We received a Google Ad Grants grant to develop digital education and support NGOs
Proarea Tech Community has become an official participant in the prestigious Google Ad Grants program, which opens new opportunities for our community in supporting Ukraine’s public sector and small business. This is an important step that will allow us to significantly expand our mission of providing free digital education and expert support. The Google Ad […]
Top 7 Free Digital Literacy Courses for NGOs & Small Business
The ability to launch an ad campaign, analyze its effectiveness, or organize a team’s work online—these are now skills as fundamental to a project’s development as the ability to write a business plan or negotiate. Digital literacy has become a basic requirement for any initiative that aims to be successful. However, access to quality education […]
Small Business Automation Trends for 2025: A Practical Guide
For a long time, the main goal of automation was to “do things faster” and free up time from routine tasks. Today, and especially looking toward 2025, this paradigm is shifting. It’s no longer just about efficiency; it’s about creating a “smart business”—one that is more agile, personalized, and data-driven. Many owners of small businesses […]
How to organise online fundraising: platforms and tips
Fundraising for an important cause is always a challenge. But often, the hardest part is not finding people willing to help, but making the donation process simple, fast, and secure. Extra steps, confusing forms, or a lack of convenient payment methods can stop a person at the last moment, and their sincere impulse to help […]
What are no-code and low-code: when you don’t need a programmer
You have a great idea for an online project, but the thought of finding developers, writing a technical specification, and dealing with huge budgets stops you before you even start. It seems there’s a deep technical gap between your idea and its actual implementation, a gap that only programmers can bridge. Until recently, this was […]
Automating mailings: how to set up email communication without an IT department
The audience growth of a small business or civic initiative inevitably leads to operational challenges. Every new website subscription, application, or webinar registration requires manual processing: finding a template, personalizing it, and sending it on time. This approach not only consumes valuable time but also inevitably leads to errors, especially as the audience grows. Fortunately, […]
Online surveys for communities: how to collect data easily
Community organizations and initiatives often make decisions based on their own vision or the opinion of the most active part of their community. While these are important reference points, what does the “silent majority” really think? How can you understand which project will resonate the most with residents, and which idea will go unnoticed? Intuition […]
5 Ways to Automate Leads & Applications Without a Developer
A small business owner often plays many roles at once. Here is a typical daily scenario: requests for new services arrive via a website form, potential clients (leads) write on Facebook and Instagram, and partnership inquiries appear in Telegram. Each request triggers a chain of manual actions: copy the data, paste it into a spreadsheet, […]
Online booking for a coffee shop: how Google Calendar and Telegram bot simplified business
Meet Andrea. She is the owner of a small but incredibly popular chain of three coffee shops, “Aroma di Roma,” in the heart of Rome. Her establishments are oases of comfort, where the aroma of freshly brewed espresso mixes with the scent of hot cornetti. Andrea poured her soul into them, and the city responded […]
How to Choose a CRM for Your Nonprofit or Small Business: A Simple Guide
Does this sound familiar? Your donor contacts are stored in one Excel spreadsheet, your volunteer list is in another, and partner applications get lost in an endless stream of emails. When you need to find the communication history with a specific person, a real quest begins. This chaos isn’t just annoying—it wastes time and can […]
