Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next. In 2011, we began collaborating with the Mada Center (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) to create accessible Arabic-language digital books.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Windows MultiPoint Server lets you turn that old laptop into a fully functioning Windows user station – even if the old machine isn't actually up-to-date enough to run current versions of Windows or other software. If you have Microsoft Software Assurance coverage, Thin PC is a good option. How does this magic happen?

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Eastern time our donor partner GiftWorks (which donates its fundraising and donor management software GiftWorks 2011 Standard to eligible nonprofits and libraries) is will host a free webinar on how to effectively utilize high-skill volunteers. On Tuesday, October 19 at 3 p.m.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2012

Microsoft Lync is actually a relatively new name for a software application that used to be called Microsoft Communicator. The software essentially integrates all the different ways an office communicates like phone, email, video conferencing, web conferencing, instant messaging, voicemail, fax, etc., Why Lync Is Green Software.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

InterConnection has teamed up with TechSoup to help nonprofits, libraries, and refurbishers learn about and implement Windows MultiPoint Server. Note that these instructions are for Windows MultiPoint Server 2011. He offered these step-by-step setup instructions. Installing Windows MultiPoint Server in Eight Easy Steps.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. Basically it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. Windows MultiPoint Server Premium 2011 licensing. The program is planning to add additional software.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

To quote Annaliese Hoeling, NTEN’s publications director: A couple of the biggest take-aways for us were that 91 percent of nonprofits taking our survey reported using at least one cloud software solution?. states In the fall of 2011. They want software that works well, is easy to use, and cost effective over time.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. Windows MultiPoint Server Premium 2011 licensing. Windows MultiPoint Server. Four Plugable USB docking stations.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Candice has a masters degree in library and information science and is Transition Projects’ first formal IT person. In June of this year (2011) we obtained 26 computers through the RCI Program at TechSoup. The public library also utilizes the lab to provide a computer training class. Keli: What do you use them for?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. Windows MultiPoint Server Premium 2011 licensing. Windows MultiPoint Server. Four Plugable USB docking stations.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

She told the story of TechSoup, which was started by a journalist who wanted to do something useful with the free software he was receiving from technology companies, so he started donating it to local nonprofits. million software, hardware, and online services to 160,000 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs worldwide.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

In our TechSoup Global NGO cloud survey we found that people in nonprofits and libraries are indeed concerned about data security in the cloud the world over. In February 2011 Google inadvertently deleted 150,000 Gmail accounts due to an internal software problem. Can cloud vendors simply close your account without notice?

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AUGUST 1, 2011

In his keynote address for South by Southwest Interactive in 2011, Seth Priebatsch of SCVNGR demonstrated how game mechanics can motivate real-world action by distributing different-colored cards to the audience, giving them rules (no talking, no moving from your seat) then having them exchange cards until each row had the same color.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. Windows MultiPoint Server Premium 2011 licensing. Windows MultiPoint Server. Open Office.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2011

Enter the Tech for Good Contest for Nonprofits and Libraries in Washington State! That's where the 2011 Tech for Good Contest comes in. It can help others in the sector be inspired and learn from your examples, and can help demonstrate to funders and stakeholders the social return on technology investment. read more.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

On August 29, 2011 some of us from TechSoup attended NTEN's Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit in San Francisco. The list of 2011 cloud failures in is impressive. Despite all this, the industry standard for cloud software as a service providers is to guarantee 99.9% that started April 20 and which lasted nearly one month.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 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. About a third are using software as a service like Google Apps, or Salesforce.com, or a cloud database. What we know so far is that U.S.-based

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

The software development industry has been working in distributed or virtual teams for many years and so there is an extensive literature on the subject. Check out the TweetChat on July 11 for a quick introduction on how it translates to nonprofit and library work. NTC 2011 TechSoup virtual teams presentation. on Slideshare.

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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. Connecting Up is a member of the TechSoup Global Network , providing donated hardware and software to nonprofits in Australia and New Zealand.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The post-PC era was announced in March 2011 by the late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, during the launch of the iPad2. The post-PC world was inadvertently ratified by HP when it made a dramatic announcement in August 2011 about trying to get out of the PC hardware business. Order volumes have increased 25 percent in 2011.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in November 2011. The late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, famously announced the post-PC era in March 2011 during the launch of the iPad 2. Jobs was as usual quite prescient. Growing Supply and Increasing Demand.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters. We Have a Solution.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 12, 2023

matching gift software vendors⁠ —are often an excellent place to start. If you’re new to the world of corporate matching gifts, there are currently three key players in the sector offering software solutions designed to simplify matching gift fundraising for nonprofits and their donors.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2011

This post was authored by Matthew Maine, computer support technician at the Butler Area Public Library in Pennsylvania, and originally appeared on the TechSoup for Libraries Blog. Technological advances are forcing constant changes in libraries. throughout the library via LCD television monitors. across the nation.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2011

Not long after Microsoft made Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 available to nonprofits and libraries late last year, the updated 2011 version is now available through TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Microsoft's Windows MultiPoint Server (WMS) is a thin client or shared resource computing software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. Basically it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost. Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Standard Edition.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 25, 2012

On July 27, 2011, Microsoft made some updates to their donation program allowing eligible organizations to request even more Microsoft products, and with more flexibility as to when and how often they can place donation requests. Requests placed before July 27, 2011, will not count against your new Microsoft software donation allotment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

We're really proud of the rapid growth of our Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities. We’ve already made a huge difference in the area of software for students with disabilities and for human rights and environmental organizations. We have IRS recognition as a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2012

A MultiPoint lab has fewer initial hardware costs, less ongoing maintenance, and lower software costs. It is an ideal solution for schools, libraries, small nonprofit offices, and computer labs that are on limited budgets. Windows MultiPoint Server software is ordinarily available through academic or commercial volume licensing.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

A WMS computer system has less upfront hardware costs, as well as less maintenance and software costs. The bottom line overall savings in the table above very much agrees with Forrester Research’s results in their Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 study. Software Savings.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Whether it's a virus hidden in an email, an unexpected server crash, or someone hacking into online transactions, threats to your nonprofit's or library's data and computers are always there. Endpoint Protection suites guard against botnets, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, rootkits, spam, and spyware.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Smartphone shipments exceeded those of PCs in 2011. Our App It Up project is a great place to see what is going on with apps and to find app resources for nonprofits and libraries. One trend in 2012, that I think didn't get enough attention is the fact that Microsoft expanded its software donations to foundations.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

At AnnieCannons, an anti-human trafficking organization, they transform survivors of human trafficking into software professionals through a holistic program that trains and equips survivors to independently support themselves and their families.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

She just did a presentation to the Gates Global Libraries Working Group in November 2013 on the top tech trends for libraries. ” Khan Academy’s comprehensive library of content covers a full primary school curriculum plus classes in math, and science including biology, chemistry, and physics.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Benetech President's Update Winter 2011 I’m pleased to provide you you a detailed update on Benetech for the first time in two years. Miradi – Expanding Throughout the World Images of sea life from the Ytre Hvaler National Park in Norway.I’ve been amazed by the growth in adoption of Miradi, our conservation project management software tool.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Carol’s social enterprise in Nairobi employs over 100 students working to proofread books for our Bookshare digital library. Kipp has been a leading software developer in the region, creating software around election monitoring and government transparency just to name a few. Enough said! This time, I had the benefit of help.

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