Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. To effectively work with image and video content, your new media manager must be adept at using photo and video editing software. The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

New image and video editing tools, templates, and other multimedia features allow you to create professional-looking newsletters, flyers, presentations, brochures, and other multimedia projects. Building beautiful presentations has never been easier with new multimedia features in PowerPoint 2013. Basic tasks in Publisher 2013.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Publicity and public recognition around corporate giving is important to companies, but in the case of Microsoft, they like for the charities they support to publicly highlight the impact of their work and also showcase Microsoft’s involvement in addressing important social issues.

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APRIL 9, 2020

I remember that being a challenging transition for me when I started working from home in 2013. You come up with a theme, develop content, source images, proof read, and get approval from the necessary folks before it gets published. For some of you, that might mean that you're working remotely for the first time ever.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

If you’re trendspotting the latest in webwear like me, you’ll notice that the bold and beautiful charity websites are slimming down the text and accentuating the images. that the very latest trend in web design this fall is all about the images. The 2013 Activism awards go mainly to charities and include: Change.org.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

HP ePrint service app - This is an excellent app for those who need to print documents or images directly off of their phone. This app allows you to identify and use HP public print locations like FedEx, UPS Ground, etc. You can upload your document and image and select the location nearest you that you would like to print them out at.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

Public ideas about health are changing rapidly as a result of technology, medical research, and preventive and wellness services. In 2013, it became one of the first airlines to outfit a portion of its fleet with split scimitar winglets. Take CVS Health. In 2014, what was then called CVS Pharmacy became the first U.S.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Furthermore, smartphone sales skyrocketed last year while PC sales are expected to decline in 2013. The speakers at The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Nonprofit Technology Forecast for 2013 , held in January, all emphasized the importance of responsive design for nonprofits this year.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

Adobe : Adobe products aren’t just for creative professionals — with a little know-how you too can make powerful digital images and videos. You can even discover your best photos by looking at your image stats. Use your most powerful images to create galleries that you can post to your website or social media channels.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2012

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). Shapins said the company plans to open it up to the public soon. Then get YOUR organization's story ready to share for the TSDigs events coming up in early 2013!

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Tech Soup

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. Image 1: Ashoka logo. Image 2: BetterWorld Telecom logo. That got me to wondering.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

If you have a good idea, the potential to change lives and the ability to create your app, starting today, November 5, 2012 through February 28, 2013, your app has the opportunity to make it to the top for up to US$15,000 in prizes. Public voting: March 1 – March 15. Top Image: Take that, app!, Important Dates.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries. The Freedom To Dream video by Dalit Freedom Network in Vancouver, BC, Canada was the grand prize winner in 2013. It gives older youth and young adults an opportunity to share their stories directly with the public.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Sharing memories from Seminar 2013 at the #icnola reunion! RamahSeminar (@RamahSeminar) December 24, 2013. 5. Images, Questions, and Comments Inspire Facebook Engagement. Images Drive Engagement But Choose Wisely: In age of information overload and so many connections, visual content is more attention grabbing.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Note: Right now Range only includes 2013 data for California because the full list of 2014 summer meal sites is not yet available. Michael Cox, Director of Public Services at the Pueblo City-County Library District (CO), will share his library's experience as a summer meals site. Images: USDA , USDA , marietta. Stay tuned!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

According to the August 2014 Symantec Intelligence Report , there were 259 data breaches between September 2013 and August 2014. The well-publicized attacks on Target , Community Health Systems , and Home Depot recently were the first type. Image 1 : Brian Klug / CC BY-NC. Image 2 : Symantec. Insider threats (6 percent).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Image from Flickr by Xurble. Here are a few images from the charity: water website that show how they employ social proof. You can then make each testimonial a piece of content for your social channels by quoting the best parts in an image. Social proof is particularly powerful when famous people are setting the example.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

