Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

And nonprofits and lots of others working to benefit the public can use its tools to be able to do their work better. Ushahidi's tools help others act for transparency, justice, crisis response, and human rights. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #11: Azureus February 15, 2008 Azureus (now called Azureus Vuze) is the best bittorrent client I have ever used. It’s quite amazing. It’s got a lot under the hood.

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TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2014

Image courtesy of maclife. 50% of B2C marketers said Facebook was an effective tool, but only 34% of B2B marketers said the same. The main area that marketers were looking to increase their output through was blogging, which was the first time it was seen as the top priority since 2010. This has increased from 86% in 2013.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

Mostly I think it’s because nonprofits think mobile technology tools are too expensive. Personally, the ads don’t bother me, but you can decide for yourself by experiencing my ad-supported TextMarks campaign [see image for example of ads]. They are much more expensive, but have top notch tool sets.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2008

Check out the new images and videos of Android , the open source phone. Check out the book club , reading Media Rules! Mastering Today’s Technology to Connect with and Keep Your Audience , by Brian Reich and Dan Solomon. And the video with the kids is very cute. Wait for this, or buy an iPhone?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

Since 2010, their focus has been only hosting WordPress websites. There’s also a performance tool integrated into the user dashboard. You’ll be able to make an informed decision with peace of mind. 1) WP Engine :: wpengine.com. WP Engine dashboard with auto backups that are easy to restore, download, and manually create WP Engine.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Almost two-thirds of Americans are predicted to own a smartphone by 2017, more than a threefold increase since 2010. Usage of videos, podcasts, micro-blogs, diagrams, images, questions, and quizzes not only helps in increasing the participation and completion rate of training courses but also engages the learners in a better way.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

One of the things we'll be covering is the SmartArt feature , which Microsoft introduced with Office 2007 and improved in Office 2010. And since the text is inside an image, you can't search it or include it in your session outline. PowerPoint 2010: Choosing SmartArt Graphics : Easy video introduction to SmartArt.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2009

2010 is going to be the year that the large national and international nonprofits launch iPhone Apps. You can cancel your App hosting at any time, but if Sweb Apps comes out with new buttons and tools in the future, upgrades will not be discounted. 2010 will be a big year for nonprofits and iPhone Apps. Very expensive.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

CiviCRM even has some basic HR management tools to help nonprofits keep track of their volunteers, new jobs, and related documents. The software itself has been in development since 2010, but the OpenProject Foundation that supports it was established in 2012. Image 1 : Blended Images / Shutterstock. Image 2: CiviCRM.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2012

Increase your expertise on using every day applications from the Microsoft Office suite with these recent articles on customizing the Ribbon , editing images in Office 2010 apps , new time-saving features in Office 2010 , and this series of how-to blog posts for Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and OneNote. project management.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

While web-based email went down in 2010, mobile email went up 36% in the US as we reported last week on Frogloop. “Mobile email marketing design is smoking hot,&# says Shane Ketterman of Copy Blogger and it’s a communications tool that’s continuing to grow. Don’t use large images links.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

These corporate-born brands have become some of the most iconic images in the world. Often, nonprofit leaders look at brands as just a “simple visual trigger from which to develop communication campaigns rather than a strategic tool for focusing the organization.” Nonprofit brand image and typicality influences on charitable giving.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

According to the Baltimore Sun , It was, in fact, the giant snowstorm in 2010 that was the impetus for the federal government to push more employees to work from home. Our smartphones are an increasingly important telework tool. Tools like WebEx, GoToMeeting , and ReadyTalk are all optimized for the small screen. The downside?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi's David Kobia was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the MIT Technology Review. million posts or testimonies on Ushahidi to benefit an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. Many organizations, including the United Nations, have used Ushahidi's crowdsourcing tools.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

Available through TechSoup, Microsoft Expression Studio 4 Ultimate is a family of tools for designers building web and Windows client applications and rich media content. In A Nonprofit's Guide to Building Simple, Low Cost Websites , we share tools and ideas for building a simple, attractive website without breaking the bank.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2014

Here's how to avoid being a Pavlovian dog and checking email every time there’s a reminder: Go to Outlook Options (images are from Office 2010), select Mail and uncheck. Check out more on LinkedIn’s email management suggestions and other clever ideas from Mind Tools. Image: Wiertz.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Reducing the amount of travel organizations need to do by using more online teleconferencing and collaboration tools. Our latest shipment of refurbished computers includes Office 2010, which includes Word, Excel, and Outlook, OneNote, Visio viewer, and PowerPoint. Images: Greener IT Challenge.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

Read about how Pocket First Aid & CPR helped save a life in the Haiti Earthquake of 2010. iOS) is a beautifully-designed app with all the tools you'll need before, during, and after an emergency. Image of HelpBridge for Android courtesy of Microsoft. Other Useful Apps. Got a personal favorite disaster preparedness app?

