Cloud Computing - Further Reading and Resources

Cloud Computing - Further Reading and Resources

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  25 May 2011 2011 Annual General Assembly and Conference European Foundation Centre ________________________________________________________________________________ Cloud Computing: The Opportunity and Challenge for European Foundations and their Grantees Further Reading and Sources TechSoup Global: Cloud Computing for Nonprofits http://home.techsoup.org/pages/cloudcomputing.aspx Articles, blog posts and webinars aimed at exploring how the cloud can help organizations meet a variety of technology needs and find the best cloud computing options. Digital Agenda: Commission seeks views on how best to exploit cloud computing in Europe http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do? reference=IP/11/575&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en The European Commission is seeking views from citizens, businesses, public administrations and other interested parties on how to fully benefit from 'cloud computing'. NGOs overcoming the education curve to embrace cloud! http://www.microsofteurope.eu/skills-and-education/posts/ngos-overcoming-the-education-curve-to-embrace- cloud.aspx Article by Nick Eyre, Director Fundacja TechSoup on how the cloud stands to transform the social sector. How to Develop a Cloud-Based Integrated IT System: ENCLUDE in Ireland http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/archive/2011/05/10/How-to-Develop-a- Cloud_2D00_Based-Integrated-IT-System_3A00_-ENCLUDE-in-Ireland.aspx Blog post by Eamon Stack, CEO of ENCLUDE in Ireland, which provides hands-on technology solutions and software donations for Irish charities. Eamon is a software engineer skilled in helping charities migrate to various cloud solutions that are appropriate to their IT staffing and budget. Disrupting Online Philanthropy: Technology and the Future of the Social Sector http://cspcs.sanford.duke.edu/sites/default/files/DisruptingPhil_online_FINAL.pdf Monograph exploring how networked digital technologies – accessible large databases and powerful new visualization tools – are transforming philanthropy. By: Lucy Bernholz, with Ed ward Skloot and Barry Varela / Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society at the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University (May 2010). An Evaluation of Private Foundation Copyright Licensing Policies, Practices and Opportunities http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/OCL_for_Foundations_REPORT.pdf Project to explore how foundations treat the ownership and licensing of copyrights for the works they fund, either directly or indirectly. By Phil Malone / Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (August 2009). What is the Cloud and Why Does it Matter to Nonprofits? http://www.slideshare.net/kristine1018/cloud-computing-by-dindo-fernando Cloud computing presentation by Dindo Fernandes for Microsoft NGO Days (February 2011).
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  The Cloud Dividend:The economic benefits of cloud computing to business and the wider EMEA economy http://uk.emc.com/microsites/2010/cloud-dividend/executive-summary.htm An EMC sponsored study by Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), to help quantify the impact of cloud computing in terms of efficiency, productivity and economic growth in Europe (December 2010). Philanthropy in the Cloud http://philanthropy.blogspot.com/2009/05/philanthropy-in-cloud.html Blog post on Philanthropy 2173, featuring NTEN Presentation by Lucy Bernholz (April 2009). Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits: Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud http://www.nten.org/blog/2010/03/18/cloud-computing-small-nonprofits-lessons-learned-5-years-cloud Blog post on NTEN.org by Judy Sohn, of the Colorectal Cancer Coalition (March 2010). Singapore Preschools to Receive USD $2 Million Cloud Computing Power from Lien Foundation and Salesforce.com Foundation http://www.lienfoundation.org/pdf/news/2010/SFDCLienFoundationReleaseFinal_24May.pdf Press release by Lien Foundation and Salesforce.com (May 2010). Foundations Say Technology ‘Lagging’ http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/news/foundations-say-technology-%E2%80%98lagging%E2%80%99 Article on Philanthropy Journal about U.S. foundations’ adoption of cloud computing (November 2010). 2010 Grantmakers Information Technology Survey Report http://www.tagtech.org/resource/resmgr/2010_it_survey_report_final.pdf Technology Affinity Group (TAG) survey of grantmakers on how technology is used in the philanthropic sector (July 2010). Global Washington Directory Map Project: http://globalwa.org/directory/directory-map/ Searchable database of the state of Washington’s academic centers, businesses, foundations and non- profit organizations engaged in global development. Cloud for Good http://www.cloud4good.com/ Works with organizations to create and implement strategic solutions based on cloud technology, specifically focused on Salesforce.com and Google Apps. Crowdsourcing Industry Landscape http://www.crowdsourcing.org/uploads/crowdsourcing-industry-landscape.pdf Infographic by Crowdsourcing.org (May 2011). Directory of crowdsourcing/crowdfunding services (typically using online technologies) http://www.crowdsourcing.org/directory Searchable directory by Crowdsourcing.org. Many are cloud computing vendors leveraging the power of mass participation to get things done. Nonprofits & Cloud Computing: A Guide to Navigating the Nonprofit Cloud http://www.nten.org/events/webinar/2011/06/21/nonprofits-cloud-computing-guide-navigating-nonprofit-cloud Cloud Computing: The Opportunity and Challenge for European Foundations and their Grantees 2
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  Announcement of aseries of free webinar events by NTEN (June 2011). The Future of Cloud Computing - Opportunities for European Cloud Computing beyond 2010 http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/item-detail-dae.cfm?item_id=6993 Report by the European Commission Information Society (January 2010). Free Cloud Tools (examples) Basecamp http://basecamphq.com Dropbox http://dropbox.com Flickr http://www.flickr.com Gapminder Desktop http://www.gapminder.org/ Mozy http://mozy.com Slide Share http://www.slideshare.net/ Windows Live Essential http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials?os=other Presentation and Case Studies Presentation by TechSoup Global at the 2011 Annual General Assembly and Conference European Foundation Centre (May 2011). http://www.slideshare.net/TechSoupGlobal/cloud-computing-opportunity-and-challenge-for- european-foundations-and-grantees Cloud Computing: The Opportunity and Challenge for European Foundations and their Grantees 3