Sponsor our open source work

We love using free and open source software, and we contribute back. Two of our main tools for web development are Backdrop CMS and CiviCRM. We've contributed a variety of patches and improvements to each, and we have ported and/or maintain about 50 Backdrop modules. (Feel free to use the appropriate module's Github issue queue to report an issue, or request a feature.)

We are active in both Backdrop and CiviCRM online support channels, where we both ask and answer questions. Beyond sharing code, the community shares knowledge to educate and empower others to learn from our experience and our questions. Ask a question in the Backdrop forum or on the CiviCRM StackExchange site.

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Using Backdrop with CiviCRM

Oct 02, 2020 CEDC

As part of the recent "Backdrop LIVE" virtual conference, we hosted a session giving a top-level overview of CiviCRM functionality and integration with Backdrop CMS.

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Open Source Videoconferencing with Jitsi and Backdrop

May 06, 2020 CEDC

Video conferencing usage has spiked during this pandemic, and while Zoom has gotten most of the press, there are some other options out there. One of them also happens to be open source: Jitsi. We've begun some early work on integrating Jitsi...

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Sneak Peek: Early work on CiviCRM Blocks and CiviCRM Fields

Jul 01, 2019 CEDC

Backdrop shares much of the deep integration with CiviCRM that Drupal 7 offers. This includes the ability to create dynamic views of CiviCRM content (e.g. filterable directories of contact info), the ability to sync membership status to a...

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Why Free and Open Source Software?

Apr 25, 2019 CEDC

At CEDC, we have a bias towards free and open source software solutions in our web development processes, for a variety of reasons which are both practical and philosophical.

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CiviCRM: Like a Swiss Army Knife for your nonprofit website

Mar 24, 2019 CEDC

CiviCRM is an open source CRM (constituent relationship management) system that expands the functionality of your website in many different ways.

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Backdrop CMS: Here Be (Friendly) Dragons

Nov 09, 2018 CEDC

Mapping out a nonprofit use case for Backdrop CMS.