Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

• The Cloud Just Got a Little Brighter

  Date: 2010.03.10 | Category: Technology | Response: 1

  You may have noticed, we’re big fans of Google Applications and Box.net. We’ve selected these tools for a number of reasons, which you can read on our IT portal. One driving force for selecting Box.net for our file-sharing needs was its integration with other tools through the OpenBox platform. Levitra pill You can imagine then, how excited we are that Google Applications and Box.net just announced deeper integration that will make our work with Timeraiser and Civic Footprint Levitra achat that much easier. Levitra contraindicaciones Viagra bestellung

  For a geek like me, this video is really, really exciting because it highlights exactly the type of integration we at Framework admire – when one tool talks to the other, and data moves smoothly and openly between each.

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  Well, we use Google Applications for all our Office Productivity Needs, and use Box.net to share files, embed an upload widget Cheap viagra online and manage non-Google Application files with ease. Levitra pas cher Viagra alternatives Now that we can send files from within Gmail and create Google Docs from within Box, it means our data is truly accessible from anywhere – reducing duplication of data. Purchase viagra online Pastillas levitra It makes information sharing that much easier.

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  Details of the new integration:

  “Box users will now be able to create Google Docs and Google Spreadsheets as file types within Box, Over the counter viagra benefiting from the real-time collaboration capabilities of Google Docs. Viagra for women Prospecto levitra You’ll also be able to access the Google Apps suite with the OpenBox action drop-down menu: you c an select Kauf von viagra a file or folder to send with Gmail, schedule a meeting and link to a specific file or folder with Google Calendar, or publish content to Google sites. Viagra sin receta Viagra levitra Brand viagra Levitra prix pharmacie And as a Google Apps and Box.net customer, you can access, work with, and share Box content with others directly inside of Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Sites.”

• The Open Web, led by email and blogs

  Date: 2010.02.01 | Category: Technology | Response: 0

  After reading Qasim Virjee’s post The State of the Web and Why we love Posterous, I am reminded of why I love technology. Viagra alternatives  It’s a great read.

  

  I can trace my love of the social web to before Facebook, MSN Messenger or ICQ. I’m sure it was Apple’s eWorld that sold me on the idea of using computers to communicate and connect with others. Even in my first experiences with a social computing environment, it was email (of all things) that sparked my interest. Levitra pas cher Levitra prix pharmacie Oh, that little red mail truck, a new message, how marvelous. Pastillas levitra eWorld was a new, virtual world that connected bulletin boards and email before the “web” was really anything. Viagra levitra Viagra sale It was a portal environment that looked and felt like a small city - a community-. Yea, I was very hooked. Purchase viagra

  Flashing forward to today, there are endless opportunities to participate in the social web. Brand viagra Viagra bestellung But, as Qasim points out, these profiles – YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, can be “Closed-door or otherwise inaccessible conversations”. It’s interesting that the more we think that we are “present” by producing content for all these social networks, the more we have to recognize and look for the connections between the tools – ensuring that messages reach all our audiences, that some profiles or tools don’t get left behind. Cheap viagra online It can be a real challenge for Social Media, particularly in a professional setting.

  A fascinating element of Qasim’s blog post is Levitra achat h is i Levitra pill dentification of email and blogging as the future. Email, in particular, is a tool some say are becoming archaic (though others argue the contrary). Yet here is this new tool, Posterous, that allows you to post to your blog by emailing Posterous.com. Even more so, you can auto and & cross post across your other profiles, keeping information consistent. Purchase viagra online Prospecto levitra Qasim writes, “The implications of using email to feed a Posterous blog and, by-extension, one’s other online accounts, are tremendous”. It is easier than ever to create and distribute content to your social networks, and open the conversation cross-platform. Over the counter viagra Kaufen viagra Using email.

