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Chromebook for Nonprofits: Are Web Apps All You Need?

Tech Soup

I use Google Docs , Zoho Writer , and Office Web Apps. Surely you still need your "real" laptop to run your donated copy of Adobe Creative Suite , right? In January, Kevin reviewed the Cr-48 laptop , a Chromebook prototype. Word processing? For instant messaging, there's Meebo as well as a handful of other tools.

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Cool App Roundup: Office Apps for Smartphones

Tech Soup

The usual price for such apps is now around $10 each but some of them come preloaded on several models of smartphones at no cost. 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. is his favorite app for his iPad.

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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Microsoft Office Mobile is preinstalled on Windows Phone 8 and is available for select models of iPhone and Android phones as well. Google Drive Mobile is a free app for viewing and editing Google Docs on an Android phone or tablet.

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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Leaders can leverage the hybrid meeting model to change this by looking around the table and making sure all voices are seen and heard, whether participating on-screen or in-person. 50-50 Time Split: This model allows staff to work from home half the time. In-person participants will need to bring their own laptops).

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Advice for Consultants - Part 2

Robert Weiner

The tech underground model (loose yet organized affiliation of npo techs who share skills and back each other up) is one of the good models out there. Even a word doc you update every time you’re on site for a client is better than notes scribbled on post-its. 2) Get a wiki. Make sure this is agreed to. -

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

Bloomerang

The chief operating officer in the ’50s developed this model that is true for all of us, and it’s called the J Curve. You have to model being a coach, and you’re going to wait so you can see over time, eventually, you start to see some tangible benefits. Japanese car manufacturer, I believe it was Toyota. Make change.

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Wikis: What, When, Why

Museum 2.0

While there are some criticisms of its consensus-based model for information-vetting, there's no doubt of its success as a collaborative knowledge-creation project. This ability to organize content segments, like moving post-its around on a table, makes wikis more useful than other collaborative document creation tools like Google Docs.

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