Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

From Google Wave to Google Voice , to Social Search and now Google Buzz , I think that now is a good time for nonprofits to reserve a Gmail account if they haven’t already. Unlike Google Wave, Google Buzz requires a Gmail account. I am hoping that Google Voice and eventually Google Wave will also be tied to Gmail accounts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2011

This is a very funny April Fools Day joke from Google called Gmail Motion. This is a very funny April Fools Day joke from Google called Gmail Motion. The new feature allows users to move in front of their computers to open email, send replies, etc. While obviously a joke, it isn’t a bad idea.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2013

Throughout the Google+ training, a heavy focus is placed on how Google+ is integrated with other Google Products , such as YouTube, Search, Gmail, Images, Places, and Google Mobile. The webinar will also highlight the difference between Google+ Hangouts and Google+ Hangouts on Air and demonstrate how to use Hangout Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

I’ve been using Gmail for many years. Over time, you train gmail to automatically put the important emails at the top. For example, colleagues using the #squirrel hashtag and we remind each other to focus or suggest other techniques. But to tell you the truth, I’ve had a major squirrel problem with my email.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I’ve used a variety of email clients of one sort or another over time, and I have recently just decided to ditch them, and use gmail exclusively. I use Canned Responses to provide HTML signatures when needed, and also forward all of my mail to gmail, then send out mail as other identities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. . The process to get your nonprofit started on Google+ depends upon whether you already have a Google/Gmail account for yourself or your nonprofit. When signing up for Google/Gmail, be sure to use a real first and last name.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Many organizations use Gmail to manage their email, because its generous storage space, ability to use your own domain , and system of tags and filters make it easy to organize email communications. One drawback of Gmail, however — as with any web-based email — is the need for an internet connection to be able to use it. read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Throughout the Google+ training, a heavy focus is placed on how Google+ is integrated with other Google Products , such as YouTube, Search, Gmail, Images, Places, and Google Mobile. The webinar will also highlight the difference between Google+ Hangouts and Google+ Hangouts on Air and demonstrate how to use Hangout Events.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are two ways to verify if you have DMARC, SPF, and DKIM records in place: Find an email from your organization sent to your personal or work Gmail address. In Gmail, look for an underlined “Unsubscribe” link next to the email sender information. EMAIL AUTHENTICATION See where you stand.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Throughout the Google+ training, a heavy focus is placed on how Google+ is integrated with other Google Products , such as YouTube, Search, Gmail, Images, Places, and Google Mobile. The webinar will also highlight the difference between Google+ Hangouts and Google+ Hangouts on Air and demonstrate how to use Hangout Events.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 21, 2009

You may have noticed a new link in the left sidebar of your Gmail account recently. Tasks is a relatively new-from-GMail-Labs feature that pulls together Gmail and Google Calendar to help you create and manage “to do” lists. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Google Gmail. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 14, 2009

GMail Labs to the rescue! Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Non-profit Communications Gmail. Auto-complete is a convenient and time-saving email feature, but click too carelessly and auto-complete can be a quick route to email embarrassment. Who among us has not accidentally sent an email to the wrong recipient, at least once?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. . The process to get your nonprofit started on Google+ depends upon whether you already have a Google/Gmail account for yourself or your nonprofit. When signing up for Google/Gmail, be sure to use a real first and last name.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 12, 2022

I have unlimited storage in Gmail, which is a good thing and a bad thing. Many of us resolve to tidy up our closets and garages. This past holiday season, I decided to declutter my digital life. Here’s what I ended up doing: Cleared my Email. To be honest, I had a lot of unread emails, mostly promotional and social emails, but still.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2013

Throughout the Google+ training, a heavy focus is placed on how Google+ is integrated with other Google Products , such as YouTube, Search, Gmail, Images, Places, and Google Mobile. The webinar will also highlight the difference between Google+ Hangouts and Google+ Hangouts on Air and demonstrate how to use Hangout Events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2013

If your nonprofit uses Gmail, Search, YouTube, Maps, etc., Google’s strategy of making Google+ the thread that links all Google Products together is working. Google+ can now lay claim to 359 million active monthly users and the title of being the world’s second largest social network.

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NetWits

APRIL 15, 2013

Gmail only displays the first 102KB of your message. The good news for nonprofits is that iPhones and iPads automatically download images by default (unlike most other email clients). So as mobile usage increases, your photos have a better chance of being seen. Make the most of them. Keep emails under 102KB. Shorten your subject lines.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2022

With all that bouncing around, it makes sense that email clients like Gmail and Outlook regulate what makes it into inboxes. Most sources agree that there are about 330 billion emails sent globally every single day, which comes out to 3.5 million emails per second. That is a LOT of email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Here’s an example of how Facebook, Gmail, and other apps use push notifications on a mobile phone: Push notifications can be automated from the app itself, like when someone comments on your pictures in Facebook, or sent intentionally by app developers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

