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3 Factors to Consider When Evaluating New Technology

Connection Cafe

Here are a few factors that should be considered when evaluating your current and future technology platforms: Create bring your own device policies. Risks: It is easier to define an acceptable use policy on organization property than personal property. Evaluate whether your current technology still meets your needs.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Tracking In-Kind Donations for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

That’s why all nonprofits should have a clear, established policy in place for accepting in-kind donations. It should include donation criteria, restrictions on what you accept, contact parties to handle the donation, and your organization’s policies for valuing the item.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » OLPC – One Laptop Per Child

See3

My daughter took the OLPC laptop we just received to school to show it off and only a few of her teachers had heard of the project. Without the background on what it is, the laptop looks and feels like a toy. And so we shouldn’t spend money on laptops. No doubt kids have basic needs.

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Best Practices for Securing Data in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Saleforce Nonprofit

Importantly, the digital security and data responsibility evaluations should also be placed in the context of the physical security concerns that may also exist in the field environment for which the solution is intended. This may be done through a formal Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) or other mechanism. Alex Parker.

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Tech Policies for Virtual Teams: A Leader’s Responsibility

Non Profit Quarterly

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” We have a short evaluation at the end and formal breaks for Q&A throughout the session, so we invite you to stay engaged. And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization.

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Moving to the Cloud? Keep These 8 Security Tips in Mind

Tech Soup

In late 2016, note-taking service Evernote caught some flack for a change in its privacy policy that would have allowed employees to be able to access customers' data stored on Evernote's servers. A former employee could still have shared login information stored on a laptop that gets stolen. Image : NicoElNino / Shutterstock.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » My OLPC Has Arrived!

See3

My new OLPC laptop came tonight… My 9-year-old Meital is in charge, so hopefully I will be able to film her doing a review of it sometime this week. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! For those of you who don’t know OLPC, have a look here.

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