TechImpact

JULY 14, 2014

This is especially attractive if your nonprofit has agents out in the field, or several different satellite campuses across the nation. Instituting a cloud interface that enables all employees to work from the same interface, regardless of their location, is key to aligning an organization’s many different moving parts.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Flying cars on the commute to work? Holograms of people working from home that day? Maybe you see whole cities looking different. While some of these things are far off (or farfetched) the work place is a maturing, changing environment. When you think of the future workplace, what images come to mind?

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TechImpact

MARCH 19, 2014

Passive content gathering is when you are working throughout the week, aggregating links, content and information as you unintentionally stumble over it. If there are flaws in grammar, typos, or anything that might suggest unprofessional, your hard work could end up in the trash quicker than you can blink. Personalize.

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TechImpact

JUNE 24, 2014

Whether to make us work harder, or make a little bit of extra cash , Facebook’s new algorithm has made the social network a pay to play model, making it difficult for nonprofits to penetrate their Likers’ news feeds. But, with a little bit of extra leg work, there are ways to increase your chances of being seen. Create a pivot table.

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TechImpact

JUNE 12, 2014

The truth is, when the two work together in harmony, some pretty incredible things can come of the collaboration. And that’s good news for your nonprofit that is constantly looking to maximize the effectiveness of the tools it already has, and in some cases, add a new tool that works in harmony with the rest of its arsenal.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 28, 2014

However, mismanagement of volunteers due to other budgeting restraints could turn a fun, giving-back experience into a stressful, this-feels-like-work one. Here are our top 10 tips for managing your volunteers, especially if you’re working with a small budget: Look like a team. Can’t afford shirts? Define best practices.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Your CRM, or constituent relationship management system, is a digital catalog that works for your nonprofit when correctly utilized. A CRM is central to so many different functions your nonprofit needs to fundraise and work efficiently. Customization. What to track. Getting Started.

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TechImpact

MARCH 31, 2014

Maybe it is the work you do in exotic locations, or even just when you campaign downtown. selfie – Take a picture of your CEO being interviewed, or your social media manager takes a selfie with the staff working in the background, or something completely unique. fromwhereistand – Take a picture of what your work looks like.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 3, 2013

“Where I’m from, jail and death before age 18 are the two major options, but I wanted different,” said Christopher Snow, who because of ITWorks is now working as a Technology Services Technician for the large international consulting firm, Accenture. 75% of graduates are working at a full-time position within 7 months of graduating.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 29, 2014

However, mismanagement of volunteers due to other budgeting restraints could turn a fun, giving-back experience into a stressful, this-feels-like-work one. Here are our top 10 tips for managing your volunteers, especially if you’re working with a small budget: Look like a team. Can’t afford shirts? Define best practices.

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TechImpact

JUNE 18, 2014

Whether an current employee’s time, or you hire an agency to handle the work for your nonprofit, implementing an effective strategy will take time, effort, and ultimately, some kind of investment. Each platform has a unique audience, a different set of dedicated users, and has different types of content go viral.

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TechImpact

APRIL 21, 2014

Here are ten simple ways nonprofit executives, or employees, can get more creative at work. Work backward. It is simply important that you have a goal and are actively working to achieve it. Propose an interesting caveat to your normal meeting routine by swapping roles, having people work in teams to accomplish a common goal.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Make sure you’re clearly outlining how this technology will make their work and daily lives easier. Whether on the road, working from home, just somewhere with a faulty internet connection, files that may have been inaccessible are not a click away. There’s an expert for just about everything, and Office 365 is no different.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 27, 2014

This ultimately requires more staff in the field to babysitting, instead of working. In contrast, an engaged volunteer is not only more reliable and self-sufficient, but is also more likely to work with your nonprofit in the future or become an advocate for your cause. Get social.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 2, 2014

High risk work areas. Because of the nature of many nonprofits, employees working in the field in high risk areas face additional security problems concerning their hardware. Because of this ever changing work environment, it is easy to imagine a nonprofit is extremely vulnerable to accidental or intentional theft of data.

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TechImpact

MARCH 5, 2014

By doing so you are ensuring the different departments your nonprofit is working in sync with one another, instead of working against each other. To see success in your nonprofit’s content marketing campaign, it is imperative that your nonprofit aligns its marketing goals with its content marketing campaign.

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TechImpact

APRIL 3, 2014

On-site servers are not scalable, a thing of the past, and borderline ridiculous; while cloud servers allow contemporary businesses the ability to work exactly how they need to. The difference is like choosing whether or not to breathe. Try taking your server farm with you the next time you travel for work and see how far you go.

