Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Leave a comment below telling me your social media plans for 2010, and why you think these 7 books will help you achieve what you want to accomplish. Here’s where to go (if the blog post is not up yet, check back later in the day): www.kaushik.net/avinash : this is the amazing blog of Web 2.0 Here’s how you win: 1. It’s a must-read.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Nonprofits and libraries are consistently challenged to collaborate with their staffs, boards, and other supporters in efficient and effective ways. If these scenarios sound familiar, come see if Microsoft Office SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint Online could be a fit for your organization. Pacific time. read more.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2010

You've probably heard the news that Microsoft Office 2010 is launching soon. If you're interested in requesting Office when it's available, you might want to make sure your organization or public library is registered with TechSoup and review Microsoft's donation policies. Related: First Screenshot of New Office for Mac Interface.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 3, 2010

Saving the web for the future - 02 Mar 2010 - Computing: "The British Library’s UK Web Archive project to save all the UK’s free-access web sites underlines just how pervasive the internet’s role in people’s lives has become.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2010

If you haven't heard the buzz, the 2010 Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Design Contest is on. This could be your nonprofit organization or public library. Tags: Event Multimedia & Graphics Software Web Building. The judging process hasn't even begun, and we've already received dozens of remarkable submissions.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2010

Just a few weeks ago, we put out the call to nonprofits and libraries in the United States and Canada to demonstrate how their innovative use of Adobe software acquired through the TechSoup product donation program helped them change lives, communities, and the world for the better. Other Media.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2010

The folks at the New Media Consortium have released their annual Horizon Report , a roundup of up-and-coming technologies relevant to museums, archives, and libraries. Like its predecessors, the report provides succinct backgrounds and reference projects for technologies predicted for widespread adoption on the 1, 2-3, and 4-5 year timescale.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Deborah Elizabeth Finn reflects on her key takeaways from two "Networked Nonprofit" book events and expands on the statement "Everything you feared has already happened" when it comes to nonprofits and the social web. There are also some great pictures of folks at the event, including, of course, Beth Kanter.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2012

Particularly important for smaller nonprofits and libraries, troubleshooting problems, maintaining your technology, learning new tech skills, and increasing the effectiveness of every day applications can help keep you ahead of the curve and help avoid problems down the road. nonprofit or library? DIY Online Events. Join us at 11:00.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

This week, Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center has announced the release of an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities. Books with image descriptions will go back into the Bookshare library for students with print disabilities to use in their coursework.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2012

Microsoft Lync is one of the least understood Microsoft product donations in the TechSoup catalog; however if yours is a larger organization that already runs on Windows Server 2008, uses Office Professional Plus 2010 , and has multiple offices or lots of work out in the field, it's definitely worth looking at. Why Lync Is Green Software.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

While there are pages and pages of keyboard shortcuts and tips posted around the web in articles and knowledge bases, we'll start by focusing on 5 that we think may be particularly useful to nonprofit and library users. Building Blocks.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Some of the biggest ways your nonprofit or library can make an. web content. admin fee: $24–$31) is the backbone of most nonprofit and library. Office suites include: OneNote 2010: More than any other program for me, OneNote is a handy note-taking program that virtually eliminates the need for notepads.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Direct Relief International was involved in the Haitian earthquake in 2010 and the Japan earthquake in 2011, providing aid to thousands. Take a look at one of their interactive aid distribution maps to find out what they do with this kind of web mapping technology.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

As part of celebrating Earth Day throughout the month of April, we'll be featuring posts about how to make your nonprofit or library. As government agencies continue to document and refine teleworking processes to comply with the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 , managers are trying to identify and implement tools and services that.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Can we build a library of OpenSocial applications that have open source licenses? Which lead me to think about the idea of open sourcing OpenSocial apps. It seems to me that many organizations are going to have very similar needs in terms of kinds of applications. Anyone interested?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

