Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I’ll do another few posts for other areas, like development, system maintenance, personal web presence, and writing. (If The web interface is great, as is the desktop applications. For sharing files, as well as providing solid file backup, I use Dropbox (it even works on Linux!). It works for multiple projects.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

My colleague Charlie Hunsaker posted the following question on the FUNDSVCS Advancement Services listserve: I have two clients who are looking for new systems and want a “cost justification” for their acquisition to share with their management. We cannot interface with other desired applications.

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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Many nonprofit organizations rely on outdated software and legacy systems, mainly because of low funds and generally restricted access to cutting edge technology. As users keep moving their business-critical applications to the cloud, they realize that there is a reduced need to upgrade their systems. A Green Initiative.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Are you frustrated with your current email system, or find it’s costing too much to maintain? Switching to a new system is always a big step, so I got in touch with the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) who have been using Google Apps for three years. What issues has OCASI run into?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

With the release of the new Windows 8 operating system and the. Each of the applications included have been through a. variety of new rich media options to make your documents, presentations, and other files more interactive and engaging. PDF to Word Doc Capabilities. converting PDF files to Word format.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

This software as a service model of computing has the added environmental and budgetary benefit of needing a less robust computer system, servers, and installed software to host these applications. And be sure and check out the great online video, Google Docs in Plain English. Additional Resources. Collaboration Tools Chart.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Once upon a time, just a little more than a century ago, every factory that wanted to run its systems on electricity had to build its own electrical generating system. Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. Lucy Bernholz, Blueprint R+D.

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