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Utilizing Technology to Increase Capacity
- 1. Utilizing Technology to Increase Capacity Presented by TechSoup Canada Jane Zhang
- 2. About Us Launched Jan 30, 2009 ...working toward a time when every Nonprofit on the planet has the tech resources and knowledge to operate at their full potential.
- 4. What is Technology? Website Social Media (myspace, twitter, facebook etc) Newsletter Library Database Stories Conversations Ideas, inspiration Experience Knowledge Exchange
- 5. Role of Technology Simplification of tasks Generating awareness Understanding your audience Cost savings Support your passions
- 8. Setting Goals Translate mission into action Prioritize what’s important Don’t be afraid Be in the driver seat
- 9. Making the List Shopping list: milk eggs mushroom green pepper onions Omelette!
- 10. Arts Organization Shopping List: Web Site Email Conferencing Database Office Productivity Multimedia & Graphics Communication & Relationship Development
- 12. Tech @ TechSoup Canada Twitter Google Sites External Internal Collaboration Skype Facebook Constant Contact Drupal CiviCRM Dropbox Google apps Google mail RSS Reader Youtube
- 13. Get Informed
- 14. Technology Resources Techsoupforlibraries.org Idealware.org Beth Kanter’s blog N-TEN TechSoup Canada By-the-cup Newsletter
- 15. Techsoupforlibraries.org Online Learning Centre Cookbooks on how-to for technology Global Community Forum Webinar/blogs
- 16. Idealware.org Review and information about nonprofit software Online reports, articles and webinars Offers review on low-cost to more robust options.
- 17. Beth Kanter’s Blog Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media Articles and interviews on Social Media Topics.
- 18. N-TEN Association of nonprofit technology professionals Sharing of knowledge and experience N-TEN Conference N-TEN Online Office
- 19. By-the-Cup Newsletter Featured Product Learning Articles News & Events Hot Forum & Blog Topics Free downloads
- 20. TechSoup Canada: the place to go for technology tools
- 21. TechSoup Canada Product Donations Program Donated and Discounted software for Nonprofits and Charities Over 25 Donor partners, one registration process Request over 300 products online
- 22. What you will need: proof of incorporation documentation mission statement, overview of program and services annual operating budget fit eligibility guidelines of donor programs
- 23. Eligible Donor Programs for Libraries With Charitable Status Microsoft Adobe Symantec Flickr Readytalk Intuit (Quickbooks) 16 other programs Nonprofit Status only Symantec Flickr Readytalk Intuit (Quickbooks) 8 other programs
- 24. Let’s shop!
- 25. Website Hosting Four Freebies: Google Sites Wordpress.com Blogger Yola Bargain: Wild Apricot Concentric Website Hosting (TechSoup Canada)
- 26. Email & List Management Four Freebies Google Apps Zoho Mail Google/Yahoo groups Vertical Response Bargain Constant Contact/Email Now/Vertical Response/mailchimp Concentric Email Hosting (TechSoup Canada)
- 27. Office Productivity Four Free-bies Google Docs Open Office NeoOffice Slide Rocket Bargain: Microsoft Office 2007 (TechSoup Canada)
- 28. Multimedia & Graphics Four Freebies: Paint.net Gimp Infranview Camstudio Bargain: Adobe CS 4 Suite (TechSoup Canada)
- 29. Database (CRM) Four Freebies: SalesForce.com Surgar CRM CiviCRM vtiger Bargain: Microsoft Dynamics CRM (TechSoup Canada) Microsoft Sharepoint Server (TechSoup Canada)
- 30. Conferencing & Collaboration Four Freebies: Skype DimDim Yugma Calliflower Bargain: Ready Talk (TechSoup Canada)
- 31. “ Hidden Gems” Wild Apricot Nonprofit Blog Net Tuesdays Twitter account to follow: @techsoupcanada, @canadahelps, @Imaginecanada
- 32. Contact Us www.techsoupcanada.ca [email_address] @techsoupcanada or @jzhang99 on Twitter
Editor's Notes
- #3: -TechSoup is a collaborative project of CSI, TechSoup Global and ITAC, made possible with funding from Trillium -launched in Jan, 30 2009, the donations program has realized cost savings of 17 million to the sector, currently over 7 thousand orgs registered.
- #4: -who are we? -people who are passionate about how to use technology for social good -passionate about how to provide access to software, hardware, and knowledge to the sector -collaborate with private sector, public sector, nonprofits, techies to work together and make the world a better place