Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2010

My major problem with the Pre is due to its lack of a built-in sync with a standalone/desktop copy of Outlook. If you don't use Outlook, or use it on an Exchange server, you might not have these problems. Also, gSyncIt also brought my Google Docs into my Outlook Notes, which wasn't good. Calendar: Google Calendar Sync.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This results in more money for your mission, more satisfied donors, and more solutions to the world’s most pressing problems! . Download Donor Letter (DOC). When you remind donors of these opportunities, especially at year-end, they’ll often end up giving more than they would otherwise have considered. Current Tax Incentives.

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Achieve

JUNE 3, 2014

a problem, versus simply heard about one? Contrary to a widespread assumption about documentaries, impactful docs are not about causes, issues or historical facts. And so it just makes sense that docs are a viable tool for Millennials’ efforts toward change. Think about it: When was the last time you really.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 3, 2009

Well, that problem is about to go away with the release of CiviReport in 2.3. It’s quite good, and there are some useful docs to see it at work on the CiviCRM wiki. First, the core team shared some of the new stuff coming out in version 2.3, and it is awe-some. Plus charts! There were some pie charts, and regular bar charts.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2011

This meant that each time this happened they had to spend significant time debugging this problem — time that would be better spent on other tasks. Google Docs and Google Sites are also used by some groups and not others, depending on the familiarity with these applications and individual preferences.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Consider using a free online tool such as Google Docs and/or Google Calendar to plan when emails/communications will be sent. Think about listing a phone number next to your unsubscribe button to help any users that have problems unsubscribing. Avoid using ‘click here’ in your email copy.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

The current software does not interface with our current/new technical environment (MS-Exchange and Office, or Google g-mail, calendar, docs, etc.). If fundraisers (preferably senior or at least influential ones) don’t think there’s a problem, the organization is going to have a very hard time justifying a new system.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

The most popular is Facebook – https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/. Don’t clean, update, or enrich your data as a response to an upcoming mailer or an incoming problem. We definitely recommend using social media logins to your website as a convenience option for your constituents. GARY: Ditto.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For nonprofits interested in solving a particular problem, stories can help others quickly understand and connect with the organizations' mission. May 3 – 4, 2016 — Around-the-world Twitter chat (sign up in this Google doc ). Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy.

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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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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For nonprofits interested in solving a particular problem, stories can help others quickly understand and connect with the organizations' mission. May 3 – 4, 2016 — Around-the-world Twitter chat (sign up in this Google doc ). Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2010

The first step is to admit you have a problem, right? 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. Here are just a few of the ways you can green your IT, or use IT to green your organization this Earth Day: Conduct a green office audit.

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2012

You can upload an existing PowerPoint or Google Docs presentation, and it’s instantly online and ready for folks to view. The international environmental NGO, Waste Ventures , won the contest with their presentation that demonstrates the problem of trash collection in developing countries. How SlideRocket Works.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

The problem with this is that nonprofits come in all different shapes and sizes, and sometimes staff capacity is short and time is limited. Be helpful to “future you” - Keep a working Google Doc on hand for all conference planners to provide notes and recommendations about what to improve and do differently next year.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Use Google docs to share information and materials. Send information using an email program like Constant Contact to be sure everyone can receive the materials and you can track if there was a problem. Do you have an intranet site for Board members to access information?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2008

Here's the link that Sonny Cloward pointed me to on Twitter about the outage (unfortunately, didn't see it because Twitter was having its own problems). I don't use my email as a to do list, but I do have a lot of reference information in there, particularly what I haven't processed into a google doc (which was also giving me some issues).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

In the course of this work we have found that the state of cloud adoption is largely personal (for example, Google Mail, Google Docs) and not yet institutional. For the last two years, we have been sharing our knowledge with partner NGOs in our ConnectIT training program , where we.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. CrisisCamps are one example of how cloud computing lets us reimagine a problem and thus develop new solutions. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. CrisisCamps are one example of how cloud computing lets us reimagine a problem and thus develop new solutions. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

