Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

I use Spanning Sync to keep iCal and Address Book on the laptop in sync with iCal and Address Book on the Mac (and in sync with Google Calendar and Gmail). I use DropBox to make sure I have important files with me (and to hold my 1Password keychain file s o my login passwords are automatically synced ). Maybe, but not ideal.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 17, 2010

Gantt and/or clear calendar view that includes milestones and multi-day phases - bonus if it syncs with Google Calendar. Files only as essential for project - not just to dump stuff. The biggest problem with these tools is that they are designed for teams that work with clients. Invite outside users to projects as needed.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 17, 2010

Gantt and/or clear calendar view that includes milestones and multi-day phases - bonus if it syncs with Google Calendar. Files only as essential for project - not just to dump stuff. The biggest problem with these tools is that they are designed for teams that work with clients. Invite outside users to projects as needed.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

In the rat race to do all the things we do to close out the financial calendar, here are some fun one liner horror stories to lighten your spirits from TechSoup’s Facebook page and the When You Work At A Nonprofit Tumblr , which was started by Leah Neaderthal and Leanne Pittsford, the founders of the nonprofit, Lean Impact.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Have there been any complaints filed by not-so-happy clients? Putting in the time initially to address questions like these may help you avoid the headaches later on when a problem arises + you're left having to explain why something just isn't fitting with the way your organization functions.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 25, 2010

For Google Apps administrators, the offerings in the Google Apps Marketplace seems to be a lot of 3rd party tools that pull in gApps data (Docs, Calendar, etc.) Aaron worked through the problem with me while I was on the phone with him, found it was a bug, and by that evening the problem was fixed. And the price? Not per month.

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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. IT staff set up an automatic backup of each employee's Outlook file to their server every night, to ensure that nothing was lost. Since each file was quite large, a lot of space was required to store it all.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In EveryAction’s reporting tool, you can view the number of records in each stage of the major gifts process and access individual record files at every stage. Grouping your data by the number of days until the submission deadline to help you build out a calendar in planning you next steps. grant submission deadline).

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

The current software does not interface with our current/new technical environment (MS-Exchange and Office, or Google g-mail, calendar, docs, etc.). If fundraisers (preferably senior or at least influential ones) don’t think there’s a problem, the organization is going to have a very hard time justifying a new system.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 17, 2018

An RFP is a structured, formal method of obtaining specific information from vendors, including: answers to your questions, personalized solutions to specific problems, and pricing information. Have there been any complaints filed by not-so-happy clients? However, that doesn't mean you're off the hook in terms of information gathering.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

With Lync, users can share their desktops and calendars and do live audio and video conferencing. The software essentially addresses the problem of busy people struggling to get a hold of each other whenever they need to. It includes instant messaging, phone-based audio, file distribution, PowerPoint sharing, and desktop sharing.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 1, 2011

3 Gmail accounts, no problem. Calendars & contacts were synced in what felt like seconds. No clunky calendar sync application. I’m getting re-used to the concept of a file browser on a phone again. Overall Strengths: As expected, everything Google is easy to configure and beautifully handled.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Define the problem. Develop a communications calendar for October, November, and December for each segment of your donors with key dates for each touchpoint. Consider sending the first of your final emails to everyone in your donor file who hasn’t yet given. The key to an effective communication cadence is balance.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Your time study may show you some similar problems or work habits that you can change, too. So, find a system for keeping all your to do items in one place, whether that’s on a piece of paper, in a notebook, in a Word file, or somewhere else. Time-block your week with an online calendar. Organize your to-do’s in a single list.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

But what I realized was that the whole WPA thing with my laptop added to the pile of “little problems I haven’t solved yet.&# After spending close to five hours on the X windows/driver problem I vented about last week. The problems I “solved&# by offloading the functions onto the web. I gave up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2007

I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I've had a problem for many years. Then I kept dual systems and finally about 2-3 years ago, I made a partial switch - may calendar. I have: Exported my calendar information from Outlook into Google Calendar after learning about the privacy functions and relieved that you set up reminders.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

Perhaps your donors are in the CRM, your advocates and evangelists are in an Excel spreadsheet, and your program beneficiaries are in paper files. Don't impose your own model for how technology at your organization should look; listen to the organization's performance and learn where the problem spots are.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

Perhaps your donors are in the CRM, your advocates and evangelists are in an Excel spreadsheet, and your program beneficiaries are in paper files. Don't impose your own model for how technology at your organization should look; listen to the organization's performance and learn where the problem spots are.

