Here are a few interesting tidbits that have come my way over the course of the last few days
- There is a new online fundraising platform, founded by an ex-Convio person. It’s called Kimbia, and it’s got some interesting features, and seems to be focused mostly around creating campaigns. The interesting thing, too, is that their model is that they take a percentage of what you raise (5%.) No setup fees or anything else. That’s an interesting model, and, if the software is decent, sounds like it could be a good option for some organizations. But, of course, as with anything, look (a lot) before you leap.
- There are some fabulous sessions proposed for the 2009 NTC, running the whole gamut of nonprofit technology, from planning to Web 2.0, open source, etc. Vote for them, especially the one I’m helping out with (David Geilhufe is the spearhead) on open source CRM.
- I’m really psyched about the Nonprofit Development Summit, happening here, in my (current) fair city, Oakland (I love it that I don’t have to travel so much anymore.) Funny thing: it’s happening the same week as the Convio Summit, and the Blackbaud Conference. Go figure. Anyway, if you are involved in any way in developing software for nonprofits (and, I guess, you don’t code for Convio or Blackbaud, or, heck, even if you do) please make your way out to the left coast for Nov 17th.
- Speaking of Convio, Salesforce’s M.Tucker McLean weighs in on Common Ground, Convio’s new (frackin’ brilliant) fundraising app written on top of Salesforce. I’m still watching the fallout on this one. It’s going to be interesting. Under my hat is a blog post about open source and SaaS. It might be interesting.
