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TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs

Tech Soup

In order to assist with the recovery, TechSoup Japan , a program of the Japan NPO Center , is working with Microsoft, Adobe, and Symantec to aid local nonprofit organizations whose facilities are damaged in the earthquake by providing software donations. About TechSoup Japan. Photo by Jon Downs.

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The search for good web conferencing

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The others I assessed include DimDim , Yugma, and Adobe Connect. They are all cross-platform for participants, but none of these can show Linux desktops, and some (like Adobe in particular) can’t even run the presenter software on Linux. Problem is, I’m not a nonprofit organization. Wish I were! 13 Diego 11.04.07

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Advice for Consultants - Part 2

Robert Weiner

The tech underground model (loose yet organized affiliation of npo techs who share skills and back each other up) is one of the good models out there. If you can laugh with them at the madness of computers, or show that you understand their frustrations, you will have more success in solving problems and getting cooperation. -