New to the sector, our intrepid reporter gets the goods on ‘open’ and ‘open source’ technologies for nonprofit fundraising. Did you even know there was a difference?

By Melissa Busch

“In March of this year, we made our [software] completely open-source,” McCabe says. “We believe it was the right thing to do. It gives [organizations] control and options to get what they need.”

He says he believes MPower is the only company that has done this for nonprofits.

So, anyone can visit MPower’s Web site and download the software for free. No strings attached — a nonprofit can turn to MPower for installation and other services, or it can go to someone else.