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The Problem of Nonprofit Data and Equity

NTEN

Think of how we communicate every day: text messages are global standards regardless of carriers; the transmission of email is a global standard irrespective of whether or not it arrives in Gmail, Outlook, or some other service. What is ordinary in the corporate world is heretical in the nonprofit world.

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Cloud computing just doesn’t make any sense, or work in any reasonable way without it (have you ever tried to use Gmail on dial up?) What you should do Make an assessment – will using this online tool really save money or time, or facilitate collaboration in ways that is not possible with local apps?

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Cloud Computing in Our Stormy Present

NTEN

What that is, I think, is collaboration and evaluation, facilitated by free-moving data. Pop your gmail to Outlook. I had the chance to interview him about his upcoming NTC session , and that set me to thinking about just what we COULD do with the cloud if we were able to look beyond the bottom line. .

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

For easy access you can download all these incredible conferences to your Gmail, ICal or outlook click. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Collaborate with peers from across North America who understand your challenges. So don't wait!

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How To Get Started Thinking About Online Peer Learning Communities for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: This one of my favorite photos of a workshop I designed and facilitated at SXSW called “ Peer Learning Session for Nonprofit Social Media Managers.” Is your nonprofit facilitating online professional learning? That email exchange morphed into this guest post. What have you learned?

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Tagging helps found things stay found as well as facilitate the wisdom of the group. Create collaborative, student-authored resources. A wiki is a collaborative website and writing tool that allows people to easily contribute, delete and edit content. Hiring people.

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Open Government IdeaScale Sites Solicit Valuable Feedback but May Unintentionally Compromise Citizen Privacy

Forum One

The 24 agencies required to comply with the Open Government Directive have begun soliciting citizen feedback on how to improve transparency, participation, collaboration, and innovation in government. Agencies are using IdeaScale to facilitate two-way feedback with citizens. Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.),