Doc Seaman Amateur Sport Grants now open for applications
Charity Village
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The Calgary Foundation‘s 2023 Doc Seaman Amateur Sports Program is now open. The grant request deadline is noon on November 15 of each year.
Calgary Foundation accepting applications for the Doc Seaman Amateur Sport Grants
Charity Village
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The legacy of legendary philanthropist Doc Seaman lives on through the Daryl K. The purpose of grants from the Fund is to support: All aspects of amateur ice hockey in Canada on a nation-wide basis; Initiatives that encourage young people to learn about, enjoy and […].
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Get Organized and Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity
Get Fully Funded
JULY 13, 2021
Here are some of my favorite tools and how I use them to stay organized and be productive: Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite: I cannot imagine a more important set of tools for nonprofit productivity than these free tools from Google: Google Docs , Google Sheets , Google Forms , Google Slides , and Google Calendar.
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124 Smartsheet: Frustrated with online project management no longer
Judi Sohn
JULY 21, 2013
Why aren’t you just using Google Docs?” ” Yes, some of what we’re doing in Smartsheet could be done in Google Docs. It’s an Excel/Google Doc-like online app that generates spreadsheets that are more dynamic than just rows & columns. Right now we have 389 active sheets in our Team account.
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Strategies for Powering Learning Through CRM Go-Live and Beyond
Connection Cafe
DECEMBER 9, 2019
And, because everyone loves change and learning new technology, you aren’t anticipating any challenges when communicating this decision or providing training to impacted teams across campus. The Four Stages of Learning . Learn and understand the different work that people do. The decision has been made. YEAH RIGHT ! .
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Member Round Up: Summer Learning!
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. Fortunately, the NTEN community is making it easy this year. The best part about it?
Nonprofit Volunteer Management: Three Tips to Increase and Maintain Engagement
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 29, 2022
Learning this type of information about your volunteers can help your organization best utilize each volunteer to further your mission and even extend your internal team’s work. Shockingly, according to a Software Advice research report, 52 percent of nonprofits are still using Excel and Google Docs to run their development operations.
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Your 2022 Guide to Blackbaud’s K-12 Conference
sgEngage
JUNE 14, 2022
Blackbaud’s virtual K-12 Conference , July 19–20, 2022, will bring together thousands of K-12 professionals and industry-leading experts for two days of thought leadership, shop talk, and shared learning experiences. They had Google forms and docs, emails, databases, digital files, and even hard copy binders. Use the Tools.
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Making Facebook Groups Rock for Nonprofits – Guest Post by Miriam Brosseau
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 7, 2011
Note from Beth: While many of us focus our attention on FB pages, Facebook groups can be a good platform for nonprofits to use for informal peer learning groups, getting feedback from your post passionate fans , or to cultivate and support a brand ambassadors group. Finally, events, like docs, also have a comment stream attached.
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Best Practices for Managing and Organizing Volunteers in 2021
Volunteer Hub
JULY 23, 2021
Even though it is possible to create volunteer profiles via Excel spreadsheets and Google Docs, it is not a sustainable process, especially as your volunteer program grows. Learn more about volunteer registration. Want to learn more about organizing volunteers? Create Realistic Goals. Check out how VolunteerHub works. .
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What Can Apsona Do for Nonprofits?
Cloud 4 Good
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Without a second thought, Apsona jumped right in and implemented code that allowed us to customize the appearance of the date/time fields within the merge doc template. To learn more about how Apsona for Salesforce can help you get the most out of your nonprofit organization’s technology, reach out to Cloud for Good today.
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AI Prompts to Jumpstart Your End-of-Year Fundraising
sgEngage
AUGUST 22, 2023
Open that blank doc and start by answering questions like: “What impact can our donors make by contributing to our mission this year?” Make an impact today—pledge your support to build three exceptional education centers where children can explore, learn, and grow alongside nature’s marvels.
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Practical tips to prepare your association for virtual work
Nimble AMS
APRIL 3, 2020
Document sharing and collaborating tools, such as Google docs. Learn more about how Nimble AMS can help your staff manage your association no matter where they are. Here are some examples of essential tools for communication and collaboration: Web-based video conferencing tools, such as Zoom. Project management tools, such as Asana.
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Create, Edit, Share Docs Online with Free Microsoft Office Apps
Wild Apricot
JUNE 11, 2010
If they're simply leery of learning to use new software, the new (free) Office Web Apps from Microsoft may help you get past that collaboration roadblock.( You’re keen to collaborate online, but other members of your nonprofit team are dragging their heels? read more ).
