Comments on: Technology for Non-profit Organisations: what would you recommend? http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/01/25/technology-for-non-profit-organisations-what-would-you-recommend/ connections for a changing world, online and offline... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:41:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sandra http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/01/25/technology-for-non-profit-organisations-what-would-you-recommend/#comment-541 Sandra Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:48:44 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/01/25/technology-for-non-profit-organisations-what-would-you-recommend/#comment-541 Well, I don't know why you're being this suspicious, they could be working at the same building. I had a look a the tool, and it's actually worth advertising. :) I spent an hour playing this it and I even think that I'm going to give Wrike a try. I've been looking for a similar service for a long time and Wrike does have the feature set that I need. Well, I don’t know why you’re being this suspicious, they could be working at the same building. I had a look a the tool, and it’s actually worth advertising. :) I spent an hour playing this it and I even think that I’m going to give Wrike a try. I’ve been looking for a similar service for a long time and Wrike does have the feature set that I need.

]]> By: Laura Whitehead http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/01/25/technology-for-non-profit-organisations-what-would-you-recommend/#comment-458 Laura Whitehead Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:56:42 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/01/25/technology-for-non-profit-organisations-what-would-you-recommend/#comment-458 Hi Nancy - thanks for following up your initial comments on my post. I agree with the identity issue, and also the reasoning and purpose. Also, it's always a challenge to get a new community active, let alone change the traditional way that an active successful community connects with it's organisation, and likewise the organisation back to its members, users, partners or stakeholders. <em>- Think how many nonprofits add 'forum' facilities to their websites which never really get used, and only get one question posed in a blue moon, what does that say to new readers who stumble into that forum. These fora were set up with good intentions, to create a new interface to the organisation and a new community network, and probably were partly born from annual monitoring of existing surveys of users and members who said that's what they wanted.</em> One of the things with social networking and web 2.0 that sometimes gets forgotten is that even if they appear simple, quick and 'free' they also need justifying and planning within overall media, communications and marketing strategy implementation, to ensure enough investment of time, development and capacity is given to ensure their success. Hence going back to the beginning - defining the purpose and need and relevance to the nonprofits identity, before jumping into the tools. I hope that our session gives us a great opportunity to develop both sides of the equation at the conference, for ICT workers who will be going back to local groups and supporting them with their needs. I hope that we will have delivered a good basis of background planning to help those groups make the most appropriate decisions for their org, as well as shown them a few of the wonderful apps that could potentially help assist a nonprofit, be it for personal management tools (ie RSS feeds, networks of similar orgs etc. ) through to other tools which if right for the group could help them to connect to others, share their stories and reach new audiences! A tall order to achieve in a 90 minute session - but we'll do our best! Thanks again Nancy - your input is invaluable! Laura Hi Nancy - thanks for following up your initial comments on my post. I agree with the identity issue, and also the reasoning and purpose.
Also, it’s always a challenge to get a new community active, let alone change the traditional way that an active successful community connects with it’s organisation, and likewise the organisation back to its members, users, partners or stakeholders.

- Think how many nonprofits add ‘forum’ facilities to their websites which never really get used, and only get one question posed in a blue moon, what does that say to new readers who stumble into that forum. These fora were set up with good intentions, to create a new interface to the organisation and a new community network, and probably were partly born from annual monitoring of existing surveys of users and members who said that’s what they wanted. One of the things with social networking and web 2.0 that sometimes gets forgotten is that even if they appear simple, quick and ‘free’ they also need justifying and planning within overall media, communications and marketing strategy implementation, to ensure enough investment of time, development and capacity is given to ensure their success. Hence going back to the beginning - defining the purpose and need and relevance to the nonprofits identity, before jumping into the tools.

I hope that our session gives us a great opportunity to develop both sides of the equation at the conference, for ICT workers who will be going back to local groups and supporting them with their needs. I hope that we will have delivered a good basis of background planning to help those groups make the most appropriate decisions for their org, as well as shown them a few of the wonderful apps that could potentially help assist a nonprofit, be it for personal management tools (ie RSS feeds, networks of similar orgs etc. ) through to other tools which if right for the group could help them to connect to others, share their stories and reach new audiences!

A tall order to achieve in a 90 minute session - but we’ll do our best!
Thanks again Nancy - your input is invaluable!
Laura

]]> By: Nancy White http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/01/25/technology-for-non-profit-organisations-what-would-you-recommend/#comment-455 Nancy White Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:47:04 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/01/25/technology-for-non-profit-organisations-what-would-you-recommend/#comment-455 Hi Lisa, thanks. We had another comment by someone named Neil Ross but I'm having problems in my system approving it. One thing I noticed is that the IP address for both of you is the same - mail.muranosoft.com - do you work for the same company or non profit? I found it kind of odd that you both had the same IP address and I began to wonder. Does muranosoft have any relationship with wrike.com ?? Hi Lisa, thanks. We had another comment by someone named Neil Ross but I’m having problems in my system approving it. One thing I noticed is that the IP address for both of you is the same - mail.muranosoft.com - do you work for the same company or non profit? I found it kind of odd that you both had the same IP address and I began to wonder.

Does muranosoft have any relationship with wrike.com ??

]]> By: Lisa Werber http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/01/25/technology-for-non-profit-organisations-what-would-you-recommend/#comment-442 Lisa Werber Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:38:17 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/01/25/technology-for-non-profit-organisations-what-would-you-recommend/#comment-442 I'm working for a non-profit organization and we use Wrike for our projects. You'll find it here http://www.wrike.com. I recommend you to have a look at it. There's a free version, that Wrike representatives were so kind, that they accually granted us a professional account for free. We helped them a little with promotion and placed their logo at our site in return to that. The tool is very powerful, but simple. Our whole team loves it. I’m working for a non-profit organization and we use Wrike for our projects. You’ll find it here http://www.wrike.com. I recommend you to have a look at it. There’s a free version, that Wrike representatives were so kind, that they accually granted us a professional account for free. We helped them a little with promotion and placed their logo at our site in return to that. The tool is very powerful, but simple. Our whole team loves it.

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