Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

When it comes to technology, you get what you pay for. Pay annually and you’ll get 3 months free. Flywheel will handle migrating your site for free and they’ve got the process down. In case your site is ever hacked, their team will fix it for you for free of charge. 2) Flywheel :: getflywheel.com. Daily backups as well.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

In Back to the Future , Doc Brown gets the cable plugged in -- yes, just in time. But the goal of IT alignment is to use technology to support and enhance the work you do to meet your mission. It's free for NTEN Members! NTEN Members can register for this FREE webinar right here. Intro to Google Analytics (9/24).

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And they give it all aways for free (except standard credit card fees or 3rd party costs like Stripe). Their founders cover the overhead cost to keep the Forever Free Pledge going, and as such they’ve been able to share the wealth with the Malala Fund, Girl Scouts, StoryCorps, and March for Our Lives. For Basics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Part-website, part-smartphone app, this tool enables free group texting between small groups of people.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. . A Google doc or Trello board can be great for organizing project-based work or listing duties. Each of these solutions is free for nonprofits. .

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Byte Technology

MAY 31, 2016

One great resource is statuscake.com, which is priced from about $400 per month to absolutely free depending on the level of service you desire. Using a combination of their free services—Google Spreadsheets, Google Docs and Google Scripts—you can actually construct your own uptime monitoring page to track any number of websites.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2010

Flickr Photo: peppy sis Most people probably wouldn't put Earth Day and technology together, but you and I know that's just silly. This fantastic doc from MIT will walk you through your office to help you pinpoint places where you can do more to help Mother Earth. The first step is to admit you have a problem, right? Print green.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

This year’s winners will be announced March 14th, 2014 at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Washington D.C. Just a simple click of the mouse gets you involved with cause video and making an impact for organizations doing important work!

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 12, 2009

There are many ways to publish any RSS feed on your own website — Feedburner’s BuzzBoost feature, and Widgetbox, for example, among a host of other methods including a Google Docs trick — but lately I’ve been using a free service called Feed Informer, for several reasons.( Tags: RSS Widgets Non-profit technology Web 2.0

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. . A Google doc or Trello board can be great for organizing project-based work or listing duties. Each of these solutions is free for nonprofits. .

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

Download this free recording from Blackbauds webinar about setting your goals for #GivingTuesday. Toms Aguilar , Progressive Technology Project; Yee Won Chong , Fundraising Consultant; Nadia Khastagir , Design Action Collective; and Chris Tuttle , Tuttle Communications. Here''s what they said.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

Whenever I learn about a new concept or trend in technology, I try and think about how nonprofits and libraries could use it or benefit from it. The movement has huge potential for nonprofits and public libraries, but it still has some ways to go in the overall technology sector. Doc Searls on VRM. VRM: A Quick Explainer.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2012

Check out all the awesome resources, opportunities, and summer learning programs on the docket for this summer: Superstar member Heidi Massey created this handy Google Doc full of free/low cost tech resources for nonprofits. We're looking for a project that fuels social change through technology. The best part about it?

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] Ongoing conversations in the Cloud The team accesses a shared Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) folder. She blogs regularly about the intersection of social media, nonprofits and technology at Community Organizer 2.0.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Like most nonprofits, his organization is always struggling to make ends meet, and lacks the resources to support its technology as well as it would like to. I can migrate their Microsoft Access applications to a free Salesforce account. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can be replaced by a free Google Apps for Education account.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2011

Oh, and did I mention it’s free as in beer, too, instead of adding a couple of hundred bucks or more to the price of a new PC? It does have a drawing program, an XML editor, as well as a math equation editor, in addition to the standard word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool and database. So what are it’s weaknesses?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! In any event, Kintera’s API goes a long way to help organizations be freed from yet another data silo, and they are free. Extensions also include the pantheon of Web 2.0

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NTEN

MAY 24, 2012

Even though many of us are entrenched in the intersection between our work and technology, we often struggle with finding ways to make our lives simpler. Many of us in the nonprofit space know how much effort goes into organizing large, annual events.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

See how technology is enabling Indian NGOs , a U.S. NetSquared is organizing technology-for-social-good events all over the world. Hone your digital storytelling skills with Connecting Up’s free webinar, Digital Storytelling with SlideRocket , on Thursday, July 26 at 6 p.m. provide effective technology training.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Some popular Android office productivity tools include: Microsoft Office Mobile is a free app for personal use and allows you to view and edit Microsoft Office documents on an Android phone or tablet. Google Drive Mobile is a free app for viewing and editing Google Docs on an Android phone or tablet.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

