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5 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Care About Cloud Computing

TechImpact

Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and Google Docs are all examples of cloud-based applications, also known as software as a service (SaaS). Cloud computing, simply put, is a way for your computer to access computing power via the internet. Chances are good your organization is already using some form of cloud computing without realizing it.

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Tools I use: basic workflow

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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. Evernote rocks my world.

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Nonprofit Engagement: Why Website Logins Matter

NetWits

Think about the websites you most visit: Facebook , Google’s Gmail , Calendars and Docs , Yahoo , Netflix , NYTimes , Friendster –what, you don’t use Friendster anymore? Some are required for any access at all, while others reserve certain features and functionality for those logged in.

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A Month with the Palm Pre

Robert Weiner

Here's what I've ended up with: Contacts: gSyncIt, via Google (my contacts sync to Gmail, then to the Pre). gSyncIt can get my notes into Google Docs, but those don't sync with the Pre and I don't want to have to get Internet access just to read or write a note. Tasks: gSyncIt, via Google. Calendar: Google Calendar Sync.

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20+ Nonprofit Tools You Need to Get Your New Nonprofit Up and Running

Get Fully Funded

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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Keep Better Contact Records with the Personal Email to Notes Feature

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Instead of copying and pasting email text into contact records, the ‘Personal Email to Notes’ feature will allow you to push the text of your Outlook, Gmail or other email communications with your supporter automatically into the supporter's EveryAction contact record.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

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?