Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

I can migrate their Microsoft Access applications to a free Salesforce account. Now they have no need for local applications or data. They can take them anywhere they need, access all their applications and data, never worry about malware, backups, disaster recovery, etc. I use Google Docs , Zoho Writer , and Office Web Apps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2012

Here’s a few worth checking out and voting for: Connective Consciousness: Why Influencer Back Channels Work - [link] This panel I’m on with Sarah Granger, Brian Reich, and Ritambra Rana is going to rawk! What’s Up Doc? Why are Foundations so behind nonprofits in social: [link] coordinated by Jereme Bivins.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

work must be spread among staff 2.) They tackled tough questions such as: “we’ve never put together a podcast, how will we practically make this happen AND work through the learning curve?” Some of the team is dispursed, working virtually. These cloud applications enable the team to work efficiently.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

As users keep moving their business-critical applications to the cloud, they realize that there is a reduced need to upgrade their systems. Those who work within a nonprofit can benefit from the numerous team collaboration tools, including calendars, video chat, file sharing, and so on. Reduced Support and Hardware Dependency.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Quick definition Cloud computing is basically running applications on the web via “Software as a Service (SaaS)&#. 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.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

He is an electrical engineer, having worked for several years in management for large electronics companies like Philips Electronics and Advanced Micro Devices. Valter has found that the cloud applications that seem to be most popular in Brazil are the email applications, Hotmail and Gmail.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2009

You really don't need to know what the phone company or electric company does on there end to enable calls and allow the lights to go on when you flip the switch; and, you really don't want to know as long as when you plug into it, it works. I bet many of you are using a form of cloud computing without knowing it.

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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. They work by REST via POST, or JSON. The API is SOAP. apps out there.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

So often I find that we are too quick to say that because a website doesn’t have our domain, a tool is downloaded to our computer, or a platform doesn’t have our developers working on it that we can’t be responsible for measuring and analyzing the way we use it. It’s just not true! Step 3: Identify the tools.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

When it came to blogger outreach, a Google Doc was the preferred and successful tool. PHP was selected because that's what the developer volunteering to contribute the tremendous amount of work and hours was most comfortable with. But, again, that was with incredibly capable developers passionate about the work and campaign.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Telework (also called telecommuting) is where an employee regularly does their work outside of the office, usually at home or when traveling. 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. Telework By Any Other Name.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I got an iPad last summer, and after six months of heavy-duty use, I have a few suggestions for apps you can use to actually get work done. LogMeIn allows me to log into my computer back at the office and control it, opening apps, printing docs, running searches in our database. In no particular order, my favorites: Dropbox.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I got an iPad last summer, and after six months of heavy-duty use, I have a few suggestions for apps you can actually use to get work done. LogMeIn allows me to log into my computer back at the office and control it -- opening apps, printing docs, running searches in our database, haunting office-mates. Keynote/Pages/Numbers.

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NTEN

APRIL 21, 2012

We have over 100 sessions across 6 tracks at the NTC, so it's really hard to find ANY application that can display all that data in a meaningful but user-friendly way. It's honestly the very first thing we're working on for #13NTC. We know - it was REALLY HARD to navigate. Got suggestions? We want to hear them!

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 26, 2015

With seven people working from multiple cities and locations, my team doesn’t have an option when it comes to online productivity. These are the cool features we love, why it works for us and how your organization can jump on board with an online productivity tool. Why It Works for Our Organization. being on social media.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Google Docs and Google Sites are also used by some groups and not others, depending on the familiarity with these applications and individual preferences. Since they can access their mail from anywhere with Internet, working from home is much easier (previously, staff would ask coworkers to email their personal account for the day).

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. on our own servers or desktops.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The cloud refers to a number of different technical components -- from applications to databases to server virtualization to web services. This enables free services (Google Docs) and cloud vendors can offer product donations as part of their corporate citizenship programs (NetSuite.org). Reliance on third party(ies).

