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. Discovering What Software You Already Have. How To Find Out If Your Other Software Will Work in Windows 7 or Windows 8.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Delivering my statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary, August 2013 We’ve since learned many lessons about the multiplier effect of advocacy. Instead, our biggest challenge was convincing them that our approach was the best approach for meeting those needs. Fast-forward six years.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Few were available, and he had trouble with the ones that were: they’d often be in a format that didn’t work well with his voice recognition software. This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2013

So when the latest version of Microsoft Office became available for eligible nonprofits, charities, libraries, and foundations through the Microsoft Software Donation Program , we teamed up with our friends at Microsoft Citizenship and Doug Thomas, content producer for Office.com, to host a tweet chat. New Features and Improvements.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

Interested in TechSoup's Microsoft Software Donation Program ? Whether you are new or experienced with Microsoft donations, this free webinar will teach you about the Microsoft donation program for eligible nonprofits, libraries, churches, and foundations. Join our free webinar, How to Get Microsoft Software Donations at 11 a.m.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

The latest version of Office , available through TechSoup's Microsoft Software Donation Program , is the installed desktop version of the software. SkyDrive Pro also runs on the newest SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2013 on-premises. You can also create new documents from your browser and store them on SkyDrive.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This guest post was authored by the staff at OCLC WebJunction, the learning place for libraries. 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. Spiceworks currently has 2.3 Spiceworks currently has 2.3

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2014

QuickBooks software. between QuickBooks 2013 and QuickBooks 2014, emphasizing features that. This webinar is appropriate for technology decision makers in nonprofits, charities, and libraries. During this webinar, we will be hearing from QuickBooks Made Easy. instructor Gregg Bossen about how this tool can aid your nonprofit or.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. It is useful for any charities and libraries that are moving to Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, or OneDrive for Business for document management. Office 2013 Fundamentals Online Learning for End Users.

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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. WannaCry Ransomware.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. Escondido Library's LibraryYOU. How to Create a Culture of Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). Office Professional Plus 2013 (admin fee: $32). About Software Assurance.

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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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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

When you download your Microsoft software you'll get your software more quickly and be a little greener in the process. Please visit our Software Download Resource Page or Microsoft's Download FAQ for more information about downloading your Microsoft request. Our Microsoft donation program has gone green!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Prepare for the 'XPocalypse' According to Microsoft , the end of XP support could mean a world of trouble for those who don't upgrade: "Without critical Windows XP security updates, your PC may become vulnerable to harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software which can steal or damage your business data and information.

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Tech Soup

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. Information Today.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2016

If you have active Software Assurance, use a Windows version that isn't eligible for Microsoft's free upgrade, or you need Windows 10 Enterprise, read on! If You Have Active Software Assurance, Use It to Get Your Free Upgrade. See our instructions for downloading software from the VLSC. If You Have Windows 7 or 8.1

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

As he said: “We originally had a collection of software, some bought, some built. We went live in October 2013. TechSoup for Libraries: Library In A Box: How Worthington Brings Library Services Anywhere. It is a completely cloud based EHR. It was a mountain of change for our agency, but worth it.”

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2015

If You Have Active Software Assurance, Use It to Get Your Free Upgrade. If you requested a Windows upgrade license through TechSoup after August 3, 2013, you have active Software Assurance for that license, and you'll be able to download the upgrade for free on that date. Learn how to upgrade your systems. Windows 7 or 8.1

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. InterConnection is our Seattle based nonprofit refurbisher.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for eight years now. We have served more than 12,300 nonprofits and libraries across all 50 states, and we estimate that we have have saved organizations somewhere in the neighborhood of $4.5

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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. More Resources and Webinars.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Microsoft Office 365 for Nonprofits lets you have the best of both worlds: the full capabilities and secure environment of installed software with the collaborative, anywhere availability of the cloud. Mobile Beacon offers 4G mobile broadband mobile hotspots to eligible nonprofits, charities, schools, and libraries.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2012

Like many small museums, the MAH cannot afford expensive ticketing or membership software systems. With the support of the National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program and the Institute for Museum and Library Services , we're starting a new project called Loyalty Lab to change that. This is a year-long project for us at the MAH.

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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. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining. By 2009, there were over one billion PCs in use worldwide , and many more in use now. Growing Supply and Increasing Demand.

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MAY 6, 2021

They had at the tips of their fingers vast amounts of information and knowledge, so they no longer had to travel to libraries to obtain research and have access to information. The most significant data breach , so far, affected 3 billion users around the world and happened in 2013 and 2014. Not doing so can be costly in many ways.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Whether it’s Microsoft transforming the PC software industry, or Google or Facebook, it’s clear that the world is different because these companies exist. Bookshare is terrific, but it’s fundamentally a separate system where a specialized library becomes the primary source of books for its patrons. Enter the Born Accessible movement.

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Tech Soup

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. If your organization or library is interested in building an app, the new AppMachine site is worth checking out. Tech for Good at CES 2013.

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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. Use password management software that maintains a secure and encrypted username and password list. ” Keep your software, especially your operating system, current and update it when prompted. To be sure, there are a lot.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2015

One of Kyle's first victories in the right to repair was in 2013, when he successfully advocated for legalizing the unlocking of mobile devices so they aren't locked to a single carrier like AT&T or Verizon. Library of Congress, working with the U.S. Over the last several years, this right has eroded. That's easy.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Our App It Up project is a great place to see what is going on with apps and to find app resources for nonprofits and libraries. Finally, have a look at our Jayne Craven's TechSoup Community Forum 2012: Year in Review and Predictions for 2013 to see what our online community has been talking about.

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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

MARCH 15, 2015

TechSoup has a number of visual communication product donations for nonprofits, libraries, and religious organizations. Stay tuned for a second blog post, in which we'll cover software that's available for desktop publishing and presentations!). Here is a quick summary of some of our offerings. Image and Video Editing.

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Tech Soup

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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