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Open source software applications are becoming an increasingly viable alternative to vendor provided commercial software. Jeff Walpole explores the differences between these types of software, and the pros and cons of each alternative in a new article written for Idealware, a 501c3 nonprofit that provides candid Consumer-Reports-style reviews and articles about software of interest to nonprofits. Read and download the full article from the Idealware website.

Getting money from people is harder than you might think. At least it can be for civic nonprofits and associations, where collecting donations is critical to their mission. If nonprofits are not fundraising over the Internet, they are missing out on a wealth of easy money from fast-clicking, civic-minded constituents who wish to support their cause in the quickest and easiest way possible.