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Learning from Failure: Building Online Communities

Tech Soup

Last month, I attended my first San Francisco Online Community Meetup (also known as the #OCTribe) at TechSoup's San Francisco office. Perhaps contradictory to the previous point, community/content managers should also let their guest bloggers put their own spin and voice on their content. We've used Scoop.it

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Mobile for Good: March Madness

Tech Soup

On March 27 in San Francisco, Microsoft is hosting its first press event with new CEO Satya Nadella. We're excited to see what's unveiled and will keep you posted on what the news means for nonprofits, charities, and public libraries! Google also promises voice commands as well as health and fitness monitoring.

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SOCAP: The Market at the Intersection of Money and Meaning

Tech Soup

I had a chance this week to preside over TechSoup’s booth at the latest Social Capital Markets conference (SOCAP) in San Francisco. Kiva is a San Francisco based crowd-funding microfinance nonprofit that allows just under a million people to make little micro-loans to poor people around the world.

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Who's Behind That Voice on the Phone: Meet TechSoup Client Services

Tech Soup

Jamela Robinson lives in San Francisco and is so personable that people like to just chat with her on the phone. He is a great fan of arts charities. One member called about her donation request and was very sharp on the phone. Instead of being put off, Jamela somehow knew that something else was going on.

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How TechSoup Does Telework (Part 3)

Tech Soup

My team is located in several locations including San Francisco; Corinth, Mississippi; and London, England. For meetings or chatting, we use Skype a lot, which is good for group text chat or group voice and video if everyone is in a different place and has a good Internet connection. Telework Tools Michael's Team Relies On.

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Cause Camp 2017 Speaker Lineup Announcement

NonProfit Hub

Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. John Haydon is one of the most sought-after digital marketing experts for nonprofits and charities. charity: water.

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Internet Strategy on the Cheap: Tools and Resources

Have Fun - Do Good

Tomorrow, October 18th, Eric Leland of Leland Design , and I will be presenting about, "Internet Strategy on the Cheap" at the San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofit Boot Camp. Electro-Voice Microphone 635A. We've compiled a list of Tools and Resources to share with participants, and thought that you might enjoy seeing it as well.

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