Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There are SO MANY nonprofit tools out there, all promising to make your work easier as you grow your new nonprofit. With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. The key is to find the right tool for the right task. .

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. Make sure that you have strong communication plans set up for the last two months of the year, even if you are working from home. Ready to get started building your own year-end fundraising calendar?

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sgEngage

JUNE 14, 2022

They had Google forms and docs, emails, databases, digital files, and even hard copy binders. This session will be moderated by Elizabeth Bottonari, senior customer success manager at Blackbaud, who spent more than ten years working in K-12 education. Improve the Process. Top Sessions Recommended by an IT Professional.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2010

I tested PocketMirror, CompanionLink, Go Contacts Sync, gSyncIt, Google Calendar Sync, and Evernote. Calendar: Google Calendar Sync. gSyncIt would probably be fine, but I already had Google Calendar Sync working before I found gSyncIt. I initially had trouble getting a bi-directional sync to work.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Your plan will: Keep you focused on what works and stop you from chasing every shiny new idea. That approach to grant writing doesn’t work, by the way. With a plan, you’ll: Be more productive because you’ll be working on tasks that move you toward your goals. What worked? But, the Valentine’s Day Campaign hasn’t worked.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

It works for multiple projects. I use it for to do lists, stuff like blogging calendars, and also the Chrome Evernote extension allows for clipping of whole web pages, which I love (there is a Firefox extension as well.). For sharing files, as well as providing solid file backup, I use Dropbox (it even works on Linux!).

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NetWits

JUNE 6, 2011

Think about the websites you most visit: Facebook , Google’s Gmail , Calendars and Docs , Yahoo , Netflix , NYTimes , Friendster –what, you don’t use Friendster anymore? Well, my point is that all of these sites have user logins. How do you use logins? What have you found successful?

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The majority of information was focused on organisations working for profit, but there were a lot of takeaways that are just as relevant in the Nonprofit world as well. Consider using a free online tool such as Google Docs and/or Google Calendar to plan when emails/communications will be sent.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Google Apps is a cloud system that can manage your organization's email, calendar, documents and sites. Many staff also take advantage of Google Calendar to manage their personal calendars. A calendar has been set up for meeting rooms, so anyone can easily tell if a meeting room is booked or not.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Determining what content needs to be written from scratch, revised and deleted and developing an editorial plan (for now and in the future) for when this work should be complete and who is responsible. Messaging hierarchy – Word doc or PowerPoint deck. Page Description Diagrams – Word doc. Methodology. Deliverables.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

Those who work within a nonprofit can benefit from the numerous team collaboration tools, including calendars, video chat, file sharing, and so on. If a nonprofit has more than one branch in multiple countries, cloud-based software allows employees to collaborate and work with each other in a seamless and efficient manner.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It's a good tool for managing email, calendars, and tasks in the office setting. We use Outlook across our entire nonprofit here at the TechSoup offices, and we can even use an Outlook web app to check our work email from home. Creating calendars for each project you work on is a handy way to stay organized.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

In 2010, TechSoup's GreenTech initiative held a travel reduction campaign that we called our TeleGreen Your Work. This updated blog post from the campaign explores some ways to increase online collaboration and also reduce travel and work efficiency. The environmental impact of working collaboratively online is to reduce travel.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

With Bloomerang, donor communication works automatically and provides you with the information you need at the right time. What it does: Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Meet— Google Workspace is a collection of Google productivity tools that help your team collaborate efficiently. Google Workspace.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Telework (also called telecommuting) is where an employee regularly does their work outside of the office, usually at home or when traveling. To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. Telework By Any Other Name.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2008

The book gives you the basic how-to's for Google's Productivity Suite (docs, spreadsheets, slide shows, gmail, google talk, and calendar). Here's how my blog book giveaways that I've been running over the past few months work: Leave a comment to this post about why you want the book. It also covers Igoogle and google apps.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

If you don’t plan your day and purposefully choose what to work on, you’ll spend your whole day fighting fires and maybe never work on the things that can help your nonprofit grow. You’ll see very quickly where you’re spending way too much time or… where you’re spending your time out of habit instead of working on purpose.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more. Top Free Nonprofit Software for Forms There are many moments throughout nonprofit work where a form can come in handy. Zoom Platform overview: Zoom is a virtual meeting platform that allows teams to collaborate and gather even when working remotely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2009

