Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

The event was hosted by Google on its campus in Mountain View, California, which is home to some of the most cutting edge technologists in the world. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night. I can feel it all over, it’s a hit!” said Stevie. Thanks Stevie!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

Key benefits of using WP Engine : Daily Backups – full copies of your site’s important files are automatically made every day off-site saving you a lot of time. WP Engine’s automated service keeps the core software up to date so you don’t need to worry about it. Consider using Google for Nonprofits because it’s free.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

Just as you’ve finally settled into the shift from Universal Analytics (UA) to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and started to get a handle on its new metrics, Google has yet another deadline for organizations to meet. On July 1, 2024, Google will permanently remove access to all Universal Analytics data.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 4, 2023

That’s why nonprofits outsource to nonprofit mail experts as their donor file grows. Also, if you do need to outsource your printing, your printer may require press-quality art packages made by professional design software. Save the file in its original format and in the format your design software requires for mail merge.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

At Google, Bard becames Gemini. from Open AI, and (as mentioned above) Gemini from Google. Microsoft offers Copilot for Microsoft 365 as a paid add-on , Open AI offers ChatGPT 4 as a paid subscription, and Google is making Gemini Advanced available for a monthly fee. The steady drumbeat of new features continues.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2018

At first, I was getting occasional errors like, “Unfortunately, Google Maps has stopped working.” I tried rebooting, wiping the system cache, wiping the cache for every app, uninstalling apps, rolling back to earlier versions of apps like Google Play, and a variety of other fixes suggested by folks around the web, with no relief.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 21, 2013

Over 3 years ago, I wrote a blog post about my quest to find decent project management software for Fight Colorectal Cancer. Why aren’t you just using Google Docs?” ” Yes, some of what we’re doing in Smartsheet could be done in Google Docs. Right now we have 389 active sheets in our Team account.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This means their software is designed to be used by donors at auctions so that they can easily bid on items. Boardable — Top Fundraising App for Board Management Boardable is powerful nonprofit board meeting software that enables your leadership to communicate virtually. Plus, OneCause is a mobile-bidding platform! Compliant reporting.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 11, 2013

A great example of an IaaS is Amazon Web Services which provides users the ability to store, backup, and access files and information. Google App Engine, Force.com and Microsoft Azure are all great examples of PaaS. Software as a Service (SaaS). Google Apps is a great example of this kind of cloud computing.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Your next step is choosing specific software tools that can help you get it off the ground. Make it easy for your donors with donation software. Payment options – Google and Apple Pay and in numerous currencies. Available in multiple file formats. Stay in touch with email software tools.

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Achieve

MARCH 6, 2023

Another great place to start is good ol’ Google. Attendees must keep a credit card on file with the organizers upon arrival to the auction. Let auction software do some of the work for you. Online auction software can take some pressure off your organizers and improve the attendee experience.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There are two major players: Google Workspace , formerly known as G Suite, and Office 365. With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. Google products are widely used in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. A paid account is about $150 a year.

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Byte Technology

JULY 12, 2016

To understand just how prevalent website hacks are, consider these statistics: best guess estimates show that there are nearly one billion sites currently active and, according to Internet giant Google, anywhere from two to five percent have an “Indicator of Compromise” at any one time.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 23, 2021

No matter how you use these leads, you’ll need CRM software and an email client to help keep you organized. The data can be collected by the retrieval app, exported in different file types, sent to sponsors connected to the event, provided to each trade show booth exhibitor, or sourced for networking breakout sessions.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 11, 2010

opening the room at the right time, filtering questions, and managing the recording so we have a file we can post afterwards. I record the webinar from my VMWare Fusion Windows 7 virtual machine, upload the file to our Vimeo Plus account , embed back on our website. I got the file the next day and I couldn't do a thing with it.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

When you upload a video to the tool, the software uses AI to detect text and timecodes. Once your subtitles are final, you can download the video with captions or as a separate subtitle file (SRT, TXT, VTT). This handy ALT Text tester can be added as an extension for Google Chrome users.

