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5 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Care About Cloud Computing

TechImpact

Mail, and Google Docs are all examples of cloud-based applications, also known as software as a service (SaaS). When using a cloud-based email system from your laptop for example, your machine is not doing any of the raw computations, it is simply displaying the results of computations that are happening elsewhere. Gmail, Yahoo!

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If you're a Salesforce user, 3 great reasons to use Google Chrome

Judi Sohn

I've been using it as my default on my MacBook and iMac for quite some time now. Every time Firefox or Safari comes out with a new bell or whistle, I try it for a few minutes and then go running back to Chrome. You can browse or search the docs from the little drop-down window. I think Google Chrome is a fantastic browser.

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Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations

Get Fully Funded

It makes me want to give to this nonprofit all over again every time I look at it! Here are a few more reasons why taking the time to write an effective donation receipt will pay off: First impressions are everything. You make it easier for the donor at tax time. or Could your gift have come at a more important time?

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If you’re a Salesforce user, 3 great reasons to use Google Chrome

Judi Sohn

I’ve been using it as my default on my MacBook and iMac for quite some time now. Every time Firefox or Safari comes out with a new bell or whistle, I try it for a few minutes and then go running back to Chrome. You can browse or search the docs from the little drop-down window. I’m a developer wannabe at best.

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Chromebook for Nonprofits: Are Web Apps All You Need?

Tech Soup

Over time, they will replace every PC with a Chromebook. The first time you open a Chromebook, it's a disorienting experience. 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? It's only a web browser.

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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. As a writer, I spend a bunch of my time just trying to get a hold of people. Google Drive Mobile is a free app for viewing and editing Google Docs on an Android phone or tablet. And never the twain shall meet. Tablet adoption is very brisk.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Benefit from the Cloud

Tech Soup

Most of the processing power needed to run cloud-based applications is online rather than on an individual computer or on-site server; therefore, your data can be viewed as quickly on a hundred-dollar desktop as on a high-end laptop. For example, staff can manage vendors via Google Docs or create questionnaires via SurveyMonkey.

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