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4 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Move to the Cloud

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Cloud-based applications are more secure from cyberthreats than a typical nonprofit server environment is. Cloud applications are updated frequently, and teams of skilled cybersecurity engineers use sophisticated software to watch over datacenters. So many charities do fieldwork that this really is a significant benefit.

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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It has become arguably the most popular open source CMS, and is a very able platform for creating all sorts of great web applications. it’s absolutely an application to get to know. CiviCRM continues to mature, and is providing an interesting and important new model for nonprofit software development. Proprietary Tools.

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Step Up to AI, But Tread Lightly

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ChatGPT is a large language model within the family of generative AI systems. ChatGPT , from OpenAI, is a large language model within the family of generative AI systems. AI models use algorithms to recognize patterns, learn from specific sets of data, and provide responses based on that education.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

This virtual desktop solution connects to a nonprofit or school’s existing computer system very quickly and allows older computers to run Windows 7 and Windows applications as well as new PCs. Neverware’s pricing is a subscription model – monthly per PC fee. Adobe Creative Cloud. The nonprofit refurbisher.

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Chromebook for Nonprofits: Are Web Apps All You Need?

Tech Soup

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. QuickBooks can be replaced with QuickBooks Online.

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

TechSoup member Braided River has used a TechSoup donation of Adobe Creative Suite to astounding effect. The high production value of Braided River books is due to staff members' adept use of Adobe Creative Suite applications via their TechSoup donation. It's a very changing landscape." We started as a nonprofit.

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