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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

First, we created an open Google Doc where we put in the introduction language, so anyone that clicked through from someone’s blog or Twitter post would have context about what was happening (and included a numbered list up to 53, so people could easily see where to add their name and blog address). Some tweeted.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

Google Workspace Platform overview: Google Workspace for Nonprofits is a flexible productivity and communication platform with multiple apps to streamline team collaboration. This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more. Fees or limitations: The free plan is limited to one user and 500 entries per month.

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Tech Across Your Org: Social Media Collaboration Across the NYC Elder Abuse Center

NTEN

The staff received training in the basics of using NYCEAC's social media channels, as well as Google alerts, social media measurement, and blogging within either the bi-weekly calls or in-person. The social media team maintains an internal document within its shared Google Drive folder called the “NYCEAC Internal Resource List.”

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DIY Community Engagement Metrics

Amy Sample Ward

So often I find that we are too quick to say that because a website doesn’t have our domain, a tool is downloaded to our computer, or a platform doesn’t have our developers working on it that we can’t be responsible for measuring and analyzing the way we use it. It’s just not true! Metrics Tracking. >>

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31 Free And Affordable Software Options For Nonprofits On A Budget

Kindful

How you can use it: With Golden, you can run background checks, collect signups, and measure the influence of your volunteers automatically. Google Sheets. What it does: Google Sheets is similar to your standard Excel spreadsheet, where you can create rows and columns for the donor information that’s important to you.

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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement

NTEN

When it came to blogger outreach, a Google Doc was the preferred and successful tool. Epic Change used four planning tools, but much of the work was really in just two: a private Facebook group and Google Docs. Some of what they used Google Docs for included: A new form for supporters to sign up for various Missions.

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ROI for a donor database

Robert Weiner

The current software does not interface with our current/new technical environment (MS-Exchange and Office, or Google g-mail, calendar, docs, etc.). Measuring and forecasting. This is an area of new or expanded emphasis for us. We cannot interface with other desired applications. Stewarding current donors. Time-management.

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