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TechImpact

JULY 15, 2014

Whether they be donors, employees, volunteers, partners, sponsors just someone who likes to read your blog, nonprofits are leveraging technology to allow the public a looking glass into the inner working of their organizations. Why is this important? It’s important because transparency builds trust.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Sometimes solving your data driven problems is as simple as taking a step back, taking a deep breath, and tackling a problem from a different direction. Before going on a binge data collection spree make sure that you have an end goal in sight and a measurable goal to be working towards. Bite size chunks are more digestible.

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TechImpact

APRIL 1, 2014

This will highlight your work with stories and all the great ways you’re completing your mission, enticing volunteers to get involved with your nonprofit. Although, filling a volunteer with just the right candidate can be the difference between completing and falling short of your mission. Build awareness. Fill out a volunteer posting.

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TechImpact

APRIL 24, 2014

It works by decoupling the two network systems that decides where traffic is sent, and the systems that forward traffic to a defined destination. These are all different options for cloud computing services that your nonprofit can take advantage of. Who will know how to fix it if everyone has a different device?

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Put your volunteers to work where they are most comfortable–tweeting from their phones about what is going on in real-time, with their real opinions. Volunteers are just as important as donors, they bring man-power to your charity and work in the field at no cost to help your organization make the world a better place.

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TechImpact

JULY 8, 2014

Because CRMs have so many capabilities, and are so pliant, your configured CRM may function very differently than the CRM the vendor provided to you. A used guide is a step-by-step instruction guide that can cover data entry, reporting, policies, field definitions, and information on how the work should be flowing.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 7, 2014

Investments, changes in work flow, and a host of potential problems when implementing the tech are all daunting challenges to face. Do not be hesitant to ask for extra support when necessary, it could be the difference between you accomplishing your goal, and falling just short. Image courtesy of Column 5.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Here are some things nonprofits should know about a virtual user interface: You won’t know the difference. When you accidentally spill your coffee on your computer or drop your work laptop, you risk losing all the data on the hard drive. An article on BNews explains what virtual desktops are and how they are being used.

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TechImpact

APRIL 7, 2014

Image courtesy of Thin Difference. We all think investments should make work easier. Everyone knows it’s a good idea to invest in their nonprofit’s technology. But, not everyone knows how to make the most of that investment. The tech world especially is filled with buzz words. What we expect from our investments.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Despite 10% of the American workforce working in the nonprofit sector, nonprofit organizations still rely heavily on volunteers to complete its mission. That being said, nonprofits everywhere are constantly looking for enough volunteers, to bolster up its roster.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2013

So in terms of keeping costs low and getting more bang for your buck, compare some CRM solutions and assess the cost difference. If that program crashed or corrupted your data, would you be able to operate without it seriously crippling your daily work and goals?

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Here are some some nonprofits already using Office 365 to make a difference, by spending less time and money on technology maintenance and more time on their foundation’s mission. With 80-90 employees working remotely across the United States, the National Development Council was looking for a better solution to staying connected.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2014

but because we allow social sharing to be monitored on over 92 different websites, we were able to measure and track its proliferation across the internet. Whether it be more links embedded in content or popups that prompt interaction on other sites, converting 1 page view into 2 takes work. Share volume.

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TechImpact

JULY 17, 2014

The truth is that search engine optimizing content can be tedious and difficult, but the results can be well worth the work. billion donation from Warren Buffett might something to scoff at, but to most nonprofits, that money can make all the difference in the world. Go ahead, we’ll wait right here. Enlightening, wasn’t it?

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TechImpact

MAY 26, 2014

Utilize different content to engage different audiences. Whether it be telling volunteers their hard work is what made everything possible, or reminding donors their dollars changed the lives of so many people. Link back to your Facebook post and give them the opportunity to share the post.

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TechImpact

JUNE 23, 2014

Computers and technology have enabled humans to work faster than ever before in history. All of these problems and more are guilty of muddied processes, slowing down work flows, and ultimately getting in the way of your nonprofit accomplishing its mission. Say an employee needs to work from home one day unexpectedly.

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TechImpact

MARCH 6, 2014

Dell is famous for receiving 25,000 mentions across their social media channels in 11 different languages every day. Or, if your nonprofit’s already actively engaging social media interactions, it can show your already hard working social media staff just how much good they’ve been doing! Filter out the unimportant information.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Google Analytics alone has 9 different categories, with 46 subsections listed underneath them. Total reach: In Facebook’s attempt to generate more advertising revenue ( it worked ), they’ve effectively squashed the amount of organic reach an organization’s posts on the popular social media site can generate. That’s a lot of data.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 22, 2013

With each group comes a different message, which might not be easily displayed in a single editorial calendar. Excel is a classic information organization tool and great if you work in a smaller nonprofit with a sole content manager.

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TechImpact

JULY 10, 2014

Generally speaking, though, most content can be lumped into one of several different categories. Blog posts: These can be about events you’re planning or have run, updates on what you’re currently working on, or newsworthy stories that were not covered by the traditional press.

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