TechImpact

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Chances are good your organization is already using some form of cloud computing without realizing it. Mail, and Google Docs are all examples of cloud-based applications, also known as software as a service (SaaS). This is great if you are planning to use a cloud system for one or two applications in your organization.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s fairly common in today’s world for some or all of an organization’s staff to work from home. During times of crisis like the one the world faces today, working from home can become a requirement for many organizations. TECH TIP: Nimble AMS is a cloud-based association management software system built on the Salesforce platform.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

By combining industry best practices such as peer-to-peer fundraising with innovative technologies like Venmo and text-to-donate, Givebutter has become the world’s #1 rated online fundraising platform, according to Capterra, GetApp, G2, and Software Advice FrontRunners. Platform Fee : Free Transaction Fee : 2.9% + $.30 Platform Fee: 2.5%

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

These hurdles are a few of the challenges facing school business offices and nonprofit organizations doing their best to evaluate and keep track of employee purchases day-to-day. Adding Security with Purchase Cards Many business professionals rely on Google Docs or Excel for their purchasing and expense tracking.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 29, 2022

This document ensures that everyone in an organization is on the same page when it comes to using language in a way that is respectful and accurate. It covers topics such as grammar, punctuation, formatting, and vocabulary that is unique to the organization. Not every organization needs a style guide. What is a style guide?

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sgEngage

JUNE 14, 2022

Traci Holinger, data and software administrator at Regis Jesuit High School, will showcase the custom insights she built to help guide the school’s direction on student support, teacher mentoring, student body inclusion (by gender, ethnicity, and religion), student engagement (in clubs, retreats, immersions, and athletics), and tuition projections.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

There are key components of advancement support missing in the current software (one of the two areas above, or Events management, or Volunteer management, or on-line fundraising, or Campaign Reporting, or…). Our current vendor has gone out of business, or has stopped supporting our current software.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 25, 2021

And while most volunteering is traditionally in-person and face-to-face, many organizations have been hosting virtual volunteer assignments for several decades. Nearly a third told me that they were now using software that they had not used before the pandemic. Using such tools, especially when they are new, can be scary.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2010

I tested PocketMirror, CompanionLink, Go Contacts Sync, gSyncIt, Google Calendar Sync, and Evernote. Here's what I've ended up with: Contacts: gSyncIt, via Google (my contacts sync to Gmail, then to the Pre). Tasks: gSyncIt, via Google. Calendar: Google Calendar Sync. Calendar: Google Calendar Sync. Dictionary.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. It must be downloaded and is available only to nonprofit organizations. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Google Mobile :: google.com/mobile. It is a must download!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Like most nonprofits, his organization is always struggling to make ends meet, and lacks the resources to support its technology as well as it would like to. After trying Google's Chromebook for his personal use, Beaty suggested that the organization try it too : A small underfunded non-profit (I volunteer there) has 11 employees.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

Many nonprofit organizations rely on outdated software and legacy systems, mainly because of low funds and generally restricted access to cutting edge technology. The cloud also eliminates the tedious tasks of installing, maintaining, and upgrading software solutions every time a newer version is released. A Green Initiative.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Given the many ways a fundraising plan can make your life easier, it’s hard to understand why so many organizations don’t have them. You’ll have the confidence of knowing when the time is right to spend money on programs, something many young and small organizations struggle with. Or the search for the perfect template. Or enough data.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Among a sea of nonprofits, today’s organizations need to do everything they can to squeeze more out of their marketing budgets. Google recognizes the power of search engine marketing and shares free access to its paid marketing platform with eligible nonprofits. What Are Google Ad Grants?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Tags: Green Office GreenTech Physical Security Privacy Running Your Organization Security Security Software Using the Web and Internet.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

If you're running any kind of organization, a suite of office software is essential — at the very least, you need a fairly good word-processing program, a spreadsheet application, and some sort of presentation software. read more )

