Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

GrantStation is a set of tools and resources to help organizations identify and secure grant dollars.) That means that the information contained in the survey analysis report (which is free) is current, and catches the tide changes and zeitgeist of grantseeking as they happen. Please participate, and share the link with others.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

CARPLS Legal Aid is the largest provider of free legal services in Chicago, and we believe no one should have to deal with their legal issue alone. When you call CARPLS , you are connected directly to an experienced, caring attorney and will receive, at minimum, a free 30-minute consultation that can provide you with answers and next steps.

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JUNE 5, 2013

If you are involved in this ongoing struggle with your nonprofit organization, we have eight tools that can help your organization get its marketing message across loud and clear. 2013 AMA Nonprofit Marketing Conference. The best tools are the ones you get to attend. Resources to grow your website. Here is your chance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

Here’s the basics if you are getting the C-Suite up to speed: Instagram is a free application for iPhone or Android that lets people take photos, apply filters to change the look of the photos and then share them. 15 Tips for Nonprofits on Instagram (2013) by Giftworks. Free Report: Simply Measured. Instagram Overview.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons. They can go straight to work to create useful apps and other tools for solving social problems. Hacker Helper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

The template itself is geared for the USA, but since Holly has so generously shared it for free in Google document, I suspect it could be easily localized for NGOs in many other places of the world and easily converted to other languages. The LightBox Collaborative 2013 Editorial Calendar is here!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

One of my favorite nonprofits to study, nonprofits would be wise to subscribe, follow, and like the World Wildlife Fund and learn from their commitment to early adoption and investing resources in building a powerful online brand. World Wildlife Fund Website :: March 15, 2008. View: worldwildlifefund.org Archive 3/15/08.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

In line with its focus on turning data into knowledge through powerful, insightful measurement and analysis of social media efforts, we wanted to share three simple tips and resources that nonprofits can put to work. And now for those tips and tools: 1 — Get to Know Your Audience. Then check out Simply Measured.

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

To address these demands, we need better measurement tools to determine which approaches work and which do not. From goal creation to making a plan to implement the process, we hope that the worksheets in this free resource will be helpful tools in your on-going work: > Get the Workbook: Getting Started With Data-Driven Decision Making.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

For almost 10 years, public libraries have used TechAtlas for Libraries as a tool to aid in technology planning and hardware and software inventory management. Therefore, the TechAtlas service will no longer be available after March 29, 2013. You can learn more about Spiceworks and register for the free training sessions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Social media best practices are constantly in flux as tool sets change and algorithms are modified. ” moments where I realize I have been doing something wrong or misunderstood a functionality or tool set or incorrectly gaged the pulse of the online commons. Free Webinar: Google+ and Google+ Hangouts for Nonprofits ].

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And they give it all aways for free (except standard credit card fees or 3rd party costs like Stripe). Their founders cover the overhead cost to keep the Forever Free Pledge going, and as such they’ve been able to share the wealth with the Malala Fund, Girl Scouts, StoryCorps, and March for Our Lives. For Basics.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2013

To the Diplomatic Conference in Plenary on June 27, 2013 On the Adoption of the Treaty of Marrakech This is an excellent Treaty. This Treaty provides a tremendous tool to accelerate that work. The Benetech team is delighted by its adoption today. For years, we have been working to end the worldwide book famine.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 22, 2021

Monique Dozier, vice president of institutional advancement at Morehouse, says that with the transition to Salesforce, the advancement office raised a record $107 million—an eight-fold increase over its levels from 2013 to 2018 and the highest total in Morehouse history. It saved us 150 hours of human capital time,” says Dozier. “I

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We now have a free, open source reading app for you called Go Read. DIAGRAM This increase in accessible images would not have been possible without great tools. Click here for more info on this work, including tool demos. Veterans Bookshare has always been a great resource for veterans with print disabilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The best ever resource and template for an editorial calendar comes from my colleague, Holly Minch at LightBox Collaborative who has been sharing her template in a google document since 2011. In order to help focus their online communications, I recommend every nonprofit have an editorial calendar. ” – Elaine Chen, 2013. “

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I’m honored to be part of the Schusterman Philanthropic Network and Jim Joseph Foundation for #NetTalks , a free, five-part webinar series for Jewish professionals who want to tap into the power and potential of alumni networks. I will be presenting a free webinar on January 8 at 2 PM EST. Register here. Register here.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

