Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

TechSoup serves nonprofits and libraries of all shapes, sizes, and budgets. And, don’t forget that in addition to software, we have great learning resources for your nonprofit-specific financial needs: Ask questions and get answers in our Community Forums. Accounting Software from Sage and Acclivity.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. Burlington Public Library was one of our test installation sites. It is a medium-sized library about 60 miles north of Seattle in northern Washington State. Installation Date: September 13, 2012.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 9, 2012

By now 2012 is in full swing: the holidays already seem a distant memory and Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner. Along with thousands of your nonprofit and library peers who've faced the same questions, our Tech Planning forum is frequented by some of our favorite tech experts. Your nonprofit's backup strategy.

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NTEN

JUNE 15, 2012

They are all part of the diverse mix of nonprofit fundraising and marketing professionals attending the 2012 Bridge Conference – Harness the Winds of Change, August 7th – 9th at the Gaylord National Conference Center, National Harbor Washington, DC. As a Program Partner for the 2012 Bridge Conference – we want you to be there, too!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Each generation living today has come of age with profoundly different experiences concerning mass communication and these differences directly impact how they give to nonprofits. Millennials (Born 1980–2000, Currently Ages 14–34).

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 21, 2018

posted by Hira Ismail Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. The 2012 State of the Work Report shows that “people of color make up 37 percent of program offices at foundations…21 percent of U.S. How will staying singular in its approach to staffing damage a nonprofit organization’s reputation?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

" The contest began November 5, 2012 and all entries are due by February 28, 2013. To celebrate the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft announced a new contest to encourage developers to create apps that positively impact the world around them. Visit NetSquared and Microsoft for more details on the contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

” 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. Photography Visual'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

The HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL) is a partnership of academic and research institutions that had created (with help from Google ) a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Consequently, it is reasonable for the Libraries to retain both the text and image copies. in addition to the text?only

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

According to James Kendrick , Intel is predicting that 40 percent of all laptops sold will be ultrabooks by the end of 2012. ” What do you think of ultrabooks for nonprofits and libraries? Ultrabooks are now being made by nearly all major computer makers. Intel in fact is all over this new development. inches) thick.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. If your nonprofit meets the eligibility criteria , hosting a social impact experience is free. Nonprofit in a Box: How Murtis Taylor Human Services System Brings Help Right into Homes.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! David Lee King writes about, talks about, and works around libraries, social media, and digital communities. and media strategies for nonprofits, companies, and individuals. Connect with David on Twitter at @davidleeking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The audience includes top corporate CSR executives, venture capital investors, government leaders, foundations, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs. The audience includes top corporate CSR executives, venture capital investors, government leaders, foundations, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs. … Read More

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

When we surveyed NGOs and libraries around the world this year about where they are in regard to using and needing cloud based IT services, we didn’t know how far things have gone toward cloud adoption. The survey was fielded in February and March 2012.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. " The Role of Libraries. Additionally, 30 million library users reported going to the library for employment-related activities.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Guest blogger Grant Howe, VP of research and development for Sage North America's nonprofit solutions, kicks off a series of posts about providing great IT leadership. Cynthia Adams, President and CEO of GrantStation, reports on the results of GrantStation's survey about grantseeking challenges facing nonprofit organizations.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Join our upcoming webinar, QuickBooks 2013 Made Easy for Nonprofits and Charities , on Thursday, February 28 at 11 a.m. During this webinar, we will be hearing from QuickBooks Made Easy instructor Gregg Bossen about how this tool can aid your nonprofit or charity, giving you an in-depth look at the new updates to the QuickBooks software.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. households experienced food insecurity in 2012, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

As a fellow nonprofit, those of us at TechSoup understand how important it is to run your organization in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. To wit: we’ve put together this simple guide to the donated software that most all nonprofits and libraries need in their toolkit, especially when they’re just starting out.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

It’s also spreading around the fundraising and nonprofit world. While Heather (shown in image below) may have raised just $100 for the 2012 event, she’s solid gold … actually, a “Double Diamond” fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Colorado, with over $50,000 and 5 to 9 years of participation in the Courage Classic under her belt.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

nonprofits on their use of cloud services. 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?. NTEN surveyed 780 nonprofits across nine U.S. Primary Findings.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

Since we launched our donation program in 2002, TechSoup has saved nonprofits and libraries in the United States and around the world over $3 billion dollars in IT expenses. This fiscal year ten new donor partners have joined with TechSoup to make their product donations available to nonprofits and libraries.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. million software, hardware, and online services to 160,000 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs worldwide.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2012

This webinar, scheduled for January 26, 2012, at 11 a.m. Pacific time , will further explore the broad range of software Microsoft donates to nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup. Nonprofit resources offered through Microsoft. Register today! Discussion topics will include: Types of software available.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

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. Proper Tech Planning. online magazine.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. nonprofits, schools, low-income families, and small microenterprise businesses. Fast Forward to 2012. How It All Started. to scale up RCI in California.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Every couple of decades, a new era ushers in a new set of ideas, principles and practices that affect how the nonprofit sector functions. Go big, or go home.

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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. In that spirit, here are some leading open-source solutions in three categories relevant to nonprofits: CRM. Vancouver-based Art for Impact is a nonprofit that celebrates the power of art for social change.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Katherine Stephans is the partnerships and communications manager at Library For All. She said she had one of those sparks working with Library For All, inspired by the passion of Library For All’s co-founders. “We Library For All co-founder and CEO Rebecca McDonald was living in Australia when tragedy struck Haiti in 2010.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

Huddle is offering its online service to charities and libraries at a one-time admin fee, and a very reasonable one at that. According to our 2012 NGO Global Cloud Survey , collaboration is already one of the top ten current uses for cloud-based software among charities. Collaboration Is How Charities Function. It's our nature.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

more than 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. WHEN: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:00 p.m. In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

While both are important to your nonprofit, charity, cause, or library, both together just might be its secret weapon. Check out this how-to in TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki and watch the video below. He served as a mentor at SXSWi in 2012. Digital storytelling is everywhere these days.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

As a nonprofit ourselves, we at TechSoup know what it feels like when your organization starts to grow. Following on the heels of our Software to Build and Grow Your Nonprofit. blog, we’ve put together this second toolkit based on what fellow nonprofits told us their biggest concerns were. Coordinate Your Staff and Office.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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