Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Here are some of my favorite tools and how I use them to stay organized and be productive: Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite: I cannot imagine a more important set of tools for nonprofit productivity than these free tools from Google: Google Docs , Google Sheets , Google Forms , Google Slides , and Google Calendar.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 23, 2010

Embeds : I really like that the entire dashboard is embedable – helping keep the resources and value emerging from the community accessible and transportable. I think the ability to separate resources by tab could really help. Voting : I listed this as something I like because I see potential there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

When you use the chat box, those at their own device have easier access to read. The smoothest way to collect feedback is via collaborative cloud-based documents such as Google Docs or Slides, Slack, or other collaboration platforms. 3: Consider how hybrid work schedules will influence meeting design & group dynamics.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Training and Documentation Though none of the Center’s staff regularly uses social media personally, Risa Breckman decided that the entire team should be involved in the planning and training process so that knowledge-sharing efficiencies could emerge. The resource list is really the “go to document for all things online.”

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

A staff member or volunteer with access to a browser connected to the web has everything he/she needs to fight colorectal cancer with us. This week, Google unveiled Google Apps Marketplace which allowed us to provide single sign on for some services we already use, such as Box.net for document storage. Which leads me to. Didn't happen.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

A staff member or volunteer with access to a browser connected to the web has everything he/she needs to fight colorectal cancer with us. This week, Google unveiled Google Apps Marketplace which allowed us to provide single sign on for some services we already use, such as Box.net for document storage. Which leads me to. Didn't happen.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

That includes applications from Google Documents, to Salesforce.com, to Gliffy.com , (the service I used to create that graphic.) Also, you can access the applications anywhere you go. Make sure access is secure. It also includes applications that you might develop (or have developed) that are hosted outside your network.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Family House was using a mail merge application for one primary reason: to create a mail merge document to acknowledge donations they receive. Along with the obvious cost savings, the administration of the acknowledgments became much more accessible for Family House staff to handle in Apsona.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 3, 2020

Giving your staff the ability to access key systems and data when they’re outside of the office is critically important to working efficiently. Cloud-based technology that employees can access via computer or mobile device is key to supporting remote work. Document sharing and collaborating tools, such as Google docs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. Here’s a quick overview of both initiatives. The API is SOAP.

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2011

What he envisioned was a single place for board members to go to find and add information, collaborate, schedule meetings and access reference materials, but he didn’t want the expense or effort of building a private portal like a larger organization could afford to do. “I It worked pretty well for that,” Wolber said.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. You may feel like you are doing everything yourself, but at some point you will be collaborating with others on documents, and you will need Docs and Sheets. Ask before signing up!

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

and/or tagging them in comments in your project management tool or shared document. Discover why communication tools are important to include for effective project management Google Products Shared Google Sheets and Docs work well to facilitate asynchronous work and communication at a low cost.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 29, 2022

This document ensures that everyone in an organization is on the same page when it comes to using language in a way that is respectful and accurate. A style guide is a document that provides standards for writing and speaking. However, there are some general principles that should be taken into account when creating such a document.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs. Mobile users have been able to access their Google Documents for a while now through Google’s Search apps.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If You Can’t Train In-Person, Document! Having documentation available for a new leader can often be as effective of a training tool as in-person guidance. . Having documentation available for a new leader can often be as effective of a training tool as in-person guidance. . Best of all? Logins, Lists, and Licenses.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

From our calendars, to our email accounts, to important documents and spreadsheets, Google is our best friend. Accessibility. That means you can access any of your files anywhere, whether you’re on your work computer, phone, laptop or tablet—as long as you have your login info and an internet connection, you’re set.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. Working with documents is very nearly the last frontier in which computers are still superior to mobile devices. It is free on new iPads and iPhones.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2009

The front-page headlines read " Hacker steals Twitter's confidential documents ," but the real story isn't about Twitter — it's that the stolen documents were stored online, "in the cloud." And anyone who gets access to the password of an employee with access to those online files gets access to all files shared with that employee.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

