Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

As a nonprofit ourselves, we at TechSoup know what it feels like when your organization starts to grow. Do you need software to manage volunteers and human resources? Following on the heels of our Software to Build and Grow Your Nonprofit. Making wise and affordable technology investments can help in all of this.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Social media is an incredibly powerful storytelling tool for your nonprofit. But as a busy fundraiser or nonprofit marketer, it can be challenging to find the time to make social media a priority. But as a busy fundraiser or nonprofit marketer, it can be challenging to find the time to make social media a priority. No problem!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

As a fellow nonprofit, those of us at TechSoup understand how important it is to run your organization in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. To wit: we’ve put together this simple guide to the donated software that most all nonprofits and libraries need in their toolkit, especially when they’re just starting out.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2022

That’s why we want to encourage mental health nonprofits to succeed in their fundraising efforts to provide better mental health outcomes to those who use their services. Take a look at these 10 unique fundraising ideas for mental health nonprofits you can use at your nonprofit. Destress fundraising challenge. A-thon events.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2017

They're built to help you gain speed and competency with design software and best practices. Elefint , a design studio that works with social impact organizations and nonprofits, teamed up with TechSoup to build our two newest design courses. understand and identify brand book elements. understand and identify brand book elements.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff. Adobe Absolute Beginners: Create a Fundraiser Invitation Using InDesign. Adobe Absolute Beginners: Photoshop. Adobe Absolute Beginners: Getting Started with Illustrator. TechSoup hosts free hour-long webinars each week for nonprofits and libraries. TechSoup Webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emerging Leaders Playbook Toolkit -The toolkit includes highly practical meeting facilitation “recipes” to help build skills in managing self, teams, and organizational culture.The facilitator agendas are designed for beginner or novice facilitators. The facilitation methods are participatory.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

This interactive panel will showcase nonprofit case studies about advanced social media campaigns with multi-channel marketing strategies linked to CRM services. Leading nonprofits practitioners will share all about how they use measurement to improve strategy and prove results. Change Makers: How Nonprofits Create Change Online.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

11 Digital Marketing KPIs That Every Nonprofit Should Be Tracking. Key Performance Indicators allow you to truly understand your nonprofit’s digital marketing success and make educated decisions about future spending. How do you know your nonprofit’s Google ads are paying off? by Zoe Allen. This is the big one.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 16, 2017

It’s no great secret that the vast majority of nonprofits operating today live and die by the amount of support they can garner in the form of monetary donations. To begin—as it is with so much in WordPress world—grab yourself a plugin.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2016

Spring forward into technology for your nonprofit or library during March! Fertilize your fundamental Adobe Photoshop skills at Wes Holing's 60-minute webinar for advanced Photoshop beginners on Thursday, March 10. Spring isn't just about changing your clock and losing an hour of sleep. Nurture Your Photoshop Skills.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who don't have the skills to use technology to do more good. In fact, you probably know a few of these beginners. You can help your tech-shy NGO friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

But, you probably already know how important a website is — what you might not know is that Microsoft Expressions software gives nonprofits and libraries like yours the tools you need to design and create websites. Tags: Software Using the Web and Internet Web Building Web Building.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2015

The only thing left to do to complete our poster is to add the nonprofit organization's logo. Select the file blog-generic-nonprofit-logo.eps and click Place. The only thing left now is to add the (fake) nonprofit's web address so that anyone moved by your poster's message will know where to go for more information.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2015

The only thing left to do to complete our poster is to add the nonprofit organization's logo. Select the file blog-generic-nonprofit-logo.eps and click Place. The only thing left now is to add the (fake) nonprofit's web address so that anyone moved by your poster's message will know where to go for more information.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2013

This newly updated image- and video-editing bundle runs on Windows machines or Macs, and is now available to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries through TechSoup. Choosing the Right Software. TechSoup also offers professional-level image-editing software from Adobe: Photoshop Extended CS6.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

Software for creating wikis is easy to use and is available in both open-source and proprietary forms. Decide what software to use for your wiki — consider the Wikispaces software available to eligible organizations through TechSoup. What Is a Wiki? Organizing a wiki team is much like organizing a volunteer or work team.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The nonprofit provides laptops, tablet computers, training, and other technology resources to elderly people. They also use TechSoup’s donation program to obtain the software they need to create outreach and curriculum materials. Blue Hair Technology Group is featured on TechSoup’s new Local Impact Map. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 11, 2013

This newly updated image- and video-editing bundle runs on Windows machines or Macs, and is now available to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries through TechSoup. Choosing the Right Software. TechSoup also offers professional-level image-editing software from Adobe: Photoshop Extended CS6 (for both Windows and Mac ).