They’re major investments of your time and resources with potentially huge payoffs—an increased capacity to drive impact, strengthened relationships with donors and partners , and tons of valuable fundraising experience. Imagine this scenario: Your organization has been operating smoothly with tight but consistent resources.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

Give them the lowdown on the people and organizations making use of technology for the betterment of the community and YOU AND YOUR NOMINEE could win a FREE registration to SXSW Interactive (happing March 7-11, 2014). Send in your 300-word essay by the deadline of 11:59pm CDT on July 26, 2013. Learn more and find where to get it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The NMC’s annual reports that highlight emerging technologies and their impact on the education sector over the next five years include NMC Horizon Report: 2013 K-12 Edition and the NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Higher Education Edition and were published this spring.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2014

Whether compared to adoption of the wheel, the car, or even fire, the mobile phone is the most popular tool in human history. Just as most nonprofits initially resisted getting on board with social media, they’re also apprehensive to spend the time and resources to devise and implement a mobile strategy. Darian is also the former E.D.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Earlier this month, when Instagram announced its user community had grown to more than 400 million, it reminded me that I needed to update my curated collection of Instagram for Nonprofit resources. If you have to support your CEO in learning and using Instagram, here’s two good resources: How To Use Instagram Features.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

For our 2013 update, we fully revamped the Consumers Guide to provide an up-to-date picture of the donor management landscape today. You can download the free report here. The 2013 Consumers Guide to Donor Management Systems is free to download! So what’s different about the report this time around? Fundraising'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities. We hope that many other countries will follow India’s ratification.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

That work includes updates and upgrades to Martus , our free, open source software that enables human rights fieldworkers to securely document abuse that is occurring in dangerous environments. Interestingly enough, our 2013 budget projection for the Martus project is larger than the combined group was in 2012.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

You'll find a catalog of both free and paid apps that work with one or multiple programs in the core Office suite. Bing Dictionary (Word 2013) is not your traditional online dictionary. Bing Maps (Excel 2013) helps you use location data from a given column in Excel 2013 and plot it on a Bing Map. Apps for Office.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 12, 2020

In 2013, Team Rubicon began selling boxes of awesomeness on Amazon. These (non-existent) boxes came in a range of sizes and would be filled with ‘100% upcycled/organic/free-range awesomeness’. Book a free consultation with us and let us help you make the most of your non-profits online marketing, and bring your ideas to life.

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NTEN

MAY 21, 2012

How helpful are NTEN's resources to your work? While you're at it, you can enter to win a free registration for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. What nonprofit technology issues does your organization most need help with? How does your organization incorporate technology into its work? >

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Also, make sure to follow TechSoup's Online Community Coordinator, Alexandra Bezdikian, as she tests the digital storytelling tools of the trade. One of the easiest (and free!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013. That often intimidates nonprofit folks (including me), but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are low tech tools and online (low cost or free) SNA tools and great resources like Marc Smith at NodeXL. Ventura County Community Foundation - March, 2013.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 13, 2020

Read this article for more information on why Google for nonprofits is an essential tool and how to apply. While we hope to eventually see the app made accessible for a wider audience, it’s looking more and more unlikely, as there has been no sign of this since the app was originally released in 2013. What’s next?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The panel featured Jonah Sachs, the creative director of Free Range Studios , which is a film studio that makes web videos for social and environmental change groups. Zeega is a content curation tool that lets you collect video clips, sound bites, and images from sites with public media (like Flickr, YouTube, Dropbox, and so on).

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

Interested in winning discounted or free services from Citrix GoToMeeting or BetterWorld Telecom so you can collaborate better and save more money? A Forbes article published in 2013 states that 1 in 5 Americans works from home at least one day a week. Are you… A U.S. Three Exciting Prizes.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! There are even a few international reports. Register now!

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Ransomware became famous as a tool of cybercrime in 2013 with the infamous Cryptolocker attacks. Take Advantage of These Microsoft Resources. Windows Defender is the free antivirus tool on Windows 10. If you find a suspicious link, before you click on it, you can go to the free virustotal.com service.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! There are even a few international reports. Register now!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

Fortunately there are some great free tools to help you figure that out. You can check to see if your PCs meet the requirements for Windows 8 by downloading and running the free Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant. You may have noticed that Microsoft hosts different upgrade tools for Windows 7 and Windows 8.

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