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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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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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Global Giving

MAY 22, 2018

Understand if you need to get permission from your manager or IT team to install new software on devices. Make sure any software you install will not compromise the security of your data. Use antivirus software and keep it up to date. Use security keys, RSA keys, or apps like Google Authenticator when available.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 17, 2010

We don't have a server so we don't want desktop software. So frustrated that none are singing to me the way Salesforce or Google Apps did when I first tried them out. . - Dashboard shows status of active tasks - not just recent activity. Files only as essential for project - not just to dump stuff. We already use Google Talk.

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Judi Sohn

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Google, take the silly “beta&# off of Gmail already. What I wanted was a better way to do shared comment reviews from Acrobat desktop software. Instead of maintaining a separate WebDAV server account as we had been doing, we could use Acrobat.com to store the comment layer of the PDF files I distribute for staff review.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2015

Throughout the course of this series, we'll gather together all of the files you'll need to create this poster, including the font, the photo, and the logo. You can find the download link for this Photoshop (PSD) poster file and more below. Click the.zip file link and download the file. Logo File (.eps,

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

With Google's mobile operating system, Android, you can link your phone or tablet data with your personal Google account. Backing up your phone or tablet information to your Google account is a snap on phones running Android 4.1 " Be sure to specify which Google account you want to back up your data to.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 17, 2010

We don't have a server so we don't want desktop software. So frustrated that none are singing to me the way Salesforce or Google Apps did when I first tried them out. . - Dashboard shows status of active tasks - not just recent activity. Files only as essential for project - not just to dump stuff. We already use Google Talk.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Ransomware — malicious software that locks your data or otherwise compromises your computer in an attempt to extort money — is not a new threat. But according to Haley, a new form of ransomware doesn't just lock your files; instead, it threatens to publicly release your data unless you pay up. Ransomware with a Twist.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 23, 2021

No matter how you use these leads, you’ll need CRM software and an email client to help keep you organized. The data can be collected by the retrieval app, exported in different file types, sent to sponsors connected to the event, provided to each trade show booth exhibitor, or sourced for networking breakout sessions.

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CauseVox

APRIL 16, 2021

Here’s how you can benefit from the new Ticketing software on CauseVox: Get More Ticket Sales With Easy Ticketing Forms. Here’s how: Mobile-optimized ticketing forms make it easy for supporters to purchase a ticket on any device with a credit card or 1-click mobile payment options like Apple and Google Pay.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2007

I'm working on a screencast (Google Analytics) and I'm not an expert in using the software. Do you stick to your comfort zone and only make screencasts on the topics that you know like the back of your hand or do you stretch and venture into a topic or software that is not only new territory but may be difficult to learn?

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

Too often, nonprofits (and their board) choose to keep using clunky and out-of-date software that makes it hard for donors to give. Unlike other clunky software platforms, this fundraising experience is a smooth one for the donor. CauseVox now offers Paypal, Google Pay, and Apple Pay as mobile payment options for users.

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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. Additional Resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Since our upgrade to a premium website hosting service, the speed of Nonprofit Tech for Good has improved to 98/100 in Google PageSpeed Insights for desktop and as a result, Google Search is once again our top source for referral traffic. 5) Update your software often and backup your data daily. and requires no maintenance.

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Forj

MAY 18, 2021

These products include Skype, Google Hangouts, and FaceTime. Video conferencing software’s use for video interviews is also on the rise due to its expanded capabilities. An added benefit of one-way video interviews is best explained by Kevin Miller, Director of Growth at Open Listings: “We had used Google Hangouts and Zoom.us

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Project management software helps organizations manage the complexities of. Check out this TechSoup article on figuring out which type of project management software fits your requirements. them, makes files accessible from anywhere, and it is fully integrated with Google Apps. Luckily there are a. They equip. They equip.

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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. Within a personal file space, you can define shared folders with others.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2024

Since our upgrade to a premium website hosting service, the speed of Nonprofit Tech for Good has improved to 91/100 from 68/100 in Google PageSpeed Insights for desktop and as a result, Google Search is once again our top source for referral traffic. 5) Update your software often and backup your data daily.

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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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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Over 90 percent of businesses report using cloud solutions now, and many software companies are in the process of moving to it or already have. Cloud computing software and services are delivered over the Internet and are accessed mostly through our web browsers. It's closer to renting than buying software. Benefit #1: Cost.

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