We hear from young nonprofits and libraries all the time, and we know that making wise and affordable technology investments can play a vital part in building and growing an organization. Microsoft Office (admin fee: $24–$31) is the backbone of most nonprofit and library offices. See our product descriptions for more details.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. All you need to use them is a modern web browser such as Internet Explorer 9. And there it is, open in your web browser. Bing is Microsoft's web search engine.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

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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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The multi-million dollar grant from the Carlos Slim Foundation (Carlos Slim is a Mexican telecom entrepreneur, and since 2010 is the richest person in the world) addresses this problem. Digital Divide Using the Web and Internet libraries nonprofits broadband digital inclusion BTOP' Image: Connect2Compete.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2012

Citrix Online is helping to make a difference in the nonprofit and library community through their donation program here at TechSoup. Their audio and web conferencing services let organizations conduct training sessions, reach out to constituents, and hold meetings with staff and board members around the world.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

In 2010, TechSoup's GreenTech initiative held a travel reduction campaign that we called our TeleGreen Your Work. Cloud computing basically means services you use over the Internet like Google Apps, Microsoft Office Web Apps , Live Documents , or One Hub rather than installing software and housing the document or information in-house.

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NTEN

MAY 26, 2011

Check out the 2010 Annual Report in video ! Be sure to check out Chris Tuttle 's post sharing the 5 Web Reports Every Nonprofit Should Know. VolunteerMatch has a great example of sharing an annual report in a pretty cool way: through video! Are you using Google Analytics for your organization's website, blog, or other online space?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Among charities and libraries, who tend to hang on to their PCs longer than other organizations, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still over half of the PC install base. We satisfied our curiosity on that by installing Windows 8 and Office 2010 Standard on a classic Windows XP computer, a Dell Optiplex GX 280 from 2005.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of inexplicable tragedy, my personal definition of the social web got rocked. The American Red Cross is mentioned more than 1,000 times per day on the social web. Crisis data = people .

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Well, with the launch of Office 2010 earlier this year, the "basics" just got better and easier. It's a program that many rely upon, but are sometimes hesitant to use because they only know the basics.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2012

Also included in this webinar will be a discussion of Microsoft Web Apps , PowerPoint resources, and information on the TechSoup Microsoft Software Donation Program. This webinar is appropriate for nonprofits or libraries interested in creating enhanced PowerPoint presentations.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 27, 2005

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). Microsoft's Office Web Apps let your staff and volunteers create, edit, and share documents online.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I’ve been using databases since I was a grad student in the 80s, and I’ve been designing and developing database-driven applications for the web since 1995. SQLite – a small footprint C library that implements an ACID compliant DB engine. Also, of course, you can use JDBC is a way to access Derby.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I’ve been using databases since I was a grad student in the 80s, and I’ve been designing and developing database-driven applications for the web since 1995. SQLite – a small footprint C library that implements an ACID compliant DB engine. Also, of course, you can use JDBC is a way to access Derby.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. OpenProject is a web-based project management system designed to help dispersed teams collaborate on projects of varying scope. They were also able to move data from multiple systems into one centralized solution.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2012

SkyDrive can be accessed via a free iPhone app or most desktop or mobile web browsers. web conferences, view shared content, and chat using ReadyTalk Mobile for iPad. You can also view and play your SlideRocket presentations via a mobile web browser. 5 Tips and Tricks for Microsoft OneNote 2010. Attend ReadyTalk.

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Forum One

APRIL 18, 2005

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2012

Also included in this webinar will be a discussion of Microsoft Web Apps , PowerPoint resources, and information on the TechSoup Microsoft Software Donation Program. This webinar is appropriate for nonprofits or libraries interested in creating enhanced PowerPoint presentations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

The Public Library of Science is a wonderful example of a reputable, respected peer-reviewed journal where articles are freely available to the public. I started promoting the Public Library of Science to the readers of Nonprofit Online News as far back as December of 2002. And I think that in the new Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Content management programs like Windows SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites (admin fee: $708) are used for deploying and managing a public-facing website. This offering lets your nonprofit or library access discounted rates, payment terminals, check processing equipment, and card readers for mobile devices.

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