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Web 2.0 Experiments, snafus and stumbles

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

So I did the usual, gave up my gmail password. So people who were in my gmail address book, and in Spock, got a request for trust from me, not knowing where it came from. Spokeo takes your gmail, aol, or yahoo address book and, looking at a wide variety of web 2.0 Then, for the creepy part. I joined Spokeo.

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Cloud computing just doesn’t make any sense, or work in any reasonable way without it (have you ever tried to use Gmail on dial up?) I think this model may become more prevalent, as organizations are not going to comfortable letting vendors store their data, but will want to take advantage of RIAs like Gliffy or Google Docs.

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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement

NTEN

When it came to blogger outreach, a Google Doc was the preferred and successful tool. Epic Change used four planning tools, but much of the work was really in just two: a private Facebook group and Google Docs. Some of what they used Google Docs for included: A new form for supporters to sign up for various Missions.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

GoFundMe Platform overview: GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that has helped raise over $25 billion in donations since 2010. This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more. Fees or limitations: There is a transaction fee of 1.99% and a fixed fee depending on the currency used.

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Case Study: Moving to Google Apps

NTEN

We planned to execute the migration at the end of March 2010, which would give the staff 3 months of training before the switch. The data loss was minimal and on January 5th 2010, the email service was up and running again. Most of the staff were used to Gmail and familiar with email, calendar, and docs services.