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Whole Whale

APRIL 19, 2024

This feature is very suited for many organizations that work with Classy. Integrations : NeonOne has several integrations, including Fundraising KIT, Overflow, LecturePanda, Fundraise Up TaxJar, Windfall Data, Grassroots Unwired, The Giving Block, Giving Docs, VolunteerLocal, Cuseum, DonorSearch, GivBee, TrueGivers, etc.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. on our own servers or desktops.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

In 2010, TechSoup's GreenTech initiative held a travel reduction campaign that we called our TeleGreen Your Work. This updated blog post from the campaign explores some ways to increase online collaboration and also reduce travel and work efficiency. The environmental impact of working collaboratively online is to reduce travel.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The cloud refers to a number of different technical components -- from applications to databases to server virtualization to web services. This enables free services (Google Docs) and cloud vendors can offer product donations as part of their corporate citizenship programs (NetSuite.org). Reliance on third party(ies).

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

With Bloomerang, donor communication works automatically and provides you with the information you need at the right time. What it does: JotForm is an online application that allows you to create custom online forms. Collaborate on grant applications or annual reports using Google Docs.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

I personally liked the definition presenter Peter Campbell, of Earthjustice , used: an outsourced platform, application, or suite of applications delivered over the Internet. Platforms as a service: you rent server space, bandwidth, and the tools to help you build or customize web-based applications ( Salesforce , for example).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

I left inspired, yet I also felt there is still a lot of work we need to do to help our peers in volunteer coordination put these ideas into practice. At the same time, volunteer service organizations need to rethink how they work and what technology they use. The Free-Agent/Fortress Dilemma in Volunteer Coordination.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

Each of the applications included have been through a. having your work stuck on a faraway computer. PDF to Word Doc Capabilities. With the release of the new Windows 8 operating system and the. nonstop commercials for the Microsoft Surface tablet, Microsoft is. making an aggressive bid to remain relevant in the increasingly.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

have worked with 1,270 NGOs and government organizations on developing skills in cloud applications and social media. In the course of this work we have found that the state of cloud adoption is largely personal (for example, Google Mail, Google Docs) and not yet institutional. A sizeable number do not even have PCs yet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

We worked with Ianncomm for the Drupal development and Frazny for the Salesforce work. It’s definitely been a lot of work for both the developers and us as a client, but we’re pretty happy with the result so far. We’re working with them to bridge another free open source CMS platform Joomla to it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. I Collaborate blog has a post about how to lobby for skype in your organization, if you're working internationally. Via NTEN blog Google moves one step closer to making desktop applications obsolete with the release of the Google Chart API.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2007

In one of my workshops recently, I talked about online web applications -- the value and benefits as well as the drawbacks. Why is that I could easily make the switch from PowerPoint to SlideShare -- from Word to Google Docs from Excel to Google Spreadsheets? It worked. And, then it got to be so shameful. So, nothing funky here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Laura Whitehead of Laura's Notebook highly recommends the recent CommonCraft video on Google Docs in Plain English. Recent studies are finding that for-profit workplaces believe that desktop applications and office documents should not have a social life. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

Can you describe your work in the nonprofit technology field? Out of all this work, a software application was born, called MEMBERS ONLY, a modular application for nonprofit CRM. I've had two other previous work situations where I worked much more closely with someone named Michael Stein. That wasn???t

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

While an incredible marketing opportunity, nonprofits need to know how the program works and how to write enticing ads if they want to see results. While we focus on designing SEO-friendly nonprofit websites , our friends at Getting Attention work one-on-one with all sorts of nonprofits to help them to harness the power of the grant.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2005

Allowing the use of your key business applications from multiple sites. But that's the problem with distributed : the work is being done with other people in other organizations or offices who are probably not going to take the time to learn the great new tool you've been experimenting with. I've tried.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

JANUARY 3, 2018

Being intimately aware of the needs of nonprofits, we went through lists of top tools on the market and compiled ones applicable to you. Many of you have used it in your personal life, but did you know they work well for nonprofits as well? Other nonprofits are applicable for low rates as well. Discount for nonprofits.

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