Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. It's much better for the environment to extend the life of a computer for an extra two or three years than to buy a new one every three to four years. The Basis for the Environmental Benefits of Refurbished IT.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. It's much better for the environment to extend the life of a computer for an extra two or three years than to buy a new one every three to four years. The Basis for the Environmental Benefits of Refurbished IT.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Live: Participatory Events, Webinars, Conversations, Local and Global. has potential for global meetings, public educational events with participation, and remote engagement via webcam. Anyone who uses the designated tag on Twitter automatically becomes a part of the ongoing global conversation on that topic of interest.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Telework and the Environment. It’s a really big part of our world.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining. Refurbishment and the Environment.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

First, employers are ensuring a safe working environment for essential workers and then extending paid time off and health benefits for employees and contractors who are ill, exposed to the virus or have unmet childcare needs. Many companies are addressing the lack of internet and computer access through their CSR responses.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

At the time, we had a very limited selection of offers, comprised only of desktops and laptops, most of which had Pentium III processors (you get the idea). They’re urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work. Refurbished Computers in the TechSoup Global Network.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

By "post-PC," Jobs meant essentially that computing and Internet use for both work and pleasure will no longer be dominated by PCs, but that there will be an array of smart devices including smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, laptops, and even sensing devices in our clothes and cars and other every day items.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

" Another paper, The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration , concludes that "income is largely responsible for the global technology gap" The Infighting. " Who could argue with that?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Almost 60,000,000 people use Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies globally. Bitcoin is a global and borderless currency, meaning that your organization now has a global and borderless donor base. Myth 8: Mining cryptocurrency is bad for the environment. 200,000,000+ is donated in cryptocurrency annually.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

I eventually stumbled on the acronym DARA: If you can't remember DARA, just think of Dara Westling , vice president of development at TechSoup Global. For organizations with scattered or disarrayed IT environments, it's amazing how different your tech infrastructure can look after you've spent some time documenting it.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

I eventually stumbled on the acronym DARA: If you can't remember DARA, just think of Dara Westling , vice president of development at TechSoup Global. For organizations with scattered or disarrayed IT environments, it's amazing how different your tech infrastructure can look after you've spent some time documenting it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

So, while at BlogHer 07 I had a little bit of a personal learning mission: What can I learn about mobile video blogging in a global context? How can a mobile device connect you to the physical environment? Shoot b-roll if you're doing editing and if it is in a noisy environment, include a b-shot of the noise source.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. New learning environment puts games at the center. What does the next generation of learning environments look like?

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Fast forward to the last ten years, and our whole environment has changed, as well as our outlook. Then a global pandemic hit and everything changed again. Millions of people were laid off or furloughed, while millions more were sent off with their laptops and their monitors to work from home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

The environment for learning is no longer in the classroom and its online, and outside of school. These are complex learning environments where young people are making decisions, learning and collaborating with peers, etc. "It is important to recongize that these are complex learning environments and information systems.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Fast forward to the last ten years, and our whole environment has changed, as well as our outlook. Then a global pandemic hit and everything changed again. Millions of people were laid off or furloughed, while millions more were sent off with their laptops and their monitors to work from home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2012

Transparency is crucial because tracking, profiling, and behavioral marketing to users has become a widespread, global practice that often leaves us befuddled. We have to create an environment of trust around the information we collect and be crystal clear about where it’s going. As leaders, we have to respect our audience.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Providing accommodations for somebody with a disability to be able to work from home looks a little different from providing those accommodations in the office environment. And I said, well, what if somebody wants to watch Netflix on their company laptop? Somebody brought that up. Francis: Absolutely.] And, really, it’s important.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

The type of authoring environment that will benefit your team’s process. This could mean a fully open-source environment, a desktop environment where only one person can edit the course at a time, or a cloud-based environment for collaborative authoring. Localize training for various regional audiences.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

You get yourself some kind of together and you kind of meander and find your way to your laptop. And then laptop because, you know, work, right? They are doing it in an environment and with a set of tools that allow them to operate with excellence and there’s opportunity for stretch and growth within your organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

In this photo, Tyler is listening to a book from Bookshare.org on his school's laptop with the assistance of the Kurzweil 3000 audio software. During our recent campaign to recruit new team members, Benetech has attracted qualified candidates by offering more than just good pay and a pleasant work environment.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Mobile World Congress , an annual tech conference in Barcelona, Spain, sets the tone for global technology trends in the coming year. For example, you can work on a document in the new Microsoft Office on your Windows 8 laptop, take a break, and then pick up where you left off on your Windows Phone. Windows Phone 8. More Resources.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

One , a global nonprofit that aims to eliminate world poverty, created a quiz campaign about African geography to raise awareness of the nine worst countries for women’s education. With the ongoing trend of adding stickers to water bottles and laptop cases, making branded stickers is sure to get interest from supporters!

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

For example, studies reveal that 78% of online learners favor laptops for accessing LMS platforms, while 89% find desktops preferable for digital learning, underscoring the importance of inclusive design. It is critical to accommodate the diverse needs of this audience to foster a truly inclusive educational environment.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Darien Nature Center’s site has a unique goal—to inspire visitors to close their laptops and come out for a visit! Working together to create global infrastructures for support, the Network promotes the development of more resilient markets and sustainable economic growth for the world’s poor. Nonprofit Website Overview.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

We got about 75 applications and one of them came from Global Resource Action Center for the Environment, which is called GRACE. You can look at the covers of Vanity Fair , Newsweek or Time and everyone wants to run the next story about Al Gore or about global warming becoming accepted as fact.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

I love year-ahead forecasts and have looked a number of them from all over the global IT press. Another big trend in the IT press forecasts is the much heralded decline of the traditional PC – laptops and desktop computers. Here’s what the buzz seems to be for 2013 from a nonprofit technology viewpoint. The Decline of PCs.

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