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Recap: Community Organizing Tools from the Experts
NTEN
AUGUST 28, 2014
We learn new community organizing tips and tools from them all the time. As we all know, the nonprofit tech community is loaded with smart and thoughtful organizers who give their time and efforts to help the rest of us do the good work we do. Leave a comment below!
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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action
Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 12, 2010
Here are some reflections about how we used crowdsourcing techniques for a very fast-moving campaign and lessons learned that may apply to your work. See the Google Doc for links.). It was a bit of fun mixed with experiment, and I think it was really successful. And we wanted it to be easy to do – write a blog post! Some tweeted.
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How Purchase Cards Simplify Nonprofit Accounting
sgEngage
JUNE 15, 2023
Adding Security with Purchase Cards Many business professionals rely on Google Docs or Excel for their purchasing and expense tracking. Learn more about how Purchase Cards can streamline your processes and how real organizations are using them by visiting our Purchase Card solution page.
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76 Creating Strong Passwords
Robert Weiner
JULY 29, 2009
The recent theft of confidential documents from Twitter's Google Docs account points out the dangers of insecure passwords. NTEN's blog discusses the details of the break-in and lessons we should learn from it. The chief lesson: good passwords are key to good security. .
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4 Resources to Transform Your Nonprofit’s Marketing Strategy
NonProfit Hub
JULY 17, 2017
Keep reading to learn about four kinds of templates that can totally change your nonprofits’ marketing strategy. Google Docs. At first glance, you might overlook Google Docs as too simplistic, but the built-in brochure, project proposal and newsletter templates give you endless possibilities. Welcome to the world of templates!
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Top 4 Web Hosting Providers for Your Nonprofit’s WordPress Website
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 16, 2019
In this article, you’re going to learn about four web hosting providers that your nonprofit should consider using if your website uses WordPress. Resources Deluxe – their blog, ebooks, help docs, and design trends are seriously useful and well designed resources that any nonprofit marketing team should check out. . Wrapping Up.
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20+ Nonprofit Tools You Need to Get Your New Nonprofit Up and Running
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. You may feel like you are doing everything yourself, but at some point you will be collaborating with others on documents, and you will need Docs and Sheets.
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How to Keep Your Virtual Meetings on Track, Inclusive, and Engaging
Top Nonprofits
AUGUST 3, 2021
Throughout the session, we’d divide into smaller groups or pairs to learn from each other more collaboratively. Here are five guidelines I’ve created after learning from experiences over the past year: 1) Design the technology experience with the lowest barrier to entry. 4) Keep learning and adapting with each group.
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The Ultimate Nonprofit RFP Guide
Whole Whale
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
We’ve been through the RFP game countless times and have managed to learn a few things that we wanted to share in an attempt to help you through this frequently convoluted process. We recommend creating an excel doc to track the bids and give grades across desired criteria for each vendor.
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Tools I use: basic workflow
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 12, 2011
I’ve learned how to circumvent that annoying thing of “Sent on behalf of&# in gmail – use the SMTP of the email alias you’re using.). And, like all consultants, workflow involves documents and spreadsheets, and for that I mostly use LibreOffice , although sometimes using Google Docs makes sense for collaboration.
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Tech Across Your Org: Social Media Collaboration Across the NYC Elder Abuse Center
NTEN
JANUARY 14, 2013
Also, using a team approach, we all learn and grow together, increasing our organizational capacity to use social media. They tackled tough questions such as: “we’ve never put together a podcast, how will we practically make this happen AND work through the learning curve?” The knowledge doesn't just reside with one person."
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Lame spam of the day: spam mashup
Robert Weiner
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
Visit here now to learn more -. Here''s the whole thing (minus the links): act. tryanew-typeofphonehere.us by [46.105.137.34] by tryanew-typeofphonehere.us with ServerM 2.7.3 ESMTP; Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:58:09 +0100. Tired of the Tradtionial Phone System? Then a VOIP Phone System is for You. Search for a provider now. end admsgs here -.
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112 Upcoming Webinar November 7: Leverage Data for Mission-Driven Orgs
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 29, 2013
spreadsheets, Googe Docs, email services, online channels, and more? This free webinar will help you find solutions and learn from another organization. Is it collected in a variety of places, like Excel. How can you bring all of that data together in one place to serve your. organization's needs? Pacific time (2 p.m.
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Getting Started With Planned Giving
Get Fully Funded
JULY 21, 2022
If you’re new to planned giving, it can be a bit daunting to learn all the different types of ways these gifts can be made. In Fundraising 101, we learn about the donor pyramid and how different kinds of donations fit into the overall picture. The donor decides and specifies in their will what you’ll get.
