Resource Roundup 3/22

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Laura from Idealware gives us another great list of resources for non-profits. I'm only going to post 3 of them here follow the link for the whole article.

Resource Roundup 3/22

from Idealware by laura

It's been a good week for great software resources!

ICT tools to support collaborative working (ICT Hub)
A fabulous guide to different software tools for collaboration and their pros and cons in various environments.

A great guide for new users of collaborative software tools.

Why We Chose Our Blogging Tools (World Grows Wide)
A very detailed and useful look as to why one organization chose to setup a blogging system, what software they chose and why, and how they're using it

This is useful for those unfamiliar with blogging and how it might fit with their work.


A First-Time CRM Buyer's Guide (DemocracyInAction)
A useful overview of what to consider when looking for a constituent relationship management tool, though it's strongly weighed towards tracking online rather than offline interactions. This isn't shocking, as it was written by DemocracyInAction, an organization that sells an online CRM tool

Not a bad overview of a very confusing issue.

Jayne Cravens on Keeping Things Simple

Jayne Craven reminds us on how important it is that we embrace clean and simple presentation to ensure that our content is available to the widest possible audience.


<> Keeping the Door Wide Open

As many of you know, I'm in Kabul, Afghanistan through
August, on an assignment with the United Nations. I've
posted more about this assignment on my web site.

This experience in a developing country regarding the
Internet has lead me to believe, more firmly than ever,
in the importance of NOT overloading a web site with
graphics and photos and java script and flash and
whatever, preventing millions of users from really being
able to use a site. To sit here with a relatively new
computer, with supposedly the latest versions of browsers,
and broadband (when it's working), and to still not be able
to access certain extremely high end sites, in order to
find the vital information I need to do my job, is beyond
frustrating.

full article>>

VERSION: March 2007

TECH4IMPACT
a monthly email update to help nonprofit organizations /
civil society/ nongovernmental organizations(NGOs) /
government initiatives/ grass roots initiatives
(mission-based organizations) use computer /
Internet / networking technologies to benefit
people, communities and the environment.

produced by
Jayne Cravens
www.coyotecommunications.com

Moving to Blogger

I've been having problems with VCN bcyk-tech.net server and I think that the Non-Profit Technical Information List will be more easily managed over here at Blogger.