The Three R's of Nonprofit Marketing

A cost-effective way of using technology to assist the nonprofit while employing business-to-business marketing strategies is to use open-source software. This has inherent challenges ranging from familiarity at the end-user level to technical support to compatibility issues. While these challenges persist, open-source software provides a high level of functionality and practicality while keeping costs low. The key is utilizing the software that best meets the need effectively. A useful way to determine which open-source software to employ for any business, not just nonprofits, is to remember the three R’s; research, review and read. Using the three R’s can stop potential problems before they impact performance.

The Three R's of Nonprofit Marketing

A cost-effective way of using technology to assist the nonprofit while employing business-to-business marketing strategies is to use open-source software. This has inherent challenges ranging from familiarity at the end-user level to technical support to compatibility issues. While these challenges persist, open-source software provides a high level of functionality and practicality while keeping costs low.

Next Generation Science Standards Website (Phase 3 Launch)

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) will be based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council. The bipartisan, non-profit organization Achieve coordinated the development of the NGSS. Through a collaborative, state-led process, new K-12 science standards were developed that are rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades in order to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. The Next Generation Science Standards Phase 3 launch is step 6 in a 9-step process to develop, review, revise, and publish the new national science education standards.

Managing Your Project Costs

“It’s the wild, wild West.” --Nonprofit leader speaking about the range of costs associated with building a new website. Customers submitting an RFP for a web redesign are often shocked at the range of pricing they receive back. How can one organization charge $30,000 and another $120,000 when they are looking at the same RFP?

Managing Your Project Costs

Customers submitting an RFP for a web redesign are often shocked at the range of pricing they receive back. How can one organization charge $30,000 and another $120,000 when they are looking at the same RFP?

DoD opts for OSS

The U.S. Department of Defense may teach you a thing or two about open source software (OSS). After spending years following the open-source trend, DoD technology representatives have laid out a firm opinion on open source—and it likely isn’t what you’d think.

DoD opts for OSS

The U.S. Department of Defense may teach you a thing or two about open source software (OSS). After spending years following the open-source trend, DoD technology representatives have laid out a firm opinion on open source—and it likely isn't what you'd think.

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