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Working in the Stratosphere: Cloud-Based Tools, Services, and Opportunities
NTEN
MAY 1, 2012
Learn more and register. Learn about the latest and greatest online fundraising platforms and how to leverage them to raise money for your organization. In this webinar, you'll learn about tools for Communicators. Tools covered include: Box.net, Cloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Docs, Office 365, and iBackup.
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59 Reflections from #MFOM14: Email Marketing, Fundraising, and Visual Communications
NTEN
AUGUST 5, 2014
The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!). Here''s what they said.
CiviCRM Developer Camp
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MAY 3, 2009
But I learned a lot, and thought I’d share some of what I took away from that day. I also learned about CiviCase, which is actually present in 2.2. It’s quite good, and there are some useful docs to see it at work on the CiviCRM wiki. I got to spend one day at CiviCRM developer camp this week. and it is awe-some.
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Grab This Fundraising Plan Template for New Nonprofits
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 1, 2024
Lucky for you, fundraising planning is a skill that can be learned, and it won’t be long before you’re on your way. Hey, just stick around and keep reading this blog and you’ll learn A LOT!) Yes, there’s both art and science to a good appeal, and you can learn how to do it in a way that motivates people to give.
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A Month with the Palm Pre
Robert Weiner
MARCH 5, 2010
gSyncIt can get my notes into Google Docs, but those don't sync with the Pre and I don't want to have to get Internet access just to read or write a note. Also, gSyncIt also brought my Google Docs into my Outlook Notes, which wasn't good. Calendar: Google Calendar Sync. Notes: Evernote. Usability.
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Vendor Relationship Management: Why Nonprofits Should Care
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. Doc Searls on VRM. To get a better sense of VRM in context of nonprofits, we spoke with one of the movement's volunteers, Doc Searls.
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Internet Strategy in a World of Ubiquitous Tools: Sometimes You Just Gotta Launch and Learn
Forum One
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
First of all, while there are many choices for collaboration tools, a few simple filters will get one 90% of the way there (if you want to control the content but get some feedback, use a blog tool; if you need to develop a written product, use a wiki or Google Docs; if you want group discussions and networking, use a social network tool; etc.).
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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere
Tech Soup
JULY 24, 2012
Learn how to become a social organization with tips from Yammer 's director of community. Learn more about networking hardware solutions from Brocade and online store creation and management from Shopify. Learn how not to make three digital storytelling mistakes. Learn how the experts (librarians!) TechSoup Blog.
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11NTC Round-Up: Your Posts, Highlights, and Take-aways
NTEN
MARCH 28, 2011
Check out notes taken by session attendees throughout the conference using Google Docs , too! Session Materials If you attended the conference, visit myNTC for individual session pages, links, notes, and more. If you did not attend the conference, visit the SlideShare event to review presentations.
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Intenet strategy in a world of ubiquitous tools - sometimes you just gotta launch and learn
Forum One
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
First of all, while there are many choices for collaboration tools, a few simple filters will get one 90% of the way there (if you want to control the content but get some feedback, use a blog tool; if you need to develop a written product, use a wiki or Google Docs; if you want group discussions and networking, use a social network tool; etc.).
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40 Join Our 2016 Digital Storytelling Challenge!
Tech Soup
MARCH 21, 2016
For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Learn more. May 3 – 4, 2016 — Around-the-world Twitter chat (sign up in this Google doc ). Ladies and gentlemen, Storymakers 2016 is here.
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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement
NTEN
JUNE 20, 2011
Every campaign, every organization, and really, even every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they've learned from and rely on every day. When it came to blogger outreach, a Google Doc was the preferred and successful tool. By Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director, NTEN. Epic Change is no different.
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80 Join Our 2016 Digital Storytelling Challenge!
Tech Soup
MARCH 21, 2016
For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. May 3 – 4, 2016 — Around-the-world Twitter chat (sign up in this Google doc ). Ladies and gentlemen, Storymakers 2016 is here.
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36 5 Apps Doing Good for the World
Care2
JUNE 30, 2012
With this app, you can learn the basics of first aid and quiz yourself on your new knowledge. If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs. First Aid by American Red Cross.
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67 5 Apps Doing Good for the World
Care2
JUNE 30, 2012
With this app, you can learn the basics of first aid and quiz yourself on your new knowledge. If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs. When you have internet access later on, your changes will be synced up.
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Free Tools for Keeping Website Trackers at Bay
Tech Soup
JULY 7, 2014
I first learned about Web Pal from Respect Network launch event in San Francisco. " Doc Searls, the author of "The Intention Economy" and the current lead of ProjectVRM at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, delivered the keynote at the event. Emmett Global and Respect Network.
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