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Using Google as a "free" hard drive on the web

There's a good article over at Business Insider that describes how to use Google's Google Docs infrastructure as a virtual hard drive "the cloud". Google Docs used to be just a place to create and store Google Docs, Spreadsheets etc but it looks like they're opening it up for more varied content.

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Added by Mike Morris on February 23, 2010 at 8:52am — No Comments

Want to know what the public wants....ask them, with UserVoice.

The primary focus of a Parks & Recreation Department is to serve the local community by providing the best programs and services possible with the given resources. How can you improve on those program offerings and give the community what they really want? Well, the answer is s… Continue

Added by Mike Morris on April 23, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

Five podcast

I have about a 30 minute commute to and from work. During that drive i listen to podcast. Here are my top five. Craig Groeschel Francis Chan Erwin McManus David T. Moore Jentezen Franklin I hope you enjoy! Continue

Added by Jason Rogers on April 20, 2009 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Staying local with Open Office - Free Microsoft Office alternative

We recently had a post about Google Docs and how they can help your Parks & Rec Department stay organized and aid in collaboration. With that said, storing documents "in the cloud" is not for everyone. In addition, the user experience with most online office productivity tools (word processing, sprea… Continue

Added by Mike Morris on April 10, 2009 at 9:24am — No Comments

Put a face on your Parks & Rec Department with a Blog.

If you haven't thought about or considered having a blog for your Parks & Recreation Department, I think now is the time to start. The rationale is simple: you need to put a face on your organization!. Parks & Recreation is essentially a service oriented business a… Continue

Added by Mike Morris on April 1, 2009 at 8:50pm — No Comments

Donate Now button - Make it easy for people to donate to your organization

Parks & Recreation budgets are tight in the best of times.... and these are not the best of times (economically anyway). Many departments depend on donations from people and businesses in their community to supplement their regular budget. One great way to do this is with a "Donate Now" button on your web site.

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Added by Mike Morris on March 26, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Easy Newsletter & Email Marketing with MailChimp

Whether you're a Recreation Director, Program Coordinator or Administrative Assistant in the local Parks & Recreation Department, chances are you're asked to don a dizzying array of hats on a day to day basis. One of these is probably… Continue

Added by Mike Morris on March 18, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Stay on Task with "Remember the Milk"

The summer catalog is overdue, Spring soccer is in full swing and the phone won't stop ringing......keeping the operations of your Parks and Rec Department running smoothly can seem overwhelming at times. Managing your time a… Continue

Added by Mike Morris on March 18, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Using Google Docs to Reduce Clutter and Facilitate Document Sharing - All for Free

Recreation Departments are like any other organization out there - non-profits and for profits alike - in that they use documents as a way to organize, communicate and share ideas. There's the standard "Word" type document that consists mostly of text, the "Spreadsheet" which usually deals with numbers and budgets and then the occasional "Presentation" which may contain charts, graphs and pictures. If you've got most of these documents hanging out on that 6 year old PC that's making the funny n… Continue

Added by Mike Morris on March 16, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment