A selection of nonprofit-applicable software news and articles from the last couple weeks....
Whiteboarding Tools and Technology Miniguide (Kolabora)
Another great mini-guide from Kolabora - this one on tools that allow you to show applications and whiteboard remotely. It provides an overview of typical features and then mini-reviews of 18 different tools.
The Center for Disease Control's Second Life (Spare Change)
A terrific, detailed case study about the Center for Disease Control's involvement in the online virtual world Second Life, with an emphasis on the outreach potential and the organizational politics of ventures like these.
Donor Management Software Comparison (TechSoup)
TechSoup talks to eight donor management database vendors and summarizes what they had to say in a useful matrix.
The State of Open Source software for Nonprofits (NetSquared)
NetSquared has released (okay, a little belatedly) a podcast of the State of Open Source panel from their conference in the spring.
Social Bookmarking Showdown (Wired)
A useful set of reviews of the top social bookmarking software, with overviews, ratings, and detailed reviews.
Web-Conferencing Tools: Right for You? (TechSoup)
A broad overview of a number of web-conferencing tools, including information on pricing and a few features.
Beta Lauch of ChipIn, a fundraising widget for blogs (ChipIn)
An interesting new service that allows you to integrate a paypal donation feature with a thermometer graphic onto your blog or website.
A Roundup of Widgets (Beth's Blog)
Beth Kanter experiments with widgets - prepackaged functionalites that you can add to your blog (to add a poll, say, or pull in Flickr images) - and reports back
