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Why use this site....
This site is a resource on how Information Technology can help nonprofits improve services, decrease costs, increase clients and donors, and accomplish their mission.
Our message....
Many nonprofits need help in technology needs assessment / planning AND help in evaluating, selecting, purchasing, implementing, supporting and decommissioning information technology tools. The information on this site will help you with solving some of these issues.On this site you will find resources and links to sites that offer FREE and discounted technology information and help that is geared specifically to nonprofits.
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The Cloud for Nonprofits and Libraries (Added: 9/22/11)Cloud computing is a term used for applications and other IT services available over the Internet. Google Docs, Salesforce, and Flickr are examples. It's when the Internet is your hard drive or server. It's also how a growing number of nonprofits and libraries aim to save money, reduce their software and hardware needs, and go green. As more applications and services move to the Internet, your organization needs to know the benefits and pitfalls of cloud computing to decide if the cloud may be a good tool for you.
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Technology Planning for Nonprofits: Getting Started (Added: 7/13/11)
Why should I care about technology planning?
You have a mission. You work hard to make a difference for something you believe in. You also work hard to get others to believe in your work and support you.
The reason you should care about technology is because it can work with you in supporting your mission and getting others to support you. Is it going to magically fix all your problems overnight? No. But there's a lot it can do from helping your organization to work more effectively to helping you engage donors and funders. Technology is not something you can assign to an IT team/consultant/volunteer to deal with and forget about. Everyone in an organization has a role to play, including the ED, board, IT support and every staff and volunteer who experiences the benefits or pain of using your technology on a daily basis.
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Myths about Online Volunteering (Added: 4/13/11)
A volunteer expert and consultant dispels common misconceptions
Are myths about online volunteering preventing your organization from tapping into this valuable resource?
In the following article, which first appeared on the website Coyote Communications, consultant Jayne Cravens dispels some common misconceptions about finding and working with online volunteers.
Online volunteering means unpaid service that is given via the Internet, either via a computer or a handheld device (smartphone, cell phone, PDA, or iPad). It's a method of volunteering I have been using, studying, documenting, and promoting since 1995, first independently, then with the Virtual Volunteering Project, and then with the United Nation's (UN) Online Volunteering service. It's also known as virtual volunteering, online mentoring, ementoring, evolunteering, cyber volunteering, cyber service, telementoring, micro-volunteering, crowd-sourcing and on and on.
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Telework Policies (Added: 2/17/11)
Let's say that you're convinced that it's worth saving something over $10,000 per employee per year by having them work from home at least half-time.
You're willing to believe you'll get increased productivity, reduced facility costs, lowered absenteeism, and reduced turnover by allowing more teleworking.
You're even persuaded that it's worth investing some time and money on getting some VoIP telecom and online communication tools in place to make that happen.
There's one more hurdle to overcome how do you manage those teleworkers to be assured that they're truly doing their work?
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Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice.org (Added: 8/30/10)
Idealware does a head-to-head comparison of the two office suites
Once upon a time, nonprofits that wanted a powerful, useful-friendlylword processing, spreadsheet, and presentation package were faced with two options: Microsoft Office and ... Microsoft Office. But over time, an open-source alternative, OpenOffice.org, has become increasingly popular, making it a viable, affordable option for organizations seeking a productivity suite.
Should your office consider OpenOffice? Will it make sense for your users and infrastructure? How do OpenOffice and Microsoft Office differ?
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TechSoup Stock
Resources to help your nonprofit solve its technology problems from TechSoup
TechSoup Stock is an online product donation service that connects nonprofits with technology product donations from more than twenty leading providers. All products are available either for donation, or for prices that are deeply discounted just for nonprofits.
This is a Basic Technology Assessment site....you answer the questions and then review the recommendations. We believe these topics will be of interest to you so please check this site later.....we will be adding new content frequently. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, etc. by using this Contact / Feedback Form
We currently serve U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Canadian nonprofits and charitable organizations, and libraries.
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Quickie Technology Assessment
The site is part of the TechAtlas program developed by NPower. This is a good introduction to the full-blown TechAtlas assessment application. Easy and quick...give it a try!
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