Resource Roundup 11/16

Here's the highlights from the last week or so of resources tagged with "Idealware" on del.icio.us. Thanks for the tagging, David Noble, David Zeidman, and Craig Weinrich! Keep it coming! If you see a good article or resource that would help nonprofits choose software, tag it with "Idealware"

Web CMS Requirements Survey Results (UC Davis)Publish Post
The results of an informal survey of universities on what CMSs they're using, including license, implementation, and staff costs

Selecting a Learning Management System (Mission to Learn)
A few tips and a presentation on how to select a learning management system

RE-Decoded - Using Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge API for integrating applications
A blog dedicated to Raiser's Edge integration topics

Wiki Tips: Joining an Existing Wiki (Software Dave)
Using a wiki is different than other media. This article provides some suggestions for making the transition.

RSS in Plain English (CommonCraft)
A gentle introduction to how to use RSS - a powerful and straightforward way to follow news and information.

The twitter post: txt for conferencing and consultation (Tim's Blog)
Case study and a number of interesting ideas about using twitter for conferences and youth organizing

Philanthropy on Facebook (Newsweek.com)
Case study of an organization using Facebook to raise awareness of breast cancer

Top Five Ways to Raise Money for an Independent Project (Social Actions)
Summary of online tools that you can use to do distributed fundraising campaigns for projects that aren't nonprofits