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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

First, we created an open Google Doc where we put in the introduction language, so anyone that clicked through from someone’s blog or Twitter post would have context about what was happening (and included a numbered list up to 53, so people could easily see where to add their name and blog address). See the Google Doc for links.).

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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement

NTEN

When it came to blogger outreach, a Google Doc was the preferred and successful tool. Epic Change used four planning tools, but much of the work was really in just two: a private Facebook group and Google Docs. Some of what they used Google Docs for included: A new form for supporters to sign up for various Missions.

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Case Study: Use Google's Free Tools to Animate Your Data

NTEN

It's relatively easy for nonprofits to create these charts: Just upload your own data into Google Docs – the data can be on any topic of interest to your organization – build your animation, then grab the code to put on your site/blog.

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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

ASU Lodestar Center

For the past year, I have been studying how volunteer managers (in nonprofits and government) have approached various technologies during the pandemic. Some rely primarily on generic workplace tools like Google Docs and Microsoft apps, but others invest in industry applications like Better Impact and Volgistics.

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Best Practices for Managing and Organizing Volunteers in 2021

Volunteer Hub

According to a study, performed by The Corporation for National & Community Service , more people are volunteering than ever before. 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. In 2019 alone, 77.34

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Email in the Cloud: A Google Apps Case Study

Tech Soup

Google Docs and Google Sites are also used by some groups and not others, depending on the familiarity with these applications and individual preferences. For staff who like doing other work in the cloud, having access to Google Calendar, Docs and Sites is great as well. What issues has OCASI run into? How have they been dealt with?

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Webinar Recording: Google Apps 101

Tech Soup

Email in the Cloud: A Google Apps Case Study. 615 KB DOC). Watch the recording below and check out the slides. Please visit the site to view this media). Additional Resources. Worksheet: Is Google Apps Right for Me? Technology Planning Resources. Video: Getting Started with Google Apps. Google Apps Boot Camp Recap.

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