Collaborating on Art, Crafts, and Google Docs, too

What do girl-friendly skateboarding, making shoes out of a sweatshirt, and building a website have in common? They're all examples of classes that are offered by the Rock Paper Scissors Collective -- a volunteer-run organization based in Oakland, California dedicated to promoting creativity and collaboration in the community. Continuing our series on non-profits, we chatted with Mark Nicola, Volunteer Coordinator, about the organization and the work...

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Inspiring Youth Through Robotics

We continue our non-profit series in the state of Connecticut, where the temperatures today are below freezing and there's a good chance of snow tomorrow. The cold weather didn't stop Michael Sperber, Chair of Connecticut FIRST, from contacting us to tell us about how his organization uses Docs for event management, alumni outreach, and event surveys.Connecticut FIRST is the Connecticut arm of FIRST, a not-for-profit organization that organizes robotics...

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Countdown to MLK Day of Service

As we count down to Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 19th, we'll be featuring a few non-profit organizations that have found some creative ways to use Google Docs. These organizations are all dedicated to serving their communities and championing their causes, and like most non-profits, require the support of volunteers to keep their operations running. We hope that this series of posts will encourage you to dedicate next Monday's holiday to community service, and that you will find some worthy causes to support year-round,...

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Calling all Non-Profits: Share your Docs story for King Day of Service

Would you like to help spread the word about the importance of community service and supporting your cause? Monday, January 19th is also known as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, and to honor this important day, the Google Docs team would like to spotlight not-for-profit organizations who make a difference in their communities. We are looking for organizations that use Google Docs in some shape or form -- whether it's managing volunteer lists, sharing phone trees, writing grant applications collaboratively or more. If you are willing...

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