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

Email reading on mobile devices rose 81% from October, 2010, to April, 2011. 2000 - 2010. This is a good argument for minimalistic header images in email. As you know, more and more desktop and webmail email clients default to hiding images from readers. In mobile, images are vigorously suppressed. iPhone/iPad.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

All of these donated software tools can be requested at the same time. Office suites include: Word 2010: Create professional documents with this -processing program. Excel 2010: Develop spreadsheets and keeping track of data. Outlook 2010: Manage your time and tasks with this program. Growing Your Organization.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. Image: AlphachimpStudio.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2012

These Adobe mobile apps put the power of Adobe image editing software in the palm of your hand, including: Basic image editing with Adobe Photoshop Express, a free image editing app for Android and iOS devices. 5 Tips and Tricks for Microsoft OneNote 2010. Have a different smartphone? Already using Huddle ? Learn More.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

" Organizations like Applications for Good and Code for America are engaging developers to build mobile tools with the needs of local communities in mind. The EITC offers tax refunds for individuals or families earning $48,360 or less (in 2010). Image: homeless man on cell phone, artie*.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

You may well have pressing needs to budget for like upgrading from Windows XP and Office 2003 before April 2014 and getting newer IT equipment, for instance from TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative , that already has Windows 7 and Office 2010 installed. Images: Mobile Beacon. online magazine.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Explore Cloud-Based Tools for Charities. Enterprise Mobility Suite — a suite of software tools that helps you manage the BYOD mobile devices that your employees and volunteers use for work. Image : Microsoft. Online databases allow us to get to our data whenever and wherever needed. No programming necessary. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

The Blue Key site was only launched in December 2010, and its social/digital aspects were relatively new, so there was not a lot of data to base KPIs on. Click Image to see larger version. What tool did you use? There are several tools that do this, with RowFeeder and Hashtracking being two affordable ones. Why important?

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

" After everyone was equipped with the same tools, staff and volunteers expressed a newfound satisfaction. Centre to Windows 7 and Office 2010 to help keep the organization. Image: As with this young coyote, mink and owl, the. "Right from the get-go, our operations were more efficient," he says.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 , 64 bit version, for all station. Lane is planning to do a game design class and is excited about using the MultiPoint Server system as a teaching tool. First image: Joy Neal. Second image: Lane Fernando. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations. 1 USB Hub. 5 keyboards.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

Fortunately there are some great free tools to help you figure that out. You may have noticed that Microsoft hosts different upgrade tools for Windows 7 and Windows 8. Office 2010 and Office 2013 are available for donation to charities, foundations, and libraries. Image: Eurritimia. We also have both Windows 8.1

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, 64-bit version, for all stations. I really like this kind of place, where everyone seems to have a set of tools and just likes tinkering. Image: Jim Lynch. Four Plugable USB docking stations. One USB hub. Four keyboards. Four refurbished LCD monitors. Other testers came in soon after.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Mobile Access 2010 Pew Internet and American Life Project). For example, simple or pre-populated forms, maps and location information, simple advocacy tools such as petitions, or simple instructions such as consumer or medical information. The lowest common denominator is text and images and not much of either.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Avoid using image or flash-based navigation in your site. The Alt tag is a description for an imag.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2014

This equipment is Core 2 Duo or above and comes with Windows 7 and Office 2007 or 2010. If you are upgrading your operating systems and hardware at the same time, Microsoft has also announced the launch of a free software tool called PCmover Express for Windows XP. Images: Shutterstock. Time to upgrade.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

So, once I decided that, I realized I needed to find the right tools. ReadyTalk – this had been the tool I thought I’d use. We support all video & audio with whiteboard for sharing images and power point slides. I thought it would be a good endeavor to start with. It’s $.24 it’s easy to set up.

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