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How One Library Is “Loaning out the Internet” Using Mobile Technology

Tech Soup

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. Providence Community Library (PCL) is leading the way. PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. But borrowing the Internet?

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” While selfies are easy to do , they can also go horribly wrong. I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. The New York Public Library is using selfies as part of its social media initiative to engage library patrons.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Milliennials also value privacy and time away from mobile and social media, reading print copies of books, and regularly visit libraries. In 2012, 58 percent of boomers donated online compared to 44 percent in 2010. However, the millennial generation doesn’t consider technology to be a panacea for living the good life.

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CommBuild Tweet Chat April 9: Storytelling with Data

Tech Soup

While both are important to your nonprofit, charity, cause, or library, both together just might be its secret weapon. He runs the design blog Redesigning Good on the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and has written for publications such as the Stanford Social Innovation Review and.net magazine. He served as a mentor at SXSWi in 2012.

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How to Conduct a Quick Tech Plan

Tech Soup

Most charities and many libraries have part time or accidental techies taking care of their technology. By proper tech planning I mean the things that TechSoup for Libraries Technology Planning Cookbook talks about: Pulling together a committee of stakeholders to serve on a planning committee. online magazine.

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Raspberry Pi for Educators

Tech Soup

Dubbed "Model B+," it's the third model the organization has released to the public since Model A went on sale in 2012. Libraries have also experimented with replacing terminals with smaller footprint Raspberry Pi computers.

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New Program! Award-Winning Bitdefender Security

Tech Soup

Now available to nonprofits, charities, and libraries through TechSoup, Bitdefender security products protect individual PCs and Macs as well as enterprise networks. Drum roll, please! TechSoup is pleased to present … the Bitdefender donation program! Large and Small.

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