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Accidental Techie Resources Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp October 18, 2008 Prepared by Steve Spiker Outline The Council 1. Backup! 2. Google World 3. Techsoup 4. MS v Opensource 5. Support Vendors 6. CRM/Donor Databases 7. 8. 9. 10. Mailing Tools Blog v website Spam Spatialize your life 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 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 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? Techsoup Forums Reviews & Guides Support Super cheap software Good quality refurbished computers Source other local computer donation centers and recyclers! MS v Opensource Purchase Cost v Service cost paradigm Features you will need Interoperability- servers/desktop programs Training pains Support Vendors Volunteers Soloists Non profit support firms Local companies Online CRM/Donor Databases Customized Access SugarCRM Giftworks Microsoft CRM Server Salesforce.com foundation How bad do you want it? Mailing Tools Low-end Mid-range Democracy In Action High-end Constant Contact, ListRocket Why would you pay more? Need investment to maximize benefits 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? 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 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 Google Maps for everyone Feeling adventurous? http://www.juiceanalytics.com/writing/excel-geocoding-tool-v2/ More from your maps? www.infoalamedacounty.org Dataplace.org 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! 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 Follow Up For more information.. Contact us: Steve Spiker, Research & Technology Director [email protected] or 510-893-2404 www.urbanstrategies.org (for research, mapping & analysis assistance) www.stealingbeautyphotography.com (for photography, web design & more)