According to the report, 99% of public libraries offer access to technology, and 90% report offering some sort of digital literacy skills training. TechSoup for Libraries has profiled some public libraries that are striving to make their communities digitally inclusive. Defining Digital Literacy. " The Role of Libraries.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Conservation mapping and 3D imaging. In December 2013, drones from the NGO Direct Relief were put to work assessing damage and participating in search and rescue operations in the super typhoon Haiyan-stricken Philippines. " Image 1 : Lee / CC BY-NC-ND. Image 2 : Simon Fraser University - University Communications / CC BY.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

According to the 2013 Foundation Center report , U.S. 3 Know the publication “Be a dogged researcher,” Feeney recommended. “[Ask It’s important for nonprofits to remember the standards: names and credits on images and quotes matter; you also cannot take back information that you’ve given to reporters on the record.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The errors of a few, but well-known nonprofit organizations have hurt the nonprofit sector in public opinion as well as capacity- and infrastructure-building ability. Back in 2013, GuideStar, BBB Wise Giving Alliance, and Charity Navigator formed an alliance to combat the overhead myth. Image 1 : Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

Every Public Library in the United States. Digital inclusion is already a core area of work for all public libraries if we simply judge by the always-packed public access computers in the 17,000 or so public libraries in the U.S. According to the 2013–2014 Digital Inclusion Survey : 98.9 spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

She is a poet, an environmental activist, and a nonprofit management expert with a masters degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. After she co-founded the Foundation For Friends of Nature in Bolivia, a million acres of natural habitat were put in to public trust.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

The contest was judged by a panel of expert judges , but the public could vote for their favorite. Then you’ll create a short video (up to 90 seconds) or a five-image slide show to enter the challenge and win prizes donated by our sponsors. Read about the winners and how they plan to change the world through apps.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

What's more, that represents only $215 million out of a total of $2.435 billion awarded to study and/or reform campaigns, elections, and voting systems; expand civic participation; research or upgrade government performance; and/or study the workings of the media and improve public access to media. Image 1: TechSoup. spanhidden.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2013

It is the image and impression that sits in someone’s mind when your organization’s name is mentioned. Speaking during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md., Speaking during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md., Branding is more than just a logo.

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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. Images: Braided River.

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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. Images: Braided River.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 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. Images: Image one: Santa and Phone : Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

Since Earth Day 2013, the eCycle Best has recycled more than 34,000 gadgets. Our donor partner, BetterWorld Wireless, provides discounted services and donated phones to eligible nonprofits and public libraries. Images: iFixit. American Mobile Phone Recycling on the Rise. Of these devices: 21,000 were smartphones.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

AFP’s president and CEO, Andrew Watt, is on the 2013 NonProfit Times list of the 50 most influential people in the charitable sector. Facebook had just been made available to the general public and so AFP became an early adopter of social media. Image: AFP. Much of their blog contact is tagged (e.g. ?

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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. Safer Internet Day.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Ransomware became famous as a tool of cybercrime in 2013 with the infamous Cryptolocker attacks. Also, the Veritas donation program at TechSoup provides backup and restore software to eligible nonprofit organizations and public libraries. Image : portal gda / CC BY-NC-SA. WannaCry Ransomware. Save spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

Forney continually helped other youth that were facing similar difficult circumstances, and he became a public advocate for improving safety for homeless youth until his life was tragically cut short. In 2013, the center served 1,400 clients — offering 20,000 services and serving 150,000 meals to youth ranging in age from 16 to 24.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

I know it takes some time to get the money budgeted, get your TechSoup Windows 7 , or Windows 8.1 , or Office 2013 donations , and do the upgrades on your computers. Image: courtesy of Kit_Hartford via Flickr Creative Commons. You can upgrade to Windows 8.1 through TechSoup's Microsoft donation program. See our Microsoft page.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

It was the end of February in 2013 when Yahoo’s celebrated young CEO, Marissa Mayer, decided to end telecommuting at Yahoo to boost collaboration and communication within the company. It generated a robust public debate, and a good deal of it sided with Yahoo against telecommuting. The Media Frenzy. I remember it well.

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