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April 7, 2011 

 From the Learning Centre

Making Sense of Microsoft SharePoint 2010

Are you looking for a way to collaborate with coworkers and organize your documents? Have you heard of SharePoint and are wondering what it is and if you should use it? This article aims to de-mystify SharePoint and give you the basic details. More...

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Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is an integrated suite of services that improves organizational effectiveness by providing control over electronic content, accelerating shared processes, and facilitating better-informed decisions and information sharing.

Features include:

• Collaboration: Automated versioning and workflows, document check-out, and access controls help teams work on shared documents with less confusion and misunderstandings.
• Content Management: Organizations can manage their content through the entire content life cycle on a single unified platform.
• Search: search tools and social cues help organizations find the information and contacts they need more quickly.
• Portals: Organizations can build and maintain multiple content portals on a single SharePoint installation, with each portal customized for a particular business activity or organizational stakeholder.

Sharepoint Server 2010 Standard
Admin Fee: $282 (retail value $5199)

Eligibility: All registered Canadian charitable and nonprofit organizations.

Guidelines: Please carefully review Microsoft's Ordering Guidelines before placing an order.

Requirements:  There are several items you will need to run Sharepoint. Please read our article Making Sense of SharePoint 2010 to learn more. Also visit Microsoft TechNet's SharePoint 2010 requirements page for a detailed list of requirements.

• 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study - This US-based study was just released this week and contains benchmarks on areas such as email newsletters, online advocacy, social media and text messaging.
• A Mobile World: how your supporters are using their Smartphones and why you should care - Even if you aren't ready to go mobile yet, at least be aware of these trends.
• An Idiot-Proof Way to Create a Professional Video for Your Website in Minutes— Create a professional video in ten minutes? Video links now appear on the first page of Google search results. Think about it for your organization. 
• How to Build a Website: A Step by Step Guide A good guide to the basic steps for building a website. You may also want to see these examples of great nonprofit websites

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