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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

First, we created an open Google Doc where we put in the introduction language, so anyone that clicked through from someone’s blog or Twitter post would have context about what was happening (and included a numbered list up to 53, so people could easily see where to add their name and blog address). See the Google Doc for links.).

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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement

NTEN

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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Case Study: Use Google's Free Tools to Animate Your Data

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It's relatively easy for nonprofits to create these charts: Just upload your own data into Google Docs – the data can be on any topic of interest to your organization – build your animation, then grab the code to put on your site/blog.

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Email in the Cloud: A Google Apps Case Study

Tech Soup

Google Docs and Google Sites are also used by some groups and not others, depending on the familiarity with these applications and individual preferences. For staff who like doing other work in the cloud, having access to Google Calendar, Docs and Sites is great as well. What issues has OCASI run into? How have they been dealt with?

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Webinar Recording: Google Apps 101

Tech Soup

Email in the Cloud: A Google Apps Case Study. 615 KB DOC). Watch the recording below and check out the slides. Please visit the site to view this media). Additional Resources. Worksheet: Is Google Apps Right for Me? Technology Planning Resources. Video: Getting Started with Google Apps. Google Apps Boot Camp Recap.

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Vote for these SXSW Nonprofit Panels

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Panelists will deliver their case studies in verse and the authors will provide expert feedback. What’s Up Doc? You can vote for our session here. There are many, many interesting nonprofit and social change panels in the panel picker. New Tools for Digital Justice - [link] – coordinated by Mike Medow.

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11NTC Round-Up: Your Posts, Highlights, and Take-aways

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Check out notes taken by session attendees throughout the conference using Google Docs , too! Session Materials If you attended the conference, visit myNTC for individual session pages, links, notes, and more. If you did not attend the conference, visit the SlideShare event to review presentations.

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