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5 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Care About Cloud Computing

TechImpact

Mail, and Google Docs are all examples of cloud-based applications, also known as software as a service (SaaS). Cloud computing, simply put, is a way for your computer to access computing power via the internet. Since so much is happening away from your local machines, you will likely require a much smaller IT staff.

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Chromebook for Nonprofits: Are Web Apps All You Need?

Tech Soup

I can migrate their Microsoft Access applications to a free Salesforce account. Now they have no need for local applications or data. They can take them anywhere they need, access all their applications and data, never worry about malware, backups, disaster recovery, etc. I use Google Docs , Zoho Writer , and Office Web Apps.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Benefit from the Cloud

Tech Soup

Many nonprofit organizations rely on outdated software and legacy systems, mainly because of low funds and generally restricted access to cutting edge technology.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 reduces the risk of loss owing to stolen or lost data, allowing nonprofits to access enterprise-level security software at a fraction of the cost to purchase it.

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A View of the Cloud from Brazil

Tech Soup

Its mission is to offer products and services that help telecenters become self-sustainable while providing low-cost public access to computers and the Internet. He is also currently the country manager for the One Laptop per Child Project. Google Docs , Google Groups , and Google Maps are also very well-known and widely used.

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Crazy for the Tools

NTEN

I also need to be able to work on the move: I need my "virtual desk" in front of me quickly, whether from my laptop or some other desk or smart device. Dropbox continuously replicates local files to a personal cloud file space and synchronizes those folders across multiple computers and mobile devices. OK, enough preliminaries.

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Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits: Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud

NTEN

Shortly after the Colorectal Cancer Coalition was incorporated as an organization in March 2005 we hired an admin, bought her a laptop and gave her a desk in a tiny single room office sublet from another organization in Washington, DC. If someone prefers to create a Word file rather than a Google Doc, that's fine. Didn't happen.

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Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits: Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud

NTEN

Shortly after the Colorectal Cancer Coalition was incorporated as an organization in March 2005 we hired an admin, bought her a laptop and gave her a desk in a tiny single room office sublet from another organization in Washington, DC. If someone prefers to create a Word file rather than a Google Doc, that's fine. Didn't happen.

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