Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A volunteer resource manager at another human service nonprofit that we talked with noted the challenge that comes with the decision to suddenly embrace information and communication technologies. “I They solicit community members to volunteer, bring them into mission activities, and broadcast their work to the public.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

We've hit something of a benchmark in this successful program: we've distributed a little over 50,000 refurbished devices through RCI — including laptops, monitors, servers, and tablets. Our customers are organizations like the Waukesha Public Library. " Thank you, Waukesha Public Library!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A few weeks ago, the San Francisco Public Library hosted an event with the Electronic Frontier Foundation , a nonprofit dedicated to fighting for citizen digital rights. You can use OTR with existing chat services, such as Facebook Chat or GChat (Google). Loss of valuable hardware aside, your laptop is full of confidential data.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2015

And they're doing this using the programming language Java on their laptops. With lines of code projected on a screen, these children listen intently in a conference room at the Mountain View Public Library, as part of a four-week course on programming. This post was originally published on the TechSoup for Libraries blog.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2017

Protecting Patron Privacy in Public Libraries. As technology changes rapidly, libraries and librarians are working hard to keep up with digital security issues to better protect the privacy of their users. Spruce up your QuickBooks know-how.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2012

It’s been awhile since I posted on the TechSoup for Libraries blog on whether digital books and the devices that people use to read them like Kindles, Nooks, and tablet computers are greener than printed books. People now read digitized books on laptops, e-readers (like the Kindle or Nook), smartphones, and tablets.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured IT to further their missions. It’s a place that provides educational and recreational services for autistic kids and also some adults.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 29, 2010

As part of my holiday greetings this year, I would like to introduce you to two young people who have used Benetech’s Bookshare library to reach academic excellence and find the books that keep them engaged in their off hours. Steffon also points out that Bookshare texts are far more searchable than other e-books or printed Braille.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

11,000 were laptops. eCycle Best concluded that American consumers seem to be getting wiser about throwing away phones, tablets, and laptops. Our donor partner, BetterWorld Wireless, provides discounted services and donated phones to eligible nonprofits and public libraries. 2,000 were tablets. Images: iFixit.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

reveals a host of smart new features that our nonprofit, charity, and library members will all find more useful. Let's back up a minute first and discuss what surveying can mean for the nonprofit and public library sector. And now the redesigned online survey service is even easier and more useful. Now with 5.0,

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what lots of nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured-IT to further their missions. It’s a place that provides educational and recreational services for autistic kids and also some adults.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2011

At Redemtech , we're proud to partner with our friends at TechSoup Global to support their crucial work of providing nonprofits and libraries with the technology they need to fulfill their important missions. Learn more about Redemtech's refurbishment processes here.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Waukesha Public Library. New Heights provides families with tutoring services , a library with more than 3,000 books, field trips, and online classes.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 12, 2012

Mobile Beacon — a nonprofit just like TechSoup — helps nonprofit organizations, schools, and public libraries that lack traditional Internet access, or have slow access or bandwidth constraints get connected both in the office and remotely. Mobile Beacon Internet service is not included as part of this donation.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

She is a poet, an environmental activist, and a nonprofit management expert with a masters degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. After she co-founded the Foundation For Friends of Nature in Bolivia, a million acres of natural habitat were put in to public trust.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Browse our selection of refurbished laptops, desktops, and monitors. A Shopify store is a great fundraising tool for nonprofits that sell branded merchandise, arts, or crafts; for libraries that run book sales; and much more. New IT, HR and DIY Services – All Kinds of Acronyms. Shopify is now open to all budgets!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Maybe some of those constituents are on the laptop of an employee who works remotely and can't connect to the CRM.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Maybe some of those constituents are on the laptop of an employee who works remotely and can't connect to the CRM.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. Its mission is to offer products and services that help telecenters become self-sustainable while providing low-cost public access to computers and the Internet.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. This new technology has become available in time to help public schools in the U.S. It’s also looking like relatively few charities and also libraries are getting the hang of it. Here’s what it all looked like to me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

If you look at the photo closely, you'll notice that Alex replicated her Mac sticker cover for her laptop. Father and daughter have been co-teaching a Harvard Law School course in Second Life this past semester, called CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opnion. Over fifty avatars attended. I learned a lot.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

The Central Kentucky Audubon Society is a full service environmental organization for the 10 bluegrass counties in Central Kentucky. It operates the PCs for Maine program, which provides refurbished computers to low-income individuals, schools, nonprofits, and libraries for use as public access workstations. Pretty good deal!"

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

I also need to be able to work on the move: I need my "virtual desk" in front of me quickly, whether from my laptop or some other desk or smart device. I like LastPass because it is a convenient, universally available cloud-based service, and I don't have to keep anything on any computer that might be compromised.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in June to expand the Universal Lifeline program to include broadband, following a public comment period. Privacy and Security. This trend is likely to continue."

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Widgets like ChipIn and Network for Good Badges , and services like Firstgiving make it easy for them to support your cause. If you post organizational news on your blog regularly, when it comes time to pull stories together for other publications, you will already have a lot of the material written.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Nonprofits have needs that can be addressed using mobile technology, particularly with apps or texting services. LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, which connects to Wi-Fi. Let's dive in.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Helpful recording features such as the option to save recordings of video conferences on your laptop, without requiring the expense of cloud storage fees. For all you techies, Zoom is able to do single sign-on (SSO) with our Azure Active Directory service. This makes it easy for our IT department to provision new users. Zoom Rooms.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Helpful recording features such as the option to save recordings of video conferences on your laptop, without requiring the expense of cloud storage fees. For all you techies, Zoom is able to do single sign-on (SSO) with our Azure Active Directory service. This makes it easy for our IT department to provision new users. Zoom Rooms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

We the People is an online petitioning service launched by the Obama Administration that enables U.S. Although its terms of service specify that only individuals can create and sign petitions, U.S.-based Statigram is a service for tracking your Instagram statistics. We the People :: petitions.whitehouse.gov. Government.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

She just did a presentation to the Gates Global Libraries Working Group in November 2013 on the top tech trends for libraries. ” Khan Academy’s comprehensive library of content covers a full primary school curriculum plus classes in math, and science including biology, chemistry, and physics. Peter Campbell.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

The crystal ball on mobile computing looks to be an area of dramatically increased use of tablet computers, and also the convergence of cloud computing services and mobile. The only way to integrate tablets and smartphones is to use cloud services. The Decline of PCs. The Internet of Things.

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