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Action Tips: Promoting Through Mobile

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DoSomething.org Chief Technology Officer George Weiner shares his tech advice on how to utilize mobile technology for your organization. Here's what George recommends:

How to: Make Mapping Easier

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We love how easy Google Maps is, but BatchGeo is a free online tool that makes it way easier to map multiple locations at once. Instead of having to enter each location manually, BatchGeo can turn tons of addresses into one customized map.

To get started:

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Action Tips: Using Google Forms to Collect Data

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Google Forms is an efficient, fast way to gather information from people (donors, sponsors, volunteers, friends, staff) and have it organized neatly in a Google Spreadsheet.

Internally, you can use Forms to gather information, plan events, or just to find out how your co-workers' days are going. Externally, it's a great way to survey people. (Check out how we used a Google Forms survey.)

To get started, this video gives you a run-down of how to create a Google Form.

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Action Tips: Free Web Hosting, Design, Consulting

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Do Something and Grassroots.org have a sweet new partnership that will help you get website hosting, design help, and other consultations for FREE.

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How to: Create a Blog with Blogger

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Creating a blog with Google Blogger in only five minutes! Who knew? Before you start, you should know what your plan is...

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Action Tips: Great Websites to Know

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This is a collection of awesome sites that provide free or really cheap solutions for everything from email, sms, SEO, content creation, social networking, research, grants, and more. If this list helps you please share it with one of the networks about.

Special thanks to the network of people that help me maintain this list (you know who you are). If you are interested in contributing please get in touch with george on Twitter @georgecaweiner.

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