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MARCH 19, 2013

In fact, we know that storytelling done right is a multi-tiered process that requires working with staff, donors, and beneficiaries, oftentimes with additional effort to organize, produce, and publish assets to the web. first installment of our 2013 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series, Creating a Culture of Storytelling.

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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 13, 2014

Now that it's time to upgrade from Windows XP (it’s retires in early April 2014), you may well be wondering how much of your current software and hardware will work on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. I tested it on a classic Windows XP computer , a Dell Optiplex GX 280 from 2005 and it worked fine. Image: Eurritimia.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

This event is part of our Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff online course. Since 2013, she has also been a Techsoup NetSquared organizer for Tech4Good SWFL. He works with large and small nonprofits to adopt technology, including Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business. Pacific time (2 p.m.

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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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MAY 21, 2013

TechSoup Global’s CEO Rebecca Masisak is presenting at the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit 2013 this month in Minneapolis. The Social Enterprise Alliance Summit 2013 is having some of my heroes speak at the event. TechSoup is now helping to improve technology for charities and libraries in 40 countries. billion euros.

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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. We appreciated the opportunity to work with TechSoup and tell our story.”

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

Since Earth Day 2013, the eCycle Best has recycled more than 34,000 gadgets. Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup Global, released a free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and other working with youth locate free meal sites in the summer. Images: iFixit.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Nonprofit, church, library, and foundation offices are vulnerable to this malware, which can lock up your IT system until a ransom is paid. Ransomware became famous as a tool of cybercrime in 2013 with the infamous Cryptolocker attacks. It works with your existing antivirus software. Link might not work in all browsers.).

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

By 2004 she had come back to her hometown of Baton Rouge and was working as a management consultant to a failing nonprofit. Nancy Jo notes that CACRC became a as much a service organization as a recycling operation as a result of the Katrina work. “It just works better that way.” ” Image: bloggernews.net.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Big Book of Library Grant Money. American Library Association. Image: Shutterstock.

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MAY 12, 2014

We went live in October 2013. Mobile Beacon is a joy to work with and we prefer their service.” ” Do you have use mobile tools in a unique way to do your work. TechSoup for Libraries: Library In A Box: How Worthington Brings Library Services Anywhere. ” The Nonprofit in a Box Solution.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

" While it’s true that Windows XP and Office 2003 won't stop working on zero day (April 8 th ), PCs using XP will face greatly increased exposure to malware attacks. Newer Versions of Windows and Office Work Well on Older PCs. Image: courtesy of Kit_Hartford via Flickr Creative Commons. See our Microsoft page.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River staff members work with other conservation organizations from the beginning of each of their book projects to arrange public outreach campaigns that include presentations, publicity, and exhibits that reach beyond the printed page to audiences beyond the traditional environmental core. Contributors presented across the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River staff members work with other conservation organizations from the beginning of each of their book projects to arrange public outreach campaigns that include presentations, publicity, and exhibits that reach beyond the printed page to audiences beyond the traditional environmental core. Contributors presented across the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

(bring your own device) movement has been a staple topic in the IT press, and it is commonplace for us to use our own mobile phones and tablets for work related activities. As adoption of mobile devices increases for both work and pleasure, IT will no longer be dominated by PCs. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining.

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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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MARCH 12, 2013

You can read about some of these apps in on our Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries page. Windows Phone 8 is designed to work with Windows 8 and Windows software. For example, you can work on a document in the new Microsoft Office on your Windows 8 laptop, take a break, and then pick up where you left off on your Windows Phone.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

As a child, Kyle Wiens spent time with his grandfather, tearing apart VCRs and tape players to see how they worked. " He got together with his dorm mate Luke Soules, who had worked in an Apple repair shop, to create their own iBook repair manual. Library of Congress, working with the U.S. Image 1: Sarah Cade.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

October 2013 being the 10 th. to see what resources are there for charities and libraries. Here is how charities and libraries can participate in National Cyber Security Awareness Month: Check out the National Cyber Security Alliance. Find prepared online safety messages to post and NCSAM profile images at [link].

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

Lots of refurbishers around the world supply PCs to nonprofit training labs, libraries, and telecenters. With Windows MultiPoint Server, a single computer supports multiple users at the same time, each working independently using their own monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Microsoft List of Applications That Work With MultiPoint Server.

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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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JANUARY 21, 2014

I've picked out a few mobile trends that nonprofits, charities, and libraries should keep an eye on in 2014. This means a better image processing for cameras, 4K video support , and enhanced graphics. For those of us who work in tandem with our smartphones, PCs with hybrid operating systems is an exciting development.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Here’s what the buzz seems to be for 2013 from a nonprofit technology viewpoint. More and more nonprofit, library, and NGO offices worldwide will need to accommodate personally-owned tablets and smartphones on wireless networks in order to work and communicate. The Forecasts for 2012. The Decline of PCs.

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