Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar. They are looking for a handful of charities like Boys & Girls Clubs of America that can make a big impact. They are looking for a handful of charities like Boys & Girls Clubs of America that can make a big impact.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. The images are called pins and collections are called. Accessibility. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2013

Charity Water. In a simplistic, success story approach, Charity Water perfectly demonstrated how to convey what their cause is about in a restrained time frame. Now – as we see in the video – Charity Water funding means Sarpan and the other women in Engereda village have water taps right at home. v/bJm0XD7zgUA.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

On Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we shop for gifts to give to people we care about. It's an organizing principle that encourages the energy and creativity of people to work together for good. In 2013, in only its second year, 10,000 groups in 40 countries participated. Image 1 : Giving Tuesday / Some rights reserved.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes. The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries. In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

For those new to their work, GlobalGiving is an online fundraising platform for nonprofits and charities of all sizes all around the world. During an Open Challenge, organizations are required to raise $5,000 from at least 40 people for your project. The next Open Challenge will begin on September 1, 2013. Image: Global Giving.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

In personal tech, lots of publications like Search Engine Land are reporting that Microsoft has launched a new feature in Bing that lets people ask follow-up questions to their initial search query. Google launched a similar service for their Chrome browser in 2013. Image one: Creative Commons: Handset Out For Repair : CC BY.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

It's not our first time advocating for charities and libraries in the hallowed halls of the U.S. TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. Our latest opportunity was on February 13 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Image courtesy Tsahi Levent-Levi via Flickr. I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2013. T-shirt giant CustomInk backed and launched Booster in 2013.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

It was a pretty interesting summer for charity fundraising launches. Facebook expanded its Donate Now buttons to all charities; eBay has a new Sell for Charity mobile app. " Facebook piloted "Donate" buttons for some big charities like the Red Cross and the American Cancer Society back in 2013.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The big recent digital inclusion news is the Federal Communication Commission's ( FCC ) proposal to extend the Lifeline Program , which has supplied discounted phone service to low-income people since 1985. Lots of people on the wrong side of the divide don't understand why broadband is useful to their families. A Human Right.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. From 2005 to 2012, telework growth in charities has been 87 percent. As a writer, I spend a bunch of my time just trying to get a hold of people.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 23, 2014

In 2013, online fundraising grew by 13.5 But storefronts have other advantages as well: People already like them. An organization no longer has to ask people to buy products they don’t need. Once an affiliate storefront is set up, all the organization needs to do is direct people to the website. They improve brand image.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. Image 1: Microsoft. Gaming for Good.

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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. Logos and images: Guide by Cell.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

"By Youth, For Youth" is the motto of Business in the Streets (BITS), a Toronto-based Canadian Registered Charity that focuses on peer mentorship for struggling and low-income youth with a business idea. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013. Images: Business in the Streets.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

"By Youth, For Youth" is the motto of Business in the Streets (BITS), a Toronto-based Canadian Registered Charity that focuses on peer mentorship for at-risk and low-income youth with a business idea. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013. Images: Business in the Streets.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

We’ve been talking to folks from some of the 350,000 congregations around the country and have been hearing that they’d like more coverage of IT resources for religious oriented charities on TechSoup. Image: Aftab. That’s the highest adoption rate in the nonprofit sector. Please log in to comment on this blog post.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

Murtis Taylor Human Services System is a charity that provides health and human services support to people in need in Cleveland. When people can’t come to one of their offices, Murtis Taylor's 130 mobile case managers bring services to the people. We serve the people. We went live in October 2013.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. According to the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , online revenue grew by 21% over 2011 totals, presenting nonprofits even more reasons to pull out the heavy gear and start online fundraising.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Despite declining sales, well over 300 million PCs will be sold worldwide this year while tablet sales are in the range of 200 million in 2013. These programs provide low-cost Windows and Office licensing to 8,600 PC refurbishers in 80 countries, who in turn supply computers to low-income individuals, schools, and charities.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I’ll review some new developments in email technology including Gmail’s new tabbed inbox and how it affects your charity newsletters, and the array of new email filtering services that cut down on email overload. One of the concerns that people have in storing their data in the cloud is how private that data is.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

As always, I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends. Last month it was Facebook’s Internet.org initiative to develop very low-cost Internet on mobile phones for people in developing countries. All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013. Digital Wallets.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing. Time for Nonprofit and Charity Videos. Also charities from anywhere in the world can participate.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. This technology will make it easier for blind and sight-impaired people to browse the web. Image: Shutterstock. Accessibility.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

This will give you a way to give an early action that will then show up on their calendar, phones, and even e-watches, increasing the chances people will act! Create a focused giving page just for #GivingTuesday and promote that exact page — don’t make people click around to find your donate button. Don’t forget matching gifts.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. People give to people.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This year #GivingTuesday is on December 3, 2013. It is essentially a single day when people across the globe rally to give back. The idea is for charities and the people who support them to sign up on the #GivingTuesday website. Charities agree to spread the word about the movement to their networks and to submit.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

An estimated billion people carry water on their heads, so this is potentially transformative technology. In either case, both Wello and the The Hippo Water Roller Project are searching for creative ways to make these devices affordable to the people who need them now that the technology is ready. Digital Inclusion. News flash.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2013

October 2013 being the 10 th. to see what resources are there for charities and libraries. Here were the high points for me: It’s good to be super skeptical about giving out any of your passwords, credit card info, or any account credentials to people on the phone. Image: Courtesy of National Cyber Security Alliance.

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Achieve

JANUARY 15, 2014

Even though online giving still only represents a small percentage of total giving, the fact of the matter is people are giving online and online giving continues to grow year-after-year. It also generates a personal connection between the money and the people or cause your organization is helping. 3) Include Tangible Giving Levels.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2015

As reported by the Star Tribune local , "Spare Key [the charity] is one of the first Minnesota nonprofits to make an appeal to cryptocurrency holders, and among a tiny but growing group nationally. " This image is part of an infographic explaining cryptocurrency and mobile payments. Images and infographic: Dave Landry, Jr.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

I’ll review Mary Meeker and Liang Wu’s annual report on the Internet, a new NTEN report on nonprofit technology assistance providers, Facebook’s new guidelines for nonprofits and causes, charities losing control of Hactivism, Google’s new micro-donation app, and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

I've picked out a few mobile trends that nonprofits, charities, and libraries should keep an eye on in 2014. This column, by the way, will be a monthly feature on mobile technology for nonprofits and charities. This means a better image processing for cameras, 4K video support , and enhanced graphics. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2015

As The Daily Beast senior correspondent for national security and politics Josh Rogin put it : Movements.org "seeks to put activists in closed societies in touch with skilled people in the free world who can help them. Movements.org is an online skills marketplace, operating under the umbrella of the charity Advancing Human Rights.

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