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22 January

Free yourself from Big Tech: Why Nextcloud is now the right choice for your digital sovereignty

At nowtec solutions, we come from an activist background. We’ve organized protests, led campaigns with hundreds of thousands of people, and learned one thing in the process: real change requires not only passion, but also damn good organization and the…

15 December

Split View: The Chrome feature that will change your daily work routine

Until last week, my workday looked like this: I was constantly copying, pasting, and switching between windows. Every time I thought I’d found my flow, clicking the wrong window would pull me out of it again. It was frustrating and…

8 December

The Single Most Crucial Step When Switching CRMs: Getting Your Data Right

Hey, it’s Andreas. Before founding nowtec solutions, I spent decades as a campaigner and pragmatic activist. I was directly involved in organizing high-impact movements, including leading one of Switzerland’s largest citizen movements, Campax. This experience taught me that genuine political…

17 November

Say goodbye to campaign chaos: How the Composer Calendar revolutionizes your communication

You might know the feeling: An important campaign is about to launch, the messaging is polished, the team is motivated – but the organization is threatening to descend into chaos. Between social media posts, newsletter mailings, and internal coordination, it’s…

1 November

New Features in nowCRM 1.3

From Activist Frontlines to Digital Future: Why nowCRM 1.3 is More Than Just a Software Update I remember a time, not too long ago, when we were organizing thousands of beds for refugees in a matter of days. The energy…

30 October

How to launch your first LinkedIn connection request campaign with nowCRM

Networking on LinkedIn can be tedious. You click through profiles, send individual invitations, and lose track of everything. Especially when you’re planning a larger campaign – whether for an NGO, a movement, or a targeted advocacy campaign – you quickly…

27 October

llms.txt, your digital megaphone: How a simple text file can prepare you for the AI future

Remember the days when a good Google ranking was everything? You optimized your website, researched keywords and hoped that potential donors and supporters would land on page one. Those days are gone. Today, people no longer type their questions into…

22 October

AWS outage and data sovereignty

Monday morning before yesterday, 8:30 am. I open my laptop and some things don’t work. No Canva, no Perplexity, no Fortnite (for the son). The AWS outage has struck again. For many organizations, this means downtime. No communication with donors,…

4 April

​​Mastering Digital Sovereignty: Strategies for IT Control and Transparency

In a world where technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, businesses face the challenge of maintaining control, transparency, and efficiency in their digital infrastructure. At nowtec solutions, we’ve taken significant strides toward achieving digital sovereignty – a concept that emphasizes…

25 March

How US Nonprofits Can Protect Their Tech Infrastructure Through Strategic Relocation

The growing politicization of technology regulation in the United States has created a precarious environment for nonprofits, particularly those engaged in progressive advocacy. Congressional probes into fundraising platforms, algorithmic reforms favoring ideological neutrality, and heightened scrutiny of data practices have…