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TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey: What We Found Out and What to Do About It Part Two

Tech Soup

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had a few months to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. Many NGOs Find Cloud Computing Confusing: Why? Cloud Contradictions in the NGO Sector. The global NGO average is 36%.

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TechSoup Global Cloud Survey Results and Cloud Donations for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

When we surveyed NGOs and libraries around the world this year about where they are in regard to using and needing cloud based IT services, we didn’t know how far things have gone toward cloud adoption. We’d love to know what findings in our 2012 Global NGO Cloud Survey you find most interesting.

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What if Cloud Vendors Go Out of Business or Delete Your Account?

Tech Soup

This week we got a great comment from a TechSoup member to our Cloud Technology and the NGO Community blog post. In our TechSoup Global NGO cloud survey we found that people in nonprofits and libraries are indeed concerned about data security in the cloud the world over. What should nonprofits do about this?

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A View of the Cloud from the United States

Tech Soup

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. About a third are using software as a service like Google Apps, or Salesforce.com, or a cloud database. What we know so far is that U.S.-based

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. The app uses its database to find out the source of the mail and will contact the sender to remove you from its distribution list. We sincerely invite your nonprofit or library tech news nominations. Social Media. Very, very cool, I must say.

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6 Reasons Why People Won’t Give to Your Fundraising Appeal Letter (and what to do about it!)

Get Fully Funded

It’s important to keep your donor database clean. Where does it draw your eye? If you’re not much of a designer, hire someone to help with this part. Make sure your mailing list is clean. When a letter is returned, update the donor’s record. When someone dies, mark them “No Mail” so their family doesn’t receive additional letters.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. The app uses its database to find out the source of the mail and will contact the sender to remove you from its distribution list. We sincerely invite your nonprofit or library tech news nominations. Social Media. Very, very cool, I must say.

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