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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

During the polar vortex winter 2014, telework has done some unexpected things like keeping federal government services open for business during one of the really bad snow storms. As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Tablet adoption is very brisk.

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A View of the Cloud from Brazil

Tech Soup

He is also currently the country manager for the One Laptop per Child Project. As a result, he finds that people in NGOs in the region are beginning to use cloud computing services like Google Docs and Hotmail , but are often not aware that those applications they are using are in the cloud, or what exactly cloud computing is.

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Advice for Consultants - Part 2

Robert Weiner

Even a word doc you update every time you’re on site for a client is better than notes scribbled on post-its. Don’t worry if it’s not the exact amount; just get in the habit of sending a chunk of money to the state and federal (and possibly local) government a few times a year. Make sure this is agreed to. -

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

So I’m going to encourage you, unless you’re like a mighty team of one, and that might be true, form some loose affiliated cross-functional technology governance group. So there’s tons of different models of governance, and you don’t need anything fancy, trust me. Workgroup, action group. Does that help?

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Government. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Your nonprofit can record audio files using your deskptop/laptop computer or Audioboo’s mobile app and then upload them to your own Audioboo Channel. citizens to directly petition the U.S.

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