing Partner(s) Assess in-house resources (analysis + sys admin) Where do you need help? Design, Configure and Customize Data Migration Hosting Ongoing support and maintenance (upgrades!) Partner selection is critical Experience w/ open source + specific platform(s) Experience w/ organizations and implementations like yours (features, scale, user profile …) Best practices approach to customization Dave Greenberg
- 14. Participate and Contribute! Everyone can contribute regardless of skills and background! Give and get help on forums and IRC Improve the documentation Join or start a local meetup Promote the project to other NPOs Share a case study Spec a new feature or improvement (and sponsor or develop it) Review / test alpha and beta releases Report / help diagnose bugs Dave Greenberg
- 15. Does open source matter? “ It may be time for organizations to think about rejecting the standard “every organization for themselves” mentality of software acquisition and development, and consider investing in open source tools that enrich the sector as a whole.” Michelle Murrain - OpenIssue.com Dave Greenberg
- 16. Open source makes the world a better place Margaux O'Malley
- 17. Spirit of community and camaraderie Margaux O'Malley
- 18. An ongoing investment A way to give back Margaux O'Malley
- 19. Relationships! What makes a good… client? vendor? RFP? Margaux O'Malley
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