Open source

Connecting Your Website with Salesforce

You can capture valuable information on your website to improve the relationships you have with stakeholders, clients, and your community. Learn more »

501 Tech Club Austin: Joomla

Join the monthly gathering of Austin, TX area nonprofit technology folks! When: Monday, June 15 Where: Austin FreeNet Offices, 2208 Rosewood Ave, Austin, Tx  > See Map and RSVP on Facebook Joomla! is one of the leading Content Management Systems around. Explore Joomla and the benefits of open source CMS , including the many abilities to extend the software for e-commerce, discussion forums and CivicCRM (contact, contribution and event management). Speakers: Rich Vazquez, CISA, CISSP is the Lead Programmer for Community Impact Newspaper’s Joomla! based impactnews.com focusing on hyperlocal news coverage. He has been using Joomla for 10 years (back in its Mambo days). Sarah Mangum, the web producer for Community Impact Newspaper (impactnews.com), who has put thousands of the newspapers articles online will also be available for answering questions about using Joomla on a day to day basis in a high production environment. Organizers: Dale Thompson, Austin FreeNet and David Neff, American Cancer Society > Join the Austin 501 Tech Club online discussion list by registering here first, then joining this group!  Learn more »

SF Bay Area Drupal Camp 2009 - Intro to Drupal for new users

Please join us for an all day introduction to building Social websites using the free and open source software, Drupal. Where: San Francisco at SFSU's downtown campus at Market & 5th Streets (in the Westfield Mall) When: Saturday, June 6th Who: The event is hosted by the Information Management Systems Association, iMSA, http://imsa.sfsu.edu and your local Drupal users group. Registration is  Learn more »

Idealware Online Seminar: Comparing Open Source CMSs: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Plone

Open source content management systems (CMS) are particularly attractive to the nonprofit community because of their cost-efficiency, but what do these systems actually do? And what are the differences between the most common CMSs? Learn more »

Drupal 101: Getting Started

If you are considering Drupal, or are just getting started with your implementation, then this session is the perfect place for you to start.  We'll cover how and why open source CMS's and, in particular, Drupal, are particularly suited for nonprofits.  Then, we'll talk about the key out-of-the-box functionality and design best practices to help you get your version set up correctly, right fro Learn more »

Practical Application: How to fund and implement your CMS

Drupal can do many amazing things, but you'll need time and money to make it all happen.  In this session we'll talk about some of the development and funding strategies you can use to really customize Drupal and make it it work for your organization. Learn how to develop a long-term technology plan and prioritize needs.  Learn more »

Drupal Modules: Fundraising and eCommerce

Once you've built a community on your website, you're going to need a way to manage it.  The integration between Drupal and CiviCRM means that you can use manage that community and your website for fundraising and eCommerce as well.  This session will cover the basics of using CiviCRM with Drupal to manage communications, raise money, and track the results.  Learn more »

Drupal Modules: Community Building

Drupal is much more than a content management system.  There are dozens of modules that can help you engage your community in your mission.  From blogging to video to calendars to discussions, you can find a module for just about any kind of community building you can think of.  In this session, we'll cover some of the most popular modules, how to evaluate their usefulness, and where to find t Learn more »

Open Source Uncovered: What a Department of Homeland Security Scan Reveals about Open Source

A SD Times Webinar Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 1:00p.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. PDT Launched as a joint venture with support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Coverity's Scan site began providing static source code analysis to open source developers in March 2006. Learn more »