Office 365 Workshop notes
* Cover - NetSquared and Office 365 logo with title
* Agenda
- Eli intro
- Overview of Office 365
- Goal and flow of the workshops
- Q&A
* Ben Williams - intro of Office 365 (30 mins)
* Office 365
- Does a lot of things.
- But our goal is very focused
- Move orgs that don’t have hosted email into the system
* You Goal
- Help 5 nonprofit orgs who are using gmail or the like to:
- apply for Office 365
- Claim ownership of domain by modifying TXT records and Set up email by modifying MX records
- Create initial email accounts
- Review Outlook online
- Configure Outlook for desktop and mobile
- Migrate old email (if there’s time)
* Participants
- Small nonprofits with uncomplicated migration needs
- Under 10 staff and 1 million budget
- Own a domain name, or help them buy a domain name
- Are currently using gmail/hotmail/yahoo - not using email on their own domain name in most cases
- Are a nonprofit or charity eligible for Microsoft donations in their country
- Rules vary in each country
- Must register with TechSoup - that’s how verification happens
- Can bring their own laptop to workshop
* What we provide to make this happen
- Technical guide walking though the setup of Office 365
- Workshop guide
- templates for meetup, application form, promo email
- Checklists for pre-workshop interview and venue setup
- US$250 honorarium with Microsoft support
* Details
- Complete by end of 2015
- Distribution of funds after the workshop
- talk to me if you need sooner
- I’ll need email addresses for all participants for post-workshop surveys
- 1 event per organizer and city
Details
* Recommend AGAINST setting
* Might just use the Office 365 was forwarded
- Keep using gmail for now with “Send as” account enabled
* Good opportunity new NEW and prospective organizers. If you know someone who might be a good fit for NetSquared and would be interested let me know
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Notes de l'éditeur
Serving significant portion of society: Worldwide third sector comprised of and estimated 10+ million organizations employing a workforce of 47.6M contributing 5.9% of total GDP.
A large portion are the digitally and socially excluded. They understand the digitally and socially excluded.
Economic crisis, changes in technology and lack of in-house technology management elevate need for affordable technology solutions with appropriate context
Several factors elevate their need for help with technology: economic crisis, fast paced and confusing changes in technology (the Cloud, mobile, so many options), and it really takes solutions. How do you figure out what really works when you are an expert in mental health issues or elder care and you have no in-house IT expert on staff?
Gap exists between nonprofit needs and technology product donor capabilities
Private technology companies, it turns out, are willing to donate. They know this isn’t a market for them due to its inability to pay and its costs to serve (fragmentation, level of support needed).
Access required but context is key: local tech “know-how” and support
The contributions of many are leveraged to create “solutions” that work and are easy to share, replicate and scale – and the technology is used to develop services which promote digital inclusion aims
Technology transforms NGOs
When they can get it
When they can learn how to use it
When it can accelerate their work
Several factors elevate NGOs’ need for help with technology:
Economic gaps
The rapid evolution of technology
An abundance of tech choices that can overwhelm and confuse (the cloud, mobile, so many options)
NGO staff may be skilled in an issue or a service, but are not always tech experts
Technology companies are willing and often eager to donate products and services, and there are NGOs who need the technology. However, to connect companies and NGOs remains a challenge.
Access to technology is essential, but context is key: NGOs need local technology “know-how” and support
For NGOs to use technology effectively, they need solutions. TechSoup Global works with many NGOs and many partners to create solutions that are easy to share, replicate, and scale.
“Today, technology is the social catalyst empowering communities in all corners of the globe to improve their lives and shape their collective future. Modern technology is opening floodgates of information and influence historically reserved only for those in power.” – Jeff Skoll, philanthropist and social entrepreneur, founder of Skoll Foundation and first president of eBay.
Data Sources:
Jeff Skoll Quote: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2011/07/05/a-minute-with-jeff-skoll-on-technology-and-global-social-change/