Voting Starts Today for the doGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. The doGooder Video Awards highlight the innovative ways that nonprofits use video.
Monday March 25, 2013
I came across this video the other day while researching my previous article “The Rise of Social Media Donations”. I couldn’t figure out how to integrate it into the article but I think it’s worth sharing.
Monday March 25, 2013
The growth of social media has revolutionized how not-for-profit can communicate with the public. Not only that, social media platforms have changed the way organizations, communities and people community with one another through its accessibility and rapid interactivity. It is not only ingrained in our personal lives, but also effects how not-for-profit organizations can communicate. Here are some tools to help you manage you’re not for profit social media.
Thursday March 21, 2013
73% of internet users with an income of $75,000+ are on Facebook. Here are 6 Not-for-Profit social media ideas to increase engagement...
Tuesday March 5, 2013
Humor proves an Effective Way for Not-for-Profits to Engage Audiences in Social Media Humor is an effective way of sharing your message, have you...
Wednesday February 27, 2013
The Canadian government has created a program that can help your organization bring in younger employees to help for the summer called the “Canada Summer Jobs 2013”. It was created to provide youth aged 15 to 30 years who full-time students are intending to return to their studies in the next school year with job opportunities. However, the Canada Summer Jobs also supports organizations that provide important community services. The application deadline is on February 28, 2013.
Thursday February 21, 2013
We've seen lots of Windows 8 videos, infact we've posted a few, but this is hands-down the best one we've seen so far. Good pace, and simple for everyone to understand. If you're new to Windows 8 or considering trying it, we definately recommend this video.
Friday January 18, 2013
Not-for-Profit Sector Trends to Watch in 2013 "There is nothing permanent except change." Heraclitus With so many changes happening...
Wednesday January 9, 2013
With Windows 8 due out in a couple of days (Oct 26th), and a slew of new hardware designed for Windows 8 being launched, is your organization ready for Windows 8?
Tuesday October 23, 2012
Microsoft has officially announced that the Small Business server product family is end-of-life.
Thursday July 12, 2012
Whether you are a front line youth worker, a parent, or a social media marketer, the question remains the same: "How do you communicate so that teenagers will listen?"
Tuesday March 20, 2012
With the new IPad (iPad 3) just hitting the streets, you’re probably wondering what’s new and what will it mean to businesses like yours. Learn about the new iPad is packed with technology improvements that will be ideal in the field. And hear how Miron Construction in Neenah, Wisc. is using iPads.
Tuesday March 20, 2012
Driving to a job site is time consuming and with the cost of gas today can be expensive as well. If you don’t need to physically be inside a building, or looking at a service, you can probably save yourself the visit with a phone call and some free software tools.
Tuesday March 13, 2012
Today Apple Unveiled the “New iPad” (some call it the iPad 3), the third generation of Apples category defining mobile device. Learn about the new iPad's most notable features.
Wednesday March 7, 2012
With SmartPhone adoption growing rapidly, the migration from BlackBerrys to Apple/Android/Windows, and massive shift to multimedia; SmartPhones could cost your business a fortune if you’re not careful. Learn why, and how you can prevent it.
Monday February 13, 2012
Construction companies are swarming to SmartPhones. Learn how your peers are using them.
Thursday February 2, 2012
The Cloud is having a major impact on all industries, construction is no different. Learn what the Cloud is and how it will impact your firm.
Wednesday January 11, 2012
Are you in the construction industry and looking for a free pass to the BUILDEX Vancouver 2012 show? Click here to request a free pass.
Tuesday January 10, 2012
TD Canada Trust’s TD Economics group has just released a special report titled “REGIONAL HOUSING MARKETS: A YEAR IN REVIEW AND A LOOK AHEAD”. Their report which takes a look at the current state of the regional housing market in Vancouver is predicting a decline in new residential construction of 11% in 2012 and 9% in 2013.
Wednesday January 4, 2012
Trimble, www.trimble.com, Sunnyvale, Calif. acquires StruCad and StruEngineer from AceCad Software. These software products will extend Tekla's BIM solution.
Wednesday January 4, 2012
Google Grants, a division of Google is offering grants of up to $10,000 per month in free Google Adwords advertising to not-for-profit organizations who share their philanthropic philosophy.
Wednesday January 4, 2012
SalesForce.com, the pioneering cloud-based CRM company is now offering Not-for-Profit organizations 10 free full user accounts to their SalesForce.com CRM system. The system has a number of free and paid not-for-profit addons which can be used to tailor the solution to fit most organizations needs, and replace the need for some expensive applications such as RaisersEdge.
Thursday December 15, 2011
CompTIA has conducted a study of Trends in Managed Services which has revealed that among current users of managed services, have slashed their IT costs by up to 43% annually.
Tuesday December 6, 2011
This is a warning regarding illegitimate email being spammed out that is claiming to be from Adobe and contains an attachment that is malicious and could potentially infect your computer with a virus
Tuesday December 6, 2011
Once you start using OneNote to create digital notebooks of your notes and ideas, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.
Wednesday November 30, 2011
Consumer tablet devices have garnered a lot of the attention in the construction industry as of late, but rugged, business tablets still have a place in the industry as a durable way to collect and manage data at the jobsite. Many construction firms are using these rugged devices to manage processes in the field.
Wednesday November 30, 2011
Residential homebuilder Logan Homes of Leland, N.C., who plans to have 150 home starts this year, is leveraging Building Information Modeling (BIM) to help them close more sales, reduce build and administrative complexity, keep costs down and ensure profitability.
Wednesday November 30, 2011
The extreme flooding in Thailand in October has caused a world-wide shortage of hard drives. Thailand is the world largest manufacturer of hard drives and is responsible for approximately half of the world’s supply. The current estimate is that supply will be short of demand by 40-50%, limiting the availability of computers and driving the cost of hard drives and the systems they’re installed in up.
Thursday November 17, 2011
“The City of Surrey is the first municipality in Canada to introduce this type of inspection technology,” says Mayor Dianne Watts. “The application allows us to improve communication and streamline our procedures. The end result is that we improve customer service and prevent trades people from wasting time by having to wait around on work sites.”
Friday October 21, 2011
Many of our clients are looking for a quick comparison of what is included with each of the Adobe Creative Suite CS 5.5 suites. We’ve put together this page as a quick point of reference.
Wednesday August 17, 2011
BIM is a relatively new technology in an industry typically slow to adopt change. Yet despite slow adoption, the early adopters who have begun to leverage BIM are already reaping major benefits.
Thursday July 21, 2011
Shaw Business has just launched new ultra-fast, low cost cable internet connections up to 100Mbps for rates on par with typical ADSL connections. And as usual with Shaw, there are no contracts.
Friday July 8, 2011
We've put together a list of 11 free and easy things that you can do today to help the environment, and save yourself money.
Wednesday June 22, 2011
BC’s Return-It Electronics is a province-wide, end-of-life electronics recycling program available to all consumers and businesses in British Columbia. As of August 1st, 2007, you can drop off any of the regulated products at designated collection sites without charge, and be assured they will be recycled responsibly.
Wednesday June 15, 2011
Panasonic just announced that it wil be releasing the new Panasonic Toughbook tablet / slate this fall.The new tablet will have a sunlight friendly 10.1" screen, built-in GPS, 8+ hours of operating battery life and optional 3G/4G internet connectivity. The new tablet is designed to be water proof as well as drop and impact resistant.
Tuesday June 14, 2011
