Proprietary database systems, particularly for the desktop, such as Access and FileMaker Pro, have been ubiquitous in nonprofit organizations. But there are other options. This webinar will focus particularly on OpenOffice.org Base, a quickly developing open source alternative for desktop databases. We'll also cover open source server database systems, such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, and talk about how they can be implemented in nonprofit organizations.

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET

Register on the NTEN website

I'll be giving a free 14 week course on the free and open source database management package PostgreSQL under the auspices of Linuxchix. However, anyone can be involved in the course, as long as you follow the Linuxchix motto: "be polite, be helpful."

The course starts on November 19, and will be weekly lessons, with some assignments and discussion.

More info is available on the Linuxchix web site.