It surprised me how quickly things came together. A lot of organizations stepped up to help. They knew what we wanted to accomplish and they really stepped up to help give this community a little economic boost.

Like other nonprofit organizations, we've had a tough year, and those added revenues from the signs would help maintain our level of offerings like concerts, theater and dance productions.

We just really wanted to help both of them. They're two really good organizations,

We're problem-solvers for organizations, we're team-builders and we help when things get hot. Typically we're called in when the company is in reactive mode. It would be better -- and cost less -- if we got involved sooner. But organizations are more comfortable with lawyers when conflicts become big problems.

As with other individuals and organizations, we too have seen the proliferation of source code licenses become problematic. We had 10+ Shared Source licenses, and as more and more product groups sought to use source code releases as a means to work with developer communities, this number was only going to rise further.

Organizations are realizing they can move opportunities into the virtual realm—such as mentoring or fundraising—and get more people volunteering regardless of location. They can save space in-house, which may make room for an additional staff person or volunteer, and they can take advantage of skills and resources that may not be available in their own community.