I should be asking - What SmartPhone will best support my mobile work flow and communications needs? Ability to access my google docs, calendar, and gmail - not only read, but edit. Instead get a Nokia or Android. It strikes me that I didn't ask the right question. Browse web. Decent Phone. Ability to type well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2007

Why is that I could easily make the switch from PowerPoint to SlideShare -- from Word to Google Docs from Excel to Google Spreadsheets? Then I kept dual systems and finally about 2-3 years ago, I made a partial switch - may calendar. It worked. How to synch my treo calendar with google calendar. I'm trying.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The Google Calendar crammed with notes to share this on social and send that email. We’ve tried piecing together editorial calendars and sharing them with the team for feedback, only to watch them get edited to shreds. In trots your handsome hero: the editorial calendar that actually works. The daily scramble.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

I love the excel spreadsheet topic calendar, although personally, as an individual I would probably not be that disciplined. Another option might be to use a shared google calendar. How many out there have an editorial calendar for their personal or organizational blog? Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

G Suite is Google’s collection of business apps like Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive. Google’s apps are integrated and work together to allow you to collaborate both across the apps and between members of your nonprofit, wherever they are in the world. Working together, wherever you are. Google Calendar.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

From our calendars, to our email accounts, to important documents and spreadsheets, Google is our best friend. No, this isn’t an ad (but Google, if you’re reading, we’d gladly take your money); we just genuinely think their services work best for us, and it might for your organization , too! And why wouldn’t it be? Accessibility.

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2011

We know this and are blown away by all of your hard work, every day. Every session page also includes a direct link to the Google Doc where you can review or contribute notes in real-time (and after the session is over).

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The Nerdy NonProfit

JANUARY 3, 2018

Many of you have used it in your personal life, but did you know they work well for nonprofits as well? Integrates with Google Docs, Trello and more so it can serve as the main hub for several of your tools. Top software on the market + the discounts they offer to nonprofits. Top tool for donation processing: PayPal.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

While an incredible marketing opportunity, nonprofits need to know how the program works and how to write enticing ads if they want to see results. While we focus on designing SEO-friendly nonprofit websites , our friends at Getting Attention work one-on-one with all sorts of nonprofits to help them to harness the power of the grant.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Steven: Looks like it’s working. And then, for the past 10 years, I’ve been working with countless organizations as a consultant. So I know that this works good times and bad times and I just really want to share my experience with you because that’s the way I leave my legacy. That’s how it works.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

1stfans is a new kind of membership launched on January 3, 2009 that combines in-person meetups, private groups on Facebook and Flickr, and a private Twitter feed featuring work by original artists (for more background, check out Will and Shelley's blog posts and videos ). The first was the amount of work entailed.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Open Data Kit helps you collect and manage data through a mobile app that works offline. However, there are some alternative calendar tools. You can also block out appointments in Google Calendar itself. It's also worth following Nick Pickles because he tweets about this stuff a lot. Open-Source Tools. We all miss Sunrise!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Most of the staff were used to Gmail and familiar with email, calendar, and docs services. She has been responsible for the implementation of a long term strategic technology plan and has been leading the work to ensure that IT is a natural part across the board in all levels of the organization.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

And, you know, I started way back working inside a nonprofit in 1991. Coming up like next month October will be 30 years since I started working inside a nonprofit organization. I’ve actually worked with some clients who have said, “Well, when we get our magical database, don’t say it. They’re not magic.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

Use it not only to advertise your services, but also to share files with clients, point to resources, clarify your working style/methods/contract, etc. It’s easy and cheap, accessible from anywhere, and will help you define your work. (3) every contract should have a scope of work, the more specific the better.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 31, 2011

want to move to Santa Cruz and work at my museum? You will work as the direct assistant to the Executive Director and manage the finances for the museum. Or do you know someone who might be perfect for this job?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Yammer works like Twitter--people send out short messages that anyone can read or follow. You will effectively have a departmental journal of work going on, discoveries made, major events that deserve to be discussed and memorialized. A good wiki can easily become the homebase for creative group work. I like Wik.is

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 14, 2010

All well and good, but it does't work for Google Apps or Google Docs, and it's driving me batty. Supposedly Google is working on a way to bring Account-only services to Apps , and when that happens maybe I'll rethink my plan. But that doesn't work well because 1. I use 6 different Google Apps accounts.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In my work, I’m constantly fielding questions about grants from busy executive directors without formal grants training. We don’t want you to arbitrarily and blindly head to a location and pray that it works out to be a good vacation. Keywords are things like overarching topics that describe your work, like health or food.

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