  Interestingly, he points out that with the rise of the mobile smart phones and the inevitable mobile OS wars, “the vast majority of mobile devices [...] all offer email”. Email. The “aging” communication tool. Or is it? Maybe email is a good example of an evolving, agile technology that moves us forward. Certainly Posterous is offering a new way to connect/blog cross-platform.

  Qasim clearly outlines why Posterous is helping the web to be more open, and I am on board. Viagra for women A tool that encourages ease of connecting, cross-platform publishing, and an open-architecture model aligns very closely with the movement we are building here at Framework. Viagra sin receta

  In the very least, this is a tool we’ll keep our eye on here. We are always interested in new tools that can improve information-sharing and transparency for the sector. Levitra contraindicaciones Posterous may be one new way to do it. Online levitra Kauf von viagra

• Think Globally, Act Locally

  Date: 2010.01.25 | Category: Capacity Building, Technology | Response: 0

  “Think globally, act locally.” It’s a phrase th at Brand viagra has been used in many contexts, but commonly conveys the desire to change the world Viagra sale one community at a time. Viagra bestellung  This expression popped into my head when I was reading about some global initiatives that are harnessing creativity, supporting its growth and facilitating its distribution in really innovative ways. Kauf von viagra

  When I read about what they are doing, I thought to myself, “we’re on the right track!”  Looking back at Anil’s thoughts on Open Architecture, Amanda’s writing on information sharing and transparency, I can’t help but come to that conclusion. Over the counter viagra Pastillas levitra  This isn’t meant as a pat on our own backs but rather to continue the dialogue on how we deliver programming and how we could do it better. Purchase viagra

  Thinking Globally

  Take NetHope [www.nethope.org], for example.  Among other projects, they have an Innovation for Development (I4D) program which seeks to extend existing best practices and scale solutions for broader impact in developing countries. Viagra levitra  If we distill this approach down to a local level, the theory is the same: how do we aggregate existing best practices within the non-profit sector to better serve our community Kaufen viagra ?   And how do we then share theselearnings with the thousands of other charitable organizations Viagra alternatives ? For us (Framework), one way is our use of  smart technology (primarily web-based) to share how we operate with the world. Viagra sin receta That is, adapting existing technology to our needs and then letting everyone else know why and how we did it.

  Another element of NetHope’s work is building telecommunications infrastructure where they either don’t exist or have been destroyed as a result of natural disasters. Levitra prix pharmacie Cheap viagra online  The idea being that in both cases the infrastructure will enableNGOs to collaborate, share information and better aid people and communities in need. Purchase viagra online  This idea that we can better deliver services if we can collaborate and communicate is fundamental to our work. Levitra pas cher  You can read about our collaboration strategy in an earlier post so I won’t get into it here, but essentially where NetHope’s connectivity initiatives help build a technical workforce in remote areas of Africa, for example, our infrastructure allows us to efficiently collaborate with partners and stakeholders across Canada.

  Finally, The Rockefeller Foundation, a huge granting body in the United States, has identified the need for open and user-driven innovation models to solve big issues like poverty and global warming through their “Advancing Innovation Processes to Solve Social Problems” stream of funding.  There are a lot of great questions that came to mind from reading their Key Outcomes:

  • How do we foster partnerships with our many stakeholders in order to better deliver Timeraiser programming? 
  • What new technology will help us enable our users contribute to our processes Levitra contraindicaciones ?
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  • And finally, when we think we have a great piece of knowledge, how do we share it with other like-minded NGOs Viagra for women ?

  Acting Locally

  There are a lot of interesting ideas and models out there about how to collaborate, use technology and share best practices.  Some have big outcomes like saving humanity and Prospecto levitra saving our planet. Levitra pill Online levitra  But how they are applied is certainly relevant and transferable to organizations working on local issues like housing in Vancouver’s East End, the development of green spaces in Toronto, securing healthy food for poor families in Hamilton, or planning a Timeraiser in Calgary! 

