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5 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Care About Cloud Computing

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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. Green benefits. Image courtesy of entech. Gmail, Yahoo! But what is cloud computing?

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If you're a Salesforce user, 3 great reasons to use Google Chrome

Judi Sohn

I live in Google applications (Gmail, Google Reader, Calendar, etc.) You can browse or search the docs from the little drop-down window. Click it and it turns green, telling you that the ID only is on the clipboard. I've been using it as my default on my MacBook and iMac for quite some time now.

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Why Should Nonprofits Care About Cloud Computing?

Tech Soup

Current examples are Gmail , Yahoo mail , Google Docs , Salesforce , and Microsoft Office Live Workspace. A company provides access to their software applications over the Internet and you access it through your web-browser. I bet many of you are using a form of cloud computing without knowing it.

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If you’re a Salesforce user, 3 great reasons to use Google Chrome

Judi Sohn

I live in Google applications (Gmail, Google Reader, Calendar, etc.) You can browse or search the docs from the little drop-down window. Click it and it turns green, telling you that the ID only is on the clipboard. I’ve been using it as my default on my MacBook and iMac for quite some time now.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Benefit from the Cloud

Tech Soup

As users keep moving their business-critical applications to the cloud, they realize that there is a reduced need to upgrade their systems. For example, staff can manage vendors via Google Docs or create questionnaires via SurveyMonkey. A Green Initiative. Reduced Support and Hardware Dependency.

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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

Google Drive Mobile is a free app for viewing and editing Google Docs on an Android phone or tablet. Google Drive for iOS is a free app that allows you to view and edit Google Doc office documents on iPhones and iPads. There is a ton of info on how telework helps the environment and is considered part of green technology.

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A View of the Cloud from India

Tech Soup

Here is Prashant and Pooja's view of the cloud based on a survey of Indian NGOs that they completed in September 2011: Gartner has forecasted that India's spending on green IT and cloud initiatives will double from $35 billion in 2010 to $70 billion in 2015, indicating a buoyant technology outlook for the Indian industry.

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