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Accidental Techie Resources Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp

Accidental Techie Resources Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp. October 18, 2008 Prepared by Steve Spiker. Outline. The Council Backup! Google World Techsoup MS v Opensource Support Vendors CRM/Donor Databases. Mailing Tools Blog v website Spam Spatialize your life.

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Accidental Techie Resources Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp

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  1. Accidental Techie ResourcesCraigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp October 18, 2008 Prepared by Steve Spiker

  2. Outline • The Council • Backup! • Google World • Techsoup • MS v Opensource • Support Vendors • CRM/Donor Databases Mailing Tools Blog v website Spam Spatialize your life

  3. Urban Strategies Council • Non-profit founded in 1987 in Oakland, California • Mission is the elimination of persistent poverty • Focus areas: • Economic Opportunity • Education Excellence • Community Safety & Justice • Support areas: • Research & Technology • Community Capacity Building

  4. Backup • Servers or desktops? • Desktops or very small servers- Online (free!) • idrive.com mozy.com • Serious servers? • BackupExec (Symantec) – you gonna have to call somebody • OFFSITE and REGULAR

  5. Google World (not Earth) • All in one and all online • Mail, Spam cleaning, Documents, Collaboration, Calendaring, Administration • Non-profits qualify for the full versions! • Do you want one company to hold ALL of your NP info?

  6. Techsoup • Forums • Reviews & Guides • Support • Super cheap software • Good quality refurbished computers • Source other local computer donation centers and recyclers!

  7. MS v Opensource • Purchase Cost v Service cost paradigm • Features you will need • Interoperability- servers/desktop programs • Training pains

  8. Support Vendors • Volunteers • Soloists • Non profit support firms • Local companies • Online

  9. CRM/Donor Databases • Customized Access • SugarCRM • Giftworks • Microsoft CRM Server • Salesforce.com foundation • How bad do you want it?

  10. Mailing Tools • Low-end • Constant Contact, ListRocket • Mid-range • Democracy In Action • High-end • Why would you pay more? • Need investment to maximize benefits

  11. To Blog or to Weave Dreams? • PLAN your website! • Be generous in your budgeting • Don’t get pushed into bleeding-edge • Who will need to maintain the site? • CMS (Joomla, Drupl) or blog (Wordpress) • Does LatinWorkerRights.blogspot.com look serious?

  12. Dealing with Spam • Gmail? Done deal – Postini included • Have your own mail server? • GFI, Postini • Don’t be the problem- use mass mailing tools, secure your servers • Respect people’s information

  13. Spatialize your life • 90% of your data has a spatial component--- it can be mapped • Understand your clients, donors, workflow, community • Google Earth Pro grants • Google Maps from spreadsheets • Web mapping systems- data for grant writing & more

  14. Google Maps for everyone

  15. Feeling adventurous? http://www.juiceanalytics.com/writing/excel-geocoding-tool-v2/

  16. More from your maps? www.infoalamedacounty.org

  17. Dataplace.org

  18. More data? • http://www.nkca.ucla.edu/ • Can load your own data • Make thematics of number of clients per zip.. • Geocode your client addresses • Save maps, store data, share information!

  19. End-of-the-day bonuses • Xerox – free printers for everyone…but just the once • http://www.freecolorprinters.com • Where to buy: Tigerdirect, CDW, Dell Outlet, AcademicSuperStore, Techsoup • Social Source Commons • www.Idealware.org

  20. Follow Up • For more information.. Contact us: Steve Spiker, Research & Technology Director steves@urbanstrategies.org or 510-893-2404 www.urbanstrategies.org (for research, mapping & analysis assistance) www.stealingbeautyphotography.com (for photography, web design & more)

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