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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

ASU Lodestar Center

For the past year, I have been studying how volunteer managers (in nonprofits and government) have approached various technologies during the pandemic. Some rely primarily on generic workplace tools like Google Docs and Microsoft apps, but others invest in industry applications like Better Impact and Volgistics.

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How to Create a DEI Style Guide for your Nonprofit

Whole Whale

Example of a DEI style guide from The California State University Official AP Style Guide Plain Language Style Guide from US Government Huge list of all US Department style guides. If you want to create a basic style guide, you can use a Google Doc or another word processing software. Tools to create a style guide.

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A View of the Cloud from Brazil

Tech Soup

As a result, he finds that people in NGOs in the region are beginning to use cloud computing services like Google Docs and Hotmail , but are often not aware that those applications they are using are in the cloud, or what exactly cloud computing is. Google Docs , Google Groups , and Google Maps are also very well-known and widely used.

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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

During the polar vortex winter 2014, telework has done some unexpected things like keeping federal government services open for business during one of the really bad snow storms. Google Drive Mobile is a free app for viewing and editing Google Docs on an Android phone or tablet.

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Letter from Participation Camp: The Digital Divide

Forum One

Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the barrier to entry for all citizens in government decisions. The unconference was about connecting government managers and staff, public engagement experts, online tool developers, and citizens to encourage shared insights, decisions, and actions in government.

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A View of the Cloud from India

Tech Soup

have worked with 1,270 NGOs and government organizations on developing skills in cloud applications and social media. In the course of this work we have found that the state of cloud adoption is largely personal (for example, Google Mail, Google Docs) and not yet institutional.

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We've Gotten This Far

Museum 2.0

The shared google doc of closures blew up around Thursday afternoon, and in looking at it, I thought, maybe for the first time in my career, we are saving lives. Instead, the choices will be made by our donors and patrons, by our civic bodies and government offices. The choice to close wasn’t easy.

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