

TECHSOUP FOR NONPROFITS HOW TO
If you want to know more about Teams and how to set it up and use it, TechSoup Courses has two trainings on how to use Microsoft Teams at our Digital Skills Center: Create channels to house specific workgroups - which can include document storage, chat functionality, and shared notes.Chat with team members or specific groups.Teams is included with all Office 365 Business and Enterprise licenses and can be used to Both solutions have great communication and collaboration features that you may just need to activate. If you are using either Office 365 Nonprofit or G Suite for Nonprofits, you are really well set up to work remotely already. Most organizations are now working with email that is hosted in the cloud, including Office 365, Gmail, or email hosted by your Internet service provider. Communications Solutions for Staff Working Remotely But if you are part of an organization that is able to continue to operate if your staff are all working remotely from home, we hope that what follows is of use to you and your nonprofit. Of course, there are many types of nonprofits that are not able to implement work-from-home policies due to the nature of their work, including museums, shelters, and health care providers. Because the current situation with COVID-19 is changing so rapidly, the resources we're providing below (most of which are free) are options that can be implemented relatively quickly, with little to no external IT support needed to do so and with a focus on remote communications and information sharing solutions. While a planned transition to a remote workforce would typically be staged over time, one may need to be implemented quickly in this scenario.

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the communities where we live and serve, organizations are encouraging their staff to work remotely if possible.
