Digital Skills
Unleash Generosity By Giving A Nonprofit Donated Microsoft Cloud Software This GivingTuesday
Phambano Technology Development Centre NPC celebrates GivingTuesday, joining millions around the world participating in the global generosity movement on 30 November 2021. This GivingTuesday, Phambano Technology Development Centre NPC will inspire generosity by asking...
Beyond COVID: Preparing Your Nonprofit For Digital Resiliency
In the wild ride that was 2020, most of us nonprofit staff moved out of the office and into our living rooms, kitchens, and bedrooms in a master class in "making it work!" And as we figured out not only how to manage our organisations remotely, but also how to deliver...
Spam: How To Spot And Prevent It From Causing Damage To Your Nonprofit
Email spam is the unwanted gift that keeps on giving, inundating the inboxes of millions of charities and civil service organisations every day. The definition of a spam email is any message that is unsolicited. Also called junk mail, spam is often sent for commercial...
How To Use Data To Tell Your Nonprofit Story
At some point, all nonprofits seek to tell their story of impact. However, some stories can resonate quicker than others by identifying their community impact with metrics, with the idea of engaging readers faster. Other stories do the job, but they are sometimes...
The Nonprofit’s Guide to Managing Documents in the Cloud Effectively
There's no question that digital documents have supercharged productivity since the earliest versions of word processing software. Decades later, it now seems that nearly everything exists not just digitally, but beyond our laptops and desktops — in the cloud. The...
5 Reasons to Help Convince Your Board to Move to the Cloud
Cloud-based software and infrastructure offer tremendous benefits to nonprofits, and yet some boards haven't gotten the message. Many people are still holding on to the idea that keeping their IT services on-site is less expensive and keeps vital information safe,...
How to Make Your Online Meetings More Accessible
One in four American adults has an impairment that impacts major life activities. Often these impairments include communication challenges, like hearing and vision loss, sensory processing disorders, and difficulty speaking clearly. After years of slow steps to...
Zoom Etiquette For Nonprofits – Why Is It Important And Where Do We Start?
For the past year, parents and guardians have had to rapidly change meetings from boardrooms and offices to their homes, with kids and pets running around while trying to concentrate on what is happening on a screen! It has become a new way of life having to juggle...
5 Reasons To Use Slack At Your Nonprofit
For those of us that work in small or large nonprofit organisations, one thing we all have in common is the daunting task of staying up to date with team emails and conversation threads. Organizing and keeping track of emails affects our productivity, negatively. What...
Deepfakes – Are They Dangerous To Nonprofits?
The word Deepfakes is a combination of the two terms “deep learning” and “fake”. Deep learning refers to arrangements of algorithms that can learn and make intelligent decisions on their own – a form of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Simply explained, Deepfakes are...
Phambano COVID-19 Recovery Project (South Africa)
Nonprofits face a global crisis — just as they are needed most. *This post has been updated on 02 February 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented demands on nonprofits in South Africa. They have had to protect and support staff while their communities...
How Technology is Helping More Organisations Work From Home
Working from home has become a reality for many of us. With vast technology tools and resources available, keeping in touch with our teams, volunteers, CEO’s and beneficiaries while working remotely is easier than ever before. Whether it’s the Internet or phone we are...
Digital Advocacy: Why Is It Important To Have a Strategy?
What is Digital Advocacy? Digital advocacy is the use of tech tools such as social media platforms and blogs to inform people of a cause. The main aim of a digital advocacy campaign is to influence the public’s notion towards policies or products, while educating them...
9 Strategies To Help Grow Your Nonprofit Organisation Online
Whether you are an existing nonprofit organisation, or you are thinking of starting a nonprofit organisation, the vision for your organisation is to make it a success. A part of that journey is one of digital transformation. Your NPO needs to have a clear and...
5 Must-Haves For Your Cause / Charity Website
In the first video of our #TechFriyaySA series with our NetSquared South Africa Community, we detail the 5 must-haves for your website for your online fundraising needs: 1. About Us Page Your About Us page is the number one place a potential donor will go to, in...
10 Reasons To Consider G Suite For Your Nonprofit Organisation
To solve big problems, you need the right tools. G Suite for Nonprofits helps eligible nonprofits communicate more efficiently and collaborate from anywhere, all while keeping data safe and secure and providing 24/7 support. G Suite for Nonprofits...
Facebook Insights: Get More Out of Your Nonprofit Facebook Page
Social Media is one of the most popular things to come out of the 21st century. From the days of MySpace, we have seen a number of social media networking sites emerge right in front of our eyes. There is no denying that these networks have become a huge part of our...
5 Reasons Your Organisation’s Finances Should Be Digitally Transformed
If in your organisation you are looking to improve your productivity for a more faster, effective and reliable solution when it comes to managing your finances, then a cloud-based accounting software is the best solution for you! What is cloud? Geography tells us that...
Facebook for Nonprofits: What You Need To Know
We recently partnered with Facebook at the inaugural Facebook NGO Day in Johannesburg, and further welcomed the Social Media Giant’s very own Emilar Gandhi and Jena Wuu as guest speakers at our NetSquared Event in Cape Town on the 28th June 2018. FACEBOOK NGO DAY - 26...
Nonprofit Blogging: What to do before and after you publish a blog post
Publishing your first (or 10th) blog post on your nonprofit website is daunting, I know. It’s a nerve-wrecking roller-coaster ride of (what feels like) a million edits and then a very scary moment in your life when you hit the publish button. To help ease your...
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