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Hi All,
Our chapter used to use GoDaddy web services for our email. Then GoDaddy decided to get out of that business and transferred us to Outlook on the Web. This version of Outlook is extremely basic (who wants distribution lists with names in the list sorted by first name?!) Our website is through HLAA-CA so we don’t have that to worry about, I don’t think. We can keep our domain (hearinglosspen.org) from GoDaddy. We could either pay for a more robust version of Outlook (via TechSoup) or look at another email platform. Any suggestions? Warnings? Future considerations? Someday it might be nice to use MailChimp or something like that... I’m curious what other chapters are using for their email... Thanks, Jaynie Kind HLAA Peninsula Chapter |
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P.S. We use five email addresses for our chapter (membership@..., info@, ALD@, etc.) and then forward those emails to the appropriate people in the chapter...
Jaynie Kind HLAA Peninsula Chapter |
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Jaynie
Ann has us enrolled in Mailchimp. Mailchimp is free up to a certain usage level. You can get Microsoft 365 for Nonprofits through Techsoup - see the plan below. It includes the full-featured Outlook for desktop use. Your chapter receives ten free licenses so all officers can be on the same platform.
Alan Katsura Moderator HLAA Tech Group |
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Thank you Alan for your reply about MailChimp and Microsoft 365 for Nonprofits. I assume you’re using Microsoft 365. I’m curious to hear if any chapters are using Google Workspace for Nonprofits?
Jaynie Kind Peninsula Chapter |
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Janie
We also have a GWN account and use various elements of it, but not their document, spreadsheet, and presentation programs. If I remember correctly, Rich Osborne from North Bay prefers not to use MS applications and I think I received a document from Sara Oser that had a .odt extension (open document format like Libre Office.) You can ask them if they use GWN. I will email you their addresses. -- Alan Katsura Moderator HLAA Tech Group |
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Great, thanks Alan. I’ll touch base with Rich and Sara and ask what they use.
Jaynie Kind Peninsula Chapter |
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Alan, I am puzzled by the comment, "Rich
Osborne from North Bay prefers not to use MS applications "
I regret somehow having given you this impression. I am an ardent user of Microsoft applications and used to be proficient in their use, although my skills have atrophied significantly. I have used free open-source software, like Linux and Libre Office,
and maybe I spoke well about them since they are free, but I have discontinued their use primarily because the cost of Microsoft Office is not excessive and has superior functionality plus there are differences that can be problematic.
Rich Osborne
From: HLAATech@groups.io <HLAATech@groups.io> on behalf of Alan Katsura, Moderator, CA Diablo Valley Chapter <akatsura@...>
Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 6:28 PM To: HLAATech@groups.io <HLAATech@groups.io> Subject: Re: [HLAATech] Email software for chapter #email Janie
We also have a GWN account and use various elements of it, but not their document, spreadsheet, and presentation programs. If I remember correctly, Rich Osborne from North Bay prefers not to use MS applications and I think I received a document from Sara Oser that had a .odt extension (open document format like Libre Office.) You can ask them if they use GWN. I will email you their addresses. -- Alan Katsura Moderator HLAA Tech Group |
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