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Nonprofits are adopting telework faster than most other types of organizations, including commercial companies. Google Drive Mobile is a free app for viewing and editing Google Docs on an Android phone or tablet. MySammy software essentially evaluates how a person spends time on a computer and/or mobile device.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Simply put, the cloud by its very nature offers you better, more effective software solutions while saving your organization time, money and effort. My own organization (a cloud vendor) looked at our core marketing messages and settled on "where business is going." Someone else handles making the software go.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

By Steve Backman, President, Database Designs To close out our month-long look at some of the best tools for nonprofits, Steve Backman tells you about some of his favorite day-to-day software. Favorite software tools are all about managing processes fluidly. Google's new Cloud Connect is not ready for prime time.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Cloud computing basically means services you use over the Internet like Google Apps, Microsoft Office Web Apps , Live Documents , or One Hub rather than installing software and housing the document or information in-house. And be sure and check out the great online video, Google Docs in Plain English. Related Discussions.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Simply put, the cloud by its very nature offers you better, more effective software solutions while saving your organization time, money and effort. My own organization (a cloud vendor) looked at our core marketing messages and settled on "where business is going." Someone else handles making the software go.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

So I’m going to try and lay out the details of what cloud computing is, and how it’s useful for nonprofit organizations. Quick definition Cloud computing is basically running applications on the web via “Software as a Service (SaaS)&#. at 5:17 am TechSoup Blog 09.16.09

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. Organizing a community and serving it well has a lot of dimensions poorly reflected in webstats alone.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2010

Ian and company had even set up a Google Doc where the audience could post their notes on the panel as it was taking place. Using the most low-tech methods of communication imaginable, the team built one of the most influential pieces of software of the last 20 years.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. gods: Flickr, RSS, Google, etc. apps out there.

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2012

Web conferencing is a technology that can be a game changer for an organization. There are a number of web conferencing options on the market today, as well as freebies like Skype and Google Hangout. Audio, video, application, and screen sharing (jpg, ppt, pdf, flash, mp3, doc). Webcam sharing (multiple users).

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In cases where an organization wants to engage in collaboration online but doesn't know exactly how, they could certainly evaluate the options and do a detailed software selection to find the "right" solution. The My Maps feature in Google Maps can help create some nice prototype map tools. Want mapping?

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Get the most out of your software investment and make an even deeper impact when you connect with a dedicated expert to analyze your current practices. Learn more “This is a lot of money we were dealing with and you can’t use Google Docs for everything. Talk to us to find the right fit for your organization.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In cases where an organization wants to engage in collaboration online but doesn't know exactly how, they could certainly evaluate the options and do a detailed software selection to find the "right" solution. The My Maps feature in Google Maps can help create some nice prototype map tools. Want mapping?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

2 ) that discusses how to lay the groundwork for board signoff on an organization's social media in initiatives. I Collaborate blog has a post about how to lobby for skype in your organization, if you're working internationally. Michelle Murrain is doing a post about 100 free and open source software tools.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

In the early 1980s, I began writing software programs for friends in various nonprofits organizations located in an office building where I rented office space. Gradually and actually pretty much by accident other organizations found us and we eventually had a very diverse clientele. We also do consulting. That wasn???t

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Annika Billqvist, Office and Technology Manager, HandsOn Bay Area When I started at HandsOn Bay Area in 2006, the organization didn’t have a long-term technology plan in place and used many different systems for communication, collaboration, and data storage. My choice was to take on a migration to Google Apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Ideal for activist organizations, CrowdVoice allows organizers to create “Voices” of protest where users can monitor and contribute links, photos, and videos of protests worldwide. It’s a creative, visual way to tell your organization’s stories of protest to your online communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Here are some good posts to better understand those options and to figure out what works for your organization. This means ensuring everyone in the organization has the capacity and access to the tools and information needed to fully contribute to advancing the mission of the organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When the Afghanistan crisis reared its ugly head again this year, a group of veterans, active-duty service members, former government officials, civil servants, and nonprofit organizations came together to work online to help individuals and families evacuate the country. The answer to how this happens is interoperability.

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