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Both Macs and PCs often come with video editing software pre-installed, like iMovie and Movie Maker respectively, that are a good starting point. However, those without video editing software can take advantage of web-based editing tools. For beginners, limited functionality can be helpful as it simplifies the post-production process.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

Take a look at some of our resources and products available through the TechSoup donation program: TechSoup's Adobe Donation Program provides a range of software for revamping your organization's website. The Greenbelt Alliance, a nonprofit in the San Francisco Bay Area, shared 10 lessons learned from its major website overhaul.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The nonprofit provides laptops, tablet computers, training, and other technology resources to elderly people. They also use TechSoup’s donation program to obtain the software they need to create outreach and curriculum materials. Blue Hair Technology Group is featured on TechSoup’s new Local Impact Map.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When you’re a small or early-stage nonprofit, everything is at a premium—money, time, and resources. That’s why we sorted through all the options available and have broken down the best CRMs for small nonprofits. Why Should Small Nonprofits Use a CRM? But the best nonprofit CRMs offer a lot more than that.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is esse ntial to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether your organization is training its own staff in nonprofit management, or teaching others technical skills, TechSoup can help you get started. Organize software trainings for your library computer lab.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. API stands for Application Programming Interface, and refers broadly to the way one piece of software or dataset communicates with another.) In fact, the name of the session was “APIs for Beginners.&#.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

Since we launched our donation program in 2002, TechSoup has saved nonprofits and libraries in the United States and around the world over $3 billion dollars in IT expenses. This fiscal year ten new donor partners have joined with TechSoup to make their product donations available to nonprofits and libraries.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Whether your nonprofit is big or small, old or new, urban or rural, you have to have a good website. And you can’t build a great nonprofit website without a great nonprofit website builder—or, if you can, it’d be a huge hassle and you’re stretched thin as it is. In the year 2024, it’s simply not negotiable. Don’t worry!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2007

The 12-Step vlogging process is an excellent primer for beginner "Social Reporters," or for anyone who wants to do video blog interviews at conferences. Joitske also points to another good resource on video blogging: There is an IBM podcast too on how to get started with online video.

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See3

OCTOBER 16, 2008

While these things can be done with any simple editing software, YouTube makes it easy for beginners. Nonprofits could experiment with this if they want to keep viewers watching their videos. We'd love to see the ways nonprofits are using Annotations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2005

It allowed us to play and get comfortable with the discussion software, faciliplay exercises, and other areas that participants wanted to explore like the audio as online conversation. Video makes your story so much more alive and can enhance a nonprofit's telling of their story. You just need a little creative immersion time.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

At least in Massachusetts, the majority of nonprofits work with network support people who don’t focus totally on nonprofit organizations (there are some wonderful exceptions, however, of companies that focus on the sector.) Canonical has a lot of connections in the nonprofit sector. But I think more is needed.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Our Recommended Partners We’re often asked what services and tools we recommend, so we’re publishing a roundup of some of our favorite resources for nonprofits. And those are a great starting point, but can leave your nonprofit’s messaging sounding just like everyone else’s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? Nancy White answers a question posed by Laura Whitehead " Getting the most from social media for nonprofits: what would you recommend? The Nonprofit Blog reviews InStedd.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? But these sites have two important limitations that give nonprofits reason to look for additional tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

For example, this nonprofit marketer shares his decision about choosing a software tool in light of the recent acquisitions in the market. How To Create Your Circle of the Wise from CoolCatTeacher - best place to start for beginners. Allison Fine and Lucy Bernholz take a foundation's investment policies to task.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR NONPROFITS. 5 Nonprofits Winning At Social Media. Case studies of nonprofits winning at social media is an opportunity to see the strategies in action. Here we take a look at how some of the top nonprofits are leveraging social platforms to get results (and how you can do the same).

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Creating a nonprofit board presentation can be nerve-wracking if you’ve never presented before, especially with how essential your presentation may be to your organization’s work. An important part of building your nonprofit board presentation is establishing those connections with individual board members.

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