When it came to blogger outreach, a Google Doc was the preferred and successful tool. Radian6 , which was acquired by Salesforce on March 30th, sponsored the campaign by providing Epic Change with free access to the monitoring tool. To make the Google Docs even easier to share, Stacey created custom URLs for the pages using Bit.ly.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs. Mobile users have been able to access their Google Documents for a while now through Google’s Search apps.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

Dropbox also tracks versions of documents across the team. Dropbox sits nicely between formal, full featured project communications tools such as Basecamp (which we also use), Central Desktop , or Google Apps and Docs. Documentation Just recently I started using ScreenSteps from Blue Mango Learning Systems.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Early in December, Matthew Miller of ZDnet did a good comprehensive piece comparing some major office apps, including DataViz’s Documents To Go , Kingsoft Office , OfficeSuite Pro , Polaris Office comes from Infraware , Quickoffice Pro , and ThinkFree Office. Impressive as Documents To Go is, I was also interested to see what the $0.99

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

It’s easy and cheap, accessible from anywhere, and will help you define your work. (3) document your work (for yourself, and the client): configurations/settings, inventories, assessments, options, recommendations, decisions, plans, budgets, meeting minutes. - Check in on this periodically; it may change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2008

Otherwise easy to lose track of where you've documented what in an internal wiki davidLeeking give all staff access, make it easy, say you want their contributions Seth Schneider Prepopulate the wiki with documents/information that people inherently need to access. They'll see the utility and it will spread.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Encourage Regular Use of Approved AI Tools Many of the tools your team uses regularly already have some AI functionality, like Zoom, Google Docs, and Canva. Document under what circumstances you expect potential grantees to use AI as part of their application responses.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

Each student signed in to the collaborative Google document to indicate that they were in attendance. Well, maybe the student didn’t delete the whole roll sheet – maybe it just got moved into the document header. So I started using collaborative Google documents. If you share a document, someone may corrupt it.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

You can use pencil and paper, an Excel document, or an online tool like Clockify which lets you click ‘Start’ and ‘Stop’ every time you begin or end an activity. Google docs and sheets www.Google.com – For shareable documents and spreadsheets that multiple users can work on simultaneously.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This means ensuring everyone in the organization has the capacity and access to the tools and information needed to fully contribute to advancing the mission of the organization. For example, working as a team on a large report using a tool such as Google Docs allows each person to work on it at different times.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 17, 2024

2024 People: We can just use the free GPT tools to create and edit our documents. How much do you want to take that chance with your company’s internal documentation like HR reports, unpublished research, risk audits, and personally identifiable information? Challenge : What is the common thread between these stories?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

From a GreenTech perspective, we mean something specific: a succession of online sessions over time that allow people to communicate and work together on long-term or shared projects, often by developing common work-plans, documents, presentations, meeting notes, and other work products that all participants can use whenever and wherever they want.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

G Suite is Google’s collection of business apps like Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive. Nonprofits can access the G Suite Basic collection without any charge. As you can all work on projects at once with Google Docs, and easily share information through the various apps, it will become easier than ever to work efficiently as a team.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Carefully consider fee structures to find the right balance between access to features and a high net donation amount. Although it may seem like this is an easier way to manage data, it comes at the cost of the following drawbacks: Security: What happens if your computer is stolen and someone gains access to all of that donor data?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

If you've ever worked with a consultant or collaborated with a colleague in another organization, you probably hit a roadblock when you realized that that person didn't have access to an internal system. I've lost hours of work because two people were unknowingly working on different versions of the same document.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

all of your documents across all of your Windows devices, so they can be accessed from anywhere. All you need to do is save documents to your. Never again will you have to email yourself a document or risk. PDF to Word Doc Capabilities. Have you ever had to type out an entire PDF document because you.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

With the personal email to notes feature, fundraisers can easily document their email conversations with donors. Please note that users will have separate, unique BCC email addresses for each committee to which they have access. These addresses should not be shared, as doing so may cause emails to be attributed to the wrong user.

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