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		<title>Blog has been moved to http://blog.orangeleap.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt McCabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since we have changed our name to Orange Leap, we have moved our blog to blog.orangeleap.com. All posts and comments below you will find on the new blog. Everything has been moved, with the exception of Subscriptions.
If you had subscribed to this blog previously via feedburner, please go to the new blog and select your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=228&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Open Lessons from the iStore</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy McCabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, you may or may not have heard about Ethan Nicholas from Wake Forest, North Carolina.  He is the developer whose bills were piling up so he had the idea to build a an iPhone app in his spare time.  Over $700,000 later he&#8217;s amazed at how the open and collaborative community works.
The details are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=223&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fundraisers Embracing the Open Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt McCabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time last week I was at the DMA Nonprofit Federation conference in Washington, DC. Along with all the usual sessions looking at fundraising innovations, new media channels and last year&#8217;s success stories, cost-cutting and efficiency seemed to be the buzz words of the day. This is no surprise given the times, but what got [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=200&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So, what does it mean?</title>
		<link>http://mpowersystems.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/so-what-does-it-mean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt McCabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The below video is an excellent reminder of how quickly and powerfully the world is changing.

After watching this, I had a few thoughts relating to nonprofits and technology when they showed that final question, &#8220;So what does it all mean?&#8221;

Flexibility and adaptability are key
In the coming years, many potential donors could increasingly be foreign, speaking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=189&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The World is Open</title>
		<link>http://mpowersystems.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/the-world-is-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt McCabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy new year! After a December blogging hiatus, I thought I would begin 2009 with a bit of a reflection on 2008 (novel I know). Really it is more of personal observation that has come after the busiest year of travel in my life to date.
In 2008, I spent significant time in 9 countries including [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=172&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We Want Collaborative Criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt McCabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read an excellent dialogue on WSJ.com between the founder of Wikipedia and the editor-in-chief of Encyclopedia Britannica. It was a good exchange and one in which both sides made valid points. Jimmy Wales, the founder of  Wikipedia, made a point that resonated particularly deeply for me: “We are open and transparent and eager [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=162&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OSS Adoption Becoming Ubiquitous</title>
		<link>http://mpowersystems.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/oss-adoption-nearly-ubiquitous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt McCabe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovations for Nonprofit Organizations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gartner recently came out with a new report on open source software adoption . The wholesale adoption of open source software (OSS) across the enterprise seems to continue unabated. The firm found that 85% of companies are using OSS somewhere in the enterprise and that the remaining 15% plan too within the next 12 months.
Considering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=158&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Open Source Advantage: Simple, Powerful and Low-Cost</title>
		<link>http://mpowersystems.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/open-source-advantage-simple-powerful-and-low-cost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy McCabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a great post by Matt Asay the other day referencing how during SalesForce&#8217;s user conference, the company pressured a hotel to move their competitor, SugarCRM, to another hotel. 
SugarCRM is a competing product that has grown very quickly. The product is not only robust, but it is open source and very inexpensive. As Matt [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=150&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Community First</title>
		<link>http://mpowersystems.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/community-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy McCabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
I am so excited about our announcement today that Matt McCabe is joining MPower as Vice President of Community. This is all about the ethos at MPower that puts community first. Always.
Noticing Matt&#8217;s last name, you may be wondering if we are related. Matt is my brother and, naturally, I am thrilled about getting to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=133&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Crisis Makes Open Source Clear Choice</title>
		<link>http://mpowersystems.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/economic-crisis-makes-open-source-clear-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy McCabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed recently that the pundits are aptly noting the growing importance of open source software. With the economic crisis, everyone is looking to cut costs and they will naturally look toward open source.
A great article in Express Computer relates that “Gartner predicts that by 2010 it will account for 20% of the global [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpowersystems.wordpress.com&blog=1222770&post=126&subd=mpowersystems&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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