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Making Facebook Groups Rock for Nonprofits – Guest Post by Miriam Brosseau

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Facebook groups mostly function asynchronously, but a synchronous activity now and again can really rally the troops. Docs are like super-simple wikis, and probably the most truly collaborative aspect of a Facebook group. Docs are great for posting information that you plan to come back to again and again. Timing is key.

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ROI for a donor database

Robert Weiner

The current software does not interface with our current/new technical environment (MS-Exchange and Office, or Google g-mail, calendar, docs, etc.). when do you say, “As of this time, we are now raising $XXX more dollars than we did before – based on the new software?” staff time to specify and test system enhancements.

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New Book: How To Implement Multichannel Online Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Give staff space and time for creativity and to think.

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Crazy for the Tools

NTEN

Dropbox continuously replicates local files to a personal cloud file space and synchronizes those folders across multiple computers and mobile devices. Now an entire team can enjoy continuous synchronization of a folder (and sub-folders) for a project. Google's new Cloud Connect is not ready for prime time.

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Clearing Up the Cloud at NTEN's Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit

Tech Soup

Full-fledged applications that live in the cloud: for example, Google Docs , Microsoft Office 365 , Zoho , or NetSuite. A few that I noted were: Cloud tools facilitate real-time collaboration. Offline synchronization capabilities aren't very good yet. And more cloud tools are coming all the time.

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5 Tips To Create a Happy, Healthy Nonprofit Hybrid Workplace

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some of us will continue to work remotely (all or some of the time) while others will work in person. In the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , flex place and time was a perk that many nonprofits were offering to employees––they can work at home part-time as long as they get their work done. skills, platform, time zone, etc.).

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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Keep in mind: People in the same context will usually have an easier time communicating and connecting with others in the same context. 50-50 Time Split: This model allows staff to work from home half the time. Remote First: The work standard is remote work, although some employees may come into the office from time-to-time.