Increasingly, emails are being filtered to the Promotions Tab in Gmail or to spam folders in Outlook. To add pop-ups to your website, consider using Mailmunch or OptinMonster. 5) 41% of nonprofits worldwide send email newsletters to their supporters and donors monthly. 28% quarterly, 18% twice monthly, 10% weekly, 2% weekly, and 1% daily.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In fact, most software used by nonprofits is safely hosted in the cloud i.e., Dropbox, Canva, Gmail, etc., Most constituent relationship management (CRM) software is cloud-based, thus software updates and the backup of your donor data is automatic and likely secured by the CRM software company. and requires no maintenance.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Many mailboxes, like Gmail, will only display the first 102KB of an email. People are reading while the walk, on trains, and the less they have to zoom in, the better chance you have of communicating your message. Keep emails below 102KB. This forces your constituents to download the remainder of the message. Use short engaging subjects.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Here’s how our messages showed up in iOS: And Gmail renders things similarly: This is no small matter. Campaign Monitor found that as of June 2011, iOS and Gmail accounted for up to 23% of email clients. So, that addresses what our readers saw when they received messages from us on their mobile devices or in Gmail.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Just this month, Google made crucial changes to Gmail in an effort to combat spam and improve user experience. Starting in February 2024, Google will be implementing new rules aimed at curbing the misuse of Gmail for mass promotions. If your nonprofit engages in email fundraising, these are changes you’ll need to be aware of.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Login to your Google/Google+/Gmail Account: 3. Enter donation amount and select the Google Wallet “Donate” Button: 2. Create a Google Wallet Account and enter your credit card information: 4. Process donation and opt-in for e-newsletters (the default setting): 5. View your donation receipt: 6.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Photo storage & sharing sites like Dropbox.com E-mail sites like Gmail, Yahoo mail, or hotmail Video Conferencing providers Website hosting sites Social Media How can the cloud simplify IT? It is a network of servers that allows you to access applications, files, data etc. What are some examples of services on the cloud?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Also, it’s important to note that you can not use a Gmail, Yahoo!, So, before you rush into creating a new Company Page, search multiple possibilities of your nonprofit’s name, including your acronym. Hotmail, etc. email address when claiming or creating a Company Page. 3) Set-up your Company Page!

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Gmail, Yahoo! Image courtesy of entech. Chances are good your organization is already using some form of cloud computing without realizing it. Mail, and Google Docs are all examples of cloud-based applications, also known as software as a service (SaaS). But what is cloud computing?

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 18, 2024

As of now (but this may change), Google is not counting emails sent to Google Workspace accounts in this number – just personal Gmail accounts. These changes primarily affect bulk email senders , which are defined as any email sender/domain that sends 5,000 or more messages to personal accounts within a 24-hour period.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2014

Google+ Pages have a vast tool set and Google’s quest to integrate Google+ into their most popular products, such as Search, Gmail, YouTube, Local, and Wallet, is paying off as active monthly users continue to grow. That said, Google+ is low on the priority lists of most nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2013

Throughout the Google+ training, a heavy focus is placed on how Google+ is integrated with other Google Products , such as YouTube, Search, Gmail, Images, Places, and Google Mobile. The webinar will also highlight the difference between Google+ Hangouts and Google+ Hangouts on Air and demonstrate how to use Hangout Events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

8) Do not use a Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail email address for your professional communications. Always include a salutation (Hello, Dear, etc.) and closing (Thanks, Cheers, Salud, etc.). Have you not noticed that some of the most successful people you know are also extremely good (and courteous) at email communications? yourname@amnesty.org.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 17, 2011

I miss having my Google accounts baked in so logging in with my Google account to certain apps/pages was as easy as selecting my Gmail account from a list (I have 2-step authentication turned on so logging in with my Google account is often a series of hoop jumps). Any more than I’m Google’s customer when I use Gmail.

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TechImpact

MARCH 19, 2014

An email opened in Gmail and Chrome has the potential to look completely different in Outlook. Sending an email that’s illegal is, of course, something you should avoid at all costs. You can learn more about CAN-SPAM here. Test the email on different browsers and devices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Google has been slowly merging Google Search, YouTube, Gmail, Blogger, Wallet, Photos, Location, Mobile, Videos, etc. Odds are your nonprofit has a LinkedIn Company Page. You need to find it, claim it , set it up, and post at least one update a week. 5) You are ignoring Google+. into Google+. Ignore Google+ at your own peril!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

They also own Gmail, Android, Blogger, Picassa, and YouTube (just to name a few). Again, the most successful nonprofits online today understand the power of integrated communications and utilize and integrate as many tools as resources allow. 3) To keep for-profit companies competitive and accountable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

They also own Gmail, Android, Blogger, Picassa, and YouTube (just to name a few). Again, the most successful nonprofits online today understand the power of integrated communications and utilize and integrate as many tools as resources allow. 3) To keep for-profit companies competitive and accountable.

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