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 [2], David Zeidman [3], and Craig Weinrich [4]! 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 [5] (UC Davis)Publish Post [6]
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 [7] (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 [8]
A blog dedicated to Raiser's Edge integration topics

Wiki Tips: Joining an Existing Wiki [9] (Software Dave)
Using a wiki is different than other media. This article provides some suggestions for making the transition.

RSS in Plain English [10] (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 [11] (Tim's Blog)
Case study and a number of interesting ideas about using twitter for conferences and youth organizing

Philanthropy on Facebook [12] (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 [13](Social Actions)
Summary of online tools that you can use to do distributed fundraising campaigns for projects that aren't nonprofits