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Fall in Love with Google Apps for Nonprofits
You probably use Google search everyday, but the big "G" in the middle of the internet has so much more to offer you and your organization. With the information and videos below, explore how Google Apps secure anywhere access to professional email, shared calendars, and document collaboration can improve your work.
The presentation slides are from a MAP TechWorks program with speakers Ben Theis, Google Partnership Manager, and nonprofit IT experts Joel Barker and Brian Roemen of BackPack Tactics.
Qualifying nonprofits can receive Google Apps and other great Google products for free thanks to the Google for Nonprofits and the Google in Education programs.
Did you know? MAP for Nonprofits has helped dozens of nonprofits migrate to the cloud using Google Apps and Microsoft Office 365.
Presentations from "Fall in Love with Google Apps" Event
- Overview of Google Apps Products (PDF)
Ben Theis, Google Partnership Manager - Exploring Cloud Computing and the Pros and Cons of Google Apps (Prezi)
Joel Barker and Brian Roemen of Back Pack Tactics
Videos from Nonprofit Users of Google Apps
- Click Here to Access Videos Featuring Tom Evers, Executive Director of Playworks Twin Cities, Talking About Google Apps
In this great video series Tom explore each of the office suite applications that Playworks uses to run their day-to-day operations -- including Google Voice! The ease of collaboration and the anywhere access are two great features that Tom and his team enjoy. You can watch the first of the video series below!
Four steps to a memorable yet uncrackable password.
Wed, 02/08/2012 - 3:42pm | by CaryWalskiHaving a strong, hard-to-guess password is the cornerstone of protecting your organization's information and social media presence online. In this video, Marcos shares with us his 4 step process to creating a strong, unique yet memorable password for each of the online accounts he creates.
- Step 1: Create a number by counting the number of letters in the website's domain name, then multiplying that number by 4, and subtracting 5.
- Step 2: Think of one of your favorite movie quotes. Take the first letter from each word in that phrase and use it as an acronym in lowercase letters, (e.g. I'll be back becomes ibb).
- Step 3: Look at the type of domain it is and translate that into a special character. For instance, all .org websites would be translated into an underscore.
- Step 4: Finally, take the vowels from the name of the website, and list them at the end of the password in all caps, (e.g., google.com would become OOEO).
Ack! We've been hacked! Tips to prevent and deal with social media hijacking.
Wed, 02/08/2012 - 12:44pm | by CaryWalskiIt's every communications professional's nightmare. One of your organization's social media accounts is hacked, and suddenly there are icky, SPAM messages being broadcast to all of your followers and friends.
What's a nonprofit to do? In this video Marcos shares with us tips to prevent disaster, and what to do when the worst happens.
- Tip 1: Have a tough password! Accounts get hacked most often because the password used is one on the so-called "rainbow list". The rainbow list is a list of passwords that are most commonly used. Hackers have programs that scan social media sites like Twitter automatically, allowing them to identify and exploit accounts that use these common words and phrases.
- Tip 2: If your account is hacked, log in and change the password right away. Often times hackers will not bother to change the password to an account once it's hacked. See if you can log in, and then change the password right away if you can.
- Tip 3: Register a mobile phone or device for your Twitter account. Have your main social media person register their mobile phone or device with the organization's Twitter account. They may never tweet from that phone, but having that registration will help you maintain at least some control over the account in the event that the password *is* changed after the account is hacked.
- Tip 4: Use an application that allows others to tweet without having direct access to the account like HootSuite.
Tools and tips on sharing social media responsibilities.
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 3:41pm | by CaryWalskiIf the receptionist at your nonprofit takes a week off, does your organization stop answering the phone? Your nonprofit's social media shouldn't go on vacation when you do either!
Marcos offers his tips and tools for sharing social media responsibility. At the very least, have a designated person trained to respond to people via social media when your primary person is gone.
Tools like CoTweet and Hoot Suite allow you to give controlled access to different individuals. You can even assign posting tasks to different members of your social media team.