Your work as a charity can be very rewarding, but demanding at times. You need to manage your fundraisings, the website, your organisation’s finances and marketing. It can be overwhelming keeping on top of work and simultaneously staying up to date to the industry. Sometimes, the solution could be as simple as using tools. They could make your life easier and save you time. At the moment, there are many tools and solutions available to help you achieve time glory. Check our list here and enjoy. http://www.aqilla.com/resources/2016/02/05/13-tools-charity-industry/

1. 13 TOOLS
EVERYONE IN
THE CHARITY
INDUSTRY
SHOULD BE USING

2. PRODUCTIVITY
TOOLS
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GoogleforNonprofits. Dropbox. Asana.

3. GOOGLE FOR NONPROFITS
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4. GOOGLE FOR NONPROFITS
google.com/nonprofits/
Theworld’smostvaluablecompany, Google, hasa
programtomakecharityworkeasier(andgoodfor
yourbudget). GoogleforNonprofitsgivesaccessto
premiumproductscompletelyfreeofcharge.
CharitieshaveaccesstoGoogleApps, GoogleAd
Grants, YoutubeNonprofitprogram, GoogleEarth
OutreachandGoogleGenerosity, allinjustoneplace.
Thesetoolswillmaketeamworkmoreaccessibleand
yourITcoststozero.
Pricing: Free

5. DROPBOX
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6. DROPBOX
dropbox.com
Doyouneedaverysimplewaytokeepyourfilesstored
injustoneplace? That’sajobforDropbox.
Oneoftheworld’sfavoritecloud-basedplatformis
perfecttostorefiles, sharingfileswithyourteamand
backingupyourdata.
Infact, Dropboxhasdiscountsforcharityorganisations
ifyouwouldliketousetheirBusinessservice.
Pricing: Freeupto2GBofspace; £7,99for1TB.

7. ASANA
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8. ASANA
asana.com
Thiswebandmobileplatformwillhelpyoutrackyour
organisation’sprojects.
Youcoulduseitforrecruitment, marketingor
fundraisingprojects.
Asanaalsomakescollaborationfasterandeffortless
withgreatteamworkoptions.
Pricing: Free

9. CROWDSOURCING
TOOLS
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Crowdrise. OpenIDEO.

10. CROWDRISE
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11. CROWDRISE
crowdrise.com
Youmighthavealreadyheardoffundraiser
crowdsourcingtoolCrowdrise.
Itmakesfundraisingforacharityincrediblyeasy. Each
individualcancollaborateandinvolvedwithacharity
fromearlystages.
Thebestofthisplatformisthatitbrilliantlyengages
peoplewithnichecommunities.
Pricing: Charges3% ofyourraisedfundraising.

12. OPENIDEO
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13. OPENIDEO
openideo.com
OpenIDEOlinksaglobalcommunityworkingtogether
todesignsolutionstosocialchallenges. OpenIDEOhas
beencreatedbyoneofthebiggesthuman-approach
designagencies, IDEO. Theplatformpartnersupwitha
charitytointroduceasocialchallengetothe
community. Memberscancontributetothat
challengewithasolution, thatiscreatedand
supportedbythecommunity.
Thiswillhelpyouconnectwithalargecommunityand
getcreativeanswerstoyourchallenges.
Pricing: Free

14. CAMPAIGNS &
FUNDRAISING
TOOLS
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JustGiving. EveryClick. MyDonate.

15. JUST GIVING
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16. JUST GIVING
justgiving.com
YoumightbefamiliarwithJustGivingbynow, butif
not, thisshouldbeonyourmust-usetools.
Thewebandmobileplatformdisplaysyourprojectto
theircommunity, whichiscurrently24millionpeople.
Pricing: Free

17. EVERYCLICK
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18. EVERYCLICK
everyclick.com
Ifyou’relookingforinnovativewaystoraisemoney,
bookmarkthiswebsite. EveryClickisasearchengine
thatraisesmoneyforcharitieswitheveryclick.
AccordingtoEveryClick'swebsite, supporterscan
searchthewebwiththeirplatform, makedonations
online, buildfundraisingpagesandcreatefundraising
groups. Thewebsitehostsover200,000UKregistered
charitiesinpartnershipwiththeCharitiesTrust.
Pricing: It'sfreeforcharities. £11.94ofthesupporters£10
donationwithGiftAidgoestothecharity.

19. MYDONATE
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20. MYDONATE
btplc.com/mydonate
MyDonateisaBTorganisationlaunchedin2011.
MyDonateisfreeforcharitiesand100% ofthemoney
raisedisgoingtothecharity.
BTMyDonateisnot-for-profitandhasinvestmentfrom
BTitselfeveryyear. Manysuccessfulprojects, likethe
SOSChildren’sworkwithSThree, successfullyachieved
milestones.
Pricing: Free

21. TEAM
COLLABORATION
TOOLS
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GoToMeeting. Skype. Jing. TeamWork.

22. GOTOMEETING
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23. GOTOMEETING
gotomeeting.co.uk
GoToMeetingisoneofourfavouritecollaborationtools.
Youcandownloadthesoftwareorjustaccesstheir
onlineplatform.
YoucanthenenjoyGoToMeeting'svideomeetingsand
screensharingfeatures. Meetingscanbebookedand
doneinstantlywithoutthetravelcosts.
Pricing: Startsat£19permonth

24. SKYPE
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25. SKYPE
skype.com/en/
Ifwhatyouneedisjustasimpleonlineteammeeting
app, Skypeisthetoolyoumightwanttoconsider. With
Skype, youcaninvitepeopletochatonyourcomputer
oronthego.
Justinviteotherstojoininandevenshareyourscreen.
Allyouneedistosetausernameandshareitwith
otherstomeetonlineorjusttextonthego.
Pricing: Skypeisfreeofcharge. However, thereisa
Businessoptionfor£1.30peruserpermonthwithextra
features.

26. JING
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27. JING
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Thistoolenablesyoutotakeascreenorvideo
captureofanythingonyourdesktop. Youcanalso
recordvoiceoveranyvideotoquicklyexplain
somethingandshareitviaalinktheycreate.
Jingisaveryhelpfulformarketingordesign
teams. Butyoucanalsouseittoprovidefeedback
toanyprojectsyou’recurrentlyon.
Pricing: Althoughyouneedtopayforsome
features, there’safreeoption.

28. TEAMWORK
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29. TEAMWORK
teamwork.com
JustlikeAsana, TeamWorkisateamcollaboration
platform. Itfeaturesadashboardtoquicklycheckany
tasks, milestonesorcommentsforyourcolleagues.
Oneoftheirmosthelpfulfeaturesisadrag-and-drop
system. Useittomodifyprojects, savingyoualotof
time.
Pricing: Freeplanfeatures10MBstorageandallows
youtoworkonupto2projectsatatime.

30. AQILLA CLOUD
BASED ACCOUNTING
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