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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

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2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. The much-heralded wearable computing era arrived with a crop of smartwatches during 2013.

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How Security Breaches Really Happen at Your Nonprofit

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Rather than a clever hacker directly targeting your nonprofit, your organization is more likely at risk from a software update you skipped in haste, a disgruntled employee who still has access to your cloud drive, or an unencrypted device left in an airport bathroom. If you skip a software update, you become vulnerable.

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Be a Tech Road Warrior: Gadgets and Tools for Working While Traveling

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But then, your coworker calls and informs you that your donation page is broken, your organization's CRM just ate half of its entries, and the kitchen dishwasher is flooding… Guess you probably should pack along your laptop. You can access VoIP services from any location with a phone, mobile phone, or any Internet-connected device.

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The Next-Generation Office Is Here!

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Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). Office Professional Plus 2013 (admin fee: $32). About Software Assurance.

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Nonprofit In A Box: How Murtis Taylor Human Services System Brings Help Right Into Homes

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As he said: “We originally had a collection of software, some bought, some built. We went live in October 2013. It contains three things: A laptop computer. Case managers can be online constantly with access to their new cloud based electronic health records system and all agency documents while in the client's homes.

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Hidden TechSoup Product Donation Gems for Faith-Based Organizations

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Since the fall of 2013 when Microsoft made its product donations available to 501(c)(3) faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques lots of faith-based organizations have been discovering TechSoup. Blackbaud eTapestry is web-based donor contact management and fundraising software. Pacific time (2 p.m.

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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

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To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Just under 200 million of them were sold worldwide in 2013.

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