The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Now more than ever, it’s paramount to spotlight the tireless contributions by nonprofit organizations, those unsung heroes of our society who continue to bridge gaps, effect change, and bring us closer to the true meaning of independence.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This gave them greater freedom to change their letter content throughout the year in response to special events and other business needs. Without a second thought, Apsona jumped right in and implemented code that allowed us to customize the appearance of the date/time fields within the merge doc template.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

I'm finding it very annoying to having to open an attached document from email, save it to my hard drive, and work with track changes or comments though. Wikis and wiki spreadsheets are so much more efficient than sending back word and excel spreadsheets with comments or track changes. Spreadsheets can be viewed by everyone.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Some general programs often taken for granted by contemporary nonprofit employees include Office 365, Google Docs, email software, CRM systems, and database management software, all of which can be accessed in the cloud depending on the service provider. Your nonprofit may be employing cloud computing without even knowing it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Facebook groups have changed a lot in the past year or so, and they’re more powerful than ever. Docs are like super-simple wikis, and probably the most truly collaborative aspect of a Facebook group. Docs live in a designated place within your group and are therefore not as subject to the news feed, which is more timely.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 14, 2010

As I mentioned in my post, Community, Beauty, Party, Wisdom: More Reverb 10 Reflections , one of the highlights of 2010 was organizing a virtual social change book club. Start a Google Doc where people can add ideas for future books 10. Find a handful of people who want to read the same book as you. Be conscience of page count.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

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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Robert Weiner

JULY 23, 2009

IT staff can require employees to change their network passwords regularly. Do they do that with their employees' Google Doc passwords? Does anyone think to disable those employees' access to docs in the cloud? They can't do that for cloud apps. IT staff can test the security of passwords on their own networks.

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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.) We just have to either ask them for their password or force a password reset and then log in as them and make the necessary changes. they stare blankly. I hate doing that.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 29, 2022

Third, it should be updated on a regular basis to reflect changes in the use of language. Regularly update the style guide: It’s important to regularly update the style guide to reflect changes in the use of language. If you want to create a basic style guide, you can use a Google Doc or another word processing software.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The plan in your head is too easily changed, and there’s no one to hold you accountable when you don’t complete part of it. Get a legal pad and a pen or pull up a Google Doc or a Word Doc. Your plan is a fluid document that can be changed as the situation or needs change. And start writing. Break out of your rut.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Our guide will help you sort through your options and choose the tools that will help you raise more money and change more lives. With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. How much tech skill is required? And which ones are the best?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While I always recommend you let donors know you are not in the business of offering professional legal or financial advice, and they should consult with their own advisors, this doesn’t mean you can’t inform people about changes in the law. Download Donor Letter (DOC). But also be aware these laws are always changing.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2017

Keep reading to learn about four kinds of templates that can totally change your nonprofits’ marketing strategy. Google Docs. At first glance, you might overlook Google Docs as too simplistic, but the built-in brochure, project proposal and newsletter templates give you endless possibilities. WordPress Themes.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2023

Open that blank doc and start by answering questions like: “What impact can our donors make by contributing to our mission this year?” ” Major Donor: “Elevate Conservation, Ignite Change: Unleash Your Philanthropic Vision! Step One: Create segmented messages to carry through your campaign!

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The problem is that things change. I considered making a private Posterous or blog for the docs, but I think I'm going to stick to HTML where the template is easier to edit, and I can more easily organize content and embed in Salesforce. I took screenshots with Skitch , recorded movies with Jing. Took forever.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Details like the timeline for the transition and any interim changes or responsibility shifts can help portray stability and ease any stress or apprehension felt as a result of the transition. A Google doc or Trello board can be great for organizing project-based work or listing duties. Plus, you probably want to own your story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2012

This panel will dramatically demonstrate how the practice of measurement, social media, social change, and networks have evolved over the past 5 years. ” The thesis: For nonprofit organizations there are two key processes that lead to social change: To become networked, and to use measurement. What’s Up Doc?

