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Training Your Staff: Online Alternatives

Tech Soup

Idealware , a partner of TechSoup's recently posted an article addressing how to train staff in simpler, more cost-effective ways. All of the methods listed use the web or some form of computer technology in order to avoid the hassle of going to off-site training seminars or conferences. Tools for Training Staff Online.

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Social Media in Crisis Communication: A Lesson Learned by Charlotte Meckelnburg Library

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Jenifer R Daniels, Communications & Marketing Specialist, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. In March of 2010, the Mecklenburg County manager advised library leaders that we should plan for a 50% reduction in our operating budget due to a drastic reduction in taxable revenues throughout the county; projecting an $85million shortfall.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What do libraries look like in the future? Solicitation on the streets for programs at the k-12 level to train students to use cyber tools for science. Looking at how to be less of training but more on learning. It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning. How do those learning environments impact institutions?

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Open source your Open Social Apps?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

November 21, 2007 Beth’s wonderful post about a decision tree for whether or not an organization should get into the social networking business had a link to a comment about OpenSocial. Can we build a library of OpenSocial applications that have open source licenses? Anyone interested?

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Free and open source tool #4: GIMP

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It’s not just that it doesn’t look like Photoshop (you can check out gimpshop – it has a Photoshop UI on top of the GIMP libraries.) I would say if there is one really major complaint about GIMP, and it’s one that I harbor, is that the UI, well, leaves much to be desired.

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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

Tech Soup

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. to scale up RCI in California. Fast Forward to 2012.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. Through TechSoup Japan, KnK received a donation of 15 Microsoft Office 2007 licenses and Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium. I especially like Outlook 2007. Our Local Impact Map.