Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

As users keep moving their business-critical applications to the cloud, they realize that there is a reduced need to upgrade their systems. 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. A Green Initiative.

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Benefit Doc Comparison Africa 36

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. Bottom line: Kintera takes some important steps to open up their application.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

We covered how to do Community Mapping (identifying the segments and goals of the community), Content Mapping (creating a plan for which content goes where, and why), and Data Tracking (pulling all the numbers together). This template, like the others, is available at that link as a public google doc that you can save and reuse.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

It also keeps you organized by reducing data redundancy, tracking donor activity, and providing automatic reports. Kindful CRM Integration: Yes, you can integrate your Join It membership data with Kindful. Hidden fees or limitations: It’s genuinely free, but you limit yourself to simple data collection.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 6, 2011

I live in Google applications (Gmail, Google Reader, Calendar, etc.) You can browse or search the docs from the little drop-down window. ’ and a whole bunch of other data on the end. I’ve been using it as my default on my MacBook and iMac for quite some time now. I’m a developer wannabe at best.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. Reliance on third party(ies).

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Hype Charity API Iowa 82

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. Reliance on third party(ies).

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Hype Charity API Iowa 76

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser. Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Having a reliable backup of their emails was extremely important, and in the cloud the risk of losing their data is much lower than when it was on their server. Combined with the knowledge that their data wasn't very sensitive, this made the cloud the better choice from a security perspective. What issues has OCASI run into?

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Case Study Google email Studies 48

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser. Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook.

Social 61

Social South America Disaster Mobile 61

NTEN

APRIL 21, 2012

We have over 100 sessions across 6 tracks at the NTC, so it's really hard to find ANY application that can display all that data in a meaningful but user-friendly way. #NTCFail 4: Online agenda. We know - it was REALLY HARD to navigate. Got suggestions? We want to hear them! NTCFail 5: Curse words on stage!

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Badge NTC Doc Lecture 92

NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

I personally liked the definition presenter Peter Campbell, of Earthjustice , used: an outsourced platform, application, or suite of applications delivered over the Internet. Platforms as a service: you rent server space, bandwidth, and the tools to help you build or customize web-based applications ( Salesforce , for example).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. Google Drive Mobile is a free app for viewing and editing Google Docs on an Android phone or tablet. It’s a really big part of our world.

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Phone NSF PowerPoint Mobile 67

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

The organization wants to capture the demographic details, as well as make sure that data is synchronized with the data they might already have on that web user, so they can track their constituents over time. In addition, sometimes nonprofits want to expose data from the CRM to the CMS. The old fashioned form of integration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge !

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

How do I navigate and write grant applications? How do I navigate and write grant applications? And the “How do I navigate and write grant applications?” So what are some of the main questions I hear from folks like you? They want to know, “How do I know what to apply for? You can select as many as you want.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 27, 2009

It’s been a little over a month since I signed on the dotted line for Common Ground , Convio’s Force.com application for nonprofit donation and constituent management. There are so many smart little touches throughout the application. Convio docs recommend a batch size of 5(!!) for donations.

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Convio Report Doc Contact 113

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

That’s why Salesforce.org invests heavily in making sure you can make use of the tools you have and focus less time on reconciling data and more on delivering on your mission. Maybe your organization uses Outlook 365 for your email, Salesforce as your CRM, Google docs for your document management, and an ERP for inventory management.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 25, 2013

It’s a bit like buying Microsoft Office or Adobe Create Suite, rather than using Apple Mail as your email application and Microsoft Word for your word processor and Google Docs when you want to edit a spreadsheet. Best of vendor vs. best of breed. A good argument can be made in either direction.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Over the past five years of trying more web-based applications than I can count to support our infrastructure and operations and increase productivity, there have been quite a few ups and downs. Even if data is repurposed across multiple services, it shouldn't feel that way to the end user. Which leads me to. Didn't happen.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Over the past five years of trying more web-based applications than I can count to support our infrastructure and operations and increase productivity, there have been quite a few ups and downs. Even if data is repurposed across multiple services, it shouldn't feel that way to the end user. Which leads me to. Didn't happen.

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Lesson Cancer Learning PDF 96

Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Open Data Kit helps you collect and manage data through a mobile app that works offline. Open Function is an automated data integration tool that connects anything to anything (think Internet of things sensors connected to water pumps in mines). is a beautiful in-browser video conferencing application with no login needed.

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Product Tools Open Source Alternative 52

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

MARCH 20, 2005

Our current assessment is that this remains a valid lesson - which is why in the next service pack, we are responding to users requests to output reports in a more widely accessible file format by adopting not DOC or XLS as some people were urging - but PDF files. Pocketing Checks We were so naive back then.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Vizify scans your Twitter account to find your most retweeted tweets, most influencial and engagaged followers, and the most common words associated with your Twitter account and then packages the data into a Twitter video that you can share with staff and followers. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. TweetCharts pulls up a wide variety of data about any word, phrase, URL, hashtag or username that’s being used on Twitter. It is a must download!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. TweetCharts pulls up a wide variety of data about any word, phrase, URL, hashtag or username that’s being used on Twitter. It is a must download!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Easelly allows you to easily to create infographics for your nonprofit by using pre-designed templates and a simple drag-and-drop process for data integration. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Drupal and google docs single sign on. Doing a google map mashup of data in Drupal. Unfortunately, the module Drake , which is meant to be a bridge allowing you to run Cake applications within Drupal, seems moribund. There is already a SSO Module for Drupal 5.x, Working with getting flickr photostreams to show in Drupal.

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