• New support for the cloud

  Date: 2010.01.14 | Category: Capacity Building, Technology | Response: 0

  We heard some exciting news this week. Google will be launching additional support for web-based storage (all file types).  This is big news for Framework. Online levitra Brand viagra Viagra sale Levitra contraindicaciones Purchase viagra Prospecto levitra We are working to be an open-data organization that focuses on creating information once, distributing it widely, and accessing it anywhere. You’ve heard us mention this model before. Viagra for women Over the counter viagra Kaufen viagra Pastillas levitra With the additional file type support by Google Applications, it provides us Viagra alternatives additional flexibility in how we openly create and share data. Levitra pas cher  We’re excited because as Google users, we now have the flexibility to create Cheap viagra online Google sites that include filing cabinets with any type of attachment or file. Viagra levitra Levitra prix pharmacie We can also embed files using our Box.net folder, giving us additional features such as user roles, website embed tools, and endless storage space. Purchase viagra online

  I am a big fan of Box.net. Their response to Google’ s announcement remind Viagra bestellung s me why. Viagra sin receta Kauf von viagra In a timely blog post, Aaron Levie (Co-Founder and CEO) wrote about Box.net’s excitement over Google’s announcement as an overall win for Cloud Computing, and that the increased Google support  utlimately enhances Box.net’s services. He also acknowledged that additional services from popular providers like Google drives wider adoption of web-based services as a whole. Levitra pill  The willingness to work together in a collaborative, positive nature and to support integration between applications is a quality I admire about technology companies such as Box.net. Sharing data openly and collaboratively is an important quality of the non-profit sector, and it is complimented by service providers who uphold similar values.

  Exciting things are in store for the “cloud” in 2010, and we’re glad to be a non-profit organization using the best resources Levitra achat to allow us to focus on mission-related activities.

• Open Source vs Open Architecture

  Date: 2009.12.03 | Category: In the News, Technology | Response: 0

  

  There is a lot of debate in the technology space about what the best solutions are for nonprofit and charitable organizations. Viagra for women Viagra sale Purchase viagra The power of volunteers contributing to the Linux, SugarCRM or Mozilla open-source community are clear examples of great, low cost tools available to broad public, providing high value to its user base. Levitra prix pharmacie In many ways, the values in the open-source community are 100% aligned with ours.

  However, in our office we make technology decisions based on how well technologies can talk to one another. This is our first and foremost consideration. Viagra bestellung We consider integration across all  office productivity needs and relationship/program management requirements.

  The second consideration made when adopting a new tool is how easy is it for our team to make changes as we fine tune our programming. Levitra pas cher We don’t want to code ourselves into a box.

  Other considerations include cost (comparing off-the-shelf products versus web-based services), and how much external consulting resources are needed for specific or custom configurations.

  These consideration points are critical because want to support hundreds more local artists. Thousands more Charities. Kauf von viagra Tens of thousands new citizens who want to be engaged. Purchase viagra online Levitra contraindicaciones

  To accomplish this, our small team must select technology tools that best enable our people to connect with our content. Levitra achat We are calling it an Open Architecture approach. Viagra alternatives If our email isn’t connected to our CRM – it’s no good. Online levitra Pastillas levitra If our CRM isn’t connected to our FTP file sharing system, no good. If our FTP doesn’t allow easy access to new users, no good. We need these tools to be deeply integrated and accessible. Viagra sin receta

  As I described in a recent post, we use Box.net for our FTP File sharing needs and EchoSign for our e-signature services. Levitra pill These two services plug into Salesforce. com very nicely. Viagra levitra Over the counter viagra Most of Salesforce.com’s third party apps can be installed within h ours by Prospecto levitra our team of non-technical people. Our modest integration got us into the Power of Us Appy Awards at Dreamforce 2009. Brand viagra It was a great honour. Kaufen viagra Cheap viagra online

  There is much more to come in the discussion of Open Architecture, and exciting new projects ahead.