Kelly LaForest

It’s been well over a month since Microsoft announced that they would begin donating Office 365 Enterprise E1 for non-profits subscription licences to non-profit organizations in 41 different countries (Canada included!) to help non-profits ‘do more good’. We’ve received a flurry of questions from interested parties who need support in determining if a cloud solution will fit …

I gave TechSoup Canada a call last week to clarify a few key points around the terms of the Microsoft’s Office 365 Enterprise E1 for Nonprofits subscription donation program. Turn Around Times? I gave TechSoup Canada a call last Thursday to check in on the status of the Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise E1 for Non-profits …

A step-by-step guide on how to check your eligibility then receive a free “Office 365 Enterprise E1 for Nonprofits” subscription in Canada. If you have already registered with TechSoup Canada, please skip ahead to Step 4: Step 1: Sign up for a TechSoup Canada account. Sign up for an individual user account using the following form. Verify account by …

It’s been over a month since Microsoft announced that they’d be making subscriptions of their cloud-based productivity and collaboration tool Office 365 available to non-profits organizations around the world for no charge. itgroove summarized the key benefits of the technology game changer in their press release “Microsoft Donates Free Office 365 Subscriptions to Canadian Non-profits” …

In my past life, I was a tiny habit of preaching the virtue of productivity best practices. Yet even the most organized of individuals have facepalm moments. I experienced one myself last week. The Backstory The Boss and I were preparing for a conference call with a client who was considering a migration from a Shared Drive to a …

As an avid user of the wiki feature in SharePoint to capture and share corporate information with colleagues, I’ve witnessed the complete chaos that can result when a community of users come together to collaborate without a set process in place to manage their documentation. As I continue to compile and refine my list of …

Who Am I? Name: Kelly Christina Marshall DOB: September 27, 198-something Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada #yyj Where Am I? As of September 2013, I am the new Business Development Manager & Consultant at itgroove Professional Services Ltd in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. We are a team of dedicated professionals specializing in Microsoft technologies for the small and …