So I’m back and as promised, here’s what I have to report. I definitely went to the big city, both literally and figuratively. San Francisco and the Nielsen Norman Group seminar respectively – both a bit like Oz. They were exhausting and exhilarating in equal measure. While I was already a bit intimidated by the [...]
South by Southwest is everything they say it is and probably a whole lot more. This being my first year, I was dutifully overwhelmed with the sheer number of options for learning, inspiration and fun.
As the year ends you can always count on donation appeal emails and lots of online lists like recaps and top tens. I pulled together some of the best that deal with nonprofit technology into a list of my own.
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a big fan of Idealware, the nonprofit that does research and publishes information on technology for other nonprofits.
So it comes as no surprise that I have been delighted to work on the 2010 Comparing Open Source Content Management Systems: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Plone report. It includes unbiased detailed reviews with a feature summary, as well as a directory of consultants.
All nonprofits using Sprout would be wise to contact them and see what can be done for your organization. Plus more info from Facebook fan pages, of all places
Just about a year ago the service went from free to fee and although there are probably more alternatives now, my post about what else is out there may come in handy again.
More Fun with Open Source Content Management
I’m really thrilled that the Idealware report comparing 4 top-notch open source Content management systems is now available. And the CMS Showdown at SXSW makes a handy companion too!
Great Resources on Vendor Websites
One of the great things about working in the nonprofit sector is the spirit of sharing and helping one another succeed that I continue to find among organizations and consultants for online technologies. But vendors also offer valuable resource sections…
Minimum Usability Testing: Now there’s no excuse not to do it.
According to the author of the web usability bible “Don’t Make Me Think” Steve Krug, testing one user is 100% better than testing none and testing one user early in the project is better than testing 50 near the end. To that end, I’d like to suggest testing 5 or 10 more often and found a couple of services that make it possible.
Sproutbuilder Update and Alternatives
Updated information on Sproutbuilder’s nonprofit plans and a quick look at some other online widget tools.