" Part of the problem, I think, is that the term "cloud" is used in a lot of different ways by a lot of different people. Full-fledged applications that live in the cloud: for example, Google Docs , Microsoft Office 365 , Zoho , or NetSuite. If this is a problem in your area, cloud solutions may not be right for you.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Pretty much every Google Drive platform (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar) allows you to work on documents simultaneously with your coworkers. Google Drive also allows you to download documents in multiple formats, like PDF or its Microsoft Office equivalent, which means: Docs? Collaboration. Compatibility. PowerPoint (.pptx).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

You are dependent on your internet connection – which could be a problem for mission-critical applications. I think this model may become more prevalent, as organizations are not going to comfortable letting vendors store their data, but will want to take advantage of RIAs like Gliffy or Google Docs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2007

I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I've had a problem for many years. Why is that I could easily make the switch from PowerPoint to SlideShare -- from Word to Google Docs from Excel to Google Spreadsheets? Please don't laugh too hard. I am and have been addicted to Outlook. There, I've named it. now I can claim it!

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Those of us who sell strategy services for a living tend to rely on the desire for measured approaches to big problems. This taps into deep-seated wisdom about how to manage large, complex situations: plan first, then execute. Heck, our language is littered with support for this view. "Look before you leap" is a cherished nugget.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Given the widespread problem with phishing schemes, it’s disturbing that web apps are training users that it’s OK to give a new site your email username/password. And if you have a Gmail account, it’s the same username/password that you’d be using for Analytics, Google Docs, Adsense, etc. 4 Ade 12.18.07

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Those of us who sell strategy services for a living tend to rely on the desire for measured approaches to big problems. This taps into deep-seated wisdom about how to manage large, complex situations: plan first, then execute. Heck, our language is littered with support for this view. "Look before you leap" is a cherished nugget.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2005

But that's the problem with distributed : the work is being done with other people in other organizations or offices who are probably not going to take the time to learn the great new tool you've been experimenting with. Why can't you just send her a doc like you did last week?" I've tried.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Your time study may show you some similar problems or work habits that you can change, too. For me, tackling hard projects is easier when my creativity tank is full and that’s usually before tons of meetings, calls, and managing my email (which is a whole problem by itself). Organize your to-do’s in a single list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

Even if an organization could benefit from these tools to solve a priority problem, there is an education effort needed. Everyone knows the nuisance of emailing around a doc and then having to collate everyone's edits. There are a number of discrete pieces that make up Web2.0., I was at YMCA of the USA Technology conference this week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

After much discussion about Etherpad, Piratepad, okfnpad, Storify, and other tools, we settled on good old Google docs. By the time we all arrived at the event, Heidi had created a separate collaborative note-taking doc for each session, and one that served as a table of contents.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This can cause an equity problem. For example, working as a team on a large report using a tool such as Google Docs allows each person to work on it at different times.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 9, 2009

For example, I blogged about a problem with Gmail rendering back on June 19th. Was it a known problem? Can’t check email and you run to Twitter search to confirm that others are having the same problem. Don’t you use AdSense, AdWords, Feedburner, Analytics, gCalendar, and Docs? No way to find out.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Even if you've managed to stave off the social media hounds in your nonprofit so far, you've seen other signs: Those twenty-something staffers who look dumbstruck when you inform them you don't know GDoc from Doc Holliday. The problems we're addressing in this sector don't care about incrementalism. Best practices are evil.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

So if you get interrupted, or you have to bounce early, no problem. ” If you’re not moving for the right reasons, it’s a problem because moving is expensive, it’s time-consuming, and it takes a lot of brainpower. We’ve got problems here. You’ll get all those goodies. So send in your chats.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you are trying to advance the Sustainable Development Goals , meet the complex challenge of climate change , or any combination of the critical problems of our time , it is clear that no single nonprofit can solve global challenges alone. But what about those tools that weren’t?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 12, 2019

This is an extension of the first and second problem listed here. What good is a 1,000 word doc and one-pager when my friend will only work with you after a discovery call? If your email is longer than three sentences (yes THREE sentences) save yourself the time and don’t send one. YOU SEND ONE-PAGERS AND ATTACHMENTS.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Focus on solving problems, not adapting to solutions. Instead, I solve a problem one step at a time. When we first rolled out Google Apps in early 2008 I had visions of a Microsoft Word burning party as everyone embraced Google Docs. If someone prefers to create a Word file rather than a Google Doc, that's fine.

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