Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

TechSoup serves nonprofits and libraries of all shapes, sizes, and budgets. Track finances with Sage Peachtree Premium Accounting for Nonprofits 2012 (admin fee: $45). From paying your bills to long-term expense tracking, Sage Simply Accounting Premium 2012 (admin fee: $48) will keep your organization’s finances in order.

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NTEN

JUNE 15, 2012

They are all part of the diverse mix of nonprofit fundraising and marketing professionals attending the 2012 Bridge Conference – Harness the Winds of Change, August 7th – 9th at the Gaylord National Conference Center, National Harbor Washington, DC. As a Program Partner for the 2012 Bridge Conference – we want you to be there, too!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Cloud computing is a hot topic for nonprofits and libraries, as evidenced by. Anna Jaeger and Kevin Lo of TechSoup Global presented baseline data from our 2012 Global NGO Cloud Survey that raised important questions for the audience thinking about. transitioning to the cloud. member organizations.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 9, 2012

By now 2012 is in full swing: the holidays already seem a distant memory and Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner. Along with thousands of your nonprofit and library peers who've faced the same questions, our Tech Planning forum is frequented by some of our favorite tech experts. Tips and Tools for Technology Planning.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. We’ve added over 1800 books since then.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2012

They will share our survey findings and the primary motivations and barriers that nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs have for moving their IT to the cloud. Register for our free webinar to discuss the 2012 Global NGO Cloud Survey and find out how to: Make more informed decisions about cloud computing adoption. Dawn Krause.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

” While selfies are easy to do , they can also go horribly wrong. I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. The New York Public Library is using selfies as part of its social media initiative to engage library patrons.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

According to James Kendrick , Intel is predicting that 40 percent of all laptops sold will be ultrabooks by the end of 2012. ” What do you think of ultrabooks for nonprofits and libraries? Ultrabooks are now being made by nearly all major computer makers. Intel in fact is all over this new development. inches) thick.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

The HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL) is a partnership of academic and research institutions that had created (with help from Google ) a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Consequently, it is reasonable for the Libraries to retain both the text and image copies. in addition to the text?only

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2014

Want to make an impact on your library's community with technology? The Edge Initiative has officially launched, and public libraries across the United States can now apply to participate! The Edge Initiative is a leadership and management tool that can help you align your library's technology with community needs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2015

And yet despite limited budgets, the early adopter nonprofits began using responsive web design in 2012 in order to adapt quickly to the new realities of Internet browsing. New York Public Library 2015. New York Public Library 2005. Bold imagery. Large font. Simplified, tappable navigation and calls-to-action. Oceana 2015.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Milliennials also value privacy and time away from mobile and social media, reading print copies of books, and regularly visit libraries. In 2012, 58 percent of boomers donated online compared to 44 percent in 2010. However, the millennial generation doesn’t consider technology to be a panacea for living the good life.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

" The contest began November 5, 2012 and all entries are due by February 28, 2013. To celebrate the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft announced a new contest to encourage developers to create apps that positively impact the world around them. Visit NetSquared and Microsoft for more details on the contest.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! David Lee King writes about, talks about, and works around libraries, social media, and digital communities. Connect with Raven on Twitter at @ravenb and @WinTheNet. He also blogs at davidleeking.com , and loves making video!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 21, 2018

The 2012 State of the Work Report shows that “people of color make up 37 percent of program offices at foundations…21 percent of U.S. managerial/professional workforce, but only 10-17 percent of CEO and board leadership at foundations” (Ryan, 2012, p. Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/job.2040.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Intercepting wildlife transferred across borders is critical to slowing illegal trade and DNA barcoding provides a public library of DNA barcode tests for enforcement officials to use as a front-line tool.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. " The Role of Libraries. Additionally, 30 million library users reported going to the library for employment-related activities.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Michael offers some suggestions for developing Your Tech Game Plan for 2012. Alicja rounds up upcoming 2012 European conferences. TechSoup Canada is growing and looking forward to 2012. From TechSoup for Libraries. Get great content curation tips in Susan's recap of the TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's tweet chat.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. households experienced food insecurity in 2012, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand. A copyright exception allows specialist organizations (generally a government agency or disability NGO or library) to make an accessible version of a published book without having to get permission from the author or publisher.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. It is useful for any charities and libraries that are moving to Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, or OneDrive for Business for document management. Airbnb Social Impact Experiences. Mobile Beacon.

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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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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

While Heather (shown in image below) may have raised just $100 for the 2012 event, she’s solid gold … actually, a “Double Diamond” fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Colorado, with over $50,000 and 5 to 9 years of participation in the Courage Classic under her belt. Fundraising badges for repeat fundraisers.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Most charities and many libraries have part time or accidental techies taking care of their technology. By proper tech planning I mean the things that TechSoup for Libraries Technology Planning Cookbook talks about: Pulling together a committee of stakeholders to serve on a planning committee. Proper Tech Planning. online magazine.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2012

This webinar, scheduled for January 26, 2012, at 11 a.m. Pacific time , will further explore the broad range of software Microsoft donates to nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup. This webinar is suited for all nonprofits and public libraries in the United States that are interested in requesting a Microsoft donation.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

When we surveyed NGOs and libraries around the world this year about where they are in regard to using and needing cloud based IT services, we didn’t know how far things have gone toward cloud adoption. The survey was fielded in February and March 2012.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. Fast Forward to 2012. to scale up RCI in California.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Gregg will discuss the differences between QuickBooks 2013 and QuickBooks 2012, emphasizing features that will be of the most help to nonprofits. This webinar is appropriate for technology decision-makers in nonprofits, charities, and libraries. More About the Speaker.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Katherine Stephans is the partnerships and communications manager at Library For All. She said she had one of those sparks working with Library For All, inspired by the passion of Library For All’s co-founders. “We Library For All co-founder and CEO Rebecca McDonald was living in Australia when tragedy struck Haiti in 2010.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

more than 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. WHEN: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:00 p.m. In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Pacific time.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2013

read The Northwest London Blues - a gorgeous essay by novelist Zadie Smith about libraries, British politics, and changing perspectives on community space. She knits together nostalgia and activism with a level of nuance rarely found in debates about the value of museums, libraries, and other cultural spaces. IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

Huddle is offering its online service to charities and libraries at a one-time admin fee, and a very reasonable one at that. According to our 2012 NGO Global Cloud Survey , collaboration is already one of the top ten current uses for cloud-based software among charities. Collaboration Is How Charities Function.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2013

This recording came out of a live webinar that we held back in 2012. Following Namita's section, Ariel took the floor and covered Windows 8 applications that would be beneficial to nonprofits and libraries. On the TechSoup site, we have a recorded Windows 8 Demo that you can view. You can view this online demonstration at any time.

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