

Staff can participate in Zoom meetings from both mobile devices and laptop or desktop computers. Zoom is a video and audio conferencing platform that enables both simple online meetings and group messaging. Options for Nonusers of Office 365 or G Suite That Are Quick and Easy to Set Up This includes the ability to host virtual meetings for up to 250 people and live-streaming for up to 100,000 viewers for free. If you're already using the Nonprofit G Suite Basic, Google has just announced that it is making Google Hangouts Meet's premium functionality available for free until July 1. Microsoft also recently published a blog post on using Teams during these challenging times.

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.