Many nonprofit organizations rely on outdated software and legacy systems, mainly because of low funds and generally restricted access to cutting edge technology. This reduces dependency on limited IT resources, freeing up employees to focus more on their core objectives. What can cloud computing do for nonprofits? A Green Initiative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

It takes you through the technologies and tools for each channel for different goals and offers up lots of case studies from organizations such as National Wildlife Federation, Red Cross, AARP, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, American Museum of Natural History, SEIU and others. Click to see larger version. Encourage brainstorming.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Many participants agreed that sharing documents in the cloud over services like Google Docs simplifies working together: you can access your documents from anywhere and don't need to worry about the headaches that can arise from sending documents back and forth via email. "Not free trips."

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

When it came to blogger outreach, a Google Doc was the preferred and successful tool. Radian6 , which was acquired by Salesforce on March 30th, sponsored the campaign by providing Epic Change with free access to the monitoring tool. To make the Google Docs even easier to share, Stacey created custom URLs for the pages using Bit.ly.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

This new program is rolling out this month in 39 states offering $10 per month broadband Internet program to low-income families with children who are eligible to receive free school meals. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S. A number of U.S.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

Anyone can start with a 2GB free account, which will do for most projects. Dropbox sits nicely between formal, full featured project communications tools such as Basecamp (which we also use), Central Desktop , or Google Apps and Docs. TechSmith also makes cool free/paid video capture Jing as well more complex Camtasia – all good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

At the same time, volunteer service organizations need to rethink how they work and what technology they use. The Free-Agent/Fortress Dilemma in Volunteer Coordination. Training could also be done virtually with videos or through shared docs on a wiki. Supervised or supported service. Recruitment is just the start.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

If you want to geek out on that stuff, feel free to give me a call, but most folks care about what they can do with cloud solutions: what cloud solutions enable. This enables free services (Google Docs) and cloud vendors can offer product donations as part of their corporate citizenship programs (NetSuite.org). Cloud Basics.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

If you want to geek out on that stuff, feel free to give me a call, but most folks care about what they can do with cloud solutions: what cloud solutions enable. This enables free services (Google Docs) and cloud vendors can offer product donations as part of their corporate citizenship programs (NetSuite.org). Cloud Basics.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2015

Technology and Volunteers Make It Happen. To collect and organize data, the team members used Google docs and Google forms. The local library is a great place to hold a community event because a) it's centrally located and b) you can reserve a room for free! How to Spearhead Your Own Community Guide.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

If you’re looking at your technology budget and wondering whether you’re getting your money’s worth, join Digital Strategist & Technology Coach Maureen Wallbeoff and learn exactly how to harness the power of your technology to help your organization grow. They’re just technology.” ” I love it.

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2010

Service providers should conduct training on free tools, such as Google Docs, that are more widely available for those on tight budgets. Here, you can find opportunities for volunteering your web or technology expertise: Do Something.org. Here are some additional volunteer service web sites I tracked down after our discussion.

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2012

Web conferencing is a technology that can be a game changer for an organization. One of the significant issues with any services that are cheap or free is reliability. Audio, video, application, and screen sharing (jpg, ppt, pdf, flash, mp3, doc). From now until the end of July 2012, we are offering off-the-shelf pricing of 19.9

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Homer’s first recommendation to encourage collaboration is to eliminate distractions by being mindful of how technology can get in the way, and to try to be present. Additional questions and comments were welcomed in the TechSoup forums where the conversation continues, and feel free to post your tips in the comments below.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Full-fledged applications that live in the cloud: for example, Google Docs , Microsoft Office 365 , Zoho , or NetSuite. Security and management are in the hands of "trained, dedicated experts," which frees you up to focus on your mission, rather than the grunt work of technology maintenance. Transition incrementally.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

If you're running any kind of organization, a suite of office software is essential — at the very least, you need a fairly good word-processing program, a spreadsheet application, and some sort of presentation software. read more )

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

I know a lot of the free site tools, wikis like wetpaint.com, keep trying to move to become more social, and let the audience/membership interact more – that is definitely related. We’re working with them to bridge another free open source CMS platform Joomla to it. at 3:50 pm CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) 01.26.09

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