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Tools I use: basic workflow

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I was perusing Social Source Commons (something I don’t do nearly often enough,) and catching up on the SSC blog , and I thought it might be worth sharing with this audience what tools I use for basic consulting workflow. It’s not so up to date, and it’s a list more of tools I have used, and some I still use.).

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More online than local: Why I love Google Docs

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been using online wikis - documents and more recently, spreadsheet wikis for the past year. Wikis are just great for that! Not everyone I work with has moved away from Word/Excel -- so I'm finding myself with one foot in the web-based collaboration tools and the other foot stuck in Microsoft Office.

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ScreenSteps: Simple documentation

Judi Sohn

To make finding this info easier, I started building wiki pages for documenting how we at C3 do what we do. I considered making a private Posterous or blog for the docs, but I think I'm going to stick to HTML where the template is easier to edit, and I can more easily organize content and embed in Salesforce. and I tell them.

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Crazy for the Tools

NTEN

By Steve Backman, President, Database Designs To close out our month-long look at some of the best tools for nonprofits, Steve Backman tells you about some of his favorite day-to-day software. Favorite software tools are all about managing processes fluidly. Central Deskop has also added a tool.

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Vendor Relationship Management: Why Nonprofits Should Care

Tech Soup

According to the Project VRM wiki: "VRM tools provide customers with both independence from vendors and better means for engaging vendors. These same tools can support individuals' relations with schools, churches, government entities, and other kinds of organizations. Doc Searls on VRM.

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New Book: How To Implement Multichannel Online Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Hold weekly interdepartmental meetings.

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Internet Strategy in a World of Ubiquitous Tools: Sometimes You Just Gotta Launch and Learn

Forum One

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.).