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Technology Phase Laptop Tech 54

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

But the lack of acknowledgement pointed to a larger problem, which at the heart of it was a lack of stewardship. Not only was I not being acknowledged as a donor, but the organization wasn't making any special effort to communicate with me differently than everyone else on the email file. So what does it mean to be a good steward?

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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. That means you can access any of your files anywhere, whether you’re on your work computer, phone, laptop or tablet—as long as you have your login info and an internet connection, you’re set. And why wouldn’t it be?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 14, 2016

We recommend that you put a reminder on your calendar to email your auditors regarding anything that might affect the audit, perhaps once a quarter (think: major transactions, new accounting standards, amendments to organizational bylaws, and so on). If you foresee a problem, take action. Keeping them updated will save you time.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 9, 2005

I'm not sure software innovation will do anything about easing ego problems, but it has certainly eased the need to travel between Virginia and Philadelphia to work on a document together. Pages can have comments, images, and a list of file attachments. Self-evident, indeed! And you think revising your Board manual is hard!

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I love having all 3,000 of my contacts on my phone, as well as my calendar, tasks, and notes. Note that alarms will still sound in airplane mode unless you either set the phone to vibrate mode or disable alarm sounds in the calendar app. As noted above, I am going to try it with my calendar to address the search issue.).

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See3

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

They will begin to feel that they can never solve your problems, that you just take and take and no matter how much they give you are still in this crazy urgent situation. In fact, if you can’t find those donors who will set up the match in the first place then you have a problem. If you say, “We need you to act today!&#

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2022

This work requires skills to resize files, convert from one file type to another, edit and crop images, and sometimes, create your own visuals and graphics. What does a web content manager do? Graphic software Web content requires working day-to-day with images, logos, charts and graphs, infographics, and other visual media.

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Profile Content Web Management 36

Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And appeals can be very specific things like your fall appeal, your calendar year-end appeal. So I’ll do something like calendar year-end appeal 2020, calendar year-end appeal 2021, and make sure the naming conventions are consistent. So it’s updating your data file with changes of address. Hey, grants.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2014

It includes hosted email, calendar, video conferencing, and access to your documents and files from anywhere. One its main advantages is that it decreases the amount of IT support needed to maintain an Exchange server and file server. All updates and other maintenance is handled by Microsoft in their cloud-based servers.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

When you discuss this problem, provide some context surrounding why it’s such a crucial issue to understand and combat. Showing them that there is a solution to the problem and that your nonprofit is working alongside supporters to bring that solution to life, is key. Invite supporters to join.

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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. get your files organized: both electronically and paper. Get files to hold all your new categories of information (esp. 2) Get a wiki. use Turbo Tax. do it ASAP. . do it ASAP.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2014

It includes hosted email, calendar, video conferencing, and access to your documents from anywhere. One its main advantages is that it decreases the amount of IT support needed to maintain an Exchange server and file server. All updates and other maintenance is handled by Microsoft in their cloud based servers.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

My job was to keep everything up and running: the network, file servers, computers, printers, email systems, etc. I kept this in the back of my head while dealing with tech issues from day-to-day and resolving the problems as they occurred. Most of the staff were used to Gmail and familiar with email, calendar, and docs services.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 13, 2022

We recommend using a digital marketing calendar to plan your content in advance, including your promotional plan. Create an audio versio n of your article and post it as a podcast episode or just upload as a SoundCloud file that you can then embed in the article to increase engagement. . Create Evergreen Content.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

I will say that it is not a problem whatsoever to find funding opportunities through multiple channels, organically through hearing about something, somebody emailing you an opportunity, etc. If they run a little short, no problem. All of that is pretty common. This seems like extra effort. What is a core narrative document?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Loomly is an online social media calendar that allows multiple users to collaborate from one master calendar. Social Print Studio enables users to download photos directly from Instagram and Facebook to create print calendars, cards, and tiny books. Loomly :: loomly.com. ManyChat :: manychat.com. Tiltify :: tiltify.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Loomly is an online social media calendar that allows multiple users to collaborate from one master calendar. Social Print Studio enables users to login and download photos directly from Instagram and Facebook to create print calendars, cards, and tiny books. Loomly :: loomly.com. ManyChat :: manychat.com. Slack :: slack.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

By doing this, you also create your personal conference calendar, which was handy for the other big reason we went with Pathable- that have an iPhone version of the tools. was a problem for some people) and while we did offer a secondary way to pay, we need to rethink this part of the conference registration. But it sucks.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000. And if I’m correct, I believe you can easily generate reports in Bloomerang to get these kinds of downloadable data points in a CSV or an Excel file, or even. It’s no problem.

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