Tag Archives: technology

Register Now: iConnect Workshop

February 22, 2012 – 4:41 pm

The Community College of Vermont (CCV) has developed a short training course for improving your ability to work with computer novices. For more events see the Common Good Vermont Calendar. Basic computer skills have become an assumed part of  daily life. If you’re reading this post, you’ve got those basic computer skills. Yet for many [...]

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Pinterest’s Rite Of Web Passage-Huge Traffic, No Revenue

February 22, 2012 – 11:14 am

Andy Schwartzman of  Media Access Project shared this Wall Street Journal article on Pinterest today. If you haven’t heard of Pinterest, you likely will soon.  Traffic to the website-which lets users create online scrapbooks to share images of projects or coveted products-has grown tenfold over the past six months. In January, the number of visitors [...]

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Toolkit: IdeaEncores of the Week 2/15/2012

February 14, 2012 – 2:59 pm
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Presented by our partner IdeaEncore, a nonprofit resource center and a community of people who exchange information, provides insightful and easy-to-consume information shared by leaders in the nonprofit sector. Considerations a Nonprofit Should Bear in Mind When Using a Speaker Shared by Notations on Nonprofits (Free) —————————- Strategic Planning Template and Directions Shared by Boards [...]

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Are you signed up for TechSoup Discounts?

February 13, 2012 – 7:52 pm

Are you interested in receiving TechSoup product donations and discounts, but do not know where to start? We’re happy to announce that we now have three short videos designed to help guide you through the TechSoup’s processes of registration and determining eligibility. The three videos, available on the TechSoup YouTube page: The TechSoup Eligibility Tutorial [...]

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Take NTEN’s 2012 Social Media Survey

February 13, 2012 – 7:32 pm

Annaliese Hoehling, Publications Director for NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network shared this invitation to complete the 4th annual Social Media Survey. Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud invite you to take part in a survey about how nonprofits use online social networks. In addition to helping shed light on this important topic, you’ll be able to enter [...]

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Google’s Valentine Present: A Free Website

February 13, 2012 – 9:41 am

My name is Joe DeMike, and I’m the newest Get Your Business Online team member.  My team and I will help provide on-going support to our partners after our state launches.We really appreciate your partnership for the launch of the Vermont Get Your Business Online program and   thank you for the warm welcome to your beautiful state. [...]

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Mobile Sites vs. Apps: The Coming Strategy Shift

February 13, 2012 – 9:31 am

Jacob Neilson’s Alertbox is a treasure trove of web usability information. In his most recent post, mobile apps currently have better usability than mobile sites, but forthcoming changes will eventually make a mobile site the superior strategy.  The most important question in a company’s mobile strategy is whether to do anything special for mobile in [...]

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Do you qualify for the Technology Leadership Academy?

February 11, 2012 – 11:54 am

Brett Meyer, Communications Director for NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network asked us to share this exciting opportunity with you: We’re excited to announce that the Technology Leadership Academy is returning in 2012. Even better, thanks to the generous support of Google and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, we’re able to offer the Academy at no [...]

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Training Spotlight: Google for Nonprofits

February 7, 2012 – 4:05 pm

Date: Thursday February 23, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Main Street Landing Board Room – 60 Lake Street, Burlington
RSVP: https://sites.google.com/site/plusnonprofit/registration-for-events

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E-Vermont Updates Internet Basics ToolKit

January 2, 2012 – 12:29 pm

If you want to brush up your online skills or teach others how to make the most of the Internet,  Helen Labun Jordan of E-Vermont shared their updated Internet Basics Toolkit — the revisions included adding a section on designing beginner-friendly websites.

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