Tech Tips (299)
Using Creative Commons License to Benefit Your Nonprofit Organization
- Monday, 11 May 2009
- Tech Tips
- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
Get Less Spam in Your Inbox
- Tuesday, 28 April 2009
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
Opening your email box to find dozens of offers for products you don't need is annoying and time consuming. Worse yet, you could get bamboozled by a spammer and end up costing yourself or your nonprofit organization a lot of money. The best way to avoid all of these hassles is to also avoid the spam. Of course, that is easier said than done. Spammers are ruthless and relentless, and it takes a lot to protect yourself and your organization from their efforts.
Read more...Using the Internet to Find Grant Opportunities
- Monday, 13 April 2009
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
In the “old days,” finding the right funder took a whole lot more time and effort. It involved paying a small fortune for a print foundation directory or even going all the way to the library to spend the day with their most recent edition and a pocketful of dimes for the copy machine. Now it’s possible to do a great deal of grant research without ever even leaving your desk. Read more...
Get Creative with Twitter and other Social Media
- Tuesday, 31 March 2009
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
It seems that the entire Internet is all a-Twitter these days. Twitter has been described in a lot of ways. I’ve seen it compared to text messaging, to instant messaging, and to blogging. Each of these descriptions is somewhat accurate, although none truly explains the breadth of what Twitter is all about.
One of the most common philosophies touted by those in the Twitterati is that it should be used as a method to offer your knowledge and assistance to others. The inevitable outcome is that others are out there, willing to offer their knowhow and enthusiasm to your cause, too. It’s a give-and-take situation that is benefiting everyone from the nonprofit sector, right on through to Fortune 500 companies.
Nonprofit Technology 101 - The Basics
- Thursday, 26 February 2009
- Tech Tips
- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
Whether you are just getting your nonprofit started or you have been involved for a while and are just looking at your options for technology, it`s helpful to know more about what you`re getting into. There`s plenty of information on this blog, but this post will just go over the basics for those of you new to the whole thing. Technology, of course, involves things like computers, software, printers, digital cameras, and basically anything that enables communication and information sharing and storage. These are all very valuable tools to have for a nonprofit organization, particularly since we live in a technical world. However, these things also tend to be rather expensive, which means nonprofits need to be pretty creative about how they manage to incorporate technology into their everyday operations.
Read more...Accounting Software: Is It Really Necessary for Your Small Nonprofit?
- Tuesday, 10 March 2009
- Tech Tips
- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
Accounting software can be pretty pricey, particularly if you are looking at the more popular packages like Quicken. When every penny counts, it really makes you wonder if you could just do the accounts in a spreadsheet program and save your nonprofit a big chunk of change. There are certain advantages to specialty accounting software. For one, it`s already set up and fairly easy to plug information into. You will save quite a bit of time in most cases. Another advantage of using specialty accounting programs is that you can often set these up to connect with the bank account so much of the information gathered is completely automatic.
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Don't Forget Your Roots
- Monday, 26 January 2009
- Tech Tips
- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
We all know that the digital age has brought with it a number of new possibilities for nonprofits. My goodness, most of this blog is devoted to ways that nonprofit organizations can use technology to advance their fundraising, volunteer, and membership programs. Whether you want to start a blog or utilize other social networking methods to reach out to your constituents, or you are interested in setting up a shopping mall to raise money for your cause, the Internet is creating new options all the time.
Free Software Can Make You Look Good in More Ways than One
- Wednesday, 14 January 2009
- Tech Tips
- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
Virtual Volunteers - A New Nonprofit Resource
- Tuesday, 30 December 2008
- Tech Tips
- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
How Can podcasts Benefit Your Organization?
- Thursday, 04 December 2008
- Tech Tips
- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
It seems that everywhere you go these days, you are surrounded by people with wires coming out of their ears. What do you suppose these folks are listening to that is so darned interesting? In many cases they are actually listening to their favorite bands. Other people use their MP3 players to listen to audio books. One possibility, however, is that they're listening to podcasts.
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