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Achieve

JUNE 3, 2014

What makes us care enough that we can’t escape, that we are determined to change the way we live or the thing we’re working on, that we let the issue bubble out of our mouths every time we talk to a human because we simply can’t help it? And so it just makes sense that docs are a viable tool for Millennials’ efforts toward change.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 27, 2009

Ten years ago, Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger laid out 95 principles for communicating with customers online. The Cluetrain Manifesto , sounded a visionary wake-up call that the Internet would change — was already changing — the fundamental nature of the relationship between businesses and their markets.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Epic Change is no different. Twitter is a major part of Epic Change campaigns and their daily engagement plan. ToMamaWithLove (TMWL) is no exception – but, as Stacey Monk, CEO of Epic Change, reflects, "It's a much different medium than it used to be.". Epic Change also incorporated Twibbon into the TMWL campaign.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2013

spreadsheets, Googe Docs, email services, online channels, and more? City Year , the nonprofit national service organization behind "Give a Year, Change the World," and program of AmeriCorps, recently received donations of SAP. Does your organization collect data. Is it collected in a variety of places, like Excel.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2011

Google docs will take a good long time to make it to the point where the functionality begins to match either MS Office or OOo/LO, so OOo/LO is a very good alternative to MS Office if you don’t need MS Access, and have folks able and willing to make a small adjustment to use this tool.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 16, 2017

Seema and I have started an open google doc to assemble ideas for specific things museums and museum professionals can do to resist oppression. I wanted to share some of the hope a community of change-makers felt. please add yours to our open google doc. Please check it out, add to it, and join us in taking action.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2010

gSyncIt can get my notes into Google Docs, but those don't sync with the Pre and I don't want to have to get Internet access just to read or write a note. Also, gSyncIt also brought my Google Docs into my Outlook Notes, which wasn't good. Change the Launcher from 3 icons per row to 4 (a much better use of the screen real estate).

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

What this means is that over time, your fundraising approach should change to meet the needs of your growing organization. And the more of those people you have around you, the more revenue you’ll have and the more lives you can change. Plus, life changes FAST, and you’ll need to be able to adjust quickly.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

And, because everyone loves change and learning new technology, you aren’t anticipating any challenges when communicating this decision or providing training to impacted teams across campus. It reminded colleagues that all change is incremental and to take one step at a time. . You’re switching to a new CRM solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” The book offers some recipes for culture change.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Team meetings The entire social media team participates in bi-weekly telephone calls to address "big picture" issues related to NYCEAC's social media strategy, knowledge-sharing, and training; the minutes are captured in an ongoing social media team meetings Google doc for the entire social media team to access.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

Wouldn’t that change a few things for you? Don’t worry about providing legal language or sample docs because your donors already have their own attorney who will take care of all the verbiage and paperwork. Either way, it’s all good because the donor made a big decision that could possibly have a long-lasting impact. Hey, it happens!

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Keep your templates fresh – don’t be scared to change these to keep readers interested. 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

JULY 23, 2009

IT staff can require employees to change their network passwords regularly. Do they do that with their employees' Google Doc passwords? Does anyone think to disable those employees' access to docs in the cloud? They can't do that for cloud apps. IT staff can test the security of passwords on their own networks.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2009

When you can share edits, track changes, insert comments, and brainstorm without needing to print, there's less paper wasted and a lot of pricey ink saved. The green benefit of this is that if you can collaborate online, it may enable you to commute or travel less, which means lower CO2 emissions.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

It renders documents well on the screen, nearly as well as on a laptop, and allows users to do a surprising amount of formatting, particularly within Word docs. It is also well-integrated and can store documents in the cloud to several services including Google Docs, Dropbox, Box.net, Evernote, Huddle, and several others.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Details like the timeline for the transition and any interim changes or responsibility shifts can help portray stability and ease any stress or apprehension felt as a result of the transition. A Google doc or Trello board can be great for organizing project-based work or listing duties. Plus, you probably want to own your story.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs. This new dedicated app for Google Drive will allow you to edit your Google Docs offline for the first time. When you have internet access later on, your changes will be synced up.

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