Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Due the rapid speed of technological advancement, from this point forward nonprofits will have to embrace multiple communications and fundraising tools if they want to reach donors and supporters of all ages. In 2012, 58 percent of boomers donated online compared to 44 percent in 2010.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2014

Want to make an impact on your library's community with technology? The Edge Initiative has officially launched, and public libraries across the United States can now apply to participate! to help libraries make strategic decisions and identify areas for improvement in their public technology services.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

For on January 17, 1984, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that consumers could tape their favorite TV shows and watch them later without the copyright holder’s consent. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind. In the U.S.,

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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. One major roadblock is the affordability of braille reading tools.

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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. What Didn't Surprise Me.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

The survey also found that once nonprofits begin using one cloud software solution, they are likely to adopt other cloud tools. I did an internal survey of TechSoup Global’s use of cloud tools and we literally use dozens of cloud tools now. The TechSoup Survey will be open through March 23, 2012.

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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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